High School Special Education Department Coordinator

Equality Charter School (http://www.equalitycharterschool.org/) provides a high level of academic rigor in a nurturing learning community that will prepare scholars to be college and/or career-ready. Our mission is to ensure each scholar reaches individual academic and personal success through a nurturing, scholar-centered approach; and our approach is to serve any scholar, including those who are under-performing or who are from families in need of more resources.

We offer a positive school environment, we value academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs, we use proactive strategies for teaching appropriate behaviors, and we use student-centered and standards-based learning to engage scholars. Our holistic programming focuses on career exploration, extensive athletics, art, health, music, and a host of special days, like career day, and a borough-wide college fair to name a few.

General Description of Position

In addition to teaching in the ICT classroom as the special educator, the SpEd Department Coordinator oversees Special Education compliance and related administrative duties. 

The SpEd DC receives the standard DC stipend on top of their teacher salary and is assigned 1 less class than the normal teaching load. 

Please note: Applicants are required to either apply for a Special Education (SpEd) Teaching position concurrently or hold an existing position as one on staff.

Major Responsibilities & Duties

• SpEd Compliance, including:
• Caseload Management
• 504 Plans
• Testing Accommodations 
• College Board SSD
• Other administrative duties that support the department’s operation 

*Supervision: The Director of Instruction oversees official supervision within the teaching subject department, while the Director of Scholar Services is responsible for training and overseeing tasks related to DC responsibilities

Preferred Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledgeable and experienced special educator
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication
• Has a high capacity for problem-solving, a demonstrated ability to manage numerous tasks and competing demands, and communication skills that foster collaboration with numerous internal and external stakeholders
• Knowledgeable and experienced with IEP and RTI processes (NYC knowledge preferred)
• Strong scholar advocacy skills
• Strong family outreach and support skills
• Attentive to details

Compensation: 

• Bachelors only- 68k-85k
• Masters only-76k-93k

Want to learn more? Check out the links below to learn more about Equality Charter School:

• Equality Website - http://www.equalitycharterschool.org/
• Equality's Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/equalitycharterschool/
• Equality News Site - http://www.equalitycharterschool.org/news/
• Equality's LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/2769597?trk=hp-feed-company-name
• Executive Director Caitlin Franco's LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-franco-47434111