In the rapidly evolving landscape of dyslexia education, the Director will serve as a visionary and advocate for children whose dyslexia might otherwise go undetected, particularly in public schools and communities that have historically been denied opportunities.
- The Director will position Wardlaw as the school of choice for immersive, individualized instruction without stigma and distinct from the compliance-based or pull-out models increasingly offered in public and independent schools under dyslexia mandates and other schools serving children with dyslexia with a narrower focus on decoding.
- The Director will position Wardlaw as a national voice in the education of children with dyslexia—building on its legacy of innovation, guiding research-to-practice partnerships, and influencing the field through the School’s structured literacy and dyslexia content featured on Cox Campus, the only free, IDA-accredited, certificate-bearing professional development platform.
- Working alongside the Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Ryan Lee James, who also serves as Vice President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the Director will have a singular opportunity to transform how dyslexia is understood and taught.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to teachers, Reading Specialists, Speech-Language Pathologists, and assistant teachers.
- Collaborate with other Directors and leaders to establish best practices across the Atlanta Speech School.
- Recruit and interview potential staff members, providing recommendations and maximizing their talents.
- Continue the school’s commitment to professional development to support and retain talented, mission-driven faculty.
- Create and establish a framework for staff apprenticeships.
- Conduct regular program evaluations and strive for ongoing improvement.
- Collaborate with outside professionals and maintain strong relationships with partner schools.
- Supervise all key operations and services for Wardlaw students in grades K-6, establishing strategic goals, policies, and a visionary direction.
- Develop focused educational programs for the parents in the community.
- Collaborate with the Chief Academic Officer and Executive Director to manage the Wardlaw budget.
- Ensure that each child receives personalized, evidence-based instruction based on the latest research in the science of reading and child development.
- Ensure that Wardlaw remains a place where every child’s voice is cultivated, and every family finds partnership and equity.
- Work in partnership with the parent community that frequently comes to the school in a moment of crisis and have appropriately high expectations for their child’s growth and development while at the school.
- Develop focused educational programs for the parents in the community.
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Positioned at the intersection of brain science and social science, the Atlanta Speech School effects transformative change in the lives of children and adults through research-based practices, innovation, advocacy, and partnerships with other organizations so that each child at the Atlanta Speech School and every child in Georgia can acquire the language and literacy abilities essential for deciding his or her own future. Established in 1938, the Atlanta Speech School is the nation's most comprehensive center for language and literacy. Composed of four schools, five clinics, summer programs and a professional development center, each division shares one common mission: to work within each program and collaborate across all programs to help each person develop his or her full potential through language and literacy. Each day, extraordinarily dedicated and talented individuals make profound differences in the lives of the children and adults they serve helping them discover their voice, and the power of that voice for a lifetime.