Head of Specialized Services & School Programs

The School District of Philadelphia; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 97,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The School District of Philadelphia is seeking an Executive Director of Specialized Services to lead the Office of Specialized Services (OSS) and oversee professional development, gifted services, and related supports for students with disabilities.

This 12-month, full-time role focuses on aligning services with IDEA, state regulations, and district goals, driving data-based strategies, and guiding school teams to improve student outcomes and equitable access to services across the district.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Ten years of full-time, paid, professional experience in education, three of which have been in an administrative or supervisory capacity.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees through subordinate personnel such as School Psychologists, related service providers, gifted service providers and Special Project Assistants engaged in providing various school based support services.
• Manages the establishment, monitoring, training and development of corrective action for compliance with federal and state laws and rules and Board policy to ensure consistent support of student academic achievement.
• Supports and oversees Directors and other personnel with the review of data for trends and anomalies as a means of identifying data-based strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of and to target technical assistance to improve services and service delivery.
• Ensures that data pertaining to the provision of psychological and related services and direct services that OSS provides is systematically collected, reviewed and maintained to assess productivity measured by the adherence to federal and state mandated timelines as measured by students’ outcomes; proactively addresses programmatic concerns.
• Promotes coordination and articulation between OSS, school leaders, and school teams to ensure successful school based support.

Education

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university

Job description

The School District of Philadelphia is seeking an Executive Director of Specialized Services to lead the Office of Specialized Services (OSS) and oversee professional development, gifted services, and related supports for students with disabilities.

This 12-month, full-time role focuses on aligning services with IDEA, state regulations, and district goals, driving data-based strategies, and guiding school teams to improve student outcomes and equitable access to services across the district.