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Job Title: Special Education Coordinator

Position Overview:

The Special Education Coordinator is a full-time, 10-month position reporting directly to the Vice Principal of Academic Affairs. This individual is responsible for leading the
organization and implementation of special education and related services provided at Cathedral High School. This educator collaborates with classroom teachers, the Student Support Team, and families to develop, provide, and monitor academic support plans that meet the unique needs of Cathedral scholars. In addition to managing and coordinating external services (i.e. through Boston Public Schools), the Special Education Coordinator will create and provide direct-to-scholar academic service plans at Cathedral. The ideal candidate is an educator with a passion for disrupting inequities through education. They are skilled in leveraging instructional strategies to support teacher practice and creating equitable learning environments that address the needs of all scholars.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and foster a positive, safe, and inclusive learning environment
• Ensure scholars are supported, valued, and challenged every day
• Use high quality resources, research and best practice to inform and develop a
  robust special education support program, including internal and external services, teacher development, and resource procurement
• Collaborate with members of the Student Support Team, lending academic lens to tier 2 and 3 support plans and dialogues
• Coordinate and maintain relationships with Boston Public Schools, Catholic
  Schools Office, and other external service providers to maximize scholar support
• Manage all paperwork and scholar records for special education processes, both for documentation and organization and for transparency of necessary information across educator team
• Provide educational services by both “pushing into” classrooms and by “pulling
  out” scholars for instructional support, measuring growth and evaluating
  current/future needs
• Participate in IEP processes from consultation and assessments through to service meetings
• Analyze IEP plans and support team in understanding learner needs and educator responsibilities
• Communicate with families to support advocacy, empowerment, and transparency across support plans and processes
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development and
  collaboration opportunities, engage in coaching sessions
•  Support tutoring efforts and opportunities for all scholars
• Perform necessary support duties including but not limited to sub coverage

Qualifications and Competencies

• A deep commitment to equity and a belief in the potential of all students to achieve.
• Demonstrated ability to support the achievement and growth of diverse learners in an inclusive environment
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• 2+ years of full-time teaching experience
• Bachelor’s Degree (required)
• Master’s Degree – Special Education, or comparable field (preferred)

To apply, please email resumes and cover letters to Karl Danso kdanso@cathedralboston.org

The salary range for this position is $50K-$70K.