Supervisor Of Special Education

Release Date: June 20, 2024 Application Deadline: July 5, 2024

Requisition 10802

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered. Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

Position: Supervisor of Special Education

(twelve-month assignment)

Location: Department of Special Education and/or Great Mills High school

Salary: The salary for this position will be based on the SMASA salary schedule for eleven and twelve-month employees

• Range C ($104,459 - $136,296)

Effective: July 2024

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete an online application. In addition to the online application, a letter of interest, resume, and any support documentation (copy of certification where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the School Recruiter application. The online application, letter of interest, resume, and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant's background, experience, professional qualifications, and a statement of the reasons for seeking this position. Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online applications must be completed no later than July 5, 2024. A writing sample may be required for applicants selected for an interview. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled.

NATURE OF WORK:

The Supervisor of Special Education provides technical assistance, training, compliance monitoring, and program supervision from the central office level to schools, staff, and families.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members

• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality

• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks

• Ability to report to work daily and on time

• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed

• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions

• Ability to communicate courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner

• Ability to work under pressure

• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours

• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary's County Public School System

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors the implementation of local, state and federal policies regulations governing special education

• Monitors standardized assessment and eligibility criteria for students with disabilities

• Supports site based intervention to support integrated interventions to access general education curriculum

• Collects and analyzes student and program data and make recommendations regarding needed programmatic revisions

• Conducts observations and evaluations of special education staff as assigned

• Observes and assists with the classroom performance of special education teachers in cooperation with the building principal and/ or supervisory staff

• Assists special education teachers in the implementation of the instructional objectives for students

• Assists schools in the support of prosocial behaviors of students

• Provides in-service to teachers related to curriculum implementation, teaching methodology, and IEP development and implementation

• Works with building administrators, supervisors, and special education teachers to assure appropriate services for identified students

• Proposes, implements and evaluates grants and long term projects that include budget, professional development and student achievement milestones and benchmarks

• Supervises regional programs that support students with complex needs

• Supervises central office-based and/or itinerant staff as part of support to schools, staff, and families

• Participates in State and Regional committees that support students, staff, and families when appropriate and directed

• Supports progress and growth in areas identified in the MSDE Special Education Report Card, such as meeting targets in the areas of disproportionality, proficiency gap, and compliance

• Works with schools in developing a comprehensive compliance review plan

• Assists sites in developing a plan of action to address any identified compliance issues

• Participates in community committees as appropriate to represent the special education program and the interests of students with disabilities

• Trains identified staff to implement research based intervention programs and monitor implementation with fidelity to the model

• Plans and provides staff development opportunities to support current initiatives

• Assists in the recruiting and hiring of special education teachers, therapists, and paraeducators

• Responds to investigate and communicates with MSDE regarding Corrective Action Plans, State Complaints and Due Process Complaints

• Prepares, submits, monitors, and evaluates local, state, and federal grants

• Assumes other appropriate related duties as may be assigned by the executive director of special education and student services

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a Master's degree

• Possess certification in Special Education

• Possess a current endorsement for Administrator I.

• Five (5) years successful teaching experience with special needs populations.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time twelve-month position.

SALARY GRADE RANGE:

The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on SMASA salary schedule for eleven and twelve-month employees

• Range C.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: SMASA

Revised June 2024

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all applicants, re-advertise and/or withdraw the positions.

The St. Mary's County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or providing access to programs.