Special Education Case Manager

The mission of Equitas Academy Charter Schools is to provide a structured, achievement-based community that prepares students to graduate from four-year colleges and universities.

We currently serve over 1,800 students and operate four elementary schools and two middle schools in the Pico-Union neighborhood of Los Angeles.

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

What Equitas Can Offer You :

• A strong organizational culture, focused on our mission of preparing all scholars for four-year colleges.
• A community that is committed to building and sustaining a diverse, inclusive and equitable organization.
• A coach who provides consistent, relevant, and individualized feedback based on in-class observations.
• The opportunity to grow as a professional and advance to leadership roles in the organization such as grade level lead, instructional coach, dean, and school director.
• Supportive professional development including paid professional development, training, and team building in the summer, and weekly professional development throughout the school year.
• Diverse, collaborative, supportive, and reflective teams that work together to deliver high quality instruction for our scholars.
• A school grounded in the Pico-Union neighborhood with a strong commitment to community and family engagement.
• Leadership teams that are supportive, reflective and seek out teacher voice and feedback.
• A positive, joyful, and collaborative social environment that leads to long-lasting relationships.
• A clean, organized environment that maximizes time to focus on instructional practice and scholar learning.
• Consistent behavior management systems and a structured classroom environment.
• A rigorous and aligned curriculum with a variety of resources.

A Day in Your Life as Case Manager :

• Develop, write and manage IEPs including annual goals for students with special needs across two middle schools.
• Coordinate IEPs and follow up with attendees.
• Complete academic assessments and write Assessment Plans, Reports, Prior Written Notices, and other related IEP documents in preparation for IEPs or to assess ongoing progress, within appropriate timelines, and as needed.
• Collaborate with specialists (OTs, SLPs and other related service providers) and school staff on monitoring student progress throughout the year, including annual IEP goals.
• Develop and implement appropriate Behavior Support Plans or behavior management techniques for use in instructional and interpersonal activities.
• Knowledgeably identify and guide the implementation of appropriate accommodations, and / or modifications to ensure scholars' learning success in the general education classroom.
• Follow up with service providers to confirm that IEP attendance, reports, and track services to ensure compliance.
• Hold regular meetings with the general education teachers and for families of students assigned to caseload.
• Provide ongoing consultation and guidance on the use of new and innovative methods, strategies, and materials which enhance the education progress of students with special needs.
• Ensure all documents are submitted and available prior to IEP meeting (psychologist’s report, related services provider reports / goals, GE / parent progress reports) and forwarded to IEP team members.
• Maintain accurate and correct records as required by law. Update Welligent with services, accommodations, IEP dates and other necessary information.

Track IEPs. Provide parents with a copy of all reports.

• Collaborate with administrators, teachers and instructional assistants in developing and monitoring the success of scholars in the general education program.
• Communicate and collaborate with families regarding the behavior and academic progress of their scholar and engage them in the IEP process.
• Start your day by 7 : 30am with a school team huddle and end at 3 : 45pm after scholar dismissal.
• Weekly 03 (one-on-one meeting and feedback session) with your coach.
• Active participation in weekly professional development aimed at refining both school culture and academics.
• Perform other duties to support our scholars and school community.

Special Education Leadership Responsibilities :

• Onboarding of new RSP teachers (RSP) / Academic Coordinators (AC) / Special Education Instructional Aides (Sp Ed IA) / Behavior Interventionists (BII);
• including developing an onboarding plan in collaboration with Principal and Director of Special Education; coordinating with all relevant stakeholders to ensure new RSP / AC / IA / BII is connected and able to begin all components of their role;

and leading portions of the onboarding plan.

• Professional Development including supporting school-wide awareness of the needs of scholars with disabilities by delivering a minimum of 2 PDs that focus on implementation of accommodations and co-teaching;
• collaborating with school site leadership on development of site specific PDs; hosting school site special education department meetings;
• supporting school site behavior interventionists (if applicable) through monthly check-ins; co-observing school site co-teaching practices once per trimester to provide feedback on implementation;

and participating in after school Leadership Team meetings.

• Compliance , including reviewing incoming scholar spreadsheet; managing school site hub for IEP information; confirming and maintaining accuracy of Welligent and PowerSchool rosters;
• providing caseload information and class schedules to related service providers in August; running 300 and master calendar reports weekly, uploading to Google Drive folder, and following up on any compliance flags;
• collecting monthly service logs from providers and upload to Google Drive folder; ensuring completion of IEP goal progress monitoring and trimester progress reporting;
• creating and maintaining compliance Google calendar; leading process at school site for CDE and / or LAUSD monitoring audits;

case management and Welligent compliance for school site academic coordinator(s).

CAST / CAASPP / ELPAC Testing including coordinating CAST / CAASPP testing for small groups and small groups for ELPAC;

ensuring testing accommodation spreadsheets are completed by due date.

What You'll Need :

• A Bachelor's degree
• A current Education Specialist Instruction teaching credential (internship, preliminary, or clear) or out of state equivalent required
• English Learner authorization
• A strong belief that all students can succeed
• Demonstrated experience and success working with students in low-income communities (preferred)

Benefits at Equitas Academy :

• A competitive salary scale that honors your years of teaching experience and your academic success with your scholars.
• A $3,000 differential in recognition of leadership responsibilities.
• A variety of health benefit plans so you can choose the option that best fits your needs (and the needs of your family if applicable).

Dental, Vision and Group Term Life / AD&D as well as Group Voluntary Term Life Insurance are also offered.

• California's State Teacher Retirement System ( CalSTRS) retirement matching and optional 403b plan.
• Generous time off including winter break, spring break, twelve holidays, and ten sick days.

Commitment to Diversity

Equitas Academy is actively seeking to build a diverse and experienced team of educators. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Salary

Please review ourteacher salary scale. This role also receives a $3,000 differential in recognition of leadership responsibilities.

A Final Note

If you're still wondering if you should apply and if Equitas is the place for you, we encourage you to take a chance, bring your questions, and learn more about us throughout the interview process.

If you're wondering if you've got what it takes to be a successful teacher here we’ll let you in on a secret : there’s no such thing as a "perfect" candidate.

Equitas is a place where we believe in people and their potential and we support individual growth. So, whatever is on your mind, we hope you will give us, and yourself, a chance and submit an application!

PLEASE NOTE : Equitas Academy requires that all team members be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 for the safety of our students, family, staff, and community.

If a medical or religious exemption is needed, please reach out and contact us.

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