Manager Special Education

As a Senior Manager Special Education, you will play a crucial role in conceptualizing, creating, and establishing the Special Education Support Wing for LM Centers. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure the consistent and effective roll out and implementation of inclusive education policies and practices across all centers. You will provide strategic oversight, training, compliance support, and quality assurance to address special education needs and promote inclusivity within our centers. Your key responsibilities will include: Policy Implementation & Oversight: - Adapting and implementing the parent organization's special education policies across all locations. - Ensuring that centers adhere to national and regional laws related to early childhood special education. - Developing center-specific guidelines for inclusive classroom practices. Support & Compliance: - Guiding partners in setting up infrastructure to support children with special needs. - Conducting regular audits and compliance checks for special education services. - Serving as the point of contact for our Partners on special education matters. Training & Capacity Building: - Designing and delivering training modules for LM staff on early identification and intervention, inclusive teaching strategies, and legal and ethical aspects of special education. - Mentoring and supervising special educators deployed across centers. Assessment & Early Intervention: - Overseeing the implementation of developmental screenings across LM centers. - Coordinating early referrals and collaborating with third-party experts or therapists as needed. - Standardizing tools and practices for observation, reporting, and progress monitoring. Quality Assurance: - Developing benchmarks for measuring the quality of special education services across centers. - Monitoring student outcomes, teacher performance, and parent satisfaction related to inclusion. - Suggesting interventions or improvements to centers falling below standards. Curriculum & Resource Development: - Collaborating with curriculum teams to integrate accommodations and modifications into the preschool curriculum. - Providing franchise centers with access to materials and resources such as visual aids and sensory tools. Parent Engagement & Communication: - Creating templates and support tools to help LM centers engage with parents of children with special needs. - Handling escalated concerns from parents regarding special education services. Cross-functional Coordination: - Working with academic, operations, and business development teams to ensure special education is factored into the overall preschool strategy. - Participating in the onboarding of new franchisees with a focus on inclusive education readiness. Reporting & Documentation: - Maintaining centralized reports and documentation from all franchisee preschools. - Tracking data on student progress, program impact, and compliance for management review. Key Competencies Required: - Masters in special education or related field. - Experience working in multi-site or franchise-based education models. - Strong understanding of special education compliance and service delivery. - Excellent training and communication skills. - Data-driven decision-making ability. - Familiarity with regional/local regulatory frameworks.,