Director of Learning Center #6144

Our client Yeshivat Darche Eres www.ydeschool.org seeks an experienced Director of Learning Center for the Boys Middle School (grades 6-8). S/he will be a key member of the school administration and be responsible for all aspects of student support. This includes identifying students’ individual learning profiles, coordinating any needed support both inside and outside of the classroom, and working with teachers in all areas of the curriculum.

Key responsibilities include:

• Identify students in need of individual learning programs
• Observe students in classroom to help identify children in need of support
• Keep Updated Student Records
• Learning and testing accommodations
• Manage forms for testing
• Lead the recruitment, professional development, and evaluation of Learning Center faculty members.
• Develop, oversee, and regularly evaluate the curriculum for the Learning Center.
• Meet with teachers about students with individual learning programs to identify classroom accommodations
• Maintain regular communication with the parents of children receiving individualized programs
• Communicate with parents about needs for testing and/or special services. 
• Collaborate with other administrators to provide meaningful professional development opportunities for teachers
• Create a Lindamood-Bell track to target reading related difficulties 

Required Qualifications:

• BA and MS.Edu 
• Special Education certification 
• Learning Center Administrative experience 
• Experience with Reading Remediation & Language Processing issues