Deputy Director for Special Education
Deputy Director for Special Education
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07-06-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 123136 - 149801
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
07-06-2025
Job Description
General ResponsibilitiesReporting directly to the Director of the Educational Service Agency the Deputy Director of Special Education provides educational leadership and direction for school district special education programs within the member districts of the ESD 112 Special Education ESA.Salary:The full salary range for this position is $123136.00 - $149801.60. Offers are made at the beginning of the range.Assignment/Location:This position will serve the West Columbia Gorge and ESA Service Region. It is full time year round. This position will close on Monday June 16 2025 at 5:00 p.m.Essential Functions/Other FunctionsEssential Functions:
- Support and collaborate with the Director of the ESA to develop long and short-range plans for the purpose of ensuring organizational and compliance objectives are achieved in an efficient and timely manner.
- Use data research and best practices to design and lead special education programs and services that provide special education students with a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.
- Perform personnel administrative functions including making recommendations to hire train supervise evaluate special education staff to include training mentoring and evaluating of Assistant Directors of Special Education.
- Work with the ESD system and member school districts to design and implement ESA plans that support school and district improvement plans.
- Assist local school districts ESD personnel parents and students in the interpretation and implementation of the local district state an federal laws regulations and policies that govern educating students with disabilities.
- Coordinate programs and services to identify assess place and serve eligible students special education services and ensure student progress.
- Assign supervise evaluate and develop special education staff to support the educational needs of special education students. Includes coordination and assignment of special service providers (School Psychs OTs PTs and SLPs).
- Build and maintain productive relationships and strong partnerships with families school district staff community agencies; and local state and federal government entities.
- Manage the day-to-day special education program operations for assigned member districts. Assure compliance with all federal state agency and school district laws rules regulations and procedures that govern students with disabilities.
- Represent Special Education ESA leadership at meetings and events with partners families and others as assigned.
- Oversee personal services and agency contracts ensuring ESD 112 and Special Education ESA requirements are met. Includes building relationships with staffing agencies & personal services providers and ensuring that candidates meet certification and other standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Serve in the absence of the Director of Special Education and/or the Executive Director of Specialized Student Services.
- Serve on ESD 112 committees or other groups as assigned.
- Hold or eligible to hold a Washington administrative credential.
- Hold or eligible to hold a valid Washington teaching certificate or ESA certification.
- Masters degree
- Three years teaching or other certificated experience (e.g. school psychologist speech pathologist physical therapist).
- Three years of educational leadership experience as a Special Education K-12 administrator.
- Experience designing curriculum and instructional strategies for special education populations.
- Experience delivering professional development to teachers and support staff.
- Experience serving as a liaison with state and federal education agencies professional organizations school districts and/or institutions of higher education.
- Five years of educational leadership experience as a Special Education of K-12 administrator.
- School building work setting office environment.
- Travel to assigned districts in ESD 112 Special Education ESA service region.
- Successful completion of a criminal history and fingerprint check through the Washington State Patrol and FBI.
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