2026-27 Special Education Coordinator - Middle School

Credentials: State Licensure or Certification

Education Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Minimum)

Training or Experience Required:  Completion of student teaching; Demonstration of Content Knowledge when teaching assignment is in ESSA category required to meet highly qualified standards.  

Reports to:  Director of Special Services/Building Principal

Job Goal (Purpose of position):  Performs professional level duties under minimal supervision to instruct students in accordance with state and district curricular standards and follows all guidelines and policies pertaining to special education.

Contact with Others:  Has regular contact with students, other teachers, support and administrative staff, and parents.  Contact requires tact and diplomacy and independent judgment such as problem solving, interpreting policies and procedures based on experience, and providing counseling or mediation techniques as appropriate.

Other performance Measures:  Good people skills are essential to the successful performance of the job.  Following safety guidelines and policies are critical to the safety of the teacher, other staff and students. Adherence to district dress standards, proper attendance/leave policies, and other work habits are important to maintaining discipline and respect in an environment conducive to learning.  Creativity, initiative and effective problem solving are important to delivering instruction in accordance with the Oklahoma Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Model and other state and district standards.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintaining the security of the site special education files
• Reviewing paperwork received on new special education students
• Assisting counselors with special education student schedule and issues related to state/district testing
• Monitor special education students (manage eligibility, make parent contacts, etc)
• Assist with testing during state/district testing periods
• Ensure testing modifications are in place and followed
• Ensure assignment modifications are followed
• Participate in and/or support collaborative teaching
• Schedule IEP and related meetings
• Manage special education meeting calendar
• Provide inservice/assistance for new special education teachers at site
• Cover special education classes (when no other options is available)
• Other duties as assigned

Supervision Exercised:  Employee is responsible for supervision of students in the classroom and throughout the school building during the work day.  Employee is responsible for maintaining order and disciplining students in accordance with the district policy. Employees does not supervise other employees, except for student teachers or entry-year teaches teachers assigned to the employee.

Physical/Mental Requirements and Working Conditions

In an eight-hour work day, the employee must sit, stand or walk for varying lengths in order to properly supervise students throughout the school building as required.  Job requires occasional bending/stooping or squatting/crouching to interact with students at their desks, on the floor or at eye level. Job requires occasional carrying/lifting up to ten pounds to transport instructional materials or files to other parts of the building. Employee must possess manual dexterity sufficient to write and type. Employee must possess enough visual ability to supervise students in the classroom, hallways and large areas such as auditoriums and cafeterias.  Employee must possess hearing ability to supervise students and to interact with students individually and in group settings. Employee must possess speaking requirement enough communicate with parents/teachers and to supervise students throughout the school building. Employee must have mobility enough to supervise students throughout the day. Employee must have mental requirement to read, understand, and interpret special education guidelines, communicate with parents, and schedule appointments.