Duties

• Communicate effectively and empathetically with staff, students, parents, and community members.
• Model teamwork, collaboration, and professional leadership; provide mentoring and instructional guidance.
• Supervise, coordinate, and evaluate Special Education and at-risk programs and personnel.
• Evaluate programs to ensure effective identification and services for students’ needs, maintaining compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Oversee maintenance of special education and 504 records and ensure timely, accurate documentation. Implement and monitor a continuum of services, including preschool through 8th grade, out-of-district placements, and nonpublic students.
• Act as liaison to special education cooperatives, serve as liaison for children experiencing homelessness, and coordinate services for hospitalized/homebound students.
• Collaborate with administrators on staff recruitment, hiring, training, and evaluations.
• Manage budgets, grants, expenditures, curriculum, assessments, and professional development for student services.
• Coordinate psychological, speech, nursing, and social work services.
• Attend meetings, represent the Superintendent at community and inter-agency functions, and serve as one of the District Complaint Managers.
• Maintain current professional knowledge, utilize technology effectively, and uphold student safety, ethical standards, and confidentiality.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Special Education, Educational Leadership, or a related field.
• Illinois Professional Educator License with Director of Special Education endorsement.
• Knowledge of special education law, 504 plans, MTSS, and evidence-based instructional practices. Ability to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Prior successful experience in a similar position.

Salary/Benefits

Competitive Salary & Benefits:

• Base: $150,000 - $170,000
• Board-paid family health, vision, and dental insurance benefit and TRS contribution.
• Competitive compensation package.

Additional Notes

About Skokie School District 73.5:

Skokie School District 73.5 is located in culturally diverse Skokie, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. There are approximately 1,100 students in the three building school district. Nearly fifty percent of the students come from homes where a language other than English is spoken and more than 60 languages are spoken. District 73.5 seeks a diverse candidate pool that is reflective of the diversity of our student body.

Email Address

nderrig@sd735.org

School District

sd735.org

Position Website

https://www.sd735.org/about/employment

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Application Deadline

6/30/2026