Director of Exceptional Children's Program & 504 Coordinator (26-27SY)

Henderson County Schools; Hendersonville (NC); Sur place; USD 75 000 - 101 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Full benefits

Résumé du poste

Henderson County Schools is seeking a Director of Exceptional Children's Program & 504 Coordinator for the Central Office in Hendersonville, NC. This full-time role oversees ECP and 504 services, ensuring alignment with the district's instructional goals and core values.

The position requires a Master’s in Exceptional Children or a related field with leadership and licensure in NC, plus five years in exceptional children’s programs. Benefits accompany a 12-month, full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Exceptional Children with three graduate semester hours in Administration, Curriculum Development and Supervision.
• OR a Master’s Degree in School Administration and/or Curriculum and Instruction with at least nine semester hours of course work in exceptional children.
• Current, valid North Carolina Teaching License in exceptional children preferred, but not required.
• Minimum of five years of experience in exceptional children’s programs.
• Strong interpersonal skills with students, staff, parents, and community members; leadership at district or school level.

Responsabilités

• Provides leadership for all aspects of the exceptional children’s programs and compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with principals, staff, agencies, and parents/guardians.
• Develops comprehensive program plans and implements and evaluates the planned programs.
• Prepares budgets and coordinates with other departments; manages grants and reports.
• Supervises staff and assists in professional development and staff evaluation.

Connaissances

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Education administration

Formation

Master’s Degree in Exceptional Children

Master’s Degree in School Administration and/or Curriculum & Instruction with 9 credits in exceptional children

Description du poste

Director of Exceptional Children's Program & 504 Coordinator (26-27SY)

Director of Exceptional Children's Program & 504 Coordinator (26-27SY)

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This job is also posted in Henderson County Public Schools , and North Carolina School Jobs

Job Details

Job ID: 5961152
Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Oct 15, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Nov 16, 2026

Job Description

LOCATION/DEPT: Central Office/Curriculum
REPORTS TO: Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services
FLSA Status: Exempt

Start Date: 11/16/2026; Permanent Full Time with Full Benefits
12 month, 8 hr position

The Director will provide leadership in assuring the accomplishments of the school system’s ongoing goals, strategic plan and core values as part of the Instructional Services Team. The Director will advocate and promote the Core Values of the Henderson County Public Schools.

Preferred Qualifications / Requirements

An Exceptional Children Program Director’s license which requires:

• a Master’s Degree in an Exceptional Children’s area with three graduate semester hours of credit in each of the following: Administration, Curriculum development, and Supervision;
• OR a Master’s Degree in the area of School Administration and/or Curriculum and Instruction with at least nine semester hours of course work in the area of exceptional children;
• Hold a current, valid North Carolina Teaching License, preferably in an exceptional children area, but not required.

Minimum of five (5) years of successful experience in exceptional children’s programs; strong interpersonal skills with students, staff, parents, and community members; experience in a leadership role at the school or district level.

Performance Responsibilities

• Provides leadership for all aspects of the exceptional children’s programs to include compliance with local, state, and federal guidelines, rules, regulations, and laws and the implementation of appropriate instructional programs and assessment practices for exceptional children.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship with the principals, other school personnel, other related service agencies, and parents/guardians.
• Provides effective leadership in developing comprehensive program plans and implementing and evaluating the planned programs.
• Prepares budgets, coordinates with other departments or agencies to assure maximum services, and maintains records/reports/inventories in accordance with local/state/federal policies, including federal and state grants as well as North Carolina Medicaid.
• Shares information about programs with various publics, serves as a liaison between the school system and other agencies, and assists in the development of in-service staff development. The Director accomplishes personal growth objectives and demonstrates professional ethics.
• Assists in selection and placement of personnel, delegates and supervises staff responsibilities, and assists in evaluating staff. Supervision of staff may include, but is not limited to, speech-language therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, behavior specialists, teachers of the deaf and hearing impaired, teachers of the visually impaired, preschool teachers, and the teacher for homebound students.

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.

Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $7,344.75 Per Month
Job Categories:

Administration > Director/Coordinator/Manager

Job Requirements

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Contact Information

• Dr. Shannon Marlowe , Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services
• Central Office
• Phone: [phone]