Director of Special Education

Job Details:

Job Location:

WASHINGTON, DC 20010, Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year, Student Support Services Model:

Our firm belief is that all students, including those with disabilities, can achieve at high levels. We also believe that all students benefit from the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Both research and our own experience demonstrate that students with disabilities perform better with greater access to the general education curriculum and non disabled peers. Based on this belief, we only remove students from the general education classroom when absolutely necessary for the student to learn.

Our special education program provides access to our students with disabilities through Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans.

The Director of Special Education is responsible for implementing and maintaining all Special Education and 504 programs for students in grades Pre‑K through 12 and ensuring that services comply with the LEA, state, and federal objectives and laws.

The Director of Special Education provides oversight to the Student Support Services team at the three E.L. Haynes campuses, including planning, designing, and implementing all phases of instructional service delivery along the continuum provided by the Special Education staff and serving as a resource to school personnel and families. The Director of Special Education is a Student Support Services team member and reports to the Senior Director of Student Support Services.

This is a 12-month position.

• Provide strong leadership and implement the overall vision of the special education program vision to ensure continuous organizational development and improvement;
  Collaborate with school leadership teams to assist with the overall evaluation of inclusionary practices in their schools to identify and develop strategies for improvement;
• Collaborate with school leadership to conduct co‑observations and instructional rounds to support academic and behavioral program improvements;
• Evaluate on an ongoing basis the total special education program, curriculum, procedures, and individual students’ needs and achievements;
• Ensure that
  
  E. L. Haynes provides a continuum of services for students with disabilities;
  Understand the administration, principles, and methods of educational and instructional services delivery models;
• Supervise special education instructional staff training, related service providers, and educational aides to ensure well‑trained personnel;
• Implement assigned programs and projects to align with LEA and state curriculum and instructional objectives;
• Support teachers by providing instructional best practices and strategies to assist students with disabilities in accessing the grade‑level curriculum; and
• Provide feedback to Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), principals, and coaches about general education areas that impact differentiation and observations made in general education classrooms.

• Develop the appropriate infrastructures, systems, and processes for implementation of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) with fidelity, ensuring that compliance standards, including instructional programs, are designed to maximize student performance;
• Oversee monthly IEP progress reporting by inclusion teachers and service providers;
  Ensure that IEP accommodations and modifications are shared with all appropriate personnel, including Extended Day Program staff and specials teachers;
• Ensure that IEP accommodations and modifications are provided to students with IEPs during testing;
• Monitor 504 plans for students with disabilities who qualify for them;
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