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Grand Rapids, MI - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Director of Student Services

Student Services

Reports To: Assistant Superintendent of Instruction

Location: Student Services

Schedule: 52Week Administrator

Salary: Commensurate with Administrative Agreement

Job Summary: The role of the Director of Student Services is to manage the daytoday operations of the special education programs services and staff.

Qualifications:

Preferred qualifications:

  • Fully approved as a director of special education through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience as a director or supervisor of special education

Required qualifications:

  • Temporary or continuing temporary approval as a director of special education through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
  • Valid Michigan administrative certificate

Skills/Knowledge:

  • Utilization of student and school performance data to improve student achievement
  • Effective practices in curriculum instruction and assessment for special education student populations
  • Curriculum alignment strategies to ensure focus and coherence within and across grade levels
  • Principles and practices of administrative management including strategic planning budgeting and contract management
  • Legal ethical and professional best practices
  • Effective relationships and communication verbally and in writing with stakeholders (e.g. students families staff members and the broader community)
  • Ability to foster and maintain equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for all students families and employees
  • Effective uses of technology in the service of teaching and learning
  • Positive Behavior Intervention Systems

Essential Job Functions:

  • Develop disseminate and guide best practices for special education in collaboration with school leadership
  • Direct the implementation of and ensure compliance with state and federal legislation and Board Policy related to special education
  • Prepare and coordinate all monitoring visits and audits related to special education
  • Oversee the development compliance implementation and maintenance of all Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
  • Supervise the procedures for placement evaluation and redetermination of eligibility
  • Connect students families to statewide and/or community resources as needed
  • Ensure that special education students are integrated in all school activities
  • Ensure that general education and special education teachers and staff work collaboratively to ensure academic success for all students
  • Assist with the design and development of special education professional development programs
  • Assist with recruitment hiring and evaluation of special education teachers itinerants and paraprofessionals
  • Maintain regular communication with itinerant and special education personnel
  • Implement and monitor Medicaid billing procedures
  • Review and evaluate special education curriculum
  • Supervise special education transportation tracking
  • Supervise and coordinate homebound and hospitalized student instruction
  • Supervise and maintain student services budget
  • Supervise the postsecondary transition program
  • Respond to stakeholder concerns in a timely and professional manner
  • Advance school district policies procedures and initiatives in pursuit of transformative change within the school
  • Consistent and reliable attendance
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to stand walk sit use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl talk hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and/or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety wellbeing and work output of students.

Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to compare analyze communicate both orally and in writing copy coordinate instruct compute synthesize evaluate use interpersonal skills compile and negotiate.

Evaluation:

In accordance with the Administrative Agreement.

Terms of Employment:

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.

The Forest Hills Public SchoolDistrictdoes not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion age sex (including pregnancy gender identity or sexual orientation) marital status disability genetic information or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.


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