The Lansing School District serves over 10,000 PreK-12 students across 25 school buildings in the increasingly diverse urban community of Lansing, MI. We are unique compared to other districts because of the wide variety of exciting and innovative educational options from which families and staff members can choose. All of Lansing School District’s team members are dedicated to our mission to provide an excellent education to all students in a safe and nurturing environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Special Education or related field
• Previous Special Education teaching or compliance experience
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive issues and materials in an appropriate manner; and
• Knowledge of Federal, State, Local, public, and special education compliance
• Capability to effectively communicate verbally during presentation to school staff, administrators, Board members, and community partners.

• Master's Degree in Special Education Leadership or related field
• At least 5 years of experience teaching Special Education
• Experience working with online Michigan Department of Education tools;
• Knowledge of rules and regulations of State/Federal programs such as MARSE and/or IDEA

• Communication and Updates:
• Communicate with State and County officials, office staff, and school-based Special Education Supervisors as needed.

• Send weekly compliance updates to school-based Special Education Supervisors to flag compliance hot spots (e.g., evaluation timelines, manifestations).
• Compliance and Monitoring:
• Prepare and monitor compliance indicators and discipline for special education.
• Conduct regular IEP audits to ensure compliance with federal and state laws, as well as District policies and procedures.
• Support and Assistance:
• Assist building administrators and staff, providing support with District Improvement, School Improvement processes, and compensatory education plans.
• Teacher Onboarding and Training:
• Conduct new teacher onboarding for Synergy SE to support REED and IEP writing.
• Inform school-based Special Education Supervisors and administrators of the timelines for IEP development, annual case reviews, evaluations, re-evaluations, manifestations, and progress on goals.
• Child Count and Data Monitoring:
• Facilitate the District’s Special Education child count.
• Monitor and report school suspension, expulsion, seclusion, restraint, and academic data for students with special needs to school-based Special Education Supervisors.
• Reporting and Documentation:
• Maintain and complete reports as requested by the District Department of Special Populations.
• Professional Development:
• Collaborate with the Special Education Director to determine compliance-related professional development and training needs.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned to best support the Lansing School District

At the Lansing School District, we champion diversity, equity, and inclusion. We offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants, irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.

We value diverse perspectives, fostering a rich environment for both professional growth and student experiences. As an equal opportunity employer, we invite all passionate individuals dedicated to educational excellence to apply for our positions.

Complete the attached online application at your earliest convenience. A member of our team will be in contact with you about setting up interviews within two weeks of the posting’s closing if you are selected. If you are an external candidate and you are interested in multiple positions that are in the same department (i.e. multiple teaching positions), you only need to apply to one posting, as we consider all of our incoming external candidates for all the roles for which they are potentially qualified. If you'd like, you can indicate in the final question other roles for which you might be interested.

If you are an internal candidate, please apply with your SSO email address (i.e. smithj0601@lansingschools.net instead of john.smith@lansingschools.net). Please submit a separate application for each role in which you are interested.

Again, we are incredibly grateful that you are interested in joining our mission-driven team, and we can't wait to meet you!