High School Special Education Department Chair

High School Special Education Department Chair

• Date Posted: 7/21/2026
• Location:
  
  North Central High School
• Date Available:
  
  immediately

The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last seventy years.

Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.

High School Special Education Department Chair

This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education as a Director of Exceptional Learners (highly preferred) and/or Special Education Teaching License with leadership credentials

Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana

This position qualifies for administrator fringe benefits.

North Central High School is seeking a highly organized, collaborative, and legally minded leader to serve as the Department Chair for Special Education

This is a high-impact, high-volume leadership role overseeing all academic, operational, compliance, staffing, and programming functions for a massive secondary special education department. The Department Chair manages daily logistics ranging from complex transportation and student crises to teacher evaluations and strict master scheduling. The ideal candidate will balance a deep commitment to student advocacy with the operational precision required to run a compliant, highly functioning department.

• Deep working knowledge of IDEA, Article 7, and state compliance mandates.
• Proven experience managing complex schedules, data systems (Skyward, Edmentum, IEP systems), and large-scale staff allocations.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Possesses strong pedagogical knowledge and experience with effective instruction and assessment
• Shows a proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to create and nurture a professional community of adult learners
• Demonstrates the ability to examine student data and facilitate changes necessary to produce efficient and effective practices that will increase student achievement
• Significant understanding of secondary pedagogy including culturally responsive teaching, classroom management, and professional learning communities
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws impacting education
• Displays excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations, reports, memoranda, letters, grant proposals, curriculum documents, workshops and evaluations
• Strong work ethic, self-directed, and self-motivated
• Flexible schedule: obligations may occur outside of typically contracted hours and days in order to meet teacher schedules
• Ability to remain calm, structured, and solutions-oriented while handling frequent, immediate daily crises (behavioral, transportation, and staffing).

• Support program evaluation, material selection, and implementation, including general education and intervention or support classes
• Provide direction and coordination for how the curriculum is taught consistent with administrative expectations, district strategic plan, school improvement plan, vertical articulation, and high impact Tier 1 instructional practices
• Assist in vertical and/or horizontal articulation efforts throughout the district in alignment of content and curriculum, expectations of rigor, professional development opportunities and pedagogy
• Field-test strategies and tools to ensure they are practical, effective, and aligned with improving teacher practice and student outcomes before full implementation.
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