Student Services Manager (17/18 SY)

Core Responsibilities

• Develop, revise, and manage academic MTSS systems, including selection and management of academic interventions.
• Support team members while guiding them through their Professional Development Goals.
• Audit, develop, identify resources and lead implementation of student services program improvements and strategies of support.
• Facilitate beginning of year goal setting by guiding team members through their Professional Development Plans and curriculum review.
• Collaborate with the special education team to strategically plan block structure.
• Coach, manage, and evaluate special education team, particularly in regards to co-teaching, pull-out instruction, FLIGHT program instruction, case management and IEP meetings.
• Provide detailed teacher feedback in the following areas: student discipline, classroom management, assessment, data analysis, instructional planning, instructional delivery, and utilization of curriculum resources.
• Ensure teacher improvement by coaching and mentoring in order to achieve student goals, school goals, and key performance indicators.
• Facilitate teacher progress towards goals, as well as towards organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree (required).
• Experience: Candidate must be able to demonstrate the academic progress of students under his/her leadership and articulate the methods used to achieve those results.
• Knowledge of data-driven instructional practices.
• Experience with writing high quality IEPs and progress monitoring related to IEPs and MTSS.
• Minimum three years teaching experience (strongly preferred).
• Special Education teaching experience (strongly preferred).
• Ability to work cooperatively and positively with peers, students and students’ parents/guardians.
• Strong technology skills.
• Minimum one year of school leadership or management experience (strongly preferred).
• Ability to articulate best instructional practices for driving student achievement.
• Certification: Valid Illinois Special Education License (LBS1) (required).
• Physical Demands: Majority of work performed in a general office environment. Position requires availability for extended hours plus non-traditional hours required to perform job duties.