Director, Special Education Math (Elementary)
hace 1 día
New York
Job DescriptionCompany Description About KIPP NYC: Founded in 1995, KIPP NYC Public Schools is a non-profit network of 18 free, public charter schools located in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. We partner with families and communities to create joyful, academically excellent schools where every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. From our first middle school, KIPP Academy in the Bronx, to today’s network of eight elementary schools, nine middle schools, and one high school, KIPP NYC provides students with engaging academics, arts, athletics, and social–emotional learning that prepare them for college, career, and beyond. Our commitment doesn’t end at graduation. Through KIPP Forward, we continue to support our alumni as they navigate college, career, and life, helping them define success on their own terms and pursue the paths that align with their goals and sense of purpose. Together, we serve more than 9,400 students, support 4,700 alumni, and employ over 1,100 dedicated team members who bring passion, expertise, and commitment to our mission every day. Job Description Position Overview: The Director, Special Education Math (Elementary) is responsible for advancing KIPP NYC’s commitment to ensuring that all students with exceptionalities experience rigorous, joyful, and inclusive math instruction that builds strong foundational skills and prepares them for long-term academic success. This leader drives a coherent regional strategy to accelerate outcomes for elementary students with exceptionalities in mathematics. In close partnership with Special Education and Math leaders across the region, the Director ensures alignment toward shared goals and high-quality instructional practices. This role builds the capacity of school-based leaders, including Math Deans and Directors of Student Support Services, through targeted coaching focused on co-taught classrooms and small-group intervention. The Director designs and leads high-impact, data-driven professional development for leaders and teachers, ensuring that instructional practices are responsive to student needs and grounded in KIPP NYC’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and the belief in the limitless potential of every student. Reporting to the Senior Director, Math, the Director plays a key role in shaping regional strategy, strengthening math instructional systems for students with exceptionalities, and ensuring that every student is known, challenged, and supported to achieve at the highest levels. This is a full-time position with a hybrid schedule, requiring a minimum of three in-person days per week based out of our KIPP NYC Midtown Manhattan office. The role also includes travel to KIPP NYC campuses across the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. The cadence and frequency of school visits will be determined by your leadership team. Duties and Responsibilities: General responsibilities include (but are not limited to): Instructional Vision & Implementation • Define and lead a clear, equity-centered vision for math instruction for students with exceptionalities across all KIPP NYC elementary schools, • Ensure alignment with KIPP NYC’s broader academic strategy and commitment for driving outcomes in math., • Ensure effective implementation of core curriculum (e.g., Eureka Squared) with appropriate scaffolds and differentiation, • Develop and refine systems for progress monitoring, assessment, and data analysis, • Use data (iReady, internal assessments) to identify trends and drive targeted instructional responses, • Coach DS3s, Deans, and instructional leaders to strengthen math instruction and intervention practices, • Build leader capacity to support inclusive classrooms and high-impact intervention models, • Conduct frequent school visits, providing clear, actionable feedback tied to student outcomes, • Design and scale a coherent vision for math intervention, including pre-teach, re-teach, and targeted remediation, • Ensure interventions are tightly aligned to core instruction and accelerate access to grade-level content, • Design and facilitate high-impact, practice-based professional learning for leaders and teachers, • Build network-wide expertise in special education math, differentiation, and intervention strategies, • Ensure students receive services aligned to IEPs while maintaining a strong focus on instructional quality and outcomes, • Partner with compliance and behavioral teams to ensure systems are both legally sound and student-centered, • Collaborate with TLS, Data & Assessment, and school leadership teams to align math and student support strategies, • Build network-wide expertise in special education math, differentiation, and intervention strategies, • Strengthen alignment across talent, instruction, and student support systemsQualifications, • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in Special Education, math education, or related field required, • New York State certification in Special Education strongly preferred, • Minimum 5 years of experience teaching students with exceptionalities, • Minimum 3 years of experience leading teams and coaching adults, • Deep knowledge of math instruction, content, and intervention strategies, • Experience with curriculum implementation (Eureka Squared) strongly preferred, • Demonstrated success in raising achievement for historically underserved students, • Strong data analysis skills and ability to translate data into action, • Experience leading professional development for adult learners, • Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, • Ability to navigate complex systems and drive results across multiple schools, • Deep commitment to KIPP NYC’s mission and belief in the limitless potential of all students, • Strong alignment with KIPP’s values, including grit, joy, and a commitment to equity, • Ability to lead with both empathy and accountability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment Additional Information KIPP NYC offers a salary ranging from $115,360–$144,200. Salary ranges at KIPP NYC are standardized based on role level and role function. Individual salaries are determined through a lens of equity, accounting for years of experience relevant to the role and scope of responsibilities, and are benchmarked against others within the same salary band. KIPP NYC offers a generous benefits package, including, but not limited to, the following: • Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision., • 403(b) retirement plan with a 50% match after 6 months., • Generous Time-Off aligned with the school calendar, • Up to 12 weeks of 100% parental leave., • Bright Horizon Back-up Child and Elder care., • Employer-paid Life Insurance and Short-term / Long-term disability. This is a full-time, in-person role based in New York City and will require travel to our schools. If you are not in a school-based position, the cadence and frequency of travel to schools is determined by your leadership team. If you relocate outside of a commutable distance or out of the state of NY, your employment will be subject to review, which may include separation from KIPP NYC. It is important that you notify HR if you move or have plans to relocate. KIPP NYC LLC does not offer visa sponsorship or work authorization. KIPP NYC LLC is committed to creating a welcoming environment that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving students and families throughout New York City. KIPP NYC LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP NYC LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.