PROGRAM SPECIALIST SELPA PROGRAM

About the Employer

Downey Unified School District (DUSD) is located approximately 12 miles south of Los Angeles, offering easy access to scenic mountains and beaches. For decades, DUSD has maintained a reputation for excellence, driven by our unwavering mantra, "Our Kids Deserve the Best." This philosophy guides every decision and daily practice, ensuring that students receive the highest quality education and support.


Job Summary

Under the Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Director, the SELPA Program Specialist is an innovative educational
leader, who demonstrates the capacity to build meaningful relationships with district level leadership, site administrators,
certificated and classified staff members, and parents and families on behalf of students with Individualized Education Programs
(IEPs) and Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP). The SELPA Program Specialist exhibits technical expertise in special education
compliance, program monitoring and programming within the public education setting and possesses a developed understanding of
landmark and current special education legislation. The SELPA Program Specialist supports and consults with administrators and
other staff members in the development and implementation of compliant programming for students receiving special education
services; participates and facilitates meetings and trainings for staff members and various collaborators; and builds the capacity
of certificated and classified staff members; serves as a liaison between the member Districts and various outside agencies,
prepares and oversees contracts, inter-agency agreements, and other entities; attends and facilitates parent meetings and
meetings with families utilizing a collaborative lens, conducts data quality review, supports the Extended School Year program,
creates and maintains appropriate documentation, records, and reports; and adheres to legally compliant timelines throughout the
scope of practice.

Requirements / Qualifications

• Copy of Transcript
• Credential Copy
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 letters of recommendation no older than 1 year.))
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

It shall be the policy of the Board of Education that students and employees in the Downey Unified School District shall not be subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, immigration status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics and shall not be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any program or activity, except as provided for by law or regulation. The Board of Education also requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses
an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.