What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Educational Specialist II, Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area, 67909, (2026-00026) position at Hawaii State Department of Education?
Description
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT ISSUED: This position is included in the Educational Officers' Bargaining Unit and will be filled as a limited term probationary vice appointment.
A WRITTEN EXAMINATION/ASSIGNMENT MAY BE ADMINISTERED TO HELP DETERMINE POSSESSION OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES PORTIONS OF THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Examples of Duties
1. Plans, organizes, coordinates, monitors, and assists in the evaluation of Special Education (SpEd) and related programs under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in the Campbell-Kapolei (CK) Complex Area (CA) and, in applicable situations, for Leeward District (LD) in general (such as speech pathologists). Maintains comprehensive and statistical data records pertaining to SpEd and related services' programs and support. Prepares short- and long-range plans and projections pertaining to staffing, budgeting, program establishment, and program emphasis. Plans, organizes, and recommends establishment of SpEd classes in CK CA.
2. Maintains effective liaison relationship with CK CA schools, community, public and private agencies, other LD SpEd District Educational Specialists, and other Hawaii DOE state and district offices as they relate to SpEd and related services. Coordinates, monitors, and implements matters relating to Hawaii Administrative Rule Chapters 19, 34, and 60 and federal mandates; serves as a resource to the CK CA Educational Officers (EOs) and teachers in these areas for SpEd and related services. Maintains effective liaison relationship with state offices, other district offices, applicable agencies, community groups, schools, and parents.
3. Coordinates the approval and review of IDEIA projects, is responsible for disbursement of state and federal funds and the distribution of SpEd-related personnel to schools based on the state allocations. This includes preparing budget requests, expenditure plans, identifying project needs, and allocating contracted services funds, summer Individualized Education Programs and Extended School Year (ESY) programs, and other federal funds allocated for SpEd for CK CA. Plans, develops, disseminates, and evaluates district and CA directions associated with SpEd based on federal and state laws, policies, and guidelines.
4. Provides appropriate consultative and technical support to CK staff, schools, and EOs on SpEd legal matters, including prepping personnel for due process hearings and testifying in these hearings, as applicable. Prepares reports and communications needed to implement SpEd in CK schools. Plans, approves, and monitors regular School Year and ESY Special Education programs within CK. Recommends certifications for teachers applying for Home-Hospital Instruction and administers this program within the CA. Reviews transportation requests for eligible students in private schools who receive contracted services under IDEIA. Coordinates procurement contract for speech and other required contracted services.
5. Supervises SpEd resource teachers, itinerant teachers, adaptive resource teachers, Alternative Center teachers, off campus SpEd teachers, and provides assistance to these teachers as a resource to CK EOs. Supervises a secretary, office assistants, communications aides, district's speech/language coordinator and speech pathologists, and Leeward District Annex custodians. Coordinates, develops, conducts, and/or participates in in-service training relative to SpEd and related services for CK EOs and school personnel; interprets program areas to the community and other agencies.
6. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in education with specialization in one or more subject matters appropriate to the areas of assignment.
Desired Education: Graduation from a regionally accredited college or university with a master's degree in special education and/or related service.
Experience: Six (6) years of responsible professional work experience in education of which four (4) years shall have been in teaching and two (2) years in curriculum or program planning, as appropriate.
Desired Experience: Previous year(s) of experience as a DES in Special Education (or its equivalent) that included implementation and compliance with federal and state laws, such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, IDEIA 2004, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and/or other subject matter and materials pertinent to the area of assignment.
Knowledge :Foundations of curriculum and instruction; instructional media and computers; foundations of American education; principles of learning and individual differences; tests and measurements; purposes, methods, and materials pertaining to one or more subject matters and/or program area(s) of assignment; laws, rules, regulations, and administrative procedures pertaining to the area(s) of assignment.
Ability to: Provide leadership, planning and coordination in the areas of assignment at the district level; communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing; operate computer and other business machines; use tools, equipment, instruments and devices appropriate to one or more subject matters and/or program areas of assignment.
Desired Ability to: Oversee, analyze, and evaluate plans, programs, educational or contractual law, and collective bargaining unit agreements.
Supplemental Information
Department of Education certificated employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.
All others will be placed on the first step of $113,660.
WORK YEAR AND BENEFITS: This appointment will be on a 12-month basis with vacation and sick leave provided according to applicable regulations.
POSTING CYCLE: Vacant or unfilled positions may be internally and/or externally advertised on the 1st and/or 16th of any calendar month.
HOW TO APPLY: All materials submitted become the property of the Hawaii Department of Education and will not be returned to applicant.
Visit the Hawaii Department of Education career page, listed below. Click on the title of the position you are interested in and click on the green APPLY button in the top righthand corner. Provide all relevant information for consideration including but not limited to your education, work experience, and certificates. It is optional to include a "Personal Statement" of what you can contribute to this specific position.
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Official transcripts (if not on file) must be submitted at the time of an official offer of employment. Transcripts may be sent by U.S. mail to the Office of Talent Management/EO Recruitment, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804.
After you submit your online application, you will receive a system generated email acknowledging receipt of your application.
EDUCATIONAL OFFICER CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT: Priority for appointments shall be given to qualified and tenured educational officers in that class who wish to move to that position through lateral transfer or a voluntary demotion and second to all other qualified educational officers with tenure."
APPROVED:
Sean Bacon
Equal Opportunity
The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Payday
New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.
Salary : $113,660 - $160,893