Program Specialist, 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.

Committed to serving all students, Rocketship has developed a focus over the years on creating a high-quality meaningful inclusion model for our Rocketeers with unique learning or behavioral needs. Our Integrated Special Education (ISE) team serves students across all disabilities (mild, moderate, and severe) through an innovative approach to special education that includes co-teaching and deep partnership with our general education partners and other instructional staff.

To best serve our Rocketeers with severe needs, we have developed a Specialized Inclusion Program (SIP) that ensures our students can receive the necessary supports and services, while still spending a majority of their time in a general education setting. Through these innovative approaches, Rocketship has been able to realize significant academic gains for Rocketeers with disabilities while simultaneously experiencing an increase in the number of students receiving special education services within our schools (currently ranging from 7% to 18% across our regions).

Based in the Bay Area and reporting to the Director of Integrated Special Education (ISE), the Program Specialist will be a key strategic leader on the Schools team and critical to driving forward the quality of Integrated Special Education within Rocketship schools. The Program Specialist will drive school teams toward ensuring that all Rocketeers are served in a compliant, effective and high-quality environment, with the goal to achieve 1.5 years of growth (based on NWEA annually) in both math and literacy.

In addition, with the broader Schools team, the Program Specialist will strive to continue to establish Rocketship as the premier national model for meaningful inclusion among charter schools and traditional districts. This collaborative role requires on-campus work, as well as work from our Bay Area Regional Office.

The compensation for this position starts at $98,000.

• Support ISE team visions at school sites for network initiatives and school priorities in collaboration with school leaders and directors of schools.
• Regularly meet with schools leaders to develop, monitor, and adjust school-level special education instructional and compliance efforts.
• Co‑develop and support the coaching plans for ISE teachers and ISE teams with the support of the managing school leader.
• Provide direct and indirect coaching support to ISE teams around instructional practice and compliance initiatives.
• Strategize together as a team with the Director of Special Education in order to prioritize special education supports.
• Collaborate and provide regular consultation with service providers and key contractors as needed.
• Coordination with El Dorado County Selpa around educational best practices, compliance initiatives, and three litigious cases to support school sites.
• Work with ISE NeST across regions to align on network priorities and implementation.

• Provide ISE Managers with resources and expert guidance to support the data based decision making process to guide instructional planning.
• Support effective instructional planning through the selection of appropriate tiered interventions at school sites, consultation on implementation and planning, as well as the development of effective service schedules.
• Provide core instructional resources to school leaders and teachers to support student…