Coordinator of Special Education

Special Education Coordinator

Instructional Leadership

Promotes the learning and growth of all students and the success of all staff.

• Provides staff with effective, timely and meaningful supervision and evaluation in alignment with state regulations, contract provisions, and district/school improvement goals.
• Provides regular, high-quality professional feedback and resources to support all educators.
• Supports staff to uphold high expectations for all students to meet or exceed grade level standards by ensuring that instructional practices across all settings and disciplines include:
• Use of evidence-based practices to provide equitable opportunities.
• Supports, scaffolds, and tools to meet students’ needs.
• Clear criteria for success (rubrics and exemplars).
• Professional learning, feedback, and resources for educators to accommodate and support individual differences in all students’ learning needs, abilities, interests, and levels of readiness.
• Ensures compliance with state and federal laws, mandates, school committee policies, and collective bargaining agreements, and identifies and advocates for changes that inhibit equity.
• Coordinates the delivery of special education services.

• Massachusetts Licensure through the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Master’s Degree.
• Reading background preferred.

Understands and complies with state and federal laws, mandates, school committee policies, and collective bargaining agreements.

Identifies and advocates for changes to laws, mandates, policies, and guidelines that inhibit equity.

Coordinates the delivery of special education services.

Salary is in accordance with the Medford Administrators Union contract.