Associate 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.
Based in the Bay Area (San Jose, Peninsula and East Bay) and reporting to the Bay Area Director of Integrated Special Education (ISE). The Associate 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 Bay Area, our largest region, currently supporting thirteen elementary schools. 
The Associate Director of ISE will manage a team towards ensuring that all Rocketeers are served in a compliant, effective and high-quality environment, with the goal to achieve 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 Associate Director of ISE will  manage Rocketship’s Integrated Special Education team including Program Specialists, Program Coordinator, Related Service Leads and Service Provider teams (including School Psychology, Speech and Occupational Therapy, etc.), and additional department support employees. 
The Director will collaborate with regional and national Network Support (NeST) to meet the student achievement, team development and case management goals. The Associate Director of ISE will provide on-site support, consultation and coaching for school teams in order to meet and exceed all network goals and initiatives. The Associate 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. The following are essential functions related to the position:

Essential Functions

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner the Bay Area Director of ISE and Senior Director of ISE, Bay Area Regional Team, Schools Team and the ISE Network Support team, providing support to maintain the high achievement levels of all Rocketeers.
• In collaboration with Bay Area Director of ISE, directly manage ISE Network team through direct coaching, observations, consistent feedback, and all other required management structures 
• 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.
• 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 serving students with Special Needs and other core areas.
• Implement, develop, and manage Rocketship’s vision and approach to Integrated Special Education in collaboration with all key stakeholders; ensure high-quality outcomes for students with unique learning and behavioral needs, within present and envisioned future scale of the network; fortify Rocketship Education’s continued presence as the premier national model of meaningful inclusion and leader in the field for effective, efficient and high-quality services for students with special needs.
• Create, evaluate, enforce and maintain policies, systems and procedures across the network that meet the highest standards of compliance; stay abreast of current special education policies and best practices for all regions and demographics; ensure all internal special education policies and procedures meet and exceed federal, state, local authorizers; and, meet LEA or SELPA  guidelines and recommendations; provide on-site support to schools regarding any compliance matters pertaining to students, authorizers or otherwise.
• Own the budgeting and planning processes in collabora