Director of Special Education and Student Support

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

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:

1. Coordinates with principals, teachers and other administrators the total program for exceptional children in each school.
2. Correlates Special Education Program with the total instructional program.
3. Assists in the adaptation of school policies to include special education needs.
4. Recommends policies and programs essential to the needs of exceptional children.
5. Keeps informed of all legal requirements governing special education.
6. Provides leadership in establishing new programs and in developing improved understanding of existing programs.
7. Develops and initiates survey programs for continuous identification of exceptional children.
8. Evaluates existing programs as an on-going responsibility and recommends changes and additions as needed.
9. Assists in recruitment, selection, and recommendations for hiring of any special education personnel.
10. Assumes responsibility for compiling, maintaining, and filing all reports, records and other documents legally required or administratively useful.
11. Approves initial transportation of all children placed in special classes, if transportation is recommended.
12. Develops budget recommendations and provides expenditure control in established budgets for special education.
13. Maintains a permanent inventory of equipment purchased for special education.
14. Evaluates, on an on-going basis, the total Special Education Program.
15. 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:

1. 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.
2. Performs detailed study and analysis of confidential student assessment data.
3. Trains district personnel in the procedures for administration of all state assessments and the laws that affect those assessments.
4. Supervise test administration, test security procedures, and make up administration procedures of each assessment.

Counseling Responsibilities:

1. Provides leadership in developing appropriate comprehensive counseling and guidance program activities.
2. Serves as a consultant to principals and counselors in the implementation of the statewide and local schools' comprehensive counseling and guidance plans.
3. 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 provisions of the evaluation procedures of the Sheffield City Board of Education.

General Information for Applicants:

• Applicants are subject to criminal and other background checks.
• Depending on possible changes in enrollment, personnel transfers, or other factors, the position to be filled may be different from the indicated vacancy.
• Nondiscrimination Statement: The Sheffield City School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies, Carlos Nelson, Deputy Superintendent or Julie Box, Special Education and 504 Coordinator, 300 West Sixth Street, Sheffield, AL 35660, View phone number on click.appcast.io.
• DECLARACIN DE NO DISCRIMINACIN: El sistema escolar de la ciudad de Sheffield no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, o edad en sus programas y actividades, y ofrece igualdad de acceso a los Boy Scouts y otros grupos de jvenes designados. Las siguientes personas han sido designados para recibir consultas sobre las polticas de no discriminacin: Educacin Especial y Coordinador de 504, 300 W. Sixth Street Sheffield, AL 35660 View phone number on click.appcast.io; Coordinador de Programas Federales, 300 W. Sixth Street Sheffield, AL 35660 View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Alabama State Department of Education