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Job Description
Position Type:
Administrative/Management
Date Posted:
5/28/2025
Location:
District Wide
Date Available:
08/18/2025
Closing Date:
06/04/2025
Supervisor- Special Services
46 week position
DDWIAA- Class II-A, $1,941-$2,197 per week + benefits
Join the Duluth Public Schools team, where we work to inspire every student to achieve their potential and prepare students to lead productive, fulfilling lives.
Summary:
Plans, coordinates and supervises special education and related services, and facilitates interagency coordination of services for learners with disabilities in assigned programs and school sites, in compliance with State and federal laws and regulations.
Minimum Qualifications:- Requires a minimum of a graduate degree in special education and at least three years teaching experience in special education, and one year of administrative or supervisory experience in special education; or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of the work
- Director of Special Education license issued by the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning
- Evaluation, and instructional and curricular needs of learners with disabilities and research and current trends in special education and general education, early childhood through secondary.
- State and federal laws, regulations and rules that govern programs for learners with disabilities.
- Federal and state funding requirement and procedures for IDEA as well as outside funding sources.
- General policies and procedures related to personnel recruitment, selection/training and evaluation.
- Supervising the identification, evaluation and education of learners with disabilities.
- Directing and implementing a full continuum of special education services.
- Developing and managing special education budgets.
- Providing leadership in assigned areas of special education, including the ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with parents, District personnel, community agencies and the general public.
- Providing effective group facilitation and managing conflict resolution.
Medical/Prescription Drug Plan with Health Reimbursement Arrangement- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of premium (FREE) + contributes $2,612.50 into HRA annually
- Family Coverage - District pays 75% of premium (25% employee contribution) + contributes $5,225.00 into HRA annually
- Single Coverage - District pays 100% of Basic premium (FREE)
- Family Coverage - District pays 25% of Premium
- District provides minimum of $50,000 of life insurance at no cost, employee may purchase supplemental life insurance
- District-provided at no cost to employee
- Employees may elect to contribute on a pre-tax basis to Health Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care Accounts
- The District contributes 7.5% of your total salary in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) pension plan.
- Employees may also elect to participate in Tax-Shelter Annuity options.
- Each bargaining unit contract defines time off provisions such as holidays, sick/personal leave, vacation, etc.
If you have any questions, please contact Human Resource at 218-336-8722 or email noncerthr@isd709.org
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Duluth Public Schools
Show moreDuluth, or Onigamiising in Ojibwe, is the seat of St. Louis County, the largest city in the northern two-thirds of Minnesota, and the fourth largest city in the state. It is located on the western tip of Lake Superior and its city limits encompass 67 square miles of land and nearly 50 square miles of water. It is part of the Twin Ports metropolitan statistical area which includes all of Wisconsin's Douglas County, and Minnesota's Carlton, Lake, and Saint Louis counties which boasts a population of 291,638, ranked as the 170th largest metropolitan area in the United States.
After years of building economic diversity, Duluth is growing into a robust regional economic, medical, aviation, higher education, outdoor recreation and arts center. Duluth has long been recognized as an innovative region that is supported by a wide variety of services and industries, including the largest, farthest inland freshwater port, the Port of Duluth-Superior.
The city also boasts a vibrant arts culture, home to art museums, theater, and numerous festivals throughout the year. It is the home of two colleges and a university whose local sports teams include nationally ranked and championship teams.
Duluth Public Schools offers an excellent, competitive and comprehensive benefits program, which includes medical, prescription drug, dental, life, and disability coverage. A pension plan, tax-sheltered annuities program, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health care savings plan and employee assistance program round out the district’s robust benefits program.
The district pays a significant portion of the premium for medical hospitalization, dental and prescription coverage for employees and dependents and offers Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) funding.
The district also has generous provisions for vacation, holidays, family and medical leave and other types of paid and unpaid leave. The district recently added Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth to our list of paid holidays.
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