Assistant Director of Exceptional Student Services

BASIS Ed is seeking an experienced special educator and administrator to serve as the BASIS Ed Assistant Director of Exceptional Student Services (ESS) at our San Antonio Central Office.

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Director of Exceptional Student Services, the Assistant Director is responsible for supporting school leaders and school-level special programs staff to assist with the smooth and compliant implementation of programs to support students eligible for special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act within BASIS Charter Schools in Texas. The Assistant Director of ESS will provide technical assistance and training to school-level special programs staff to maintain compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements and to implement oversight agency guidance, where appropriate. Responsibilities include regular audits of student documents to evaluate current levels of compliance within each of the schools, training and ongoing coaching of school staff on proper documentation practices and effective specialized instruction and implementation of various supports and services, and assisting schools with team meetings and parent communication, when appropriate. The ideal candidate will have experience monitoring special education compliance in schools and providing professional development to large and small adult learner audiences. This team member will interact with various departments and all levels of management in the interest of achieving Compliance department strategic objectives to aid schools in smooth and compliant operations, while embodying BASIS Ed philosophy and its value proposition.

Essential Job Functions

• Designs and facilitates professional development for school-level special programs staff
• Assists schools with training regular education staff on effective implementation of program supports and services within the general education environment
• Monitors the delivery of effective instruction in special education classrooms and provides ongoing coaching of special programs staff to ensure proper implementation of specially designed instruction and program supports
• Monitors and supports implementation of special education, English Learner, and 504 program guidelines and services
• Assists with placement of students referred to private schools
• Assists with contracts reviews for special services vendors and others, as appropriate.
• Consults with school leaders in determining staffing and resources needed and supports school leaders in the selection of special programs staff and teachers, as appropriate
• Prepares and submits reports and records as required by state and federal government agencies
• Assists with monitoring the IDEA grant and sped funding, including monitoring budgets and tracking expenditures and monitoring maintenance of effort
• Oversees documentation compliance through performing regular audits of schools’ evaluation reports, IEPs, and 504 plans and training school staff to perform self audits
• System administrator for eIEP-Pro
• Evaluates and analyzes existing special programs policies, procedures, and practices to identify any gaps and recommends improvements that will support compliant practices in schools to the Director of ESS
• Assists schools with parent communication and facilitates team meetings when appropriate to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements
• Prepares regular reports for the Director of ESS
• Performs other duties as assigned

Position Qualifications

Knowledge

• Knowledge of general terminology for compliance and education industries, as well as general knowledge of compliance requirements in public schools
• Knowledge of policy and procedure language and adoption and implementation strategies
• General knowledge of school operations
• Knowledge