2026-2027 Director of Exceptional Education and Health Services

- Position Type:
Administration/Director - Date Posted:
10/15/2026 - Location:
Central Office - Closing Date:
Until Filled
| 2026-2027 Director of Exceptional Education and Health Services | JobID: 2137 |
TITLE: DIRECTOR OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN AND HEALTH SERVICES
QUALIFICATIONS:
1. AA certificate in Administration
2. Supervision, either Elementary, Secondary, or Special Subject; five years of successful educational experience, three years of which have been in administrative or supervisory roles, two of which involve classroom instruction
3. Knowledge of IDEA, Section 504, Medicaid, and state compliance requirements
SUPERVISES: Departmental Staff
REPORTS TO: Superintendent or designee
JOB GOAL: To direct, administer, and supervise the Exceptional Children program and Health Services programs in accordance with appropriate guidelines and directions to serve the educational needs of students with identified exceptionalities effectively.
TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned, including but not limited to:
1. Monitor staffing needs and service delivery models to ensure appropriate support for students with disabilities.
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of special education programs and services using student performance and compliance data.
3. Ensure compliance with all special education evaluation, eligibility, IEP, and procedural safeguard requirements
4. Conducts needs assessments and compiles other data on program needs for planning purposes
5. Organizes and schedules staff and respective committees to address specific planning activities
6. Involves the public, teachers, classified staff, students, and school and district administrators, as appropriate, in planning activities
7. Prepares and disseminates written plans
8. Continuously updates program plans
9. Organizes the Special Education and Gifted Education programs to serve identified students
10. Organizes the School Nurse program to include coordinating school health collaborations
11. Assigns staff and orients staff members to their assignments
12. Initiates problem-solving techniques to address specific program problems and needs
13. Prepares and administers budgets for the Special Education, Gifted Education program and Health Services programs
14. Provides training for Special Education and Gifted Education program personnel
15. Prepares and approves forms, reports, memorandums, and other operational correspondence
16. Ensures that programs fulfill the district mission statement
17. Supervises professional and clerical personnel assigned to Special Education and Gifted Education programs
18. Supervises specific activities in Special Education and Gifted Education programs
19. Assists principals in supervising Special Education and Gifted Education teachers assigned to individual schools
20. Assists program personnel to effectively address specific tasks and responsibilities through counseling, modeling or illustrating, and directing
21. Recommends personnel for employment who are under the immediate supervision of the director
22. Assists principals in recommending the employment of Special Education and Gifted Education teachers
23. Selects personnel for committee assignments based on representativeness and other specified criteria
24. Disseminates appropriate information to various appropriate audiences
25. Attends school board and local community meetings as well as school, district, regional, and state professional meetings
26. Utilizes specific criteria to evaluate programs
27. Adjusts programs based on data derived from evaluations
28. Administers individualized, standardized tests
29. Supports the Hattiesburg Public School District Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan
30. Performs other duties as assigned
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Trustees
EVALUATION: Annually