Assistant Principal Special Education- Connors Elementary School

SUMMARY:  Under the direction of the Director/Assistant of Special Education and the building Principal, responsible for assisting the Special Education department in the administration of the school’s special education program.  This is a professional position requiring ability to identify, diagnose, evaluate, plan and monitor programs for special education students. The special education supervisor will be responsible for supervision and evaluation of special education staff in their assigned building. These functions are directly subject to the policies, rules and regulations established by federal, state and local guidelines. Salary Range: $95,204-$113,678 Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for full-time employees, including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee, 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more! ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be assigned. Works with school counselors Monitors pupil attendance Deals with truancy issues   Assists with staff evaluation and supervision Manages building staff, including class schedules and building problems within the special education department Manages building based programming, such as ABA based programming, dat treatment, and functional life skills Communicates and maintains positive relationships with parents and the community Conducts assessments using standardized and non-standardized assessments such as: intellectual, behavioral, academic, observational, psychometric, processing and adaptive assessments for identification and program planning. Helps to analyze and synthesize all evaluation data to assist in determining eligibility and/or program needs. Helps to determine what evaluations are needed to answer the referral questions. Assigns multidisciplinary evaluations to staff and outside providers. Coordinates services with outside agencies (i.e., mental health, medical, DHHS, etc.) Oversees scheduling of IEP’s and monitors due process deadlines. Facilitates transition of incoming and outgoing Special Education students. Reviews file to assess needs (i.e., compliance, program, assessment, etc.) Oversees compliance standards. Confers with Special Education central office re: students, programming needs, and staff. Confers with special education, regular education staff, and administrators re: a variety of student and program needs. Confers with outside agencies re: student needs. Proactively consults with the IEP Team. Provides training in specific strategies and assessments, IEP writing and implementation, data collection, Special Education regulations and other mandates, etc. (ie: behavior plan, FBA, CBA/CBM, 504, ADA, IDEA, etc.) Identifies staff development needs and facilitates or coordinates the training programs. Disseminates information to staff and parents. Supports L.R.E. and best practices. Other tasks as assigned.   SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  Supervises and evaluates special education teachers and educational technicians. Will be involved in the screening and hiring of special education personnel. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.  Responsibilities include training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Masters Degree in Education, teaching and/or administrative experience preferred but not required.  CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid teaching certificate. Hold or be in the process of obtaining an administrative license #040 or #045 The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. Lewiston Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Salary : $95,204 - $113,678