Director of Special Education Serving Schools

This position will utilize leadership, supervisory and administrative skills to support and advance special educational programming, county-wide initiatives and technical assistance for local district staff, students, and families.

Note: These duties and responsibilities are judged to be “essential functions” in terms of the Americans With Disabilities Act or ADA. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed by such a person. Other duties may be assigned.

• Demonstrates unwavering ethics and integrity, paired with a solution-oriented mindset that actively eliminates barriers and creates meaningful opportunities that support the Livingston ESA mission and vision.
• Develops and administers special education programs and services in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE) and Section 504.
• Collaborates regularly and intentionally with other special education leaders in Livingston County.
• Works cooperatively with local district administrators.
• Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Regularly evaluates special education programs, services, and procedures, and coordinates required special education monitoring.
• Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; compiles and maintains all required reports and records.
• Supports teacher, administrator, and parent understanding of FAPE in the LRE.
• Provides teachers and principals with counsel and assistance around instructional challenges; at principal request observes teachers and offers insights to enhance teaching and learning.
• Arranges, develops, and/or provides appropriate professional learning opportunities for staff.
• Assists the local district and LESA in projecting staff needs, recruiting, screening, interviewing, and recommending qualified candidates for open positions.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates LESA special education staff assigned to the district.
• Stays informed, updated and knowledgeable, for the purpose of properly interpreting rules, regulations, laws, statutes and policies that affect special education and Section 504.
• Implements procedures for child find that include special education referral, evaluation and placement for students who may require special education.
• In collaboration with central office colleagues, develops special education budget recommendations and provides oversight of expenditures and implements procedures for purchasing special education equipment and supplies.

• Performs other related tasks as assigned.

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