TITLE: Equitable Supports Coordinator
WHO WE ARE:
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future.
Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community.
SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:
We are looking for an administrator who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities. Our administrators play a key role in ensuring that our schools receive support. As a member of the Unified Student Supports Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow within your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put students first. The Equitable Supports Coordinator strategically supports the planning, development, organization, management, direction, and implementation of all aspects of culture and climate programming in IPS. This is a 12-month position supervised by the Director of Equitable School Supports.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like.
Core Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead efforts pertaining to culture and climate, behavior, and SEL
- Strategically align and proactively develop systems and processes, partnerships, programs, that promote student belonging, safety, positive school climate, etc.
- Develop and facilitate an annual training scope and sequence that ensures all building leaders, discipline personnel, etc. are current on the latest best practices, district/school data, etc.
- Collaborate with other Academic teams to ensure culture & climate priorities are embedded in instructional priorities and shifts
- Annually update and train on the IPS Student Code of Conduct, along with key stakeholders
- Serve as a member of the district expulsion review committee for all cases of significant disregard to the IPS Student Code of Conduct
- Ensure that all practices in the district are legal and ethical for each student/family so that every student has the opportunity and access to achieve at a high level and be prepared for post-secondary success
- Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Equitable School Supports
“Day In the Life” Overview
On a regular day, as the Special Services Coordinator, you might:
- Establish a speaker series and other opportunities to prioritize and communicate advancements and proof points of school culture and climate, social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, etc.
- Plan, implement, and evaluate educational programming in order to ensure continuous program improvement for the benefit of all students
- Supervise, evaluate, and direct the work of the SEL Specialists, the Climate and Culture Specialist, and/or other roles as directed by the DES or USS Officer
- In collaboration with the Early Intervention Coordinator, monitor and respond to Indiana Department of Education designations of significant disproportionality and disproportionality in effort to design and implement districtwide systems to address inequitable practices and approaches to discipline or other student-centered programs
- Identify community based diversion and/or other student support programs to diminish the need for exclusionary discipline
WHAT YOU’ll BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS
As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following:
- Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy
- Results/action-orientation; project management skills
- Racial equity mindset and other critical indicators related to DEI
- Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills
- Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust
- Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
- Strong strategic analysis skills
- Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs
- A track record of developing and maintaining strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of actors
- Excellent communication skills and strong analytical and writing capabilities
- Close attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment
- Strong organizational, oral and written communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proactive nature; able to anticipate conflicts before they arise
- Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively
- Ability to execute meetings, calls and emails with professionalism, courtesy and accuracy
- Personal qualities of maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and diligence
- Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of all
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
- Hold or eligible for Indiana administrator and/or special education director license
- Special Education certification or a Master’s Degree in Education Administration (or similar)
- Experience as a teacher, building, or systems leader, or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
- Working knowledge of federal and state special education laws, rules, and practices; including IDEA and Article 7
- Thorough knowledge of Indiana and IPS special education policies, practices and programs
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt
ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK:
Eligible per supervisor’s discretion as duties allow
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
EEOC STATEMENT:
Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
DISCLAIMER:
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function.
