Description:
Full time, 260 days per year, Assistant Director of Special Services for Shakopee Schools.
Job Summary:
Provide leadership in the development, implementation, and oversight of quality programming for students with disabilities district wide. In collaboration with the Director of Special Services, the Assistant Director of Special Services will ensure the implementation of State and Federal laws, statutes, rules, and regulations pertaining to special education, which includes: directing the implementation of procedures for identifying students with disabilities and implementation of educational programming for students with disabilities; planning and implementing systems for evaluation of special education programs; providing leadership for the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Monitoring and Compliance process; ensuring state mandated testing procedures are followed pertaining to testing students with disabilities; supervising the implementation of Third Party Billing for special education; assisting with the development and oversight of annual program budgets; recruiting, hiring, and supervising certified and non-certified staff; and providing support to Special Services Supervisors and Coordinators to strengthen their leadership roles in providing guidance and support to staff, administrators, and parents.
Qualifications:
A minimum of a graduate degree in special education or related area.
Minnesota Administrator License as Director of Special Education
A minimum of 3 years of administrative or supervisory experience in special education; or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
Working Conditions:
Office environment.
Requires own means of transportation to provide service to various buildings in the district and the surrounding area.