Special Education School Principal - Pathfinder School

Duties and responsibilities:
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Manages school-based staffing matters including onboarding, assigning, supervising, and evaluating new and existing personnel, consistent with process determined by the AIU and applicable collective bargaining agreements, ensuring effective and orderly management of all school-based employees.
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Coordinates and participates in the students' Individualized Education Program (IEP) processes, in collaboration with the special education liaisons from the students' sending districts/schools, providing educational services for learners as required.
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Implements, supervises, and maintains academic, social, emotional, and behavioral programs, responsive to the needs and interests of the students, by monitoring learners' progress, achievement data, and research-based practices in education.
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Ensures that staff have access to training and in-servicing activities that align with program needs and priorities, partnering with school-based personnel, colleague administrators, and other trainers, so that employees are current, complaint, and knowledgeable in their areas of practice.
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Participates in the development and oversight of the building-based budgets, as facilitated by the agency's fiscal personnel and consistent with the AIU policies, safeguarding fiscal relevance and cost-effective operations of the programs.
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Represents school-based concerns and interests at the Joint Board Special School Committee meetings, by providing updates, data, and action items, so that the governance body can make informed decisions on behalf of the operating member districts.
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Oversees the safety and security of the schools' membership, by implementing safety-related trainings, drills, and protocols consistent with procedures, policies, and regulations, such that all personnel and students have access to protected workspaces.
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Maintains an inventory of supplies and equipment, in accordance with the AIU procurement procedures and policies, that are available for use by personnel in fulfillment of their duties and responsibilities.
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Develops and maintains a liaison with stakeholder groups (e.g., parents/guardians, school advisory committees, barraging units' local liaisons, community-based social service agencies, local law enforcement), through informal and formal communication means, soliciting input, clarifying problems, advocating for programs, and advancing program modification.

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Works with contracted providers (e.g., transportation, nutrition, staffing agencies), by communicating with agency designees in a timely and consistent manner, addressing the provision of services necessary for the efficient operation of the programs.
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Other duties as assigned by administration in support of the school-based programs.

Qualifications:
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Principal K -12 Certification, required.
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Certification in Special Education and/or School Psychology preferred.
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Experience workin...