Special Education Administrator

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Middle School Special Education Administrator

REPORTS TO
:
Principal and/or Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree in the appropriate discipline and in educational leadership.
• Valid Massachusetts license in Special Education and hold an Administrator's license issued by the MA DESE.
• Prior experience in a similar position preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in organizational development, planning, decision-making, and interpersonal and community relations.

• Management of Staff
  • Evaluate special education staff in conjunction with Building Principal and Assistant Superintendent of Student Services.
  • Provide leadership to building based special education staff through technical assistance with federal and state special education mandates.
  • Provide training for teachers, teaching assistants and service providers.
  • Participates in the recruitment and hiring of staff.
  • Participate in the assignment, supervision, and evaluation of special education support staff.
• Management of Program
  • Supervise specialized programs and curriculum in programs by ensuring compliance with federal and state special education mandates.
  • Work with building principal, general education and special education staff to develop inclusion opportunities for special education students.
  • Provide curriculum leadership involving the application of the curriculum frameworks, specialized instruction materials, and the development of alternative assessment tools.
  • Assist and facilitate with administrative personnel in the budget process.
  • Oversee building based special education caseload assignments and building based due process compliance, including, but not limited to the dissemination of special education communications and documents within mandated timelines.
  • Work with principals, directors and staff to complete student and special education staff schedules and caseloads.
  • Work with the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services to facilitate district wide special education meetings and professional development.
  • Facilitate Development and Compliance of Individual Education Plans.
  • Schedule and chair building based Team meetings for Initial Evaluations, Re-evaluations and meetings to review results of Independent evaluations.
  • Work with principals/vice principals and special education liaisons to schedule and chair their own annual review meetings.
  • Work with the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, special education staff, principals, and parents to assign students to out of district placements.
  • Review and monitor student's Individualized Education Programs in accordance with state and federal due process requirements.
  • Foster positive and supportive relationships between parents, students and special education staff.
  • Foster optimal parental input.
  • Foster Inclusion by working with principals, facilitators, teachers, and parents.
  • Actively facilitate communication of all parties regarding the success of special education students.
  • Represent the school district in Out of District Individualized Education Meetings as needed.
  • Facilitate the grade level transition process as well as the transition of students into the district from out of district placements and as new students to the district.
  • Serve as liaison in matter of transportation for special needs students.
• Supervisory Responsibilities
  • Participate in the hiring of personnel for the Special Education Department.
  • Directly supervises the all Special Education Personnel, School Psychologist, Speech Therapists and other Special Education personnel as assigned by the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services and/or building Principal.
  • Co-evaluates special education personnel with the building principal when deemed appropriate.

Working in a school setting. Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

As negotiated by Superintendent of Schools. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned as required.