Nov 17, 2019
Full Time - Special Education Director Educational Service Unit 7 Location: Columbus, NE Education Services Building Salary Range: • $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 per Year Educational Level: • Special Education Supervisory or Administrative Endorsement Certification or Licensure: • Valid Nebraska Certificate Experience Desired: • 5 years in the field of special education. • 3 years in the field of Supervision/Administration Employee Characteristics: • Cooperation • Attention to Detail • Dependability • Integrity • Concern for Others • Self-Control • Stress Tolerance • Adaptability/Flexibility • Independence • Initiative • Collaboration • Confidentiality Department: • Special Education Reports To: • ESU 7 Administrator Required Responsibilities and Job Tasks: Educational Leadership: Serve as the educational leader of ESU 7's special education program and as a positive contributing member of the administrative team. Provide a leadership structure to ensure rules and instructions to special education program employees and students are in compliance with Board policy. Evaluate curriculum, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency and utilization and to ensure that the special education program complies with federal and state laws ad regulation and Board policy or directives, and implement changes as appropriate. Determine the scope of special education program offerings and the staffing and facility required to provide the educational program. Review and approve new programs, or recommend modifications to existing programs submitting program proposals to the ESU 7 Administrator for Board approval if necessary. Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic trends to forecast service needs. Attend and/or facilitate IEP, MDT team meetings when invited to ensure services and accommodations are provided to students in accordance with Nebraska Special Education rules. Have the willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Collaborate with school district business manager and/or superintendent to complete special education final financial reports, maintenance of effort reporting, and Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) grant reporting. Have knowledge of the processes, rules, and regulations of each. Relationship with ESU7 Administrator: 1.Attend and participate in Board meetings and its committees as requested by Administrator. 2.Prepare and submit to the Administrator recommendations relative to all special education program matters requiring Board action, placing before the Administrator such necessary and helpful facts, information, and reports as are needed to ensure the making of informed decisions. 3.Submit to the Administrator explanation of any proposed procedure that would involve either departure from established policy or the expenditure of substantial sums. 4.Act on own discretion if emergency action is necessary in any matter not covered by Board policy, report such action to the Administrator as soon as practicable, and recommend policy in order to provide guidance in the future. 5.Make a continuous study of the development and needs of the special education program. Inform and advise the Administrator about the programs, practices and challenges of the special education program. 6.Keep informed of current curricular and educational trends and practices, as well as proposed legislation impacting the special education program. Inform the Administrator of significant developments in these areas. 7.Provide long-term planning to guide Board policy development, present recommendations for the adoption or revision of Board policies, communicate Board policies to personnel, and ensure through delegation to staff that all policies of the Board are implemented. 8.Serve as a leader to assist the Administrator to develop a vision for the special education program and a comprehensive long-range plan. Recommend to the Administrator, annually, special education program goals and monitor and report on the progress toward achieving established goals. Personnel Administration: 1.Establish parameters for recruiting and interviewing prospective employees within the special education program. Recruit and recommend for hiring the best qualified and most competent persons for positions within the limits of the budget. 2.Assign or transfer employees to their positions as deemed in the best interests of the ESU. 3.Direct, supervise and evaluate any subordinate coordinator and administrative staff. 4.Recommend and implement the ESU's special education program staff training. 5.Conduct observations and evaluations of special education program staff, in accordance with the Board evaluation policy and legal requirements, and assure that observations and evaluations are completed by others who are delegated such duties. Implement improvement or corrective action plans when needed. 6.Recommend to the Administrator for final action the promotion, salary changes, demotion, or dismissal of special education employees. Where such are within the authority delegated to the Special Education Director, take such actions with employees and report, when appropriate, to the Administrator. 7.Hold meetings of teachers or other employees for the discussion of matters concerning the improvement and welfare of the special education program. 8.Communicate directly or through delegation all actions of the Board or the Administrator relating to personnel matters to all affected special education program employees and communicate to the Administrator communications employees wish the Administrator to receive. 9.Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with the staff. Management of Finances: 1.Fiscal Planning: Conduct fiscal planning or direct such to be completed, to include forecasting indicated revenue, expenditures, and needs to ensure sound financial operations and no unexpected budget deficits. 2.Budgeting: Recommend budget priorities and the allocation of sufficient funds for the special education program. Prepare at request of the Administrator the annual budget needs of the special education program. Administer the adopted budget in accordance with legal requirements and adopted Board policies. 3.Funding Sources: Prepare and submit grant proposals and access other available funding beyond State and local tax revenues. 4.Accounting: Ensure funds are spent prudently by providing adequate control and accounting of the special education program's financial and physical resources and the development and implementation of sound business practices consistent with Board policy and law. 5.Purchasing and Contracting: Implement procedures for the efficient and fiscally prudent purchase of goods and services within the limits of the adopted budget. Purchase equipment, materials and supplies within the annual budget or as directed by the Board or the Administrator in accordance with Board policy, using bidding procedures where required. Property Management : 1. Maintain a current inventory of instructional materials, equipment, and supplies. 2. Direct and coordinate building maintenance and the use of facilities. 3. Develop programs to ensure adherence to codes and facility safety, security, and maintenance, including implementing fire, tornado and other drills as required by law, Board policy and directives of the Chief Administrator. 4. Provide suitable instructions and procedures for staff to govern the use and care of ESU properties. 5. Recommend to the Chief Administrator the sale or disposal of property no longer required by the special education department and delegate the proper execution of such sale or disposal through staff and legal advisors. 6. Recommend to the Chief Administrator short and long-range facility needs. ESU/Community Relations: 1. Represent the ESU before the public and establish and maintain a program of public relations to keep the public well-informed of the programs and activities, policies and practices, and needs and successes of the special education programs, so as to promote a positive relationship between the ESU and the community. 2. Confer periodically with professional and lay groups and transmit to the Chief Administrator suggestions gained from such conferences. 3. Develop partnerships with businesses, communities, and other organizations to help meet identified educational needs. 4. Maintain open lines of communication and cooperative working relationships with other government agencies. When appropriate, attend meetings of other government agencies to advance the interests of the special education programming. 5. Maintain positive relations between the ESU and local media. General Responsibilities: 1. Administer the special education programming in conformity with the adopted policies of the Board, state and federal laws and regulations, and all other laws and regulations. 2. Establish procedures to ensure all administrative decisions necessary to the proper functioning of the special education programs are made. 3. Keep current with educational trends and ESU management developments by attending conferences and other professional development activities. 4. Develop and distribute staff and parent-student handbooks. Insofar as the provisions of such handbooks..... click apply for full job details
ESU 7
Columbus, NE 68601, USA
Full-time
