Special Ed Dispute Resolution Specialist

Join Delaware Schools Consortium; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 16,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital School District is seeking a Special Services Liaison – Dispute Resolution & Professional Support to provide centralized coordination and case management for formal special education disputes while supporting district-wide professional learning and systems improvement.

The role coordinates due process, state complaints, mediation, settlements, and corrective actions under Special Services administration and District counsel. Travel within district may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Delaware educator license and appropriate certification.
• Significant successful professional experience in special education.
• Comprehensive knowledge of IDEA procedural requirements, IEPs, evaluation and eligibility, LRE, Procedural Safeguards, and documentation.
• Exceptional written communication, organization, record-management, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to analyze complex educational records.
• Ability to manage multiple complex matters and strict timelines simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and facilitate professional learning.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality and exercise sound professional judgment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a centralized system for tracking active special education disputes and related matters.
• Maintain calendars of deadlines, meetings, hearings, submissions, and required actions.
• Develop educational timelines and case chronologies.
• Coordinate collection, review, and organization of educational records and relevant documentation.
• Maintain organized case files and current case-status information.
• Coordinate information and documentation requested by Special Services administration and District counsel.
• Support preparation for due process proceedings, state complaints, mediation, and resolution meetings.
• Coordinate staff participation and availability as directed.
• Support scheduling and coordination of litigation-related Individualized Education Plan meetings.
• Track required follow-up and implementation activities.
• Identify approaching deadlines, unresolved actions, or potential implementation concerns and communicate them promptly to Special Services leadership.
• Coordinate District preparation for special education state complaints.
• Support collection and organization of records needed for District responses.
• Track required response timelines and subsequent actions.
• Coordinate administrative preparation for due process matters.
• Assist Special Services leadership with organization and preparation for resolution meetings.
• Support coordination of mediation processes.
• Track agreements, commitments, and required follow-up resulting from resolution or mediation.
• Maintain accurate documentation of District actions and completion.
• Maintain centralized implementation trackers for settlement agreements, corrective actions, compensatory education, and other required remedies.
• Communicate implementation requirements to responsible District staff under the direction of Special Services administration.
• Monitor timelines and completion of required actions.
• Maintain documentation demonstrating implementation and completion.
• Identify delays, barriers, or concerns and elevate them to the Director and/or Supervisor of Special Services.

Skills

Written communication

Organization

Record keeping

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Professional learning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Delaware educator license

Master's degree in special education (preferred)

Job description

Capital School District is seeking a Special Services Liaison – Dispute Resolution & Professional Support to provide centralized coordination and case management for formal special education disputes while supporting district-wide professional learning and systems improvement.

The role coordinates due process, state complaints, mediation, settlements, and corrective actions under Special Services administration and District counsel. Travel within district may be required.