<p>TITLE:</p> <p>Assistant Director of Student Services</p> <p>LOCATION:</p> <p>All schools in the district/superintendency union</p> <p>POSITION SUMMARY:</p> <p>The Assistant Director of Student Services provides leadership in the development, implementation, and monitoring of out of district special education programming. The Assistant Director is responsible for coordinating and monitoring the IEP services provided to students with disabilities who are educated outside of the district. Consequently, this position requires ongoing interaction with public and private day and residential schools, parents/guardians, and external service providers. The Assistant Director of Student Services plays a pivotal role in ensuring students receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive learning environment and works with the District's school personnel to facilitate the transition planning for students exiting and re-entering the District.</p> <p>REPORTS TO:</p> <p>Director of Student Services</p> <p>CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS</p> <ul> <li>DESE licensure as a Special Education Administrator or Director </li><li>Possession of a driver's license (in order to travel to in-district and out-of-district schools) </li></ul> <p>TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:</p> <ul> <li>Master's degree or higher with a concentration in Special Education </li><li>5 years of teaching experience as a Special Education teacher preferred </li><li>All prospective employees must undergo state-mandated criminal background checks (ie., CORI, SORI, and SAFSIS) and be deemed suitable for employment </li></ul> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The list below summarizes the required knowledge, skills, and/or abilities of this position. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <ul> <li>Assist the Director of Student Services in the overall administration of special education and related services throughout the region as needed </li><li>Oversee and coordinate all IEP and placement functions pertaining to special education services provided in Out-of-District placements: </li><li>Monitor program effectiveness to ensure students make effective progress </li><li>Coordinate all aspects of Out-of-District team meetings and develop and process the documentation associated with students' IEPs </li><li>Oversee procedures pertaining to evaluation, progress monitoring & reporting, and Out-of-District student placement </li><li>Interpret assessments, evaluations, and IEP </li><li>Monitor Out-of-District students' attendance, progress reports, MCAS performance, and report cards </li><li>Monitor Out-of-District students' progress towards a high school graduation and/or certificate of completion </li><li>Work with outside agencies to coordinate interagency collaboration </li><li>Assist in the preparation and filing of students' 688 forms </li><li>Ensure department and student records are current and maintained </li><li>Monitor and report on required special education compliance as requested by the Director of Student Services </li><li>Prepare reports assigned or requested by the Director of Student Services </li><li>Maintain close contact with parents/guardians </li><li>Monitor placement compliance with regulations </li><li>Keep current database on placements, tuition and transportation costs, assisting with Circuit Breaker reimbursement procedures. </li><li>Assist with related transportation issues. </li><li>Contact/send out referral packets to potential placements </li><li>Coordinate visits and meet parent/guardian/student/staff for intakes </li><li>Review and file students' 688 Forms as needed </li><li>Assist the Director of Student Services and special education bookkeeper with the development, monitoring and execution of the Special Education budget </li><li>Assist the Director of Student Services in the planning, organization, data collection, and execution of all activities associated with the MA DESE Tiered Focused Monitoring process. </li><li>Assist in the recruitment, selection, and recommendation for hiring of Special Education personnel at the District and school-based level. </li><li>Perform any other related duties as assigned by the Director of Student Services </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:</p> <p>The work environment described reflects conditions an employee may encounter while performing this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.</p> <p>The employee may be regularly required to move and travel throughout and around the building(s). The employee may also be required to remain in a stationary position for considerable periods of time. The employee may be required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is expected to lift at least 20 lbs (i.e. books, school supplies, etc.). The employee may frequently use hands and fingers. The employee may operate a computer and other office productivity devices (i.e., a calculator, copy machine, printer, etc.).</p> <p>SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <p>As assigned by the Director of Student Services</p> <p>FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) CLASSIFICATION:</p> <p>This position is classified as Exempt (Professional).</p> <p>TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:</p> <p>This a benefits eligible, 12 month position.</p>