Secondary Special Education Coordinator - Anticipated

The Windham Southeast School Union (WSESU) is an increasingly diverse community with an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, social justice, and anti-racism. We are looking for enthusiastic professionals to join us in furthering this work. Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) is seeking a Secondary Special Education Coordinator to oversee all special education programming at Brattleboro Area Middle School (BAMS) and Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) for the 2025-2026 school year. We are seeking an energetic and knowledgable special education administrator to continue our progress in supporting inclusion based programming, ensuring procedural compliance, and developing innovative school-based supports and programming to improve student access to a meaningful educational experience. Applicants must have a clear understanding of all civil rights legislation governing public schools and a thorough knowledge of Special Education Laws and regulations. Competitive applicants must possess excellent organization and problem solving skills; including experience to mediate complex issues and build relationships for consensus with students, families and colleagues. General Job Responsibilities: General oversight of state and federal special education compliance at BAMS/BUHS, including instructional supervision, support and direction for special education case managers. Establishing workload and assignments of special education personnel in collaboration with the Director of Special Education and building Principals. Confer with parents, school counselors, classroom teachers, social workers, administrators, testing specialists and other professionals as needed to determine program and student needs. Training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; and addressing complaints and resolving problems in reference to special education faculty and staff at the elementary level. Analysis of academic, social/emotional and finance data to support informed decision making at the building level in order to maintain student-centered systems of support. Assures that the WSESU is represented for all special education students placed outside the supervisory union, either through serving as the Local Education Agency (LEA) representative or through supervision of the Case Manager as the LEA representative. Serves as a liaison with outside agencies, administrative and professional groups, and governmental entities involved with special education as needed Maintains a direct line of communication to the building Principals and the Director of Special Education in regard to special education service provision issues and concerns. Participates as an active member of the WSESU Leadership team. Provides formal supervision of special education certified and classified staff at the secondary level in collaboration with building Principals. Assists in supervision of the process of referrals and completion of comprehensive evaluations for special education 7th through 12th grades. Participates in regular team meetings with WSESU Special Education Director and Coordinators at the elementary and early childhood levels. Assists Director in planning and coordination of professional development opportunities for special education classified and certified staff. Participation in and coordination of interviewing and hiring of special education faculty and staff per HR guidelines in collaboration with the Special Education Director. Assists in the collection of data for Child Identification and Child Count activities. Assists in coordination of transportation services for eligible special education students. Coordination of Vermont AOE Special Education Cost Documentation at the secondary level. Coordination of Extended School Year (ESY) services at the secondary level in collaboration with elementary Coordinator. Assists/directs employees with job functions such as ordering supplies, obtaining approval for professional development Other duties, including Central Office functions, as deemed appropriate by the Director of Special Education.