Assistant Director of Special Education Compliance

About the role

The Assistant Director of Special Education Compliance serves as a member of the Special Education Leadership Team and provides strategic leadership in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of special education compliance systems across Georgia Cyber Academy. This position ensures the district's compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Georgia Department of Education regulations, and all applicable federal and state laws governing services for students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of all special education compliance systems.
• Maintain district readiness for Georgia Department of Education monitoring, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Ensure compliance with FAPE, LRE, procedural safeguards, Child Find, manifestation determinations, disciplinary procedures, and transition requirements.
• Oversee contracted related service providers including credentialing, contracts, service delivery expectations, documentation, and compliance.
• Manage related services to ensure they are delivered in accordance with IEPs and state/federal regulations.
• Serve as the district lead for procedural safeguards, mediation, state complaints, due process hearings, and other legal matters involving special education.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aligned to district strategic goals.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Special Education, Educational Leadership Tier I Certification.
• Certificates and Licenses: Valid Georgia Professional Standards Commission certification in one or more of the following: Educational Leadership, Special Education, School Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, or related services discipline appropriate for the position.
• Minimum five years successful experience in special education.
• Minimum three years leadership experience in special education administration or related leadership role.
• Experience supervising personnel.
• Experience with IDEA compliance and state monitoring.
• Experience interpreting federal and state special education regulations.
• Experience working within a virtual or online educational environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency with Google Workspace for Education (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drive, Gmail, Meet, and Calendar).
• Experience utilizing web-based educational, compliance, and student information platforms.
• Proficiency using virtual collaboration platforms and learning management systems.
• Demonstrated proficiency using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, ChatGPT, or similar platforms) to enhance leadership, communication, workflow efficiency, data analysis, and decision-making while adhering to district policies regarding privacy, confidentiality, and responsible AI use.

Skills

• Exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong communication.
• Collaborative leadership.
• Effective supervision of staff and systems.
• Exceptional remote work capabilities.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

TBD.

Schedule

Primarily Remote.