Job Description

The Director of Student Services is a crucial leadership role responsible for ensuring that scholars' educational needs are met through Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Special Education services-across all districts across the state of Ohio. This position requires travel among-different locations-to oversee and coordinate services effectively.?Additionally, you will foster a supportive community that encourages students and achievement. Collaboration between-colleagues,?parents, and-is crucial to ensure success. In addition, our expectation is for our instructional staff to ensure their instructional space includes Career Tech focus.??

Key Responsibilities:?

• Provide leadership and guidance to staff in the Title I and Special Education departments.?
• Ensure scholars are receiving necessary intervention support through-Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and Special Education services.?
• Generate detailed reports for directors and the superintendent on scholars served and improvements gained through interventions.?
• Monitor and assess competency rates of scholars to-identify-areas for improvement and address any gaps in services.?
• Manage and-facilitate-activities related to Social Emotional Learning.??
• Oversee the transition process of special education scholars from high school to post-secondary outcomes, ensuring a smooth and successful transition.?
• Ensure that the child’s finding process is completed accurately and efficiently,?identifying-all scholars in need of specialized services upon enrollment.?

Manage and coordinate the referral process of scholars to outside services.??

• ?Ensure all Special Education Documentation meets the OEC requirements.??
• ?Complete all necessary reports related to DEW and OEC.???
• ?Provide coaching to educational staff related to intervention support.??
• ?Assist-with analyzing current intervention software.??

Assessment and Progress Monitoring:

• Assess student progress-regularly using-a variety of assessment tools and techniques.?
• Provide-timely-and constructive feedback to students to support their growth and development.?
• Use assessment data to inform instructional decisions and differentiate-instruction-accordingly.?
• Collaborate with colleagues to analyze student performance data and-identify-strategies for improvement.?

Communication and Collaboration:

• Establish-effective communication channels with parents, guardians, and other stakeholders.?
• Regularly communicate student progress, behavioral concerns, and academic achievements to parents and guardians.?
• Collaborate with colleagues to plan and implement interdisciplinary projects and activities.?
• Attend staff meetings, professional development sessions, and parent-teacher conferences as-required.?
• Ability to-effectively communicate-ideas,?thoughts, opinions-with openness to understand-others while-being understood??

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, Educational Leadership, or related field.?
• Certification in Special Education Administration or related-area-preferred.?
• Experience working in intervention programs and overseeing Special Education services.?
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to guide and motivate a team.?
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with staff, directors, and external stakeholders effectively.?
• Detail-oriented with the ability to analyze data, generate reports, and make data-driven decisions.?
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to Special Education and intervention services.?
• ?Strong communication-and interpersonal skills to engage with students, parents, and colleagues-effectively.?
• Creative Innovative and unafraid to change.???
• ?Ability to be flexible and pivot when necessary??
• Strong-technology skills??
• Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the diverse needs of students.?
• Proficiency-in integrating technology into teaching and learning.?
• Excellent classroom management and organizational skills.?
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and-staying-updated with the latest trends and research in education.?

Note: This job description is a general outline of the key responsibilities and qualifications-required-for the role of-a teacher.?Additional-responsibilities and duties may vary depending on the specific school, grade level, and subject area.?