The Network Director of Special Education impacts students’ lives by:

• Embodying, advocating, and operationalizing the mission, vision, and strategic direction of Crescent City Schools
• Providing professional development for all network sped leaders
• Serving as the network point person for district professional development and information sharing
• Coordinating with the district to norm expectations for audits and reviews for all four schools
• Being the point of contact with district and state SPED staff
• Coordinating with schools on budget projections
• Acting as the network point person for compliance and testing dates, ensuring school staff are aware of all implications for individual testing issues and all applicable deadlines
• Submitting student applications for High-Cost Services and Citywide Exceptional Needs Fund
• Providing ongoing support to sped leaders, including weekly meetings, forecasting, staffing issues, and program walkthroughs to support the improvement of the academic program
• Norming practices across the network for student record keeping, service logs, and processes for alerting case managers for evaluation compliance
• Providing accountability for all case managers on service log updates, updating IEP goals inside trackers, annual/triannual meetings, and SER upkeep
• Releasing jurisdiction in SER, coordinating preparation of all documents for our students exiting our system, ongoing records requests for former students, and getting records from other schools
• Setting up electronic files for IEPs and student records annually for every IEP
• Guiding principals and sped leaders on evaluations, reevaluations, configuration of services and academic structures for students, legal issues, and forward-thinking about staffing and funding
• Participating in the life of the schools, including activities and events
• Taking on other tasks as needed

What We Offer:

• Click here for more information about our innovative compensation system. This role is on the Lead Scale. It may include bumps for taking on leadership responsibilities, summer work, doing work outside of your regular duties, or longevity with CCS.
• Click here for more information about our award-winning benefits package, which includes fully paid health insurance, immediate 4% 401k match, employer-paid mental health services, and generous leave policies.

Apply now if you: 

• Believe in the mission and values of Crescent City Schools
• Have 5 years of past success working with special education students in urban settings and non-selective schools
• Have a BA or BS degree
• Possess Louisiana Special Education Certification

Physical Requirements

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• This is an in-person role

About Crescent City Schools

Crescent City Schools is a nonprofit Charter Management Organization whose mission is to support and develop open-enrollment charter schools that raise student achievement and prepare students for college. Crescent City Schools currently operates three PreK-8th grade open-enrollment charter schools: Harriet Tubman and Dorothy Height Charter Schools on the West Bank and Mildred Osborne Charter School in the Kenilworth neighborhood. Our organization creates life-changing educational experiences for students and, through this work, transforms a city.

At Crescent City Schools, we believe in inspiring people. And we firmly believe our success is driven by dedicated and talented employees. Crescent City Schools is committed to attracting and retaining the best professionals in education with an array of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.