Website Wellesley Public Schools
Title: Assistant Superintendent of Student Services
Job Summary: As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Assistant Superintendent of Student Services will set the conditions and bear primary responsibility for a system of continuous student supports by providing vision, leadership, management, compliance, programming, professional development, and fiscal oversight in the following areas: Special Education (inclusive of Grant Management, Circuit Breaker, Legal Settlements, Proportionate Share), Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), McKinney-Vento/Foster Care Liaison, Nursing, Counseling, Transportation (as it relates to above populations of students), Home/Hospital Tutoring, Attendance, Discipline, Student Crisis/Suicide Prevention, Physical Restraint, Student Records/FERPA, Assistive Technology, Medicaid and Home School Programming.
Major responsibilities include fulfilling the mandates of federal and state laws and regulations as they relate to student services and ensuring that services provided for students at all levels are effectively organized, operated and integrated with the general education program. The Assistant Superintendent of Student Services will work with other administrators and staff to establish a positive learning climate. The Assistant Superintendent of Student Services will participate with Senior Leadership in arriving at decisions on system-wide procedures and policy development.
Performance Responsibilities:
Oversees Special Education services to students, ages 3 to 22, or until high school diploma is achieved, through all levels PreK-12+ and maintains direct involvement in all phases of programming.
Makes decisions with building-based teams and leads Student Services administrators, through consultation and direct involvement with families, on matters such as student crises and educational placement, in a manner that protects the well-being of all students and staff and is consistent with state and federal laws and regulations as well as local policy.
Ensures effective communication among student services staff and others across levels of the school system.
Is directly responsible for supervising and evaluating special education and nursing administrators and is responsible for the effective implementation of the supervision and evaluation process for student services personnel.
Recommends staff appointments, promotions and dismissals, when necessary, with the assistance of principals.
Jointly with Middle and High School principals oversees the development and administration of school counseling programming.
Represents the school department in due process proceedings and other dispute resolution matters.
Directs decisions for placement of students requiring tuition programs and oversees the Assistant Director associated with OOD programming in monitoring the success of these placements consistent with special education laws and fiscal responsibilities.
Manages all DESE compliance activities related to Student Services, including Proportionate Share, Circuit Breaker, Indicators, Grants, Problem Resolution System complaints, and Tiered Focus Monitoring Reviews.
Develops and directs the Health Services programs and the School Wellness and Advisory Council, in collaboration with the Department Head of Nursing, consistent with state mandates and School Committee policy.
Acts as Title IX Coordinator for Students in accordance with Title IX and administers the District’s bullying policies and procedures along with other administrators of the District.
Acts as the Civil Rights Coordinator for Students in accordance with the District’s policies and procedures along with other administrators in the District.
Coordinates with families and schools around McKinney-Vento/Foster Care entitlements.
Reviews, approves and monitors all home school applications for compliance and effective progress.
Defines, plans and directs contracted services for staff development with and consultation to Student Services staff.
Organizes and directs the maintenance of all student records and reporting of student census data, in compliance with state and federal laws.
Provides for tutoring services for students with special needs and temporary disabling conditions and coordinates all other requests and inquiries about tutoring system wide.
Directs the development of budget for all Student Services programs, works with Central Administration to obtain funding for high quality and equitable curricula and instruction for all students, and directs responsible fiscal management of Student Services.
Attends School Committee meetings, as needed, and performs such other administrative assignments as the Superintendent from time to time may assign.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
Minimum of 5 years of teaching experience in public education, with at least 3 of these in the area of special education and at least three years of Administrative experience
Demonstrated knowledge of federal and state Special Education laws and regulations
A minimum of a Master’s degree in an appropriate field (e.g., Special Education, School Psychology, Educational Leadership, etc.)
Massachusetts DESE licensure or license eligibility as a Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
Preferred Skills & Credentials:
Doctorate or academic coursework beyond the Master’s degree in an appropriate field
Dual certification as Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent and Special Education Administrator
Demonstrated ability in working with parents and community-based groups
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with building administrators to assess programs, provide continuous improvement of services, and implement new program based upon student needs
Evaluated by: Superintendent of Schools
Supervises: Director of Early Childhood Education, three Assistant Directors of Special Education, Department Head of Nursing, Department Heads of Middle School and High Special Education, and Department Heads of Middle School and High School Counseling.
Work Year: This position is a year-round, 12-month exempt position. Attend School Committee meetings and other evening meetings as appropriate.
Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience; individual contract.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and/or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands or arms, climb or balance and stoop.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to have the cognitive ability and focus to manage multiple detailed tasks at once with frequent interruptions.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed in an educational environment. Majority of the work is performed in a moderately noisy environment with frequent interruptions.
Non-Discrimination Statement:
Applicants for employment are considered without regard to age, physical, mental or psychiatric disability, genetics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, or military status.
To apply for this job email your details to spruillv@wellesleyps.org