Positions Report to: Principal and Senior Director, Inclusive Learning
Start: Immediate Start
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm + some out of school time responsibilities
Compensation: $96,408 - $129,564 (EHTP offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Who We Are
East Harlem Scholars Academies are community-based Pre-K to 12 public charter schools operated by East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP). EHTP began in 1958 as a children's reading group and has since grown into a multi-site after-school program for traditional public school students and a network of public charter schools focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem.
At EHTP we also aim to serve as an agent of change and thoughtfully contribute to the national fight for racial equity. Through our organization-wide commitment to anti-racism work, we prepare our scholars to effect change, challenge the status quo, and thrive in the world around them. As staff members, we face our own racial identities and conscious and unconscious biases.
About the Opportunity
East Harlem Scholars Academies is deeply dedicated to creating Inclusive Learning environments that support the development of all students. The Director of Inclusive Learning at East Harlem Scholars High School will oversee all differentiated learning supports in and out of the classroom. This person will be responsible for ensuring that all students are receiving the services they need and are entitled to by law. The DOIL will be the school's liaison with the Committee on Special Education and will ensure the school's compliance with special populations regulations and policies.
What Qualifies You
- You hold yourself to high professional and ethical standards
- You enjoy and/or have experience working with diverse populations of students and communities
- You believe that every student can and will learn when provided with a quality education
- You have demonstrated success in raising the achievement levels of traditionally at-risk students
- You are willing to be flexible in your role and adapt to school and student needs
- You are committed to continuous improvement and learning through professional development
- You have a minimum of five years of experience in relevant educational positions
- You have a Master's Degree, or higher, and appropriate NYS Special Education Certification
Areas of Leadership
- Directly managing all compliance-based aspects of academic 504 plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), including: coordinating all related services, testing accommodations, assistive technology, progress reporting cycles, preparing for and holding all initial, annual, and re-evaluation IEP meetings, writing IEPs, Manifestation Determination Review meetings, and post-secondary planning.
- Maintain the existing accountability systems, and create new systems as necessary, to ensure Case Managers consistently track academic IEP goals, collaborate with peers to create cohesive and comprehensive Teacher Narrative Reports, maintain consistent communication with families, provide all mandated accommodations during instruction and assessment, and execute mandated or supplemental Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Analyze quantitative and qualitative sources of information to create synthesized learning need summaries of students.
- Serve as a manager and/or coach to a small portfolio of instructional Inclusive Learning team members.
- Collaborate with the Instructional Leadership Team, Department Chairs, Multilingual Learning Team, and Teaching Residency program to align on the vision for Inclusive instruction across all classrooms.
- Collaborate with Postsecondary team supporting scholars with support services identify and secure postsecondary supports.
- Collaborate with the Culture Support Team to ensure equity and consistent documentation of the restorative process for students with IEPs or 504s.
- Liaise directly with the Committee on Special Education (CSE 9) to schedule all IEP and MDR meetings, contract and conduct evaluations, fulfill related service mandates, support school location changes, Central Based Team deferrals, and finalize IEPs in accordance with city compliance timelines.
- Secure, schedule, and manage all related service providers for all necessary IEP mandates.
- Maintain and update existing record systems to ensure accurate per pupil billing, testing accommodations, IEP meeting timelines, and related service schedules.
- Ensure consistent family communication is provided and documented in the family's preferred language regarding postsecondary pathways, related service schedules, provider changes, delays in service, RSAs, compensatory services, etc.
- Create and deliver engaging professional development opportunities for all staff as it relates to Inclusive Education.
- Serve as a member of the school Leadership Team to execute the strategic priorities of the 2024-2025 school year.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to apply to East Harlem Scholars Academy.
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