Special Education Coordinator (2024-2025 School Year)

August 2024

Closing Date:

07/08/2024

Additional Information:

318 East Basin Road

New Castle, Delaware 19720

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Position: Special Education Coordinator

Location: assigned to the Student Services Division

Location to be determined

State Date: August 2024

Reports to: Principal

Compensation: Refer to current teacher salary scale on District website

Work Year: 10 months

POSITION GOAL:

To create and sustain an educational environment conducive to the fulfillment of the District's Mission so that maximum positive impact on the education of children can be realized. A teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and delivering instruction based on the approved curriculum and Common Core State Standards to help students move towards academic proficiency.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:

1.Must be eligible or hold certification as a Teacher of Special Education K-12

2.Minimum of three (3) years experience as a Special Education Teacher or

Relevant certification as a related service provider

3.Bachelor's degree or Master degree

4.Student Teaching

5.Proficient in Technology, Microsoft Office Applications, Children's Educational

Software etc.

6.Demonstrates sensitivity to issues impacting various cultural, ethnic and

socioeconomic groups.

7.Show evidence of knowledge regarding practices known to be effective in

promoting student learning while shows evidence of knowledge while

increasing student achievement

8.Demonstrates understanding and ability to perform job related tasks.

9.Regular attendance is an essential function of the position

10. Acceptable Criminal Background Report and no entries on Child Abuse Registry

in the State of Delaware.

11. Must be able to teach/serve students remotely and in person depending on the

needs of their students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities related to the District. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Assure compliance with all federal, state, and district regulations for documenting and monitoring programming for students covered by the IDEA.

• Organize and monitor case manager responsibilities.

• Facilitate all required meetings for students on your caseload who are covered by the IDEA..

• Maintain accurate information required for creating and maintaining records.

• Collaborate with other district/building instructional staff to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities

• Report to the building principal on a monthly basis regarding the status of the case manager and specialist responsibilities.

• Deliver professional development and training to ensure best practices and compliance with Special Education matters

• Respond to parent requests for all students in the attendance area of the building, including parents in private and parochial schools.

• Respond to parent requests for all IDEA-related matters all regarding students in the attendance area of the building, including for students who are "parentally-placed" in private and parochial schools.

• Prepare required paperwork and act as presenter at District IEP meetings.

• Assist school leadership team with a variety of school operations, climate, and instructional leadership tasks and activities.

• Attend and participate in a variety of professional development opportunities and

meetings including but not limited to Instructional Leadership Seminars, District Leadership Meetings, and Special Education Coordinator Meetings.

• Maintain current knowledge of critical legal issues in the provision of special education services.

• Perform other duties as requested by the Principal, Director in Student Services, or a Supervisor in Student Services as required to meet the needs of the district.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. This job inquires repetitive stooping, twisting and bending. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Why Apply in Colonial

When you apply, you will have:

• The opportunity to teach with a very knowledgeable, high-achieving and fun school team.

• An innovative and diverse work atmosphere.

• The ability to grow and learn in a considerate, and open-minded culture with supportive school colleagues.

• Access to new and exciting technologies to use in your classroom daily.

• A competitive salary with generous benefit packages.

• The opportunity to make an impact on the lives of students and families daily in Delaware.

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates who meet the qualifications may apply by completing and employment application at http://applitrack.com/colonial/onlineapp no later than 11:59 pm on the closing date. A resume and teaching certification are required for external candidates and for internal candidates resume is required.

Applicants needing special accommodations in the application process of this vacancy announcement may contact the Human Resources Division at (302)323-2712.

Note: Incomplete application packages will not be considered.

The Colonial School District is a family of more than 16 schools serving over 10,000 students in the New Castle, Delaware area. We are committed to hiring a diverse teaching staff to create warm, joyful, student-centered and welcoming schools. We believe educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing Delaware and we are working to help solve this problem through the Power of We. The driving force around how Colonial operates, the Power of we is organized around four driving pillars:

• Early Childhood

• Leadership & Learning

• Innovation

• Access & Opportunity

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