EC Director

GUILFORD PREPARATORY ACADEMY JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR – EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SCHOOL SUPPORT

(ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY)
GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB

Under limited supervision, performs a variety of supervisory and administrative tasks in
overseeing and monitoring the operation of programs students with disabilities. Work involves
assisting the Senior Executive Director of Exceptional Children Services in planning,
developing and implementing a comprehensive program for students with disabilities which
assesses the needs of students, establishes objectives and priorities, assigns responsibilities to
staff, and develops strategies to achieve stated objectives and program goals. Work includes
collaborating with supervisors and coordinators on implementing district-wide services for
students receiving special education. The employee communicates and collaborates with
school-based and central office based personnel on individual cases and the interpretation of
federal, state and local policies and procedures.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Work in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, the Office of
Civil Rights, the Office for Special Education Programs and various other state and local
agencies to implement standards, policies, and procedures related to meeting the needs of
students with disabilities while ensuring compliance of program with federal, state and local
regulations.
Provide direction, consultation and supervision to other exceptional children services personnel
by conducting personnel administration duties for staff, including hiring and terminations,
evaluating, assigning special duties, monitoring attendance and travel reports, and granting
leave.
Prepare, organize and submit required local, state and federal reports.
Engage in professional development, including reviewing professional literature and attending
conferences, workshops and seminars to continuously upgrade professional knowledge and
skills.
Collaborate with administrator of related services for implementation and programming for
students receiving special education services.
Leads Teachers in implementation of special education services to include placement decisions
for specialty programming classes and determining assigned class locations.
Coordinates with partner departments in instructional programming efforts related to the
provision of instructional and support services to students with disabilities.

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SCHOOL
SUPPORT (ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY)

Coordinate with local agencies, parents and school personnel on individual cases to assist
in resolving problems as well as secure needed resources and/or services.
Monitor the progress of various services (i.e. behavior support, student programming, school-to
school transition, curriculum and compliance) and make recommendations for change to the
Principal.
Consult with the Principal and Board Chair on individual cases and collaborate with departmental
leads in school support, behavior, compliance, transition, and/or curriculum for cases with
attorney involvement (i.e. due process, state complaint, etc.).
Supervise the use of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction data management
system for exceptional children services.
Attends state level meetings regarding policies, procedures and legal updates.
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Actively involved in all day-to-day operations of the Exceptional Children Services.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Principal for Exceptional Children Services.
Perform other related work as required.

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Master's degree in special education, psychology, curriculum instruction or school
administration with 5 to 7 years as a special education teacher or Exceptional Children’s
Program Specialist/Administrator with training and experience in district implementation of
initiatives.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT

Must hold a valid teaching license issued by the NC Department of Public Instruction in at least
one area of disability.
Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OR STANDARDS REQUIRED TO

PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Physical Requirements: Must be physically able to operate a variety of automated office
equipment and tools including computers, calculators, printers, copiers, etc. Must be physically
able to operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to exert up to 30 pounds of force occasionally
and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise
move objects including the human body. Light work usually requires walking or standing to a
significant degree.
Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable,
functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious
standards) of data, people or things.
Interpersonal Communications: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey
or exchange information tailoring the message for the audience, context and mode of
communication. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from supervisors
and giving instructions, assignments or directions to others.
Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms,
etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, forms, evaluations, budgets, purchase
orders, etc. using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar,
diction and style. Requires the ability to read statutes, regulations, procedures, reports,
presentations, etc. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice
control and confidence.
Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems,
collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of
technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form and to deal with several abstract
and concrete variables.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures
and to follow oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and
efficiently in standard English.
Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add, subtract,
multiply and divide; to utilize percentages and decimals and to apply the principles of descriptive
statistics and statistical inference.
Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and
shape.
Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately
in using automated office equipment or tools.
Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, office equipment, hand
tools, etc. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
Color Discrimination: Requires the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color.

Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and
receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress, when confronted with
persons acting under stress and in emergency situations.

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SCHOOL
SUPPORT (ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY)

Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or
exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by
ear). Must be able to communicate via telephone.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Thorough knowledge of federal, state and local policies and procedures regarding services
for students with disabilities.
Thorough knowledge of Guilford Preparatory Academy policies, procedures and
standards regarding the education of students with disabilities.
Expert knowledge of the ethical guidelines applicable to the position as outlined by
professional organizations and/or federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations.
Considerable knowledge of the current literature, trends and developments in the field of
educating students with disabilities.
General knowledge of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and extended content
standards. Considerable knowledge of the principles of supervision, organization and
administration. Skill in counseling and developing staff.
Ability to use common office tools, machines, computer programs and web-based applications
and platforms.
Ability to maintain complete and accurate records and statistics and to develop meaningful
reports from that information.
Ability to develop and implement appropriate programs for students with
disabilities. Ability to assess the effectiveness of programs and activities.
Ability to interpret system policies and state procedures.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitated by
work assignments.

DISCLAIMER

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work
performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted
as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of
employees to this job.

Salary : $50,000 - $70,000