Company Description

Organizational Overview

KIPP NC is a network of eight high-performing, college-preparatory public charter schools providing an academically rigorous and joyous school experience to more than 3,500 students in grades K-12 in Charlotte, Durham, Gaston, and Halifax. KIPP NC supports several thousand alumni on their journey to and through high school, college, and career.

KIPP NC is building on a rich tradition of academic excellence and relentless fight for social justice present from the founding of both KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte. KIPP ENC is the second oldest KIPP region in the nation. In its 20 years of operation, KIPP ENC has been a cornerstone for students and families in rural Gaston and Halifax, operating two primary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. Over the past five years, it grew to serve even more students by opening up a middle school in Durham, an urban center in the center part of the state. KIPP Charlotte, which grew out of the strong traditions and academics of KIPP ENC, has supported students and families for the past 13 years, operating one primary school and one middle school in the largest city in North Carolina.

KIPP North Carolina is building upon the successes and experiences of KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte to provide inclusive school environments and an educational program that will enable our students to lead full lives and equip graduates to be future leaders and agents of change in North Carolina and beyond. KIPP NC is engaging in direct, anti-racist work, and contributes meaningfully to the dismantling of structures of inequality within our organization, schools, and classrooms. We’re committed to expanding our efforts to embed anti-racism in all of our activities and engagements within our classrooms and schools, across our organization, and throughout the State of North Carolina. All of this will be in a tireless effort to create classrooms that are homeplaces for our students, places where they feel safe, loved, validated, seen, and heard, places where all their beautiful identities will be affirmed and celebrated, and places where they will learn the academic knowledge and skills needed for college, career, and beyond.

Job Description

The Opportunity

The Exceptional Children (EC) Facilitator will provide operational, instructional, and administrative leadership to school-based Exceptional Children professionals in our KIPP Gaston and KIPP Halifax schools. The purpose of this position is to work with schools to address procedural compliance and educational accountability to promote the availability of a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for all students with disabilities. This person’s work is guided by, and must be in compliance with, federal and state statutes and regulations. While a Gaston- and school-based position, the EC Facilitator will report directly to the Director of Student Support Services of KIPP NC in the position’s effort to support multiple schools.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee school-based program implementation and manage the delivery of EC services across all co-taught (push-in), resource (pull-out), and separate (self-contained) settings to include Occupational Course of Study
• Support all EC staff with curriculum planning and instructional delivery
• Provide instructional coaching to all EC teachers across co-taught (push-in), resource (pull-out), and separate (self-contained) settings to include Occupational Course of Study
• Strategically navigate and apply local, state, and federal EC policies to program operations
• Provide training, resources, and other support to ensure that EC staff abide by required federal, state, and local policies and procedures affecting students with disabilities
• Maintain EC paperwork compliance; support with complex case analysis to include Manifestation Determination Reviews
• Support and advise EC case managers throughout initial referral, eligibility, and reevaluation processes, including collaborating with intervention teams, developing relevant forms, scheduling evaluations, and interpreting reports
• Oversee the transition of new students into appropriate services and programs, if eligible; contact/obtain relevant documents and records when students enroll in a timely manner; prepare and facilitate out-of-state transfer-in meetings
• Attend IEP meetings as the LEA Representative when needed
• Monitor data reported by EC teachers and related service providers in ECATS and PowerSchool; monitor school-based clinical tracking systems
• Complete regular indicator reports, EC headcounts, and other compliance related documentation
• Assist EC teachers with scheduling
• Maintain regular communication with the EC Regional Facilitator for KIPP Durham and KIPP Gaston to ensure regional program compliance and continuity
• Support with recruiting and onboarding EC personnel
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Student Support Services

Qualifications

KIPP NC’s EC Facilitator candidates will have the following:

• A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students
• An unwavering commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion
• A strong desire to collaborate with school leaders and Regional Support Team teammates in service of building and maintaining a strong EC program across our state
• 5+ years of experience as an EC teacher; experience as an EC administrator, department chair, or team lead is preferred
• EC experience within an elementary self contained setting and/or high school OCS setting preferred
• NC Educators License in Special Education, or ability to obtain licensure
• An understanding of the specific, unique characteristics of public charter schools, NC-specific knowledge a plus
• Experience managing EC data systems; ECATS experience required
• An entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated success in building a program, department, or organization
• The flexibility needed to accommodate the breadth and depth of responsibilities and priorities
• Outstanding written, speaking, and organizational skills including excellence in backwards planning long-term goals, accountability, and progress monitoring systems
• Ability to interact, professionally, with a broad range of stakeholders with different interests and needs
• Possess a deep commitment to both racial equity and improving the lives of children from low-income communities; experience working within predominantly black, brown, and/or low-income communities
• Understanding and willingness to work in both rural and urban communities, including exhibiting resourcefulness and willingness to travel up to five hours within North Carolina for school visits and meetings, as needed
• Must live in North Carolina; Halifax - Gaston (Halifax, Northampton, Nash Counties are ideal, given the location of the assigned schools for this position, but not required.

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits

Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise.

A competitive benefits package is offered.

Position located anywhere in the state of North Carolina- Gaston (Please note: not Gastonia/Gaston county) Halifax, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, Rocky Mount areas preferred