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Director of Diverse Learners (Special Education)

The Director of Diverse Learners leads the design, development, state reporting and compliance oversight of a network-wide special education program for all Summit Public Schools' students and families across 10 Summit campuses across Washington and California.

Reporting to the Senior Director of Specialized Program as a network leader on the Schools team, the Director of Diverse Learners partners closely with school and network teams to align and cohere support for diverse learners through implementation fidelity of special education services. The person in this position directly manages the Program Specialists, and collaborates frequently with the network's school leaders, operations, finance, human relations and legal teams.

The Director assists leaders in using data-driven, research-based, and legally compliant best practices to serve young people in alignment with our culture, and ultimately, to sustain and improve student achievement on Summit's commencement level outcomes.

The Director of Diverse Learners is responsible for researching, developing, and implementing outstanding special education services integrated within Summit's competency-based curriculum and conducting professional development opportunities for faculty. Additionally, the Director of Diverse Learners develops and maintains systems for documenting and using diverse learner data, ensuring that all schools are providing exceptional, compliant services to students with IEPs and their families.

The ideal candidate has deep experience in special education, cultural competency, excellent communication skills both written and verbal, superb attention to detail when completing large-scale tasks, and is devoted to providing high-quality experiences for students, families, and members of the Summit Schools faculty. Familiarity with Summit Learning or personalized learning is preferred.

This position will require travel to Summit Public Schools throughout the Bay Area, CA and Seattle area, WA. (Travel required: Approximately 20%)

What You'll Do

• Lead the development, implementation, and communication of a vision and strategy for the diverse learner program across the organization
• Leverage deep knowledge of Summit's instructional design to ensure that personalization meets the needs of all students in alignment with IDEA
• Lead the development of anti-biased antiracist diverse learner policies and procedures to ensure all students' needs are met
• Develop diverse learner program budget, including federal, state, and local grants that informs individualized school budgets based on school-specific population and needs
• Act as a strategic partner for general and diverse learner teams, as well as the greater community- including professional development, consultancies, meeting facilitation, etc
• Design, scale, and evaluate continuous improvement innovations based in data and aligned to organizational mission and vision
• Serve as an advocate for students and families of students with IEPs

What Qualifications You Need

• Commitment to uphold Summit's values, belief that all children deserve a rigorous and equitable education that prepares them to live a fulfilled life.
• Bachelor's Degree is required.
• A Master's Degree in education and an educational administration certificate, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in education leadership is required; experience leading a high performing school and/or network of schools is strongly preferred.
• 4+ years teaching experience is required.
• Ability to travel to multiple school sites.
• Proficiency in Google Platforms, including Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
• Clear health and background check

Summit offers competitive salaries and benefit options for full-time employees, including covering 75% of the health, dental and vision plan costs. We fully cover life and disability insurance. We have a “take what you need” PTO policy, 11 paid holidays and 3 weeks of organizational-wide closure during the year. The salary for this position starts at $135,524 and goes up to $160,327.22 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Summit is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are directly intertwined with education. We are ALL better when we are able to bring our whole selves to work and honor each other's voices across identities, cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals who are members of historically marginalized communities. Spanish language proficiency is a plus.