Company DescriptionAbout KIPP TEAM & FamilyKIPP TEAM & Family is our network office that includes support teams - such as Leadership Development, Recruitment, Advocacy, Facilities, Finance, HR and more - dedicated to empowering our schools and ensuring the success of KIPP students throughout New Jersey and Miami. Our schools are part of the nationally recognized Knowledge Is Power Program network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students for success in college and in life. The first KIPP New Jersey school opened in Newark in 2002 and since then our school network has expanded to educate 8,135 students in grades K-12. By 2025, KIPP New Jersey will provide a world-class education to over 10,300 students across fifteen schools in Newark and five in Camden. In 2018, we grew our KIPP community in response to a need for high-quality school options for students in Greater Miami's Urban Core communities. That led to the creation of KIPP Miami, which currently educates more than 1,000 students in four schools, with plans to reach 5,800 students by 2025. By offering highly effective educators with strong bonds to families, more time in school learning, services that support a variety of student needs, and a culture focused on achievement, our students in New Jersey and Miami are on the path to and through college, career, and choice-filled livesJob DescriptionHere's what you need to know:The Middle School Director of Special Education drives academic results by improving teacher and leader capacity to implement special education supports in our academic programs.Here's what you'll be doing:Coach and develop School Leaders and Assistant Principals in developing content knowledge and instructional leadership capacity in Special Education inclusion and resource programming for the designated grade band of service.
- Engage in coaching & strategy sessions with Assistant Principals to support with curriculum internalization, data analysis, response to data analysis, planning teacher coaching experiences, etc.
- Co-plan, observe/feedback, model coaching and professional development experiences for APs as needed.
- Collaborate with School Leaders on the development of their Assistant Principals, and on driving initiatives that will improve academic outcomes for kids in our secondary schools.
Lead a specified functional area in special education through the management, coaching, development, and progress monitoring of leads in that functional area.
- Each Director of Special Education in KIPP Newark will lead one or two functional areas: MLL (multi-lingual learners), SLP (speech language pathology), SWk (social work), and/or Evaluators/Related Service Providers.
- Engage in progress monitoring against key metrics in each functional area, and support with problem-solving in this area as needed.
- Co-plan, observe/feedback, model coaching and professional development experiences for functional leads as needed.
Lead professional development for teachers and leaders, aligned to the KIPP academic program, standards, curriculum, and assessments.
- Engage in coaching & strategy sessions with Assistant Principals of Special Education to support with curriculum internalization, data analysis, response to data analysis, planning teacher coaching experiences, etc.
- Co-plan, observe/feedback, model coaching and professional development experiences for APs as needed.
Adapt and/or create curriculum and assessments to meet the demands of local context.
- Develop a vision and curricular model for replacement ELA and math instruction at KIPP TEAM & Family for the designated grade bands of service
- Determine the appropriate supports in Science and Social Studies curricula for the designated grade bands of service
- Preview and review KIPP NJi ELA & math curricula and make modifications based on local context and requirements, as well as the data-based needs of students in each region, for the designated grade bands of service
- Create curricular science and social studies supports as needed, with support and guidance from T&L team.
Collaborate with the network T&L TEAM, Regional Special Education TEAMs, Room 9/10/11 on network and region-wide initiatives.
- Engage in weekly TEAM meetings and other events.
- Engage in other related projects as needed, e.g. school walk-throughs, network-wide professional development sessions, etc.
Qualifications
- At least 3 years experience in an instructional leadership capacity
- Experience with a constructivist instructional model
- Strong coaching skills
- Exceptional content knowledge in Special Education, advanced degree in special education preferred
- Ability to build relationships, impact & influence, and motivate action
Additional InformationCompensation & BenefitsIn addition to a competitive salary, KIPP TEAM & FAMILY offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including health care, retirement, a school laptop and transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into New Jersey from the New York City area. KIPP New Jersey / KIPP Miami is an equal opportunity employer