POSITION: Coordinating Supervisor - Special Education Early Childhood
ORGANIZATION / LOCATION: Special Education - Early Childhood
REPORTS TO: Director - Special Education
REVISION / REVIEW DATE:
JOB CODE:532
UNION: ASASP_II
CLASSIFICATION: ASASP Unit II
GRADE: 6
POSITION SUMMARY:Under the direction of the Director of Special Education, the Coordinating Supervisor of Special Education Early Childhood is responsible for providing direction to supervisors, specialists, and staff for infants and toddlers and preschool special education on the development and implementation of programs in the early childhood area.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Monitoring the implementation of special
education early childhood programs and initiatives with school system personnel
and community groups, and executing administrative responsibilities as
required; Collaborating with Infant and Toddlers
and Pre-K Special Education supervisors, specialists, and staff on professional
development needs; Collaborating with external agencies to
promote a birth to five continuum for the community; Facilitating with Early Childhood and
Special Education staff to secure grants that will benefit the initiatives and
programs offered by the department; Assisting in overseeing and providing
guidance to the unit staff; Attending Board of Education meetings as
requested to respond to programmatic inquiries; Representing the department at meetings
and conferences as requested to give and receive information; Serving as a panelist, presenter, and
facilitator at leadership conferences for principals and school staffs
statewide; Writing and disseminating communication
documents including newsletters, brochures, compilation reports, internal and
external memoranda, surveys, profiles, evaluations, and concept papers; Maintaining strict fiscal accountability
through the review of financial documents and procurement requests for
supervisors and approving payroll; Preparing reports required by the Chief
Academic Officer and responding to informational requests by other school
system offices and outside organizations; Evaluating assigned personnel in
alignment with articulated Board of Education personnel guidelines and
procedures; Assisting the Director in the interviewing and hiring of department personnel; Serving in the absence of the Director when requested, and Communicating department directives and
serving as a liaison to the school system and other agency personnel.
QUALIFICATIONS Expertise related to compliance and early childhood federal, state and local policies and procedures; Ability to monitor the implementation of the curriculum and collect feedback to support the continuous improvement of instructional guides and instruction in schools; Knowledge of current research and trends in education with special emphasis on curriculum, instruction, and assessment; Knowledge of multicultural teaching approaches and materials; Ability to work effectively with classroom teachers, instructional specialists, and professional organizations in providing rigorous academic experiences for early childhood students; Experience developing early childhood curriculum and assessments aligned with local and common state core standards; and Demonstrated ability to write successful grant proposals preferred
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution in educational administration with two to three years in a supervisory position or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge; skills and abilities necessary to perform effectively in this position; Minimum of five (5) years of teaching or related experience in the field of Early Childhood Education required; Minimum of 3 years of administrative experience required.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: APC required in SPED Early Learning or Elementary Education or related field; Administrative I endorsement required; Certified in Framework for Teaching observations preferred.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervision of the Special Education Infant and Toddlers and the Pre-K Special Education Early Learning Supervisors.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Normal
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: None.
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