Director of Special Education and Student Support Job Sheffield area,Alabama USA,Education / Teaching

Executive Director of Special Education & Student Support Qualifications

A valid Alabama Class a Certification in Administration and/or Supervision.

Valid Class B teaching certificate in Special Education.

Three successful years as a special education teacher.

Reports To

Superintendent

Supervises

Special Education and Student Support Associated with:

Special Education
Testing/Referral
Compliance
Monitoring
Mental Health
Student Assessment/Accountability
Guidance & Counseling
504/Homebound/Homeless
English Learners (EL)
Migrant
RTI/SST

Job Goal

Plans, organizes, leads, directs, and coordinates a variety of programs, projects,
and activities related to the function of teaching and learning. Provides
administrative leadership to the local principals in the administration and operation
of his/her school in developing, achieving and maintaining an excellent
instructional program and support services to provide the best possible
environment for learning.

Performance Responsibilities and Essential Functions

Coordinates with principals, teachers and other administrators the total program for exceptional
children in each school.

Correlates Special Education Program with the total instructional program.

Assists in the adaptation of school policies to include special education needs.

Recommends policies and programs essential to the needs of exceptional children.

Keeps informed of all legal requirements governing special education.

Provides leadership in establishing new programs and in developing improved understanding of
existing programs.

Develops and initiates survey programs for continuous identification of exceptional children.

Evaluates existing programs as an on-going responsibility and recommends changes and additions as
needed.

Assists in recruitment, selection, and recommendations for hiring of any special education personnel.

Assumes responsibility for compiling, maintaining, and filing all reports, records and other
documents legally required or administratively useful.

Approves initial transportation of all children placed in special classes, if transportation is recommended.

Develops budget recommendations and provides expenditure control in established budgets for special education.

Maintains a permanent inventory of equipment purchased for special education.

Evaluates, on an on-going basis, the total Special Education Program.

Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development; for keeping current with the literature, new research findings, and improved techniques; and for attending appropriated professional meetings and conventions.

Student Assessment Responsibilities

Applies an advanced understanding of state laws, rules, policies, and procedures in the specialized
area of state and district assessments in order to coordinate all student assessment program activities
within Sheffield City Schools.

Performs detailed study and analysis of confidential student assessment data.

Trains district personnel in the procedures for administration of all state assessments and the laws that
affect those assessments.

Supervise test administration, test security procedures, and make up administration procedures of
each assessment.

Counseling Responsibilities

Provides leadership in developing appropriate comprehensive counseling and guidance program
activities.

Serves as a consultant to principals and counselors in the implementation of the statewide and local schools’ comprehensive counseling and guidance plans.

Serves as a consultant to principals and counselors in the areas of psychological services for individual students with unusual problems that appear to be beyond the scope of the local staff.

Terms of Employment

Twelve months. Salary to be established by the Board.

Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with…