What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Student Services position at Forest Hills Public School District?
Director of Student Services
Student Services
Reports To: Assistant Superintendent of Instruction
Location: Student Services
Schedule: 52-Week Administrator
Salary: Commensurate with Administrative Agreement
Job Summary: The role of the Director of Student Services is to manage the day-to-day operations of the special education programs, services, and staff.
Qualifications:
Preferred qualifications:
- Fully approved as a director of special education through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a director or supervisor of special education
Required qualifications:
- Temporary or continuing temporary approval as a director of special education through the Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Valid Michigan administrative certificate
Skills/Knowledge:
- Utilization of student and school performance data to improve student achievement
- Effective practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for special education student populations
- Curriculum alignment strategies to ensure focus and coherence within and across grade levels
- Principles and practices of administrative management, including strategic planning, budgeting, and contract management
- Legal, ethical, and professional best practices
- Effective relationships and communication, verbally and in writing, with stakeholders (e.g., students, families, staff members, and the broader community)
- Ability to foster and maintain equitable and inclusive learning and working environments for all students, families, and employees
- Effective uses of technology in the service of teaching and learning
- Positive Behavior Intervention Systems
Essential Job Functions:
- Develop, disseminate, and guide best practices for special education in collaboration with school leadership
- Direct the implementation of and ensure compliance with state and federal legislation and Board Policy related to special education
- Prepare and coordinate all monitoring visits and audits related to special education
- Oversee the development, compliance, implementation, and maintenance of all Individualized Education Plans (IEP)
- Supervise the procedures for placement, evaluation, and re-determination of eligibility
- Connect students’ families to statewide and/or community resources as needed
- Ensure that special education students are integrated in all school activities
- Ensure that general education and special education teachers and staff work collaboratively to ensure academic success for all students
- Assist with the design and development of special education professional development programs
- Assist with recruitment, hiring, and evaluation of special education teachers, itinerants, and paraprofessionals
- Maintain regular communication with itinerant and special education personnel
- Implement and monitor Medicaid billing procedures
- Review and evaluate special education curriculum
- Supervise special education transportation tracking
- Supervise and coordinate homebound and hospitalized student instruction
- Supervise and maintain student services budget
- Supervise the post-secondary transition program
- Respond to stakeholder concerns in a timely and professional manner
- Advance school district policies, procedures, and initiatives in pursuit of transformative change within the school
- Consistent and reliable attendance
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk, hear (in a quiet or noisy environment). The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust/focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Work Environment:
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate. Work may be performed indoors and/or outdoors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students.
Mental Functions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.
Evaluation:
In accordance with the Administrative Agreement.
Terms of Employment:
The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance abuse in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.
The Forest Hills Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, or sexual orientation), marital status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally prohibited basis in its employment decisions or the provision of services.
