Regional Director of Special Programs - Houston
Listed on 2026-07-01
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Academic, Professional Development -
Management
Education Administration, Professional Development
Regional Director Of Special Programs
Role Mission:
The Regional Director of Special Programs is responsible for all special programs instruction and compliance within the region of up to 15 schools in support of each student achieving their individual goals. This leader ensures the implementation of high-quality individualized student plans, oversees related services when applicable, and drives student achievement through aligned support structures and compliance. The Regional Director manages and coaches regional special programs staff, fosters strong partnerships with national and regional teams, and ensures that special programs deliver the intended impact for every student.
Note:
In this document, the term "Special Programs" includes the following: special education (compliance and instruction), 504 support, English Learner/Emergent Bilingual support (compliance and instruction), dyslexia support, multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), and Critical Student Intervention (CSI).
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Regional Special Programs Coach(es)
- Lead School Psychologist
- Lead SLP
- Lead OT
- BCBA
- RIC
Location:
This is a full-time on-site position located in Houston. Preference will be given to candidates who live in the region, or who are willing to relocate.
Travel Expectations:
Travel within the region throughout the year as necessary
What You'll Do – Accountabilities
Essential Duties:
Capacity-Building:
The SpD builds capacity in regional and school-based leaders, and regional special programs staff in their region, to ensure that each student has the support needed to meet and exceed their goals, including the development, execution, and evaluation of individualized student learning plans. The SpD provides training, resources, guidance, and accountability in the programs managed by the national team and in alignment with the vision and mission of special programs at IDEA Public Schools.
In order to ensure that each student receives an individualized, highly effective program, the SpD provides on-going training and real-time coaching to regional and school-based leaders to increase their own skills and knowledge to effectively support diverse student needs. By building skills and knowledge in their regional and school based leaders and staff, the SpD supports special programs staff satisfaction, and therefore retention, in their role and therefore facilitates on-going student success.
Training:
The SpD is the regional leader for special programs training and capacity-building for regional and school-based leaders. The SpD designs or curates training from the national professional development catalog to deliver to staff in their region on topics including special education, 504 support, English Learner/Emergent Bilingual support, dyslexia support, MTSS, and CSI. The SpD trains the staff listed above at strategic points before and during the school year, and will hold staff accountable to implementation of their learning through in-field follow-up and overseeing documentation of all programmatic requirements.
The SpD may assign training responsibilities to regional special programs staff in alignment with their programmatic expertise and capacity-building skills.
Coaching:
The SpD serves the region as the local expert on all special programs content and requirements. The SpD is responsive to questions, concerns, problem-solving requests, and program planning support for regional and school-based leaders (Executive Directors, Vice Presidents of Schools, Principals, Assistant Principals) and to special programs staff (Regional Special Programs Coaches and Assessment Team leads). The SpD facilitates capacity-building among staff in the region through real-time modeling and sharing resources so that local leaders are increasingly skilled in planning, executing, and evaluating programs.
Regional Leadership:
The SpD partners closely with the regional senior leadership team (the Executive Directors, Vice Presidents of Schools and other content-specific regional directors) to define regional priorities and goals for student achievement in the annual planning process. The SpD is responsible for monitoring priority…
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