Director of Student Services

Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
1/12/2026

Location:
Summit Park campus

Date Available:
School Year

Closing Date:
When Filled

District:
Cincinnati Classical Academy
Director of Student Services

The Director of Student Services is a full-time, salaried position with a 10-month work schedule. The Director of Student Services will report to the Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs.

Position Overview

The Director of Student Services directs the planning, development, organization, management, direction, and implementation of all aspects of Student Services programs on both campuses; assures compliance with laws, codes, and regulations related to Student Services including all special education services; evaluates assigned personnel. The Director of Student Services also serves in an educator capacity as case manager for students with disabilities, ensuring implementation of special education and related services.

Essential duties and responsibilities for the Director of Student Services are as follows:

Leadership

• Participates as a member of the Head of School's administrative team to advance programs and address problems in light of the school mission

• Provides leadership and vision to ensure compliance in matters relating to student discipline, alternative education, child welfare and attendance, guidance services, and school safety
• Plans, implements, and evaluates educational programming in order to ensure continuous program improvement for the benefit of all students
• Supervises and evaluates student services staff and contractors, including intervention specialists, student services aides and teachers, SLPs, math specialists and reading specialists.
• Coordinates outside special education contractors

• Prepares documentation and reports data to the Ohio Department of Education, the school's state authorizer (sponsor), and/or the Board of Directors for the purpose of providing written support, conveying information, and complying with federal and state regulations

• Assists the Headmaster with the recruitment, hiring, and supervision of student services staff

• Serves as school (district) representative for all IEP and ETR meetings

Student Services

• Adheres to established standards regarding curriculum delivery and requirements as established by the school and applicable educational systems appropriate to the specified course of discipline

• Provides professional instruction and teaching to students with disabilities as appropriate to the specified course or discipline and academic level, using various techniques, including individualized and small group instruction, to promote learning

• Ensures compliance with requirements of Third Grade Reading Guarantee, including but not limited to: working with the reading specialist to coordinate literacy screenings for all K-3rd grade students, writing and implementing Reading Improvement Plans for any students identified as needing intervention

• Leads Response to Intervention (RTI) team and meetings

• Oversees writing and implementation of Section 504 evaluations and plans

• Schedules and prepares for IEP meetings annually (and/or more frequently if needed) describing the student's present level of functioning and proposes measurable IEP goals and objectives for team consideration

• Leads evaluation team throughout entire process of initial and triannual evaluations, beginning with referral/planning. Evaluates students and contributes a written report as part of the Evaluation Team Report

• Understands the continuum of programming options that can be used to meet the individual needs of the student to provide an appropriate education

• Develops individualized educational plans for the provision of specially designed instruction.

• Participates in the review of the individualized education plan with the student's parents, school administrators, and the student's general education teacher

• Collects, documents, and analyzes the student's current progress on his/her individualized educational plan, working closely with parents to inform them of their child's progress and suggest techniques to promote learning at home

• Organizes and effectively communicates class/course objectives, standards and requirements for successful achievement, e.g., syllabi, tests, specific tasks.

• Provides guidance and assistance to students as needed in order to ensure appropriate assimilation of the class/course content in an effort to support student success and achievement.

• Ensures all appropriate measures, including special accommodations, are in effect for students with disabilities.

• Administers tests and conducts evaluations and grading as applicable to the students' specific assignment

• Maintains and updates official special education student files

• Helps general education teachers adapt curriculum materials and teaching techniques to meet the needs of students with disabilities.

• Works with students with disabilities in a variety of settings

• Functions as part of the problem-solving team(s) when appropriate

Qualifications

The Director…