Position Title: Evaluation Team Supervisor (ETS)
FLSA: Exempt
Reports to: Building Principal and the Director of Special Education
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
ALA Category IV ALA Salary Schedules FY26
Salary: Salary is commensurate with educational attainment and experience as specified by the Association of Lexington Administrators Salary Schedule Category IV. Salary and days may be prorated based on date of hire.
Work Year: 10 months 196 days 184 school days and 12 additional days as
determined by the Director of Special Education)
August 25 2025 start date additional days may begin prior to that date.
Benefits as per ALA contract
Major Responsibilities:
Manages the IEP process:
- Monitors and enforces timelines for evaluation and IEP completion.
- Schedules all IEP Team meetings.
- Edits and signs all IEPs.
- Sends IEPs to Central Office for transmission to parents.
- Effectively addresses concerns of parents advocates and outside evaluators.
- Monitors and tracks the implementation of IEPbased services.
- Identifies and requests authorization for any service not provided by Lexington employees.
Supervises and contributes to evaluation of staff members engaged in Team meetings.
- Has systemwide responsibilities versus buildingbased.
- Participates in the hiring process of special education staff as directed by principal or supervisor.
- Directs and supervises work of the special education Team members and sets expectations for them.
- Serves as contributing evaluator to aid supervisors and principals by providing performance feedback to Team members and specific evaluative input.
- Is responsible for maintaining Team expectations including compliance with state and federal regulations establishing norms for professionalism in meetings and meeting IEP guidelines.
- Works with Team members in completing high quality reports produced on time and in collaboration with colleagues.
- Supervises Team member effectiveness through feedback and coaching professional development.
- Supports professional development coordinating with school and districtwide initiatives.
- Provides training to special education Team members and general education staff.
Provides support to general education and special education teachers and administrators regarding needs of students instructional strategies and the evaluation process.
- Provides technical assistance and training to staff and principals. Topics include but are not limited to IEP writing electronic IEP software high performing teams assessments data collection etc.
- Coordinates with principals to ensure prereferral activities have been implemented.
- Apprises principals and supervisors about difficult cases.
- Works with Team members to articulate and design effective service delivery models.
- Furnishes school data for October 1st and March 1st DESE reporting and all other local state and federal reporting as necessary.
- Communicates high expectations for student achievement and behavioral performance based on the Team meeting decisions.
- Works with Team members principals and supervisors to identify professional development needs for special education and general educators.
- Provides data to supervisors regarding data trends.
- Collaborates with Team members to develop and implement strategies and accommodations in the IEP to promote high student performance.
- Interacts sensitively and effectively with parents staff and other professionals.
Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Special Education and has specialized training in addition to a background in special education. For example the Autism ETS will possess a BCBA degree or other specialized training.
- Possesses an advanced degree and demonstrated experience in special education practice.
- Holds MA licensure as a special educator or in a related special education field.
- Holds or is eligible for MA licensure as a Supervisor/Director or SPED Administrator (desirable).
- Exhibits ability to collaborate think critically and problem solve around complex emotionally charged issues.
- Demonstrates sophisticated organizational skills.
- Brings experience in multitasking and effectively can manage his/her own and other peoples time.
- Evidences the ability to manage conflict among and between staff parents administrators and outside evaluators.
- Demonstrates excellent communication editing and writing skills.
- Demonstrates competency in special education procedures and practice.
- Evidences professional integrity and decisionmaking negotiation and case management skills.
- Has a proven record of school leadership.
- Demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge of eligibility determination special education regulations and laws and the Team meeting process.
- Exhibits skills in working effectively with parents and school personnel.
- Shows the ability to deal with challenging situations and people in a professional and nonjudgmental manner.
- Demonstrates sophisticated conflict management mediation skills and consensus building.
- Demonstrates high level skills in team building.
- Demonstrates the ability to think globally and proactively about issues and their impacts while not losing sight of the details.
- Understands and prioritizes students right to a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Experience and commitment to working in a racially and culturally diverse teaching and learning community.
Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age disability race religion sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin or military status.
Required Experience:
Manager