Chair, Spcl Ed 10M Department

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the leadership of the principal, and with support from the Office of Special Education Services, the Department Chairperson will perform duties/functions that ensure special education services are provided for students with disabilities in compliance with district, state, and federal requirements. This position could be a single campus or spread over multiple campuses with smaller caseloads.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES

▪    Provides feedback to teachers regarding effective instruction and utilization of a variety of instructional/behavioral techniques and educational media.
▪    Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, parents, and staff members.
▪    Acts as liaison between administrators, campus departments, and staff to facilitate effective implementation of instructional and behavioral services for students with disabilities.
▪    Attends Special Education Department Chair meetings.
▪    Conducts regularly scheduled department meetings for special education staff on operating procedures/strategies for special education services.
▪    Collaborates with campus administration to ensure teacher/staff compliance with documentation of services and district curriculum/initiatives.
▪    Utilizes results-based accountability and data-driven decision-making processes to assure that students with disabilities are making progress and graduating at a comparable rate as their non-disabled peers.

ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES CONTINUED

▪    Follows procedures identified by the Office of Special Education Services to increase district performance levels on State Performance Plan (SPP) and Results Driven Accountability System (RDA) indicators.
▪    Provides leadership for collecting and reviewing campus transition data for submission to TEA (secondary).
▪    Coordinates with campus administration to compile information related to litigation for TEA or OSEP complaints.
▪    Assists with the acquisition, distribution, and tracking of special education instructional materials/resources.
▪    Performs other duties as assigned by the building principal(s).

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

N/A

Education

▪    Bachelor’s degree 
▪    Must have Texas Teacher certification in Special Education.

Experience

N/A

Other Requirements

▪    Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
▪    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
▪    Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into focus; judge distance (close and distant); reach with arms extended and use hands to manipulate the keyboard.
▪    Ability to lift and carry up to 10 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, bend, climb, and/or be mobile.
▪    Ability to travel throughout the district and city by means of private or public transportation. If driving personal (or private) vehicle, must possess a valid driver’s license and appropriate insurance coverage.