Special Education Director BETTER WAGE ($70,000 yearly)
About The Position
The Special Education Director will be responsible for designing, implementing, and monitoring special education programs to meet the needs of all students with disabilities. This role involves maintaining all pertinent NDE documents, managing budgets, and coordinating resources to support special education services. The director will also manage caseloads, provide services as directed in IEPs, progress monitor IEP goals, and provide written progress reports to parents four times a year. Additionally, the position requires participation in Individualized Service Plans (ISP) for vocational services, developing and implementing vocational ISP programs, and participating in Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings. Collaboration with general education and related service staff is crucial for student progress and participation in the general education curriculum. The director will develop a working knowledge of students on caseload to provide effective special education services and document all pertinent interactions with parents and outside agencies. This role also includes supervising paraprofessionals, conducting diagnostic observations and evaluations, communicating with district and outside agencies, and attending special education meetings. Compliance with NDE Rule 51 guidelines is mandatory.
Requirements
- Bachelors degree required
- Must possess at all times during employment a Nebraska Teaching Certificate with such endorsements as required by NDE Rule 10
- Must possess Special Education Endorsement appropriate for the instructional responsibility assigned (grade level and disability) as required by NDE Rules 24 and 51
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and monitor special education programs to meet the needs of all students with disabilities
- Maintain all pertinent NDE documents
- Manage budgets and coordinate resources to support special education services
- Manage caseloads
- Provide services as directed in IEP
- Progress monitor IEP goals and provide written progress reports to parents four times/year
- Participate in ISP regarding the vocational services for new individual and individual already on caseload
- Develop and implement vocational ISP program
- Participate in MDTs for new students and students already on caseload
- Collaborate with general education and related service staff regarding student progress and participation in the general education curriculum
- Develop a working knowledge of students on case load as it pertains to providing special education services
- Document all parent pertinent interactions with parents, outside agencies etc. (phone calls, notes, etc.)
- Supervise paraprofessionals
- Conduct formal and informal diagnostic observations and evaluations
- Communicate with district and outside agencies
- Attend regularly scheduled and other announced special education meetings
- Comply with NDE Rule 51 guidelines
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
