Dec 04, 2019
The Wilson School District has an immediate need for a Supervisor of Special Education Elementary to supervise all special education personnel and maintain a high standard of excellence in instructional program. Provide administrative support to special education programs or services and provide consultative services to member districts. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Promote the educational mission of the school district throughout all special education programs. 2. Apply and revise, as necessary, all district-wide students; rights and responsibilities to the maximum extent that they apply to special education. 3. Implement, promote, and monitor all federal and state special education laws, regulations, and standards. 4. Provide support to maintain existing programs that are successful, and offer remedial plans to correct programs that are unsuccessful, inefficient, or ineffective. 5. Supervise and coordinate special education classroom programs for students who are disabled and for students who are mentally gifted. 6. Provide the necessary educational and procedural leadership to ensure that each special education student is participating in regular education to the maximum extent that is appropriate. 7. Guide multidisciplinary teams and individualized education programs. 8. Assess, coordinate, and facilitate the delivery of Instruction in the Home; and Homebound Instruction; for special education students. 9. Mentor new special education teachers, in conjunction with the building principals, and customize the induction program when necessary to meet the needs of each non-tenured special education teacher. 10. Utilize the district differentiated supervision options in the supervision of special education teachers. 11. Interview and recommend appointment of special education instructional assistants. 12. Plan and provide staff development opportunities for all special education staff by assisting in the development of in-service day options and promoting appropriate contracted in-service opportunities. 13. Transition students from Early Intervention into school age programming. 14. Establish and oversee extended school year program that is implemented within our district. 15. Enhance the delivery of meaningful instruction by assisting teachers in providing relevant community-based instruction and field trip opportunities for special education students. 16. Direct the placements of move-in special education students in order to ensure that the student special education needs will be met and that due process procedures have been followed. 17. Oversee the maintenance of special education class rosters so that accurate demographic, procedural, and statistical information is readily available at all times. 18. Serve as the liaison to families whose children are enrolled in non-public school programs so that equal opportunities for special education services are made available to students who may need such services. 19. Resolve, in conjunction with the Director of Pupil Services, all attendance issues respective to special education students. 20. Coordinate the annual end of year process of moving special education students from one building to another based upon the natural and chronological grade level promotions of students. 21. Interface with the Director of Pupil Services in order to resolve potential conflicts respective to the delivery of student services via Chapter 14 (special education services) versus Chapter 15 (educational access for students who are disabled but not in need of special education). 22. Receive inquiries and items of concern from parents of special education students and thought-to-be special education students and resolve those matters in a timely fashion. 23. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Pupil Services. QUALIFICATIONS: Five (5) years teaching experience in special education Masters degree in special education is necessary Must possess supervisory certificate Knowledge of special education law, disabilities, programmatic needs of student, and current trends and techniques in the field is necessary
Wilson School District
Reading, PA, USA
Full-time