Parent Educator

Full-time position available July 1, 2022

Job Description Summary:

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Assistant Director of Special Education is responsible for providing leadership to member districts in implementing and maintaining Special Education programs and services in conformance to district, state, and federal objectives and laws in conjunction with the Executive Director. Essential duties outlined below are intended as “representative” examples of the level, nature, and decision-making expectation of positions assigned to this classification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provides consultation to member districts in collaboration with Special Education Coordinators.
  • Attends IEP and/or Alternative Dispute Resolution meetings in individual districts, at Director or Administrator request, when conflict is anticipated.
  • Provides technical assistance on legal and regulatory compliance in special education.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with legal requirements and due process procedures.
• Performs supervisory responsibilities for all MAWSECO staff directly supervised.  Performs such representative responsibilities as:
  • Conducts staff evaluations for all assigned staff including 3 formal evaluations for non-tenured staff and formal evaluations of all paraprofessional staff.
  • Conducts pre-observational, observational and post evaluation meetings.  Provides support, feedback and identifies correction actions or disciplinary needs, if indicated.
  • Develops, coordinates and implements professional development to meet the needs of the Cooperative.
• Develops, analyzes, and makes recommendations to the executive director in the area of resource management.
• Assumes leadership roles as assigned by the Executive Director.  Assignments may include:
  • Serves as the Special Education Coordinator of Maple Lake District
  • Serves on Committees, as assigned by the Executive Director.
  • Assists the Executive Director with cooperative staffing analysis and makes recommendations for staffing needs.
  • Provides leadership to the special education coordinators or others under the direction of the executive director.