Job Purpose: Provides home or school special education by developing curriculum; directing teachers; supervising staff. Duties: * Accomplishes special education human resource objectives by selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining teachers and staff; communicating teaching expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising; recommending compensation actions; adhering to policies and procedures. * Meets special education operational standards by contributing information to strategic plans and reviews; developing curriculum, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; identifying system improvements; evaluating learning outcomes. * Meets special education financial standards by providing annual budget information; monitoring expenditures; identifying variances; implementing corrective actions. * Formulates recommendations for student placement and provision of services by reviewing referrals and diagnoses; participating in conferences with administrators, staff, parents, children, and other concerned parties. * Provides home or school instruction by addressing the special needs of the physically, mentally, emotionally, or neurologically impaired children. * Provides technical assistance to staff by furnishing assessments; leading curriculum development; providing information on the use of special materials and equipment; providing resources for the management of student behavior. * Keeps the public and school community informed by providing information on special education programs. * Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations. * Enhances special education reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Skills/Qualifications: Leadership, Informing Others, Listening, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Motivating Others, Foster Teamwork, Self-Motivated, Classroom Management, Teaching, Administrative Writing Skills