Chief of Specialized Services (SY2627
Listed on 2026-08-11
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Management
Education Administration, Professional Development -
Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Professional Development
Boston Public Schools Central Office
- Specialized Services
- Boston, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps
Boston Public Schools Central Office
- Specialized Services
- Boston, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps
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Job DetailsJob : 5856631
Final date to receive applications: Aug 31, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description BPS OverviewBoston Public Schools (BPS) is the birthplace of American public education and remains a national leader in urban education. BPS serves over 45,000 children in 109 schools. BPS enrolls over 10,000 students with disabilities, with approximately 3,000 multilingual learners with disabilities (MLSWD). We are committed to providing an equitable, student-centered, and well-rounded education that prepares every student for success in college, career, and life.
Please note: this posting will be active through the end of August 2026.
General Description
Boston Public Schools seeks a dynamic and systems-oriented executive leader to serve as Chief of Specialized Services
. Reporting to the Deputy Superintendent of Academics, the Chief leads the Office of Specialized Services (OSS) and serves as a member of the Academics Executive Leadership team and the Superintendent’s Executive Team. This position is charged with establishing strategic clarity and guidance for specialized services and programming while ensuring integrity with state and federal laws and regulations-including, but not limited to, Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 71B, and state regulations 603 CMR 28.00 and 603 CMR 18.00.
The Chief provides leadership to ensure that students with disabilities receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE), advancing inclusive practices, equitable access to grade-level instruction, and meaningful participation alongside non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate under the law. In addition, the Chief is responsible for ensuring instructional excellence that accelerates outcomes for all students with disabilities (SWD) and multilingual learners with disabilities.
Key Responsibilities
Executive Oversight & Leadership- Provide assurances to schools to serve as the district’s Administrator of Special Education, as required under 603 CMR 28.03 (2).
- Monitoring and oversight of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the district's implementation of Section 504 plans to ensure equitable access and nondiscrimination for eligible students with disabilities.
- Directly supervise, coach, and evaluate the OSS Leadership team, driving aligned execution across all teams within OSS.
- Direct district-wide strategy, policy, and execution across all specialized services functional areas:
- State & Federal Compliance: Monitoring special education state and federal regulatory requirements, managing IDEA/DESE oversight, ensuring integrity within IEP development, dispute resolution, and out-of-district placements.
- Student & Related Services: Delivery and quality assurance for related services (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech, Adaptive Physical Education, Psychological supports, etc.) and student service frameworks.
- Specialized Programming: Systemic management and continuous improvement of specialized and substantially separate settings (including, but not limited to, Autism/ABA-based, emotional impairment, early childhood, transition, ESY, severe/multiple disabilities, and public day programs).
- Specialized Instruction & Inclusion: District-wide expansion of inclusive classrooms, accessible curriculum, and job-embedded instructional coaching.
- Ensure all division teams operate with a unified mandate to provide direct, coordinated, and non-duplicative support to school building teams.
- Cultivate a district-wide culture of data-driven decision making by systematically analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate specialized programming and related services—using key performance indicators to make evidence-based policy, instructional,…
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