Job Description
Gretna Public Schools Special Education Director Job Description It is the policy of Gretna Public Schools to not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its educational programs, admission policies, employment policies or other administered programs. Persons requiring accommodations to apply and/or be considered for positions are asked to make their request to the Superintendent.
Job Title: Special Education Director
Department: Special Education
Education Level and Certification: Bachelor's degree required, in addition to all other required or assigned certification and training; Master's degree or higher preferred.Must possess a Nebraska Administrative and Supervisory Certificate at all times during employment with such endorsements as required by NDE Rules 10 and 51.
Reports To: Superintendent
Required Job Tasks The Special Education Director is the chief administrator of the District's special education program and serves in both a leadership and management role. The special education program includes services to students with disabilities under NDE Rule 51, the IDEA, Section 504 or other applicable law. The Special Education Director may delegate performance of management duties. Such delegation does not relieve the Special Education Director from ultimate responsibility or accountability.
- Administer, as chief administrator, the development and maintenance of a special education program designed to meet the needs of students eligible for special education services and to carry out the policies of the Board of Education.
- Provide a leadership structure to ensure rules and instructions to special education program employees and students are in compliance with Board policy.
- Determine the scope of special education program offerings and the staffing and facility required to provide the educational program.
- Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and data on demographic trends to forecast special education patterns and service needs.
- Develop IEPs and 504 Plans, assist special education employees in the development of IEPs and 504 Plans for which they are responsible, participate in MDT, IEP and 504 team meetings, and ensure that services and accommodations are provided to students in accordance with the IEPs and 504 Plans. Provide special education instruction and related services to students as needed.
- Ensure the District's compliance with all special education-related laws, regulations, and other guidance.
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers, administrators, and support staff within the special education program.
- Recommend and implement the school district's special education program staff training.
- Hold meetings of teachers and other employees for the discussion of matters concerning the improvement and welfare of the special education program.
- Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with students, parents, and staff.
- Serve as a role model to all students.
- Serve as a positive member of the community in a way that does not negatively affect the District's reputation or image in the community.
- Refrain from engaging in conduct that interferes with the operations of the District, including the education of students.
- Develop and maintain a positive and professional working relationship with other staff and administration.
- Adhere to all District policies, rules, regulations, and supervisory directives.
- Maintain confidentiality of information concerning staff, students, and parents in accordance with law and District rules.
- Adhere to the code of ethics of the District and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE Rule 27).
FLSA Status: Exempt.
- Professional exemption: The employee has a primary duty of performing work requiring knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction and study or has a primary duty of teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge and is employed and engaged in this activity as a teacher.
- Executive exemption: The primary duty of the employee is the management of a department or subdivision. The employee customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more other employees and has authority to hire or fire other employees or the employee's recommendations as to hiring, firing, promotion, or other change of status of other employees are given particular weight.
- Administrative exemption: The employee has the primary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management of general business operations of the school district. The employee customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment or has a primary duty of performing administrative functions directly related to academic instruction or training in the school district or a department or subdivision.
Essential Functions: The essential functions of the Special Education Director position include: (1) regular, dependable in-person attendance on the job; (2) the ability to perform the identified tasks and to possess and utilize the identified knowledge, skills, and abilities and to perform the identified work activities; and, (3) the ability to perform the following identified physical requirements:
Physical Requirements Special Education Director E = Essential
NE = Non-Essential
NE NE E E E Stamina 1. Sitting
X
2. Walking
X
3. Standing
X
4. Sprinting/Running
X
Flexibility 5. Bending or twisting at the neck more than the average person
X
6. Bending or twisting at the trunk more than the average person
X
7. Squatting/Stooping/Kneeling
X
8. Reaching above the head
X
9. Reaching forward
X
10. Repeating the same hand, arm or finger motion many times (For example: typing, data entry, etc.)
X
Activities 11. Climbing (on ladders, into large trucks/vehicles, etc.)
X
12. Hand/grip strength
X
13. Driving on the job
X
14. Typing non-stop
X
Use of Arms and Hands 15. Manual dexterity (screwing a lid on a jar)
X
16. Finger dexterity (typing)
X
Lifting Requirements 17. Lifting up to 10 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist
X
Waist to shoulder
X
Shoulder to overhead
X
18. Lifting 11 to 25 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist
X
Waist to shoulder
X
Shoulder to overhead
X
19. Lifting 26 to 50 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist
X
Waist to shoulder
X
Shoulder to overhead
X
20. Lifting 51 to 75 pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist
X
Waist to shoulder
X
Shoulder to overhead
X
21. Lifting 76 plus pounds (Mark all that apply)
Floor to waist
X
Waist to shoulder
X
Shoulder to overhead
X
22. Can load/items weighing over 50 pounds that are lifted or carried be shared, or reduced into smaller loads?
X
Pushing/Pulling 23. 25 to 50 pounds
X
24. 51 to 75 pounds
X
25. 76 to 90 pounds
X
26. Over 90 pounds
X
Carrying 27. 10 to 25 pounds
X
28. 26 to 50 pounds
X
29. 51 to 75 pounds
X
30. 76 to 90 pounds
X
31. Over 90 pounds
X
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