Special Education Program Specialist

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ABOUT GREEN DOT Green Dot Public Schools is a non-profit network of public charter schools helping to transform the public education system so that ALL students graduate prepared for college, leadership, and life. Our schools are founded on an unwavering belief in the potential of all students, and there are four key elements to our school model that help us unlock the inherent potential in every student we serve: quality teaching and instruction, a college-going culture, a focus on fostering leadership and life skills, and a focus on eliminating barriers to learning. We have 18 schools and over 10,000 students across Los Angeles. Our schools are located in some of the most underserved communities that have been denied access to high-quality educational opportunities, and we seek to prove that it is possible to close the access and opportunity gap that exists between low-income students and their more affluent peers.

What differentiates Green Dot is our intense focus on truly serving ALL students, our collaboration with reform-minded unions, our work focused on large-scale turnarounds of schools formerly run by the districts, and our ability to take on the toughest challenges with the same public funding received by traditional district schools but accomplishing very different results. Green Dot’s results are undeniable. Nine of our high schools are ranked among the top schools in the country. We have three California Distinguished schools and 3 California Gold Ribbon schools, and several of our schools have been recipients of the CORE Districts’ Academic Growth Awards, which honor schools having the greatest impact on student achievement. Additionally, Green Dot’s first turnaround, Alain LeRoy Locke College Preparatory Academy, was named Charter School of the Year by the California Charter Schools Association in 2019.

OPPORTUNITY
The primary function of this role is to contribute to our Special Education mission to support all students with disabilities to have choice-filled lives by graduating prepared to succeed in their rigorous and meaningful individualized post-secondary school, career, and life plans. This position plays a key role in strengthening inclusive academic practices and promoting access to the least restrictive environment (LRE), with the ultimate goal of equipping students for long-term success in school and beyond.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Instructional Support
> Coaching both Special Education and General Education teachers to implement inclusive, standards-aligned instruction, co-teaching models, and proactive classroom management strategies across multiple campuses
> Promoting equitable access to rigorous academics through modeling lessons, leading focused observations, and facilitating professional learning on research-based instructional strategies and practices grounded in the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework
> Supporting teachers in designing flexible and differentiated learning environments that proactively reduce barriers to access and engagement for all learners
> Utilizing a reflective coaching model to build teacher capacity through observation cycles, standards-based debriefs, and collaborative lesson planning
> Supporting educators in analyzing assessment data and student work to guide instructional decision-making that is responsive to student strengths, needs, and progress
> Collaborating with site administrators and Lead SPED Teachers to co-design school site professional development that centers inclusive academic practices and high-leverage instructional moves
> Designing and delivering district wide professional development that centers inclusive academic practices and high-leverage instructional moves
> Applying knowledge of reading intervention program implementation through improvement science (e.g., Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles), while grounding instructional strategies in the Science of Reading
> Ensuring instructional practices support students’ post-secondary goals, with a strong emphasis on college, career, and community readiness

Program Support
> Providing individualized coaching before, during, and after IEP meetings to support inclusive, student-centered planning and decision-making
> Training teachers in special education policies and providing technical assistance to ensure consistent implementation of services and supports
> Co-developing inclusive program models that center student voice, family partnership, and equitable access to services and supports
> Collaborating with program administrators and counselors to ensure master schedules and student c