SY25-26 SEZP Bilingual Assistant Principal for Special Education SPED Anticipated

Location: Schoolbased 1 or more locations)

Full Time Start Date:July 1 2025

Salary: $101000 commensurate with experience

About the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership:

While Massachusetts is consistently ranked as one of the top states for education results in the country we have one of the highest and most persistent opportunity gaps. The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) established in 2015 as a collaboration between Springfield Public Schools (SPS) the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Springfield Education Association (SEA) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 5000 students in our 16 middle and high schools.

As a zone of schools within the city of Springfield SEZPs approach draws on a deep and embedded partnership with the school district and local teachers union while harnessing the flexibility and innovation found in autonomous school models. As a result each school within SEZP is accorded significant schoolbased autonomies in curriculum talent calendar schedule and budget while being held accountable for realizing achievement gains for historically marginalized students. In all of our work SEZP is in pursuit of equity and antiracism acknowledging the systemic oppression our students and families encounter daily and working to disrupt these provision gaps urgently and courageously.

Job Details

The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) is committed to building antiracist schools by ensuring the work of equity is fully inclusive of our students with disabilities and their families across all schools. Ensuring maximum equity and high expectations will drive change from within our schools by positioning leaders special educators MTSS teams families and students as experts advocates visionaries and activists in antiracism equity and empowerment. The SEZP calls upon skilled and passionate educators to support the development and evolution of systems supports oversight and monitoring of Specialized Services.

The Assistant Principal for Special Education under the direction of SEZPs Chief of Student Support & Services and the guidance of the Building Principal will assist with the organization and management of all Special Education processes including the processing of referrals scheduling of IEP meetings annual reviews and any other activities related to IEP and Special Education services. Responsibilities include developing/monitoring service models to meet the needs of students with disabilities ensuring due process to parents coordinating and ensuring compliance with Section 504 plans and providing guidance/support services to school staff as they design and implement processes to be in compliance with federal and state special education laws and regulations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Acts as liaison between teachers administrators parents community agencies and private schools
• Promptly responds to parent questions and concerns
• Monitors the implementation of individualized education programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities through observation maintenance of compliance logs and monitoring of annual reviews and reevaluations
• Participates in the selection supervision observation and evaluation of teachers substitute teachers related service providers and other staff in designated programs as directed
• Performs related duties as assigned by the Chief of Student Support & Services and the Building Principal

Areas of Accountability:

• Use of data to advise and assist in the implementation of effective instructional program models and compliance indicators in schools
• Collaboration with all members of the SEZP Team district partners Principals and other partners to ensure seamless services for students with disabilities and students at risk of being identified as a student with a disability
• Assisting in the implementation of effective training for Special Education teachers as measured by key performance indicators
• Assisting in ensuring highquality IEPs and compliance with federal/state regulations and SEZP guidelines
• Coordinates and conducts the IEP process
• Assists in professional learning communities and SEZP Special Education leadership teams designed to support the quality and compliance initiatives of the SEZP
• Provide jobembedded professional development that facilitates change in instructional practices of special education and general education teachers that will enable educators to diagnose students needs more analytically; plan more productively and teach more effectively
• Assisting building administration with behavior intervention and monitoring discipline of students with disabilities and students at risk of being identified as a student with a disability

Position Qualifications

• At least five 5 years appropriate teaching and administrative experience preferred
• Experience monitoring and evaluating progress and response to treatments/services for students with disabilities and significant provision gaps preferred
• Appropriate educator license (e.g. Principal / Assistant Principal Special Education Administrator) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Educationrequired(Aspiring administrators who do not yet hold the appropriate license may be eligible for a licensure waiver.
• Experience as an active antiracist or advocate for equity preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Bachelors degree

If you meet some of the qualifications above we encourage you to apply or reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups including people of color women people from working class backgrounds and people who identify as LGBTQ are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore we strongly encourage applications from educators with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

We encourage you to reach out to Kisha Morgan at if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

Benefits

Selection as the Assistant Principal for Special Education recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision leadership capacity and commitment to antiracist school communities. The salary range will be between $101000 $129000 commensurate with experience.

Application Process

The positions will be filled on a rolling basis and applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. Please contact Kisha with any questions.

NONDISCRIMINATION EMPLOYMENT STATEMENT

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race color religion national origin sex gender identity sexual orientation sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sexbased conduct genetic information ancestry age disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race color sex gender identity sex characteristics sex stereotypes and other sexbased conduct religion national origin or sexual orientation disability or homelessness.

NOTICE OF SEX NONDISCRIMINATION

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination including sexbased harassment in any education program or activity that it operates as required by Title IX and its regulations including in admission and employment.

Inquiries about Title IX may be referred to the Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator the U.S. Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights at or both.

The Springfield Public Schools Title IX Coordinator is Katie OSullivan Senior Administrator of Human Resources 1550 Main Street Springfield MAext. 55428.

Springfield Public Schools sex nondiscrimination policy and grievance procedures can be located on the Springfield Public Schools website report information about conduct that may constitute sex discrimination or make a complaint of sex discrimination under Title IX please refer to