210 Days
TITLE: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EDUCATION
QUALIFICATION: Kentucky Special Education Teaching Certification and a minimum of 5 years
successful teaching experience in the area of special education. Kentucky Certification for Director of
Special Education preferred, but not required.
REPORT TO/EVALUATED BY: Director of Special Education
EXPERIENCE: It is recommended that applicants have experience chairing ARC meetings, and are
familiar with Special Education Policies and Procedures and with development and implementation of
Individual Education Plans as well as Behavior Intervention Plans. Applicants should have strong
organization skills and work ethic.
BASIC FUNCTION: Assist the director of special education in providing quality educational programs for
students in special education, in order to ensure they will derive the greatest benefit from their educational
experience; 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 Claims
3. Work with District nurse to provide required training for direct billing staff
4. Oversee and manage the district inactive folders (kept for 7 years) and maintain the catalog of
shredded due process folders
5. Assist with state monitoring and reporting of all Special Education Indicators
6. Train and assist ARC Chairs/assist with IEP development and review
7. Serve as a district mentor of Option 6 special education teachers as well as other new special
education teachers
8. Serve as IEP development Coach for teachers who need extra support
9. Serve as ARC Chairperson for Preschool (as directed).
10. Train and assist Section 504 Chairs annually (Guidance Counselors)
11. Assist with District 504 Database
12. Assist with compliance monitoring (due process folders)
13. Attend legal update and coop trainings to stay abreast of Special education law
14. Assist with policy and procedure review and revision
15. 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 Special
Education classes
17. Other responsibilities and duties as assigned
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 may 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 stand and talk or
hear and sometimes walk and sit. Occasionally the employee will bend or twist at the neck more
than the average person. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally
push or lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is directly responsible for safety, well-being, or work
output of other people.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or
typed material, and the ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet
multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.
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 may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. Duties are performed indoors and
occasionally 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. Danville
Schools are an Equal Opportunity School System.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with
Disabilities 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
duties may be assigned.