Director of Academic Resource Services

Established in 1972 Mount Vernon School serves over 1250 students in Preschool through Grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. Grounded in Christian values Mount Vernon prepares all students to be college-ready globally competitive and engaged citizen leaders. Mount Vernon School anchors the Mount Vernon Organization as a destination of inquiry innovation and impact. Through MVSO the online division of our Upper School and MV Ventures our research and educational consultancy our organization is living its mission to design a better world by providing unique and differentiated value for all community members now and into the future.

The Team

The Academic Resource Team works collaboratively with students faculty families division leadership and outside providers to develop personalized support plans and services for students PS-Grade 12. This integrated high-touch model is driven by our team of 14 Learning Coaches/Academic Resource Coordinators and overseen by the Director of Academic Resource Services who advises teams and provides support from the Mount Vernon admissions process when a family is applying to attend Mount Vernon through their academic journey and all the way through the college admissions process.

The Role
The Director of Academic Resource Services serves as a strategic leader and educational consultant partnering with students families and faculty to design and deliver inclusive research-based academic supports across PreschoolGrade 12. This role oversees systems and programs that ensure equitable access to learning early intervention and compliance with state and national requirements. The Director also plays a key leadership role in admissions professional learning and cross-divisional collaboration to support student growth and long-term success.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching support and professional development for a team of learning coaches collaborating with teachers and families to design implement and monitor individualized accommodation plans and early-intervention strategies
• Oversee academic resource services for current and prospective students including review of psychoeducational evaluations and participation in admissions committees events and consultations
• Design and facilitate professional learning experiences focused on differentiated instruction Universal Design for Learning (UDL) executive functioning assistive technology and student support best practices
• Coordinate and manage standardized testing accommodations and special testing logistics with external agencies (e.g. College Board ACT)
• Develop and deliver parent education programs that promote student independence efficiency and self-advocacy
• Support auxiliary academic programming
• Ensure and oversee compliance with state and federal programs including the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship program and Title IV grant requirements
• Coordinate onboarding training approval and scheduling of in-house and outside service providers working on campus
• Lead data management documentation and reporting related to academic resources accommodation plans and compliance
• Collaborate with school leadership on strategic initiatives research and design efforts and continuous improvement of student support systems

Core Competencies

• Building Relationships of Trust
• Practicing Contextual Discernment
• Leveraging Systems Thinking to Ensure Quality & Integrity
• Effective Coaching
• Using Data to Drive Decision-Making
• Providing High-Quality Feedback
• Proficiency in Google Suite & Mac/Apple OS
  

• Masters degree in Special Education Educational Psychology Curriculum & Instruction Human Development Educational Leadership or a related field with classroom experience and appropriate teaching certification preferred.
• 5 years experience in academic resource support
• Demonstrated PK12 experience supporting students with learning differences including expertise in psychoeducational evaluations instructional interventions academic and standardized testing accommodations and connecting families with outside providers
• Proven leadership experience managing and coaching teams and leading or coordinating Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and related student-support frameworks.
• Strong instructional and professional learning expertise including facilitation of faculty professional development parent education and application of evidence-based practices such as executive functioning supports assistive technology and Orton-Gillingham literacy approaches.
• Operational and compliance proficiency including experience in independent school environments admissions collaboration state and federal program compliance grant administration and strong organizational data-management and cross-divisional communication skills.

Start Date June 1 2026

This job description is intended to describe the basic elements of the job and should not be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with the job. This job description does not constitute a contract. It may be modified or amended at any time as determined in the Schools discretion.

The faculty and staff of The Mount Vernon School believe the fair and equitable treatment of employees is critical to fulfilling its mission and purpose. It is the policy of The Mount Vernon School to conduct business and provide equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race color age religion gender sexual orientation national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.