Director of Integrated Special Education

**At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential.** We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential. **Position Description** Based in Washington, DC and reporting to the Senior Director of Student Services , the Director of Integrated Special Education (ISE) will be a key strategic leader on the Schools team and critical to driving forward the quality of and vision for Integrated Special Education within Rocketship. Rocketship DC currently has three elementary schools in DC serving over 1300 students. The Director of ISE will manage a team to ensure that all Rocketeers are served in a compliant, effective, and high-quality environment, with the goal of achieving 1.5 years of growth in both math and literacy. In addition, with this team, the Director of ISE will strive to continue to establish Rocketship as the premier national model for meaningful inclusion among charter schools and traditional districts. At Rocketship, we aim to aggressively support and resource our ISE team and work. The Director of ISE will manage Rocketship’s Integrated Special Education service provider teams (including School Psychology, Speech and Occupational Therapy), the program specialist team and additional department support employees. The Director will provide on-site support, consultation and coaching for school teams in order to meet and exceed all network goals and initiative. The Director of Integrated Special Education must work relentlessly to drive on key network initiatives which include instructional excellence for all students, department compliance, behavior management and collaborative practices to ensure all students at school sites receive the top-notch education and support they need and deserve. ### Essential Functions - Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Regional and School Team, providing support to maintain the high achievement levels of all Rocketeers. - Develop and lead a high performing team of special education team members toward supporting schools and school leaders across multiple sites; ensure exceptional outcomes for students with unique learning and behavioral needs; model and sustain a culture of high performance and service orientation among team members. - Lead and manage the 504 Plan practices (meetings, systems, supports) for the region. - Develop and provide resources, professional development and ongoing coaching through a variety of ways like one to one coaching meetings, instructional team meetings, PD days to invest, communicate and the vision for ISE compliance and instruction - Manage ISE regional and as needed school based team members through direct coaching, observations, consistent feedback, and all other required management structures - Develop, manage and own the strong execution of discrete projects and strategic initiatives that require cross-team collaboration where decision rights span across multiple teams. - Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on legal for (IEPs and 504 Plans). - Co-lead on the vision and implementation of MTSS/RTI framework with the Regional Team. - Attract, hire, develop and motivate an Integrated Special Education team of highly skilled and driven individuals who execute at the highest level of excellence and consistent with the culture and mission of the organization; oversee training and support for school-based staff in se…