2026-27 Assistant Director - Licensed - Office of Specialized Services
Listed on 2026-08-11
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration -
Management
Education Administration
GENERAL INFORMATION
Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is looking to hire a full-time Assistant Director
¿ Licensed for our Office of Specialized Services in St. Paul, MN. We are aiming to fill this role in 2 - 4 weeks. Employees could be eligible for Medical/Dental/Vision/Pension and accrue sick and vacation time.
General Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is looking to hire a full-time Assistant Director
¿ Licensed for our Office of Specialized Services in St. Paul, MN. We are aiming to fill this role in 2 - 4 weeks. Employees could be eligible for Medical/Dental/Vision/Pension and accrue sick and vacation time.
The Assistant Director of K-12 Special Education is responsible for assisting the Executive Director in the leadership of special education programming in K-12 schools. This position supervises special education leadership positions including supervisors and other staff as assigned.
Assist the Executive Director in the Office of Specialized Services in the development and management of its programs. Provide leadership for special education programs, including dispute resolution and due process compliance to ensure students have equitable access to specialized instruction in the least restrictive environment. Provide leadership in developing and monitoring program goals and addressing disproportionality and systemic bias.
Reports to the Executive Director in the Office of Specialized Services
Minimum Qualifications
- Master
¿ s degree in school administration, special education, or a related field - School administrator license issued by PELSB (Director of Special Education)
- Special education license issued by PELSB
- Three years of teaching experience, in special education or a related field
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive knowledge and experience with special education due process compliance and dispute resolution, special education programming and specialized instruction.
- Experience in supervision of a continuum of special education programs and associated staff.
- Experience collaborating with building administrators, district leadership and collective bargaining units.
- Extensive experience developing and delivering Professional Development to different stakeholder groups such as non-licensed staff, licensed staff, and administration.
- Working knowledge of developing staffing budgets for special education programs.
Knowledge,
Skills And Abilities
- Considerable knowledge and experience working with theories, practices, developments and innovations of special education programming.
- Considerable knowledge of special education programs and services from Birth to 21 in a large, urban school district.
- Considerable knowledge of laws and regulations affecting special education programs.
- Considerable experience in interacting effectively with students, staff, parents and agencies representing cultural and linguistic diversity.
- Considerable ability to manage cross-departmental teams to work effectively and collaboratively.
- Considerable ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Considerable knowledge of budget management and prioritizing program needs.
- Working knowledge of school district programs, policies and operations.
Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to, the following fundamental duties:
- Provide supervision and leadership for program staff including department staff, special education teacher teams and staff
- Provide leadership in curriculum development and monitor implementation of special education services through data collection around the progress of special education programs and make recommendations to the Executive Director. .
- Work collaboratively with school administrators and their leadership team on the school wide comprehensive improvement planning process (SCIP).
- Work collaboratively with other District departments to ensure special education supports are included and implemented to increase special education student access to curricular and extracurricular opportunities.
- Provide leadership in developing or recommending staff development activities focused on improvement of instruction and action regarding special education…
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