Special Education Administrator

Special Education Administrator (3193R)

Job Title: Special Education Administrator

Location: Brown Elementary School, Natick, Massachusetts

Reports To: Principal, Director of Student Services and/or Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

Work Days/FTE: 193 days / 1.0 FTE

Salary/Benefits: Salary and benefits per collective bargaining agreement with Education Association of Natick (linked)

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Start Date: Aug 17, 2026

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre‑K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high‑performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated.

We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post‑secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world.

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths‑based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

The Special Education Coordinator is the lead building administrator for all Special Education Programs and Services. The primary job goal of a building‑based special education administrator is to oversee and manage the effective delivery of special education services within a school. This includes ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, coordinating and monitoring the development and implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), supporting and training staff in best practices, and fostering an inclusive, supportive environment that maximizes educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

Additionally, this role involves leading school and district strategic planning by using data‑driven insights to shape a clear vision and guide the continuous improvement of special education programs and overall school performance.

Lead building administrator for all Special Education Programs and Services, ensuring that all services for students identified with special needs are met.

Serve as a member of the school building administrative leadership team.

Provide professional development activities and in‑service training to staff regarding instructional practices, accommodations, modifications, and provision of services to students.

Share supervision and evaluation responsibilities with the Building principal and/or Director or Dept. Head.

• Depending on the level of administration and number of students within a building, the evaluation responsibility may differ for each Special Education Administrator.
• Special Education Administrator will serve as primary or secondary evaluator for all special education staff including service providers, special educators and paraprofessionals.

Organize and facilitate regular special education staff meetings within the building.

Coordinate and supervise curriculum and programming for special education students within the building, inclusive of co‑teaching, inclusionary, pull‑out, and sub‑separate programming.

Coordinate scheduling and accommodations for special education students, maintaining appropriate special education to general education ratios in the inclusion environment.

Schedule TEAM meetings including Initial Evaluations, Re‑evaluations, Manifestation Determinations and Independent evaluation reviews.

Attend required Special Education Admin weekly meetings.

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