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Director of Special Education

Teach Mississippi, Jackson Field, Colorado, United States

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SDE Certification as Special Subject Supervisor

Three (3) years teaching experience

Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO:

Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction

JOB GOAL:

To coordinate the Special Educational program within the school district

To keep abreast of educational research and advancement in curriculum methods and practices

SUPERVISES:

Directly:

District Case Manager

Psychometrist/Counselor

Special Education Nurse

Corrective Therapist

Homebound teachers

Teachers of Hearing Impaired

Teachers of Visually Impaired

Behavior Specialist

Indirectly:

Special Education staff

Teacher Assistant Team Chairpersons

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Special Education program

Supervision and evaluation

Budget, purchasing, and financing

Public relations

Student welfare

DUTIES:

To conduct both in school and out of school child find efforts

To provide supervision for the child study and assessment process

To provide supervision for the Special Education staff and program to ensure that Free Appropriate Public Education requirements and IDEA requirements are met

To evaluate countywide employed Special Education staff as per school board policy

To approve expansion or deletion of Special Education teacher units

To procure funding for Special Education teacher units and resources for appropriate servicesTo prepare IDEA Project Application and accompanying budget

To maintain inventory of equipment and records of expenditures utilizing PL IDEA money

To approve all purchases made for Special Education

To approve Special Education field trips as per school board policy

Coordinate transition activities

Serve as member of MEET Team, and LSC committee

Provide and coordinate specialized training for staff

To interview and recommend staff members for employment for countywide Special Education positions

To complete and submit all required reports on or before the date due

To schedule staff in-service with the assistance of building principals

To evaluate staff members as requested by building or attendance center principals

To coordinate the development of policies with the secondary and attendance center principals

Serve as district contact person for gifted education

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

12 months employment; salary to be established by Board Policy GGBA.

EVALUATION:

Performance in this position will be evaluated annually by the Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, in accordance with provisions of the Board's policies on evaluation.

Postings current as of 2/27/2026 7:56:09 AM CST.

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