Chair, Spcl Ed 11M

Area:Central

Contract Months:11

Salary Range: $85,361.00 – $96,031.00

Academic Year: 26-27

• Provides feedback to teachers regarding effective instruction and utilization of a variety of instructional/behavioral techniques and educational media
• Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, parents, and staff members
• Acts as liaison between administrators, campus departments, and staff to facilitate effective implementation of instructional and behavioral services for students with disabilities
• Attends Special Education Department Chair meetings
• Conducts regularly scheduled department meetings for special education staff on operating procedures/strategies for special education services
• Collaborates with campus administration to ensure teacher/staff compliance with documentation of services and district curriculum/initiatives

• Utilizes results-based accountability and data-driven decision making processes to assure that students with disabilities are making progress and graduating at a comparable rate as their non-disabled peers
• Follows procedures identified by the Office of Special Education Services to increase district performance levels on State Performance Plan (SPP) and Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System (PBMAS) indicators
• Provides leadership for collecting and reviewing campus transition data for submission to TEA (secondary)
• Coordinates with campus administration to compile information related to litigation for TEA or OSEP complaints
• Assists with the acquisition, distribution, and tracking of special education instructional materials/resources
• Performs other duties as assigned by the building principal

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; Master’s degree preferred.
• Must have Texas Teacher certification in Special Education.

• Possess three or more years of exemplary teaching experience in special education with the most recent evaluation indicating performance exceeds expectation
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and leadership abilities
• Demonstrate knowledge of special education federal, state, and local guidelines

• Possess appropriate computer knowledge and skills
• Possess the ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the school
• Possess the ability to perceive organizational implications of recommendations and decisions
• Possess the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, both internal and external to the department
• Possess the ability to acquire information regarding different subjects, analyze, select, and present information in an acceptable form
• Possess the ability to travel to schools throughout the district
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, drive (possess a valid Texas driver’s license and applicable insurance) and or be mobile

Houston Independent School District is an equal opportunity employer.

Under the leadership of the principal, and with support from the Office of Special Education Services, the Department Chairperson will perform duties/functions that ensure special education services are provided for students with disabilities in compliance with district, state, and federal requirements.