Coordinator of Special Education

Starting Date: Immediately

Special Education Coordinator

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 to accommodate and support individual differences in all students' learning needs, abilities, interests and levels of readiness

• 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 and mandates, school committee policies and collective bargaining agreements. Identifies and advocates for changes to laws, mandates, policies and guidelines that inhibit equity.

• Coordinate the delivery of special education services

In accordance with the Medford Administrators Union contract.

• Joan Bowen, Coordinator of Secondary Special Education
• 489 Winthrop Street
• Medford, Massachusetts 02155
• Phone:
• Email: jbowen.ma.us