Assistant Director of Special Education

Expectations include:

Shared Vision of Learning – An education leader promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders.

• Embody, advocate and operationalize the mission, vision and strategic plan of SCSD
• Work collaboratively with principals to implement and monitor special education programs
• Work collaboratively with building leadership, supervise and coach special education teachers by visiting classrooms to observe instruction, model effective instructional practices, provide support and feedback
• Provide leadership and support in the scheduling, assignments, and the coordination of the evaluation of special education teachers and related service staff

School Culture and Instructional Program – An education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.

• Support a positive and achievement-oriented culture, which reflects SCSD’s mission and high expectations
• Guide special education teachers through the process of collaborative reflection and planning, in alignment with SCSD’s  goals and values
• Support special education teacher analysis and use of assessment data to reflect on teaching practice, make instructional decisions, inform lesson plans and meet the needs of diverse learners
• Assist the Special Education Director and building leaders in developing a culture of collaboration, trust, learning and high expectations by facilitating and encouraging staff to work together on key projects
• Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of special education staff
• Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning and ensures that necessary resources are available
• Develop and implement administrative procedures consistent with NYS and federal law concerning special education and Section 504 services; assuring District is in compliance

Community – An education leader promotes the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

• Communicate and collaborate with families to promote a culture of ongoing reciprocal communication & engagement
• Collect and analyze data and information pertinent to the educational environment, and uses it to make related improvements
• Promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources through scheduling or supporting culturally diverse activities

Integrity, Fairness, Ethics – An education leader promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.

• Consider and evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making
• Assume responsibility for thoughtfully considering and upholding mandates so that the school and/or district can successfully ensure compliance and uphold moral and ethical responsibility
• Model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior
• Safeguard the values of equity and diversity
• Support organizational and board decisions and direction relative to matters pertaining to individual school buildings

Goal setting and Attainment

• Engages in the goal setting process as part of ongoing work for improvement
• Goals are stated in ways that allow progress toward them to be assessed and utilized data where possible; they are both actionable and measurable
• Action plans through delineating steps and departments and strategies for all goals; implements the Department’s action plan; monitors and refines goals and/or action steps based on formative assessment of evidence collected