Chair, Spcl Ed 11M

Location: Pin Oak Middle School \n\nDepartment: Pin Oak MS \n\nArea:Central \n\nContract Months:11 \n\nSalary Range: $85,361.00 \u2013 $96,031.00 \n\nAcademic Year: 26-27 \n\n## POSITION SUMMARY\n\nUnder 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.\n\n## ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES\n\n * Provides feedback to teachers regarding effective instruction and utilization of a variety of instructional/behavioral techniques and educational media\n * Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, parents, and staff members\n * Acts as liaison between administrators, campus departments, and staff to facilitate effective implementation of instructional and behavioral services for students with disabilities\n * Attends Special Education Department Chair meetings\n * Conducts regularly scheduled department meetings for special education staff on operating procedures/strategies for special education services\n * Collaborates with campus administration to ensure teacher/staff compliance with documentation of services and district curriculum/initiatives \n \n\n\n\n## ILLUSTRATIVE DUTIES CONTINUED\n\n * 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\n * Follows procedures identified by the Office of Special Education Services to increase district performance levels on State Performance Plan (SPP) and Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) indicators\n * Provides leadership for collecting and reviewing campus transition data for submission to TEA (secondary)\n * Coordinates with campus administration to compile information related to litigation for TEA or OSEP complaints\n * Assists with the acquisition, distribution, and tracking of special education instructional materials/resources\n * Performs other duties as assigned by the building principal \n \n\n\n\n## POSITION REQUIREMENTS\n\n## Education\n\n * Must have a Bachelor\u2019s degree from an accredited college or university; Master\u2019s degree preferred.\n * Must have Texas Teacher certification in Special Education.\n\n\n\n## Experience\n\n * Possess three or more years of exemplary teaching experience in special education with the most recent evaluation indicating performance exceeds expectation\n * Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities\n * Demonstrate knowledge of special education federal, state, and local guidelines\n\n\n\n## Other Requirements\n\n * Possess appropriate computer knowledge and skills\n * Possess the ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the school\n * Possess the ability to perceive organizational implications of recommendations and decisions\n * Possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, both internal and external to the department\n * Possess the ability to acquire information regarding different subjects, analyze, select, and present information in an acceptable form\n * Possess the ability to travel to schools throughout the district\n * Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, drive (possess a valid Texas driver\u2019s license and applicable insurance) and or be mobile \n\n\n\nHouston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer. \n