Assistant Director of Compliance
About The Position
As the Assistant Director of Student Compliance for Special School District (SSD), you will support the District's commitment to ensuring students and families receive fair, responsive, and legally compliant special education services. Working alongside the Student Compliance Director, you will assist with the District's response to mediations, due process matters, student rights concerns, and state and federal complaints while serving as a resource to administrators and school teams regarding IDEA, Section 504, FERPA, Title IX, and related requirements. You will help coordinate compliance activities, communicate with families, collaborate with District leaders and legal counsel, and support processes that strengthen student services across St. Louis County. Through consultation, training, data analysis, and continuous improvement efforts, you will play an important role in helping schools maintain strong compliance practices while supporting positive outcomes for students and families.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in education required
- 3-5 years of administrator or other relevant experience, which may include current or previous roles as building-level principals, area coordinators, directors, or other applicable educational experiences, required
- Experienced attorneys who have obtained a Juris Doctor from an accredited university or college and have practiced education law, preferably special education law, with a current Missouri license in good standing
Responsibilities
- Support the District's commitment to ensuring students and families receive fair, responsive, and legally compliant special education services.
- Assist with the District's response to mediations, due process matters, student rights concerns, and state and federal complaints.
- Serve as a resource to administrators and school teams regarding IDEA, Section 504, FERPA, Title IX, and related requirements.
- Help coordinate compliance activities.
- Communicate with families.
- Collaborate with District leaders and legal counsel.
- Support processes that strengthen student services across St. Louis County.
- Play an important role in helping schools maintain strong compliance practices while supporting positive outcomes for students and families through consultation, training, data analysis, and continuous improvement efforts.
Benefits
- Group benefit plans for medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
- Enrollment in Missouri Public School Retirement Systems
- Paid holidays
- 15 PTO days per year
- 20 vacation days per year
- Employee assistance program
- Healthcare spending account
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
