TITLE Assistant Director of Special Education

 

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Valid Nebraska certification with endorsements in education administration and special education required.
2. Master’s degree with a variety of successful experiences in special education required.
3. Experience and leadership in special services areas including demonstrated ability to work with a variety of groups, teachers, parents, and students.
4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

 

REPORTS TO Director of Special Education

 

SUPERVISES Special Education Staff

 

JOB GOAL To assist the Director of Special Education in designing, developing, and delivering those programs determined appropriate for students with verified special needs; and to evaluate programs, services, and personnel as required.

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Program administration and supervision of special education programs.
2. Coordinate special education programs, services, curriculum, teaching practices, training, and compliance for special education programs.
3. Program co-supervision with principals of special education programs and related services. 
4. Provide building program support- attends special education department meetings, serves as district representative for select MDT/IEP meetings, provides building-level triage support and crisis response when needed, collaborates with IEP case managers and behavior facilitators to coordinate IEP case management and (YATP) students in level II, level III, and homeschool settings. 
5. Assist in determining staff development needs in special education and in providing in-service training for certified and classified staff.
6. Assist in long-range planning for special education programs and participate in the district strategic planning process.
7. Keep informed on state and federal laws, trends, and initiatives in areas of special education supervision.  
8. Consult with central office administrators, principals, teachers, and parents related to special education services.
9. Assist with the supervision of district Child Find activities.
10. Consult with the Director of Special Education and IEP teams to coordinate Extended School Year (ESY) services and special education services for students attending summer school programs. 
11. Assume other responsibilities as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT 225 days.  Salary and work year to be established by the Board.  

APPRAISAL Performance of this job will be appraised by the Director of Special Services in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Appraisal of Administrative Personnel

 

FLSA Status:  Exempt.

1. Professional exemption:  The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.
2. Executive exemption:  The primary duty of the employee is the management of a department or subdivision.  The employee customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more other employees and has authority to hire or fire other employees or the employee’s recommendations as to hiring, firing, promotion, or other change of status of other employees are given particular weight.
3. Administrative exemption: The employee has the primary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management of general business operations of the school district.  The employee customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment or has a primary duty of performing administrative functions directly related to academic instruction or training in the school district or a department or subdivision

Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Special Education Director position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:

 

	Physical Requirements                            Special Education Director E = Essential       NE = Non-Essential	NE	NE	E	E	E
	Stamina
	1.    Sitting				X
	2.    Walking				X
	3.    Standing				X
	4.    Sprinting/Running	X
	Flexibility
	5.    Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person			X
	6.    Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person			X
	7.    Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling			X
	8.    Reaching above the head			X
	9.    Reaching forward			X
	10.    Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example:  typing, data entry, etc.)			X
	Activities
	11.    Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)		X
	12.    Hand/grip strength		X
	13.    Driving on the job			X
	14.    Typing non-stop				X
	Use of Arms and Hands
	15.    Manual dexterity (screwing a lid on a jar)			X
	16.    Finger dexterity (typing)			X
	Lifting Requirements
	17.    Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)
	Floor to waist		X
	Waist to shoulder		X
	Shoulder to overhead		X
	18.    Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)
	Floor to waist		X
	Waist to shoulder		X
	Shoulder to overhead	X
	19.    Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)
	Floor to waist		X
	Waist to shoulder		X
	Shoulder to overhead	X
	20.    Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)
	Floor to waist	X
	Waist to shoulder	X
	Shoulder to overhead	X
	21.    Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)
	Floor to waist	X
	Waist to shoulder	X
	Shoulder to overhead	X
	22.    Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads?	X
	Pushing/Pulling
	23.    25 to 50 pounds		X
	24.    51 to 75 pounds		X
	25.    76 to 90 pounds	X
	26.    Over 90 pounds	X
	Carrying
	27.    10 to 25 pounds		X
	28.    26 to 50 pounds		X
	29.    51 to 75 pounds	X
	30.    76 to 90 pounds	X
	31.    Over 90 pounds	X

 

It is the policy of Gretna Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs.  Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.