Assistant Superintendent of Student Services

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.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Minimum of five years of teaching experience in public education, with at least three 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 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.

For more information or to apply, visit wellesleyps.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx or contact Human Resources at 781-446-6210 ext. 5609