Program Manager, Special Education
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
- # Program Manager, Special EducationApplylocations: Administration or As Assignedtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: July 23, 2026 (8 days left to apply)job requisition id: R0021717**Position Type:**Administration and Professionals**Date Posted:**2026-07-13**Location:**Administration or As Assigned**ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT**The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.**BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES**The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive. **THE OPPORTUNITY:**CMSD is seeking a Special Education Program Manager (K-12) to support a network of CMSD schools and/or classrooms in providing specialized instruction and accommodations to students with a wide range of exceptionalities. The program manager will provide access to technical support, professional development, and resources for school teams to ensure that each student has a pathway to success, from evaluation to graduation. Additionally, the program manager will collaborate with educators, families, and students to ensure that each child, in every school and classroom, has access to a robust system of support and a welcoming educational environment. The ideal program manager is an advocate for diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all children, and uses data and effective practices to change systems impacting disadvantaged children with learning, communication, and other differences. Although the program manager will need to be well-versed in federal, state, and local compliance requirements, his/her focus is on high-quality instruction and student achievement. The program manager role is a versatile position that provides the employee with the opportunity to build leadership skills in the field of special education, while also contributing to the District’s Strategic Priorities and Core Values within CMSD’s Academics Division.**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES*** **Design** curriculum, resources, and instructional protocols that are aligned to Universal Design for Learning principles and evidence-based, high-leverage practices in special education. The candidate should be knowledgeable in the following practices: + Explicit, systematic instruction (including structured literacy) + Consistent, organized, and responsive learning environments + Scaffolded supports + Adult collaborative structures + Assessment and progress monitoring + Culturally inclusive pedagogies and practices + Multi-tiered system of supports* **Design** and deliver professional learning in support of high-leverage practices that is grounded in data, adult learning principles, and equity* **Support** intervention specialists, paraprofessionals, and other school staff in their implementation of high-leverage practices through non-evaluative coaching, modeling, and co-planning as appropriate* **Support** principals and school-based leaders to develop their understanding of and ability to monitor high-leverage practices through modeling, leadership coaching, and co-planning as appropriate* **Support** assigned CMSD schools by: + Communicating with families to help problem-solve when issues arise at the school level; + Participating in Individualized Education Plan (IEP) team meetings upon request of parent or school or when decisions about District resources are required + Partnering with other network support team members from key central office departments to support school-based leaders in strategic planning and execution of their schools’ Academic Achievement Plans + Assisting in the transitions of students from PreK to Kindergarten, from 8th to 9th grade, and from secondary to postsecondary life* **Implement** data-driven planning cycles to support IEP team decision-making with the intent of maximizing student inclusion while meeting individual needs* In collaboration with the Student Services and Teaching & Learning divisions, **implement** and **monitor** high-quality, grade-level curriculum in each subject area that is scaffolded and/or adapted to meet the needs of all learners* **Monitor** academic and functional student performance data for students with disabilities; help partner schools develop improvement strategies that will close achievement and performance gaps* With other Special Education Department staff, serve on ad hoc work groups focusing on specific populations (PreK-8, High School, Intensive Academic Support, Low Incidence/Autism, etc.) or specific bodies of work (ELA curriculum, protocols and procedures, secondary transition, etc.); execute on action items determined by the team* Manage and complete projects as assigned by the executive director**QUALIFICATIONS*** Master’s degree in Special Education or related field **required*** At least 5 years of experience as an Intervention Specialist, Special Education Teacher, and/or administrator **required*** Ohio Intervention Specialist License or Professional Teaching License **OR** Ohio Licensure in Pupil Services Administration **required****Preferred characteristics:*** A strong commitment to the students in CMSD and a personal sense of accountability around the ultimate success of the CMSD transformation* Deep knowledge of the issues and dynamics of inequity in education and passion for CMSD’s mission* Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of school staff in developing, implementing, and monitoring students’ individualized education plans* Ability to provide objective feedback on special education programming, compliance, and implementation* Knowledge of laws relevant to special education (IDEIA, Ohio Operating Standards, FERPA/HIPAA)* Proven experience working collaboratively in a team-oriented environment* Results-driven, with excellent planning and organizing skills* Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written* Excellent interpersonal skills, including experience navigating difficult and emotional conversations* Proven success with overcoming significant barriers to meet goals in a fast-paced and changeable environment* Ability to critically assess challenges and identify flexible, effective solutions* Ability to perform multifaceted tasks with minimum supervision**WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS**The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. * Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms* The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.* While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.* Local travel may be required for training/meetings.* Travel to schools will be required; must have reliable transportation**NOTE:** The above stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of similar nature or level of responsibility. **Education****To Apply**Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.
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