2025-2026 SPED Coordinator

Description

SPECIAL EDUCATION COORDINATOR  

Objective  

Maintain and uphold excellence in instructional delivery at the K-12 level while ensuring high-quality, differentiated services for Special Education programs.? 

School-Level Major Roles and Responsibilities  

• Participate in IEP meetings as necessary.?? 
• Conduct weekly reviews of one Individualized Education Program (IEP) and one Individualized Learning Plan (ILP).? 
• Support leadership development by modeling key components of data meetings focused on RTI intervention fidelity and scholar progress, ensuring effective implementation of research-based interventions.? 
• Align school-wide RTI goals across the network by developing structured support systems that ensure fidelity in implementing research-based interventions through data-driven decision-making.? 
• Assist school leaders in tracking and monitoring scorecard requirements to achieve a score of 4 or higher.? 
• Plan and facilitate monthly professional development sessions for school leaders to enhance Special Education teachers’ ability to implement best instructional practices.? 
• Conduct observations of service delivery, including instructional modality, differentiation, scaffolding, and collaboration among general education teachers for academic and behavioral instruction.? 
• Support instructional leaders in driving scholar-centered instruction through data analysis, teacher collaboration, and lesson planning to address scholar learning gaps.? 

Assisting the Director of Scholar Support  

• Develop a shared understanding of high-quality, differentiated instruction and identify necessary network-level support.? 
• Guide school leaders in defining actionable steps to enhance Special Education teachers’ skills and effectiveness.? 
• Assess the progress of Special Education teachers and recommend improvements for academic and related services.? 
• Oversee the creation and implementation of professional learning modules to enhance classroom instruction and the quality of individualized education programs.? 
• Collaborate with principals, instructional leadership teams, and school coaches to ensure consistent administration of programs and services mandated by IDEA, state, and LEA requirements.? 

Network-Level Major Roles and Responsibilities  

• Develop strategic data meetings for instruction and RTI to support Special Education teachers in alignment with network and school academic goals.? 
• Assist in creating network-wide guidelines and best practices for response to intervention across all tiers.? 
• Support the Managing Director of Scholar Support (MDSP) in tracking, measuring, and monitoring RTI effectiveness across the network.? 
• Develop a year-long professional development calendar, including turnkey materials and resources for differentiating and scaffolding curricula for Special Education teachers.? 
• Ensure compliance with Special Education services while supporting the MDSP in meeting or exceeding proficiency on state and LEA scorecards, including December 1st and monthly compliance checks.? 
• Assist schools in ensuring timely delivery of related services (e.g., initial evaluations, homebound instruction, counseling).? 
• Support the MDSP in aligning network goals with scholar support department objectives to achieve targeted outcomes.? 

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Education  
• Valid Tennessee Teacher Licensure? 
• Valid Tennessee Administrator Licensure? 
• Experience in program planning, implementation, and evaluation? 
• Expertise in instructional coaching?