2024-2025 School Year: Special Education Coordinator
Estimated Pay | $23 per hour |
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Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Job Description
Position: Special Education Coordinator
Reports to: Director of Student Support
Direct reports: Special Education Teachers and other Special Education staff
Big vision for the role: The Special Education (SPED) Coordinator is an integral member of the Bricolage Academy School Leadership Team. The Coordinator works closely with the Director of Student Support and other student support coordinators to support planning, coordinating, supervising, implementing, and evaluating special education services across the school. Additionally, the Coordinator is responsible for promoting inclusionary practices across the school and ensuring significant and measurable academic gains, each year, for students with exceptionalities.
Specifically, the Coordinator is responsible for
Implementation of Curriculum & Delivery of High-Quality Instruction:
Collaborates with the Director of Student Support Services and Principal to recruit, select and develop a team of educators
Collaborates with instructional leaders to plan/deliver PLC's surrounding inclusive practices
Works with SPED staff to develop goals that support student access to the general education curriculum
Monitors service delivery of instruction and related services as stipulated on IEPs in both inclusion classes and resource settings
Ensures all programs, policies, systems, structures, & routines prioritize safety,inclusivity, equity, & support
Researches and coordinates (with the Director of Student Support Services) the selection of instructional/program materials and resources
Serve as a resource in identifying appropriate instructional strategies and interventions to improve student achievement for all students with exceptionalities
Attends and contributes to regularly scheduled meetings about student achievement, progress and intervention
Coaching and Feedback
Facilitates meetings in which special education teachers and support personnel meet to determine and monitor student placement in/growth during teaching of core curriculum
Observes SPED staff on a regular basis and provides detailed feedback, both written and oral, formal and informal
Works with SPED staff, school administration, and consultants/specialist to provide appropriate training/development for paraprofessionals, parents, students, and additional school staff
Ensures parent(s)/guardian(s) are provided frequent updates/feedback regarding student progress and performance and classroom activities
Data Usage
Provides and analyzes all relevant achievement and learning data, reports and information to Bricolage staff and community when appropriate
Analyzes and utilize formative student and teacher data to guide data-based decision making and enhance instruction and supports
Utilizes web-based tools such as FastBridge,Performance Matters, Excel, and other such tools to collect data and monitor student progress
Ensures SPED staff creates, organizes and maintains IEP folders (either electronic or paper) for each student on their caseload
Collects quality data and collaborates with members of the academic and instructional team(s) for support when needed
Compliance Management
Serves as ODR for all IEP meetings
Reviews files of students new to the school; assign teacher/case manager
Assists SPED teachers/case managers with IEP development, compliance, and monitoring
Collaborates with the Director of Student Support Services and the School Principal with the coordination of IEP meetings regarding communication, scheduling, and classroom teacher coverage
Maintains shared school wide calendar of Annual, Triennial Review, 30-day Review and Initial Eligibility IEP meetings to monitor timeline compliance
Tracks discipline data to ensure that special education discipline procedures are implemented (Manifestation Determination meetings, continuity of SPED services, FAPE)
Ensures School Principal, administrators in charge of discipline, and general education teachers have lists of special education students by case manager
Other Responsibilities
Participate in Bricolage team activities, including trainings and staff meetings
Attend professional development conferences and learning groups, as needed
Communicate effectively and in a professional manner with school administrators, school staff and parents on a regular basis regarding program activities.
Develop rapport and build relationships with Bricolage instructional staff, support staff and parents
Qualifications and key competencies
Strong belief in the Bricolage Academy mission, vision and core values
Bachelor’s Degree
Two (2) years minimum special education teaching experience
Two (2) years minimum special education leadership experience
Highly organized with exceptional detail orientation and sense of personal responsibility
In-depth knowledge of local, state and federal policies (i.e. IDEA, Bulletin 1508, Bulletin 1706)
Self-starter who enjoys learning new things and utilizing a variety of resources
Proficiency with technology in an office setting including word processing and spreadsheets
Comfortable and excited by working in a dynamic environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated success and outcomes in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment