SY26-27 SEZP Evaluation Team Leader

Special Education Zone Partnership (SEZP) Educator Training Leader

Ensuring maximum access and high expectations will drive change from within our schools by positioning leaders, special educators, MTSS teams, families, and students as experts, advocates, visionaries, and activists in anti-racism, equity, and empowerment. The SEZP calls upon skilled and passionate educators to support the development and evolution of systems, supports, oversight, and monitoring of Specialized Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinating and facilitating all aspects of M.G.L. 71B 603 CMR 28.00 (Special Education Regulations).
• Serving as an effective liaison with parents/families, building principals and staff, and other offices and agencies within the community to facilitate effective specialized services to students.
• Being responsible for the final version of all Individualized Educational Plans (IEPS) on their caseloads.
• Attending scheduled professional development sessions as designated by the SEZP Student Support & Services Senior Admin Team.
• Coordinating transition planning from middle to high, HS to post HS - designing and implementing procedures to address regulations, facilitating development of student and parent programs.
• Coordinating the completion and submission of 688 referrals.
• Completing Summary of Performance forms for graduating high school students.
• Collaborating with the AP of Special Education to facilitate bi-weekly or monthly professional learning communities for special education teachers.
• Collaborating with the AP of Special Education to provide individualized coaching and support to teachers and paraprofessionals.
• Supporting the AP of Special Education with MCAS ALT implementation.
• Maintaining a compliance log and all documentation related to the IEP process for assigned schools.

Qualifications include:

• Experience teaching at the middle or high school level.
• Valid Massachusetts DESE educator license in the appropriate subject and grade level (e.g. Moderate Disabilities, Special Education Administrator, School Counselor, Adjustment Counselor, etc.) required. Candidates not yet licensed may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated ability to support a range of learners through strong instruction and relationship-building.
• Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required.

Benefits include:

Selection as an educator in SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to students. Educators in SEZP are eligible for the same competitive benefits available to Educators in the Springfield Public Schools. Educators joining SEZP may also be eligible for the following recruitment incentives, which may be offered individually:

• Signing bonus in addition to base salary.
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts.

The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) seeks to improve the longitudinal life outcomes of the more than 2,500 students in our 8 middle schools. SEZP combines district-based public education with the flexibility of autonomous school models, granting schools meaningful control over curriculum, staffing, scheduling, and budgetingwhile maintaining clear accountability for student learning and growth.

SEZP is guided by three core values:

• Access: Expanding access to strong learning environments, skilled mentors, and clear pathways for students and educators.
• Belonging: Building communities where people are known, supported, and accountable to one another.
• Opportunity: Preparing students and educators to learn, lead, and thrive over time.

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy related conditions, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, or marital status.

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, in any education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and its regulations, including in admission and employment.