Director of Special Education Assignment and Placement (SY24-25)
Director of Special Education Assignment and Placement (SY24-25)
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Reports to: Assistant Superintendent Office of Special Education and Student Services or his/her designee
Job Description:
Boston Public Schools is seeking to fill the position of Director of Special Education Assignment and Placement for the Office of Special Education. This position is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day student placement needs of special education students; ensuring that placement data is readily accessible for planning purposes; performing data analyses that aid in the projections; development and maintenance of student seats and special education programs; facilitate annual program planning by sharing and utilizing data; work with the the districts Planning and Analysis Team to ensure OSE programs and student assignments inform and align with the districts short and long-term plans; serve as the department liaison with the transportation and enrollment departments.
Working as part of the OSE team this position is responsible for taking the lead in all aspects of the OSE related student assignment and placement process. This includes phasing in and phasing out programs and the development implementation and maintenance of ongoing student assignment and placement data reports including but not limited to:
- annual seat projections
- annual program pathways development for transitional grades
- monthly program and seat capacity analysis
- a daily student assignment and placement tracking system
In addition the Director will also work with the districts data resources to provide analysis of relevant program trends using district school and/or student level data to make strategic recommendations to support OSE decision making such as in planning for the increase of inclusive opportunities and the placement of substantially separate programs. The Director will also use a variety of data driven analytical methodologies to develop what-if scenarios for informing policy decisions for OSE and the district to address student assignment placement program and special education service delivery.
The Director will work closely with the Executive Director the Assistant Directors for Special Education the Data Analyst and other positions as necessary.
Duties:
- Develop manage and maintain OSE student assignment and placement system.
- Work closely with the OSE Executive Director and Assistant Directors to support student placement and to ensure that students are placed in a timely manner.
- Alert the Assistant Superintendent and the Planning and Analysis Team when there is insufficient capacity to meet demand and brainstorm ways to solve the issue.
- Analyze and interpret a variety of student assignment data sources and communicate results to OSE staff.
- Work collaboratively and closely with OSE ODA Operations Finance and other district departments.
- Perform other duties as needed.
Qualifications -Required:
- Masters degree in relevant field or equivalent work experience with a Bachelors degree.
- Five years experience in related field including data manipulation analysis and interpretation.
- Excellent analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Ability to manipulate and retrieve data from large relational databases.
- Fluency with Excel.
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interpret data into easily understandable formats
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining a detail-oriented focus.
- Ability to work effectively and comfortably in a team-oriented environment both within the department and across departments.
Qualifications - Preferred:
- Experience in public schools preferably in a large urban setting.
- Experience in special education.
- Expertise in SQL.
Terms:Managerial C53.
The Boston Public Schools in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies does not discriminate in its programs facilities or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race color age criminal record (inquiries only) disability homelessness sex/gender gender identity religion national origin ancestry sexual orientation genetics or military status and does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation threat or harassment that demeans individuals dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
