Student Support Compliance Specialist

Job Summary
The Student Support Compliance Specialist role is an integral part of the Student Support Team, ensuring full compliance with all federal and state regulations at the campus or school levels. The starting salary range for this role is $86,280-$93,782. This is a full-time, headquarters school-based role that involves traveling throughout the school day to various campuses with an anticipated start date of mid-July 2026.

About the Role
This role is perfect for someone who has excellent attention to detail and can explain processes to others. You will ensure that KIPP DC's overall compliance with student support services regulations is 100% in compliance. In this role, you will work closely with our student support services staff, special education teachers, and school leaders to ensure that students with individualized education plans and 504s are set up for success by ensuring our paperwork is 100% compliant.

Location and Type of Work
This is a exempt position and will report to the Associate Director of Student Support Compliance. As a headquarters team that is focused on being responsive to our schools and meeting the needs of our students and families, we approach our work in a way that reflects these priorities. Schools operate in person and our students and families rely on us for in-person support which requires this position to be fully on-site. This role is currently required to be on-site or in schools during regular work hours.

Responsibilities
Drive Compliance (40%)

• Support and train case managers to abide by Idea and local regulations
• Provide technical assistance to staff members in order to comply with the ADA and Section 504.
• Ensure student support services staff abide by IDEA and local regulations
• Oversee compliance of student support services files (100+)
• Own scheduling and holding IEP, SEP, Eligibility, and 504 meetings in a timely manner
• Maintain 100% compliance in the special programs special education database system
• Provide professional development and support to case managers (30+ teachers) to gather and analyze data (assessments, grades, observations, teacher comments, etc.) prior to requesting evaluations and input information into SEDS
• Work closely with school psychologists and other related service providers to ensure assessments are completed in a timely manner
• Coordinate the implementation of accommodations on state and local testing in collaboration with school teams
• Collaborate with the case manager and Director on due process actions
• Participate and support KIPP DC attorneys and attorneys representing students with disabilities
• Coordinate the dissemination and collection of Medicaid related documents to parents and other stakeholders
• Coordinate the alternate assessment for students with disabilities
• Provide technical support and training on the Special Programs system to staff (including case managers and related service providers)

Chair Multidisciplinary Team (40%):

• Facilitate and Serve as the Local education Representative in all MultiDisciplinary Team meetings at their campus
• Support case managers and/or chairs complex cases, including those with legal representation, as needed
• Take comprehensive meeting notes and/or monitors notes taken by case managers; records dissenting opinions
• Receive and review monthly reports on the status of outstanding IEP documentation
• Ensure and provide technical assistance so that case managers have the proper paperwork for meetings and that the follow-through after the meeting is completed timely and efficiently.

Ensure Academic Progress (10%)

• Ensure IEPs are compliant with federal and district regulations, goals are standards based and relevant for the individual student, and present levels of performance are appropriate and current.
• Facilitate data-based discussions to help the MDT design IEPs to best support student growth.

Perform other related duties, as assigned (10%)

• Serve as the face of the student support team at your campus to all parents, school leaders, staff, and community members.
• Distribute weekly memos to school teams and facilitate department meetings, when needed
• Facilitate small group and whole staff professional development on an as needed basis
• Attend professional development workshops, conferences, and meetings to stay abreast of current topics in student support services
• Manage small and large scale projects as assigned by the Student Support Director of Compliance such as MSAA testing or Non public program
• Serve as a full-time and engaged member of KIPP DC's staff, including activities like attendance to teacher/staff meetings, accompanying students on field lessons, assisting with student recruitment and enrichment activities, and working with other staff members to ensure fulfillment of KIPP DC's mission.

Requirements & Preferences

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• At least 3 years of relevant special education experience and a master's in related field OR at least 3 years of special education case management experience
• Experience teaching special education
• Certified in special education or hold a master's in special education
• Experience working collaboratively with stakeholders throughout a school

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading complex special education meetings (highly preferred)
• Self-starter with customer service experience and relationship management skills

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 10 pounds
• Ability to stand frequently
• Ability to travel across KIPP DC schools
• Prolonged periods of sedentary work
• Ability to be fully in person at a school.

Demonstrated Excellence in the Following Areas:

• Commitment to Students and Schools: Demonstrates commitment to education reform, believing in every child's potential for success and prioritizing students, schools, and the essential role of families.
• Strategic Thinking and Problem Solving: Finds creative solutions to challenges that achieve broader goals of team and organization.
• Project Management: Sets a high bar for own work and supports others to achieve desired team outcomes.
• Communications and Influence: Demonstrates adept communication skills and influence to advance work by adjusting content and style.
• Teamwork: Contributes to a supportive team culture, fostering diverse work styles and maintaining a high performance standard.
• Trust and Collaboration: Establishes and nurtures effective relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders to support the best outcomes for our work.
• Cultural Humility: Advances KIPP DC's commitment to anti-racism by creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment for all stakeholders.
• Continuous Learning: Commits to continuous learning through feedback, self reflection, humility, and action.

Benefits & Compensation
KIPP DC offers an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package:

• The anticipated starting salary range for this position is $86,280-$93,782. At KIPP DC we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive. When determining salaries we look at benchmarks in the education and non-profit sector.
• KIPP DC offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances; various voluntary benefits; and employer paid benefits such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a membership to One Medical.

• KIPP DC also offers a 403(b) retirement account with a 3% employer contribution and a 3% match with vesting after three years.
• Currently, individuals in this role have up to 15 paid time off days, up to 10 paid sick days, 12 paid holidays, and paid Thanksgiving week break and winter break. This is subject to change and your exact schedule will be shared in your offer letter.