Rocketship Public Schools

Rocketship Public Schools

Director of Integrated Special Education

Washington, DC · Director

Sponsorship not specified$130k-$140kDetected 26 days ago
BudgetingCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

About the role

  • Rocketship DC currently has three elementary schools in DC serving over 1300 students.
  • In addition, with this team, the Director of ISE will strive to continue to establish Rocketship as the premier national model for meaningful inclusion among charter schools and traditional districts.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders.

Responsibilities

  • maintain records, establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, parents, other school personnel, meet schedule and compliance deadlines.
  • Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Regional and School Team, providing support to maintain the high achievement levels of all Rocketeers.
  • Lead and manage the 504 Plan practices (meetings, systems, supports) for the region.
  • Develop, manage and own the strong execution of discrete projects and strategic initiatives that require cross-team collaboration where decision rights span across multiple teams.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on legal for (IEPs and 504 Plans).
  • Develop and maintain strong relationships with district partners and authorizers like OSSE

Requirements

  • Demonstrated track record of improving academic outcomes for students with disabilities.
  • Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
  • While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
  • The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
  • The employee is frequently required to stand
  • Manage ISE regional and as needed school based team members through direct coaching, observations, consistent feedback, and all other required management structures

Nice to have

  • Experience working with elementary-age students (strongly preferred)

Compensation

  • Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  • Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
  • Click here for our Sexual Harassment Policy.

Benefits

  • Co-lead on the vision and implementation of MTSS/RTI framework with the Regional Team.

Company info

  • Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

This listing is sourced directly from Rocketship Public Schools's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.