Special Education Supervisor 2025-2026

Job Title: Special Education Supervisor Wage/Hour Status: Exempt

Reports to: Special Services Executive Director Pay Grade: Admin Pay 6

Dept. /School: Special Ed Days: 227

Supervises: Diagnosticians LSSPS OT/PT SLP Adaptive P.E. Homebound VI InHome Trainer Counselors Behavior Consultation Team Assistive Technology Team

Primary Purpose: Provide district support to building principals special education teachers and support personnel diagnosticians LSSPS OT/PTs SLPs general education teachers and counselors regarding legal aspects of the IEP and ARD process. Support special education teachers with case management of special education students support development and review of IEP and support facilitation of ARD meetings.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:

• Masters degree or higher
• Valid Texas Teacher Certification (preferred) or other state approved certification or license
• Texas MidManagement Supervisor or Principal Certificate (preferred)
• TTESS Appraiser certificate
• Bilingual preferred

Experience:

• Minimum five years experience in special education (preferred).
• Strong organizational and planning skills (preferred).
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board of Trustees may find appropriate

Special Knowledge Skills:

• Knowledge of Special Education federal state and local regulations.
• Knowledge of instructional arrangements needed to meet the instructional need of the students in assigned areas.
• Demonstrated knowledge off Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) PLAAFP goal setting process.
• Accommodations/modifications and statewide assessment determination and IEP implementation.
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction: TEKS Student Expectations Vertical/Horizontal Alignment RtI Statewide Assessments PEIMS coding graduation requirements transition.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain comprehensive documentation and records.
• Ability to work harmoniously with special and general education staff parents students community and administrators.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both in written form and orally and to understand when each is most appropriate.
• Training in TTESS in order to effectively evaluate teachers.
• Training in CPI.
• Collaborate with the Bilingual Department to ensure appropriate decisions/services are made for students through the ARD/LPAC process.
• Coordinate and manage ESY services.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Special Education.
• Determination of Special Education Teacher/Paraprofessional staffing allocations at individual campuses through use of Staffing Matrix.
• Determination of specific campus instructional materials needed.
• Planning of appropriate staff development for special education staff.
• Ability to resolve problematic issues occurring on campuses by working collaboratively with campus administrators and teachers.
• Knowledge of online IEP system in order to monitor student information (instructional setting goals/objectives statewide assessment).
• Knowledge in use of Eduphoria in order to monitor special ed. Student.
• Ensure identification and implementation of appropriate supplemental aids through knowledge and understanding of Accommodations Manual provided by the Texas Education Agency for use on statewide assessments.
• Provide instructional support in collaboration with campus staff special education case managers and instructional paraprofessionals.
• Monitor case manager responsibilities including: Routinely analyze data from benchmark and statewide assessment with the purpose of continually improving instruction to meet the individual needs of students including monitoring of student grades.
• Assist in establishing effective curriculum supports in the Special Education and General Education settings.
• Model lessons.
• Assist in the scheduling of students with disabilities.
• Assist general and special education staff in becoming knowledgeable concerning service delivery models including: CoTeaching; In Class Teacher Support (ICTS/Inclusion); Resource class; selfcontained classrooms.
• Remain informed of and comply with federal state district and school regulations and policies for special education.
• Support special education teachers with parent contact.
• Provide guidance in determining staff development for teachers.
• Monitor paraprofessionals to ensure student needs are met.
• Monitor all Special Education paperwork.
• Maintain tracking records and reports as required in special education electronic management system.
• Verify student information to ensure accurate PEIMS data submissions.
• Provide special education staff with forms logs rosters and data reports to assist in maintaining accurate documentation pertaining to student progress and IEP implementation.
• Correspond with other agencies to request/release confidential special education information and/or records.
• Ensure follow up on recommendations made by the ARD/IEP committee.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Consults with other ECISD staff members and work cooperatively to carry out effective programs.
• Perform duties in a professional ethical and responsible manner as defined in the TEA Code of Ethics for Educators.
• Maintain and use information systems required for compliance with state and federal laws and to facilitate the provision of special education services.
• Compile maintain and file all reports records and other documents as required.
• Deal sensitively and fairly with persons from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Communicate effectively with supervisors colleagues students parents and the community.
• Participate in staff development activities to improve jobrelated skills.
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Special Education.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Occasional prolonged or irregular hours.

The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required. I have read understand and attest to the above description and funding relating to my daily activities.

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Required Experience:

Manager