School Director

About the role

The School Director provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for two campus locations, ensuring consistency in educational programming, school culture, and student experience. They lead large multidisciplinary school teams with a focus on instructional excellence, collaboration, accountability, and responsive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision, leadership, and strategic direction for two campus locations, ensuring consistency in educational programming, school culture, and student experience.
• Lead large multidisciplinary school teams with a focus on instructional excellence, collaboration, accountability, and responsive problem-solving.
• Promote a shared vision for high-quality teaching, learning, and college readiness for students with social-emotional and learning needs.
• Oversee rigorous special education programming that aligns with student IEPs, supports strong academic outcomes, and prepares students for college and future success.
• Maintain strong oversight of student records, documentation systems, and compliance processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness.
• Uphold organizational policies and school-based procedures that promote safety, accountability, and alignment across both campuses.
• Supervise and develop educational leaders and staff across both campuses, including coaching, performance feedback, goal setting, and professional growth.
• Foster safe, inclusive, and academically focused school communities where students feel known, supported, and challenged.
• Support recruitment, staffing, and retention strategies that sustain strong instructional and clinical teams.
• Partner with families, districts, and internal teams to support student progress, transitions, and individualized planning.
• Monitor enrollment, staffing patterns, and program capacity to meet student needs and sustain high-quality programming across both locations.
• Ensure effective systems of behavioral, social-emotional, and academic support that promote engagement, attendance, and positive student outcomes.
• Oversee daily operations across both campuses to ensure organized, student-centered, and mission-aligned programming.
• Support admissions, referral, transition, and discharge processes to maintain continuity of care and strong school-district partnerships.
• Monitor curriculum implementation, instructional practices, student progress, and school-wide outcomes to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure both campuses operate in compliance with DESE regulations, licensing standards, and contractual obligations while supporting high-quality educational programming.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Master’s degree preferred in education, special education, educational leadership, school psychology, social work, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• At least three years of leadership experience in a therapeutic or special education school setting, with demonstrated success in supervising large school teams.
• Massachusetts licensure as a Special Education Administrator strongly preferred.
• Principal/Assistant Principal licensure with significant special education and instructional leadership experience will also be considered.
• Valid driver’s license required, as transportation of students may be necessary.
• Commitment to maintaining a safe, structured, and therapeutic school environment for all students.