Evaluation Team Leader 0.5/Assessment Specialist 0.5 (3115)

The Natick Public Schools Seek an

.5 Evaluation Team Leader/.5 Assessment Specialist

Start Date: 8/24/2026

We invite you to explore a career with Natick Public Schools. 

The Natick Public Schools educate approximately 5,300 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose outstanding staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families from Natick and Boston. Natick Public Schools is a community dedicated to all students achieving high standards in a safe, trusting, respectful environment where learning is exciting, dynamic, and engaging, and where connectedness and belonging are valued and actively cultivated. We are home to families that speak almost 60 different languages and our student population is approximately 29% Students of Color and 71% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world. 

We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach. Please partner with us in our mission to support the diversity of our school community, promote and deliver equitable practices for all of our staff, students, and families, and create meaningful connections that enable everyone to feel included and thrive.

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Professional Certification: 

• Massachusetts Special Education Teacher or other applicable service provider  DESE certification

• SEI endorsement preferred

Specialized Knowledge: 

• Strong foundation in student-centered pedagogy

• Deep understanding of special education service delivery

• Solid understanding of IEP development

• Solid understanding of special education laws and regulations

• Understanding of and commitment to the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice as they relate to student engagement and success

Preferred Experience: 

• Experience in diverse public school setting 

• Experience with the relevant age group

• Experience leading special education team meetings

SKILLS

• Demonstrated aptitude for work to be performed

• Bilingual skills, especially in Spanish and Portuguese, are highly desirable

• Candidates should have a passion for working with students, families, and colleagues

• Candidates must be flexible and collaborative

• Candidates must be able to multitask in a fast-paced, supportive environment that nurtures student growth

• Candidates must be organized and able to meet ongoing, time-sensitive deadlines for work production

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent may find appropriate and in conformity with state certification requirements.

• Phone, intercom, personal computer and software applications as outlined above, scanner, copy machine, calculator, camera, printers and fax machine.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Schedule TEAM meetings including Initial Evaluations and Re-evaluations, Manifestation Determination and Independent evaluation reviews.

• Attend required ETL/Coordinator meetings as necessary

• Chair TEAM meetings following the Natick Public Schools TEAM meeting process guidelines and Department of Education Regulatory guidelines.

• Collaborate with special education administration to assess district needs and program development as needed.

• Review and monitor student’s IEPs in accordance with the state and federal due process/compliance requirements, including required written parental notifications within mandated timelines.  

• Develop and provide quality control of Individualized Education Programs generated from the buildings.

• Assist with monitoring of IEP development and implementation, including providing input related to the effectiveness of school personnel involvement in the IEP TEAM meetings and IEP implementation.

• Advise both special education and regular education teachers regarding making appropriate accommodations and modifications in curriculum and instruction when appropriate.

• Maintain compliance with all Special Education timelines and regulations.

• Attend professional conferences and workshops to maintain knowledge of current Massachusetts regulations.

• Demonstrate the ability to acknowledge problems and to resolve them in positive ways.

• Foster optimal parental input through such activities as obtaining Parent’s Vision Statement and Post Team Meeting Parent Survey.

• Provide consultation to general and special education staff, parents and outside agencies relative to special education procedures and programs. 

• Conduct achievement evaluations, interpret results and write evaluation reports to be shared at IEP meetings. 

• Other related tasks as assigned by the Director of Student Services.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: 

• move about the classroom, school, school grounds, office, and/or off-site locations. 

• On some occasions, it may be necessary to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces; 

• remain in a stationary position for periods of time; 

• operate a computer and other school/office productivity machinery (i.e., iPad, copy machine, computer printer, assistive technology, etc.); 

• read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids; 

• position oneself to maintain files and access school/classroom/office materials;

• communicate with others so that information received and given is understood and accurately communicated;

• communicate and collaborate effectively with students, parents, and other staff members in person, via video conference, on the telephone, and/or in writing;

• observe details at close range

• in the school setting, ensure the safety of students;

• multitask and meet multiple demands from several people;

• may need to teach and support students with life skills development such as eating, cleaning, and toileting 

• lifting up to and including 25 lbs

• the noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

• Formal application

• Rating of education and experience

• Oral interviews 

• Reference check

• Strong record of work performance in current and previous roles required

• Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (C.O.R.I.), Sexual Offender Record Check (S.O.R.I.), and fingerprints.

The Natick Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, religion, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, physical and intellectual differences, immigration status, homeless status, or any other class protected by law.