Assistant Director of Special Education (2026-27)

210 DaysTITLE: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATIONQUALIFICATION: Kentucky Special Education Teaching Certification and a minimum of 5 yearssuccessful teaching experience in the area of special education. Kentucky Certification for Director ofSpecial Education preferred, but not required.REPORT TO/EVALUATED BY: Director of Special EducationEXPERIENCE: It is recommended that applicants have experience chairing ARC meetings, and arefamiliar with Special Education Policies and Procedures and with development and implementation ofIndividual Education Plans as well as Behavior Intervention Plans. Applicants should have strongorganization skills and work ethic.BASIC FUNCTION: Assist the director of special education in providing quality educational programs forstudents in special education, in order to ensure they will derive the greatest benefit from their educationalexperience; help coordinate the direction of special education activities and programs.REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:1. Oversee and manage Medicaid logs (teacher, IA, OT, PT, SLP, OM, LPCC, transportation)2. Oversee and manage all SSI Disability Claims3. Work with District nurse to provide required training for direct billing staff4. Oversee and manage the district inactive folders (kept for 7 years) and maintain the catalog ofshredded due process folders5. Assist with state monitoring and reporting of all Special Education Indicators6. Train and assist ARC Chairs/assist with IEP development and review7. Serve as a district mentor of Option 6 special education teachers as well as other new specialeducation teachers8. Serve as IEP development Coach for teachers who need extra support9. Serve as ARC Chairperson for Preschool (as directed).10. Train and assist Section 504 Chairs annually (Guidance Counselors)11. Assist with District 504 Database12. Assist with compliance monitoring (due process folders)13. Attend legal update and coop trainings to stay abreast of Special education law14. Assist with policy and procedure review and revision15. Assist with the development and provision of district special education trainings (Medicaid, IEP,Progress Monitoring, Transition, Behavior, New Teacher)16. Assist with the creation of POs and ordering of materials for Sunrise Academy and SpecialEducation classes17. Other responsibilities and duties as assignedPHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those thatmust be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform theessential functions.While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk orhear and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck morethan the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionallypush or lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, or workoutput of other people.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten ortyped material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meetmultiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here arerepresentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of thisjob. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors andoccasionally outdoors.The Danville Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color,marital status, national origin, religion, veteran's status or disability in hiring practices. DanvilleSchools are an Equal Opportunity School System.The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American withDisabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional