Description The special education leadership team’s purpose is to identify and align the work of the Student Services Department to RSD’s vision and mission: “Thriving Students, Engaged Community, Ready Graduates”; To share information, updates, discuss current & future needs; To create or improve on districtwide systems; To provide consistent messaging among groups within the department 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a member of the district’s special education leadership team.
•  Lead positively in an effort to impact district culture and quality which consequently creates environments where students can flourish. 
• Be willing to reach out and share learning and information with others (great educators do not keep their effective practices to themselves; they spread that knowledge to others in order to benefit all students). 
• Participate in system change and transformations that are necessary for district improvement for the benefit of students and the profession. 
• Effectively communicate with colleagues and other stakeholders about district leadership meetings, district  performance plan goals & strategies for growth
• Demonstrate initiative in engaging colleagues in activities that will lead to staff engagement, effecting a positive change in practices evolving students with disabilities
• Serve as a resource to educators in understanding best practices and special education regulations
• Attend meetings and training outside of the regular contract day both in the assigned school and at the district level. 
• Lead team discussions around improving instructional practices and student growth

Minimum Qualifications:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrated commitment to professional reflection and continuous professional growth. 
• Demonstrated commitment to the concept of collaborative learning teams in which colleagues grow professionally together to meet the needs of all students.
•  Demonstrated positive leadership skills and abilities. 
• Technical skills (web-based applications, Excel, Word, PowerPoint). 
• Success in maintaining organizational systems. 
• Demonstrated success as a creative problem solver. 
• Demonstrated success in facilitating small groups. 
• Demonstrated success as a reliable team member. 
• Must hold a valid Oregon Teaching License.