Special Education Compliance Lead

Role Overview

• Functions as a member of the school leadership team
• Manages/supervises and/or mentors' teachers in the VA providing coaching and formal evaluation
• Strives to proactively address identified needs and support VA efforts to improve student performance
• Orients teachers, communicates requirements, sets and enforces deadlines, maintains regular office hours to support teachers and students
• Understands how both diverse and unique characteristics of students and their families impact required support from both the homeroom teacher and the Lead teacher
• Learns the entire K12 curriculum for assigned grade levels and is able to demonstrate knowledge of how state standards align with it
• Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools
• Takes ownership for student’s academic progress and attendance, communicates high expectations and shows an active interest in student’s achievement by supporting the homeroom teachers in their efforts
• Establishes and maintains a positive rapport with families and teachers
• Conducts data driven conferences with teachers
• Supports teachers with curricular and instructional issues
• Balances the flexibility of the K12 curriculum with Academy policies and procedures
• Focus on ongoing tasks/projects related to managing school operations such as recruiting/interviewing teaching candidates, training new teachers, implementing teacher evaluation processes, assisting with student-teacher matching, maintaining uniformity among teaching procedures, developing and implementing school policies/procedures, acting as a curriculum expert, coordinating aspects of testing readiness, assisting teachers in addressing low attendance and progress issues, preparing regular reports/facilitating communications, and assisting with marketing events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
• Three (3) years of successful teaching experience including experience as a virtual teacher OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to pass required background check
• Knowledgeable of state and charter school law and regulations
• Knowledgeable of the State Performance Standards
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Exceptionally strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Experienced in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and able to learn specific student management system(s)
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for work as may be required for training, professional development, meetings, etc.

Benefits

• opportunity to earn an annual bonus