Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator

JOB ID: 4476 – Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator – Full-time position beginning 07/01/2025.
Location: NCEC
Scheduled Hours/Days: 8 hrs/day 225 days/year.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree with State of Minnesota teaching license in the area of Early Childhood Special Education.
Post-graduate coursework in special education administration and ability to obtain Director of Special Education licensure within 2 years of hire
Pay Rate/Range: $100,539/yr. - 2025-2026 agreement.
Compensation/Benefits/Perks:
Comprehensive and affordable benefits package including:
Medical. Dental. Vision.
Life/AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
403 (b) Plan and District Match
District Paid Life Insurance
Deadline: 4/18/2025 - EOE (3/25/2025) Employment is contingent upon completion of a background check.

Job Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Special Services, the Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator provides oversight of the day-to-day functions of the District’s Early Childhood Special Education programming. The Coordinator provides instructional leadership, manages referrals for services, and ensures successful transitions to kindergarten. They ensure compliance with due process laws, practices, and procedures through technical assistance to staff, parents, and others as needed for students ages Birth-kindergarten. The Coordinator
is responsible for hiring, supervising, and evaluating early childhood special education staff.

Responsibilities:
Provides day-to-day administrative oversight of the District’s early
childhood special education programs and services.

• Consults with district administrators regarding special education student needs and emergency situations.
• Assists the Assistant Director of Special Services in coordinating and overseeing extended year programs in early childhood.
• Consults and problem-solves with district administrators and special education staff regarding difficult and/or potentially litigious special education issues.
• Assists the Director and Assistant Director in analyzing, developing, and modifying early childhood special education programs to meet the needs of students.
• Provide leadership and administrative direction for early childhood special education programming.
• Supervision of staff: recruit, hire, assign, evaluate, and/or dismiss certified and non-certified staff in. early childhood special education programs
• Develop and recommend plans for initiating or changing programs and services while utilizing best practices in early childhood special education programming
• Project future needs and participate in planning activities related to school district enrollment, making recommendations for staffing, facilities, and interagency collaboration.
• Serve as the central intake person for referrals to the school district for children from birth to kindergarten.
• Ensure early identification of children with special needs through coordinated outreach efforts in child find activities and assessment.
• Participate in statewide and regional planning and informational meetings for early childhood special education
• Establish program goals and work with colleagues to ensure goals are measured on an annual basis
• Work with staff to ensure accurate data management.

Provides consultation, coaching, and technical assistance to school staff,
parents and others regarding early childhood special education due
process laws, rules, policies and practices. Provides teaching and
learning leadership.

• Works with new staff to acquaint them with District procedures and practices.
• Provide instructional leadership and facilitate staff development in instruction, best practices related to assessment and evaluation, specialized instruction, intervention, parent communication, team-building, curriculum modification, interagency collaboration and related technical skills
• Work collaboratively with Academic Services department, district leadership, and elementary principals to ensure alignment of curriculum, assessment, and PreK-3rd grade alignment
• Work with the Directors to ensure coordination of programs and alignment to District work
• Lead the development of curriculum and implementation of instruction programs.
• Evaluate programs and services to encourage the use of a variety of instruction strategies consistent with research on early child learning and child growth and development.
• Plan and implement staff development programs relative to district and building initiatives.
• Foster relationships with parents in describing available District programs, developing creative plans and assuring due process protections and procedural safeguards under IDEA and Minnesota Statutes
• Participate in statewide and regional planning and informational meetings for Early Childhood Special Education
• Coordinate partnership with K-12 Student Support Services Administration and Elementary Principals to provide seamless student transitions to kindergarten.

Ensures compliance with district reporting and legal requirements.
Ensures compliance of special education due process laws, rules,
policies, practices, and procedures.

• Assembles and disseminates applicable reference materials to parents and/or guardians.
• Maintains all census data on referred and evaluated children (Ages Birth-3 and 3-5), including accurate tracking of attendance and membership for students receiving early childhood special education services.
• Maintain current knowledge regarding state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and best practices within special education.
• Ensure that program and reporting requirements and specifications are clear and well-documented
• Complies with data practices.
• Work with staff to ensure program compliance with due process requirements.
• Serve as the Qualified District Representative for IEP meetings.
• Serve as the District’s consultant for students who have the primary disability of Developmental Delay in elementary settings.
• Routinely reviews and audits student Individual Family Service Plans and Individual Education Plans to ensure compliance.