Assistant Director of Special Services

Position Type:
Administration/Asst Director of Special Services

Date Posted:
10/14/2024

Location:
100-Central Office

Date Available:
07/2025In-district residency required

Qualifications:

• At least ten years' successful experience in teaching and school administration preferred
• A master's degree or higher
• Appropriate certification or licensure
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Reports to:
Superintendent or designee

Supervises:
Such staff members as the superintendent may designate

Job Goal:
To assist the superintendent substantially and effectively in the task of providing leadership in developing, achieving, and maintaining the best possible educational programs and services.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Attends Board meetings and prepares such reports for the Board as the Superintendent may request
• Assists in the determination of types of services needed by the schools and the district's ancillary programs, and makes appropriate recommendations
• Reports on the status of district programs and services at the request of the superintendent
• Prepares drafts of needed Board policies and administrative rules for the superintendent's review and action
• Plays a significant leadership role in program development and in-service education for the professional staff in their program area
• Serves upon assignment by the superintendent as a resource person to all professional staff in the district
• Maintains liaison with social, professional, civic, volunteer, and other community agencies and groups having an interest in the schools
• Establishes necessary procedures for referral and cooperative planning with other agencies, both local and state, that provide services to children
• Communicates to the superintendent the requirements and needs of the district as perceived by staff members
• Prepares state reports and claims as required
• Plays a significant leadership role in fostering professional growth and building of staff morale throughout the district

• Plans and directs a program for the best delivery of services for students who qualify for special education under IDEA
• Insures district compliance with the IDEA federal regulations and insures compliance with the Missouri State Plan
• Maintains records for special education students
• Reports data to the DESE pertaining to special education students
• Monitors the assignments of district non-certificated para professionals, district certificated DHH interpreters, district contracted staff
• Evaluates (in conjunction with building principals) district process coordinators, the district school psychologist
• Organizes the district professional development for para professionals
• Plans and monitors the Medicaid administrative claiming contracted program
• Plans and monitors the district direct billing contracted program
• Provides professional development for district process coordinators

• Assigns and monitors out-of-district contractual placements
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the principal may from time to time assign.

Terms of Employment:
The Co-Director of Special Services will be hired for a twelve (12) month position. The salary and work year will be established annually by the Board of Education.

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.