Special Educator Coordinator 2025-26 School Year
Special Educator Coordinator 2025-26 School Year
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Job Description
Our mission at The Mott Haven Academy Charter School is to empower children in a supportive educational environment while addressing and reducing the barriers to academic success through integrating family support services with a rigorous collegepreparatory academic program.
We believe all children can learn regardless of their challenges outside of school. At Haven Academythe nations first school designed specifically for children navigating the foster care or child welfare systemswe bring that commitment to life by combining traumainformed instruction rigorous academics and socialemotional curricula to support all our students.
The role of a Special Education Coordinator is an integral part of the schools educational program. In addition to collaborating with the Committee on Special Education for annual and triennial meetings the Special Education Coordinator will support teachers with IEP development and progress monitoring. Also the Special Education Coordinator will codesign lessons model and coach differentiated teaching strategies to effectively meet the needs of all students. Additionally theSchool Special Education Coordinator will be responsible for fulfilling Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS) mandates. Responsibilities are detailed below.
Primary Case Manager for Annual Reevaluation and TriAnnual Review meetings:
- Advocate for and with families to make sure they are aware of their rights and know what to expect of relevant special education processes
- Submit documentation to the CSE in advance of IEP meetings
- Inform classroom teachers and related service providers of due dates for reports and IEP meetings in a timely fashion
- Collaborate with teachers on student reports and IEPs
- Ensure completion of PLOP and goal portions of IEPs for all annual reviews
- Share and clarify individual student goals accommodations and modifications with teachers and service providers
- Communicate any proposed changes to a childs program or services with the family
- Coordinate with other team members to ensure that student observations assessments and reports (including FBA BIPs naturalistic obs) are completed in preparation to share with the CSE
- Maintain IEP meeting minutes for each IEP review
- Write Myschool on every IEP meeting outcome (include DoSP Principal AP DSS DOP and classroom teachers)
- Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with relevant parties of the CSE
Teacher Support:
- Creating Access for Students:
- Develop the capacity of teachers abilities to implement accommodations modifications and coteaching models as it relates to individual and classwide needs
- Provide instructional coaching to teachers on creating access and removing barriers
- Progress Monitoring:
- Meet with teachers to monitor student progress toward IEP goals on a routine basis
- Support teacher in completing Progress Reports for students with IEPs on SESIS
Instruction:
- Special Education Teacher Support Services:
- Develop a specially designed instructional program that supports students in achieving their IEP goals and accessing the general education program
- Progress monitor and document each students progress
- AtRisk Instruction (in conjunction with the instructional team)
- Identify students who are academically atrisk
- Observe and assess atrisk students
- Design a personalized academic intervention plan for each area of need
- Set specific measurable goals for each student
- Monitor the implementation of interventions both in and out of the classroom (LLI Fundations Do the Math etc)
- Progress monitor and document each students response to the intervention
- Serve as a resource for teachers on differentiation and modifications
- Meet with families to inform them of their childs progress
- Connect with medical and/ or mental health providers if warranted
- Consult with related service providers for initial screenings
- Refer for further evaluations if founded
Special Education Compliance:
- Ensure student records files and delivery of services are according to federal and state laws and regulations
- Keep current of special education research best practices education policy
- Update special education database on a weekly basis
Related Services:
- Collaborate with providers on goal setting for students
- Monitor student progress in each service
- Facilitate opportunities for collaboration between classroom teachers and service providers
- Communicate dates for reports due and IEP meetings to all related service providers in a timely fashion
Section 504 Plans:
- Identify students who qualify for accommodations under Section 504
- Participate in 504 Determination Meetings
- Inform families of their rights under Section 504
- Acquire required documents (ie: doctors note teacher reports assistive technology evaluation etc)
Other Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enrich expertise in the area of special education services
- Seek grant opportunities to support special education programming
- Attend conferences workshops and professional development opportunities
- Network with organizations (local schools etc)
- Plan with staff developers
- Evaluate students progress on an ongoing basis
- Communicate with parents as needed to provide information learn more about students and share student successes
- Collect organize and evaluate key academic data about students
- Respond to parent concerns effectively and in a timely manner
- Encourage students positive interactions with other students and adults
- Value and promote peaceful conflict resolution and creative and authentic problem solving; Uphold the schools System of Logical Consequences; Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management
- Keep an organized workspace
- Support the development of colleagues
- Maintain and communicate high academic and personal expectations for all students with families support staff specialty teachers and leaders
- Stay current with regard to education literature
- Participate in a variety of staff development programs including a yearly individualized professional development plan twoweek summer PD and individual PD sessions
- Participate in developing and meeting the goals of an individualized professional development plan
- Uphold and promote the schools mission and vision
- Perform other duties as needed to support the ongoing development of Haven Academy (e.g. Lunch and/or recess duty etc)
Qualifications:
- Five or more years of teaching experience strongly preferred
- Bachelors and/ or Masters Degree in Special Education preferred
- NYS Teaching Certification in Special Education preferred
- Unwavering conviction that all students can learn at a high level
- Spanish language proficiency a plus
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- 401k Contribution Matching
- Medical and Dental Benefits
- Generous Leave Policy
- Professional development
- Familystyle community meal program including healthy breakfast and lunch
- Tuition reimbursement available to qualifying team members
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
