Position Overview:   The Enrollment Support Services Associate is a 12-month position that helps The Gow School to carry out its Mission and works directly with Gow families, assisting with the public school funding process, whether through settlement and/or due process hearings. The Enrollment Support Services Associate serves as a resource on educational law for The Gow School as it applies to enrollment management processes, such as financial aid, tuition management, and retention strategies.

Essential Job Functions:           

• Reflect the Mission of The Gow School to students, faculty, and the community, and adhere to all company policies as listed in The Gow School Employee Handbook.
• Exhibit The Gow School’s core values, embodied in our Four Pillars of Kindness, Respect, Honesty and Hard Wor
• Provide support to the school both inside and outside the classroom, including assisting the Business Office to help meet its needs and contribute to its overall success.
• Carry out other responsibilities and assignments as may be requested by the Head of School.

Community Engagement and Enrollment Support

• Liaise between families (incoming and currently enrolled) and The Gow School, attorneys, Committee on Special Education (CSE), and other necessary representatives during IEP/CSE and due process proceedings.
• Coordinate with attorneys to schedule and/or prepare Gow faculty for impartial hearing testimonies.
• Participate in admissions events for prospective families and/or education professionals.
• Direct marketing and outreach throughout New York State. Travel to school fairs and engage in visits to NYC with the expressed purpose of getting to know that regions’ law firms, parent groups, and school districts.
• Support the development of community outreach programming relating to the IEP/CSE and funding processes.
• Develop and maintain a strong network of educational attorneys.
• Educate current, incoming, and prospective families and/or the greater community about the funding and/or CSE/IEP processes as they relate to enrollment at The Gow School.

Institutional Knowledge

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of The Gow School’s admissions process.
• Possess expert knowledge of Reconstructive Language instruction.
• Show strong proficiency in The Gow School’s history, its connection to the Orton-Gillingham approach, and its distinctive methodologies.

Student Information Management

• Support faculty and administrators and/or prepare the necessary documentation to advocate for students during IEP/CSE and due process proceedings, including but not limited to drafting progress reports or writing affidavits.
• Maintain records of individual student/family IEP/CSE and due process proceedings.

Legal Interface

• Train and support faculty as needed to facilitate IEP/CSE and due process proceedings.
• Coordinate with the Business Office to proactively track tuition receivables and communicate with students’ families, attorneys, and the Department of Education as needed.
• Participate in IEP meetings or testify in Impartial Hearings when necessary and appropriate.

And, carry out other responsibilities and assignments as may be requested by the Head of School.

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities: 

• An advocate: promotes equity and possesses a genuine call to work with students with disabilities and their families while maintaining diplomacy and confidentiality in sensitive situations.
• A people person: has exceptionally positive interpersonal skills, is energized by conversations with families, and thrives when collaborating with a team.
• A systems thinker: can identify challenges, their root causes, and smart strategies for creating systemic improvements and solutions.
• A multi-tasker: can organize and manage the multi-faceted, fluid demands of day-to-day operations with grace and precision and displays ethical judgment and integrity
• Compassionate yet direct in their approach, especially when under pressure.
• An excellent writer, speaker, and listener.
• Reliable: has a strong attendance record and demonstrates a high level of commitment to the families they serve.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: the ability to take initiative, work independently, and build new systems or processes from the ground up.
• Tech-Savvy: proficient in Microsoft and adept at learning new systems and databases.
• A professional who can build trusting relationships with families, attorneys, and district personnel.
• Effectively communicate complex educational and legal concepts to diverse audiences.

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Special Education, Paralegal Studies, or applicable field
• Master’s degree in Education, Special Education, Paralegal Studies, or applicable field (preferred).
• Valid driver’s license required.

About The Gow School

The Gow School is a school about language. Begun in 1926, Gow was the nation’s first school for dyslexics. Many other specialty schools can trace their roots to the groundbreaking work of our founder, Peter Gow, Jr., and Samuel T. Orton. Today their pioneering spirit continues in our experienced teaching team, who are fiercely dedicated to our research-driven remediation program and to their students’ futures. In small classes that foster personalized instruction, students become stronger readers and more confident writers. In fact, confidence is a natural outgrowth of language improvement (usually apparent shortly after arrival) and our culture of success. We are about college preparation. That’s right. Your family may not be thinking beyond high school now, but we are. Just as Gow students make gains fast, so they keep gaining until they finish—strongly—at Gow and beyond. We pride ourselves on helping students develop what they need academically, socially, and emotionally—strategies to deal with their learning differences, knowledge across our academic curriculum, and qualities such as focus, work ethic, drive, and self-discipline—to go to and through college and achieve their... goals. Gow is about people. Here everyone is treated as equals with unconditional respect and positive regard. We are a warm and united community eager to welcome the next generation. We encourage you to get to know us through this website. Check out our student videos to see what Govians are saying about Gow. Ultimately, though, the website is merely a warm-up. To truly understand what we do for dyslexic students and their families and what the Gow experience is all about, come see the campus in action. At Gow, doors are always open. You just have to walk through.

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