Duties
SUMMARY
The Assistant Director assists the Executive Director with administering, supervising, and directing the Tri-County Special Education Association in accordance with the law and the Executive Committee and Association Council’s policies, procedures and directives and to provide leadership according to the Tri-County Special Education Association’s vision/goals.
DUTIES
- Respond to all requests for information about special education services, about Tri-County Special Education Association, or about programming for students with disabilities.
- Assist educators, family members, and community members with understanding special education services and advise them about community services as appropriate.
- Keep all personnel advised of most current methods, issues, and legal requirements.
- Engage in child-specific problem solving or consultation, as appropriate.
- Identify, recommend, and implement strategies to encourage effective collaborative problem solving within each Tri-County school.
- Attend IEP meetings as needed to share technical information or provide the specialized leadership necessary to resolve or minimize controversies.
- Locate needed resources, materials, personnel, services, or programs.
- Oversee data collection that allows for accurate completion of required reporting and claims for reimbursement.
- Write grant proposals as requested by the Executive Director.
- Coordinate technology requests and equipment.
- Advise and assist districts that are seeking specialized State Board approvals; temporary approvals for special education teachers, approvals for “Other Necessary Professionals,” deviations for class size or age range, variance requests. Provide for the supervision, evaluation and reporting about programs granted a deviation or variance.
- Assess programmatic needs on a periodic basis to make recommendations for program development or redesign. Communicate needs clearly to administrators and teachers.
- Coordinate and lead, as appropriate, efforts to improve the instruction for students with disabilities in Tri-County schools.
- Maintain familiarity with all programs operated by or used by Tri-County schools to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education for their students. When necessary, Assistant Directors facilitate students’ placement into these programs.
- Ensure that Tri-County forms and procedures are legally correct, clear, appropriate, understood and used consistently across member districts.
- Oversee the expenditure of IDEA dollars set aside for professional development.
- Conduct an annual needs assessment of special education in-service needs among Tri-County educators and parents. Report the results to local district coordinators and in the professional development plan.
- Coordinate the use of professional development dollars derived from Tri-County district assessments.
- Evaluate and report on the quality of professional development activities, including, whenever possible, information regarding the impact on educational programming
- Collaborate, as appropriate, with others to provide in-service opportunities or to coordinate conferences.
- Assume responsibility for the design and provision of staff development activities for Tri-County personnel.
- Provide leadership to committees that study and make recommendations on issues affecting services within Tri-County Special Education Association, then prepare subsequent reports or summaries for the Executive Director and others.
- Understand Tri-County’s goals and assist with designing, informing and implementing activities that help to meet those annual goals.
- Communicate clearly about TCSEA priorities, procedures and initiatives.
- Assist with personnel matters at the discretion of the Executive Director (i.e., hiring, evaluation, and supervision).
- Assist with financial or grant writing matters at the discretion of the Executive Director.
- Draft proposals for policies, procedures, forms or for other efforts to help the cooperative meet its goals.
- Represent the local district, upon request, at administrative hearings or meetings.
- Represent Tri-County, upon request, at community meetings (i.e., Transition Planning Councils).
- Communicate important programmatic ideas, legal issues and professional development opportunities to the personnel employed by Tri-County Special Education Association and member districts.
- Manage and maintain the EmbraceIEP system.
- Oversee the operation of the TCSEA website and BambooHR system.
- Assist in the writing of, or recommend and draft, grant proposals that are consistent with organizational goals and/or district needs.
- Evaluate, or assist in the evaluation of, the extent to which special projects accomplish organizational goals or meet identified needs.
- Complete performance evaluations of Special Education administrators, Psychologists, Social Workers or others assigned by the Executive Director.
- Actively support the work of the Special Education Administrators facilitating successful implementation of services.
- Organize regular meetings of Special Education Administrators to provide for collegial support and collaborative problem solving.
- Review and follow the Policies and Procedures of Tri-County Special Education Association.
- Report incidents of suspected fraud or concerns about grossly inappropriate behavior to the Executive Director.
- Perform other duties as directed by the Executive Director.
Salary/Benefits
Negotiable but not less than $90,000. Retirement board paid. Individual health insurance paid. Two professional memberships and generous conference and professional develop opportunities are provided.