Special Education Supervisor

Special Education Director

Reports to:

Director of Special Education

Job Objective:
Provides teaching-learning leadership and staff support for the continuous improvement of special education services.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Holds required state department of education credentials. Job-specific program skills verified by training and/or work experience. Ability to develop and implement program improvements based on evaluated data and research-based best practices.
• Administrative licensure and experience with special education.
• Acts in accordance with the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators.
• Displays flexibility, reliability, self-discipline and a willingness to take on challenging tasks.
• Documents/maintains a record free of criminal violations that prohibit public school employment.
• Effective leadership, communication, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts responsibility for personal decisions/conduct.
• Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) credentialed evaluator status is required.

Note:

Employees must obtain training and maintain skills to fulfill compliance requirements applicable to the position as required by board policy and state/federal law.

Essential Functions:

1. Professionally manages the planning, delivery and advancement of special education programs consistent with the service center mission and legal requirements. Establishes appropriate levels of employee autonomy and accountability.

• Helps implement a shared vision of learning that supports continuous measurable improvements in student participation and achievement.
• Develops a coherent strategy to accomplish concurrent responsibilities within required time frames.
• Monitors/facilitates program compliance with all pertinent laws and regulatory standards.
• Tracks data required by the state department of education and other regulatory authorities.
• Helps select highly-qualified program staff. Assists with orientation activities for new program staff.
• Assumes responsibility for the results of delegated duties. Evaluates/documents staff performance.
• Oversees enrollment/withdrawal procedures and the management of student files.
• Monitors state standards/guidelines, research-based results and school improvement priorities (e.g., curriculum alignment, data-driven continuous improvement plans, effective school management, evidence-based teaching/learning practices, positive school environments, etc.).
• Acts as a focused catalyst to help teachers utilize best practices in lesson design and classroom delivery. Coordinates the collaborative development of quantitative program improvements.
• Assesses program performance. Prepares regular written progress reports. Suggests program improvements (e.g., deployment of program resources, implementation time-frames, staffing, scheduling/time management strategies, training, etc.).
• Implements the program budget as assigned. Manages the judicious use of program resources.
• Upholds fiscal accountability standards. Prepares revenue/expense projections as requested.
• Facilitates the delivery of high quality professional development programs that increase staff competencies and confidence. Models teaching techniques/best practices. Uses a variety of strategies to help teachers improve pupil management, organizational and instructional skills (e.g., coaching, communities of practice, consultation, lesson study, mentoring, etc.).
• Selects instructional materials. Identifies teaching methods best suited to address state standards and adopted curriculum goals. Guides staff in the use of formal/informal assessment strategies to gauge student progress toward achievement benchmarks.
• Administers state-mandated testing programs. Maintains test security. Implements standardized procedures to ensure the accurate recording and timely preservation of test data.
• Uses longitudinal analysis of test results to identify emerging student needs, relationships between interventions, achievements and time forecasts for students to master expected skills.
• Assists staff with pupil management issues. Participates in student planning meetings as needed.
• Collaboratively resolves problems that impede student learning. Identifies performance gaps/trends and prioritize core performance objectives. Helps staff identify teaching techniques, interventions and aligned resources best suited for each student.
• Works with staff to monitor intervention efficacy. Recommends modifications as needed.
• Advocates for students. Facilitates full access to inclusive educational opportunities.
• Helps students make appropriate choices and improve personal skills. Encourages creativity, critical-thinking, cultural awareness, democratic values, empathy, ethical conduct and self-reliance.

• Fosters goodwill and encourages relationships that enhance public support for education.
• Develops mutually respectful relationships with co-workers. Functions as part of a…