Job Description:

Category: Administration/Supervisor of Special Education
Location: Secondary Schools
TITLE: Special Education Supervisor (11 months) 

QUALIFICATIONS:  
Connecticut Administrative Intermediate Certificate #092 and #065/071/070/or related special education field
Extensive  experience in Special Education
Additional requirements as the Board may deem advisable
 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  
Bilingual, English and Spanish
 

REPORTS TO: Executive Director of School and Family Supports
SUPERVISES: Department staff 

JOB GOAL: To provide supervision, leadership and coordinates of Secondary Special Education Programs

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 
Assists in the development of policies and regulations for the department’s operation
Develops, implements and evaluates the department’s instructional program
Supervises and evaluates department members and coordinates their activities throughout the academic year
Presents and oversees a planned program of orientation and in-service activities throughout the academic year
Conducts department meetings on a regularly scheduled basis
Reviews and administers the department budget
Assists in the recruitment, screening, and assigning of departmental personnel
Attends and/or chairs Planning and Placement team meetings which may involve litigation, are out-of-district, or which may recommend excessive costs to the district
Ensures that the guidelines relating to the development, monitoring, review and revision of the Individual Educational Program are adhered to in accordance with state and federal legislature and regulations
With staff, assists in scheduling students for academic classes, determines what courses will be taught, assigns instructors, and decided the curriculum to be followed
Ensures the assessment/evaluation process is performed according to prescribed procedure
Assists in determinations as to completeness of assessment data for purposes of diagnostic and placement decisions
Assists in the interpretation of the program to staff, the Board and community
Performs such other department tasks as the Executive Director of his/her designee may from time to time assign

EVALUATION: Annually by the Executive Director of School and Family Supports , in accordance with A Guide to Teacher Performance Evaluation for the New London Public Schools

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year are determined by the Board of Education and the Administrators’ Bargaining Unit