25/26 Special Education Instructional Leader (SEIL)

This is a job posting for the 2025-2026 School Year

Sandia Vista Elementary School

190 Day Contract

Job Title:  Special Education Instuctional Leader (SEIL)

                 PreK, Elementary, and Secondary

Minimum Qualifications

• New Mexico Public Education Department Special Education Licensure, or ability to obtain witin two years of hire;
• New Mexico Public Education Department Level II Teaching Licensure with a minimum of five years of classroom teaching experience;
• New Mexico Public Education Department Level III-A Licensure attainment within two years of hire; and 
• New Mexico Public Education Department Level III-B Administrative License or attainment of such licensure within three years of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• MA in Education with Special Education Licensure;
• Taught a minimum of three years in special education;
• New Mexico Public Education Department Level III-A Teaching License with a minimum of 6 years of classroom teaching experience and having taught special education for a minimum of three years; and 
• New Mexico Public Education Department Level III-B Administrative License.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

• Has constant access to confidential information and works with administration on management policies, therefore must respect and safeguard sensitive, confidential or privileged information;
• Participates and collaborates with the instructional team on improvement of instruction for students with disabilities;
• Provides recommendations to administration regarding instructional best practice;
• Coordinates design and implementation of school special education programs for school sites;
• Attends Individual Education Plan (IEP) meetings as District Representative in accordance with C.F.R. Section 300.321(a)4;
• Works collaboratively with the special education staff on matters of program development and Individual Education Plans (IEPs);
• Ensures that established procedures to process and place eligible students in special education classes from admission to dismissal are carried out;
• Consults as necessary with special and general education teachers, ancillary providers and with parents of students with disabilities to develop students’ IEPs that meet their current needs;
• Provides leadership in the design and delivery of instruction in the Least Restrictive Environment (LRE);
• Completes regularly scheduled Classroom Walkthroughs in special education classrooms with immediate feedback on instructional practices;
• Works as a liaison between the Special Services Department and the school site or community by communicating the philosophy and practices of the Special Services Department to administrators, staff and community;
• Collaborates with site administrators on discipline files for all students with disabilities and monitor days of suspension for FAPE compliance;
• Maintains updates of legal requirements governing all special education programs;
• Manages a special education caseload;
• Participates and gives/gains input for additional special education programs and services through Advisory Councils;
• Provides enrollment and scheduling input to district and site administration for staffing purposes;
• Works collaboratively with special education case managers/transition specialists/counselors to review transcripts, graduation progress checks, and IEP schedule of services page(s) (as applicable) to ensure students with disabilities completion of necessary requirements for graduation;
• Creates/reviews/amends special education student schedules in PowerSchool according to IEP Schedule of Services page(s), as applicable;
• Complies with state-approved New Mexico Administrative Code of Ethical Responsibility of the Education Profession and the RRPS Employee Standards of Conduct and upholds and enforces rules, administrative directives and regulations, school board policies, and local, state and federal regulations; and
• Employee may be assigned other duties based on the needs of the district during the term of employment.

Work Hours: Work hours are established in employment contract. Additional work hours may be assigned by Principal/Assistant Principal and/or Executive Director of Special Services.

Application Procedure:

The following documents must be attached to complete this application:

• Copy of Professional Licenses; and 
• Copy of transcript from each crediting college or university.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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