Assistant Director of Special Education for Compliance at Hampton City Schools in Hampton, VA

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POSITION INFORMATION: Supervisor: Director of Special Education Employment Period: 12 months Employment Status: Full-time Salary: $85,000 � $105,000 Start Date: Immediately POSITION SUMMARY: The Assistant Director of Special Education for Compliance provides leadership and oversight to ensure the division's compliance with federal and state special education laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. This position is responsible for monitoring the implementation of special education programs and services to ensure students with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and applicable Virginia regulations. The Assistant Director serves as the division's primary compliance leader for special education and is responsible for overseeing monitoring systems, dispute resolution processes, due process matters, state reporting requirements, audits, corrective action plans, and procedural safeguards. The position works collaboratively with school administrators, special education staff, families, legal counsel, and state agencies to ensure compliance while promoting positive outcomes for students with disabilities. While the Assistant Director of Special Education for Instruction focuses on improving teaching, learning, and student achievement, the Assistant Director of Special Education for Compliance serves as the division's lead expert in ensuring legal compliance, procedural fidelity, risk mitigation, and accountability for all special education programs and services. This position ensures that the division's practices are legally sound, educationally appropriate, and aligned with federal and state requirements while safeguarding the rights of students and families. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide leadership and oversight for the division's special education compliance program, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local regulations. Serve as the division's primary expert on IDEA, Section 504, ADA, FERPA, and Virginia special education requirements. Develop, implement, and monitor policies, procedures, and systems that promote legal compliance and program effectiveness. Establish and oversee division-wide monitoring systems, including compliance audits, file reviews, and program evaluations. Monitor compliance with IEP development and implementation, eligibility, evaluations, timelines, service delivery, manifestation determinations, and procedural safeguards. Analyze compliance data, identify trends and areas of risk, and implement corrective actions to improve compliance outcomes. Coordinate division responses to state and federal monitoring activities, audits, and corrective action plans. Lead the division's response to state complaints, due process hearings, mediation requests, OCR complaints, and other dispute resolution processes. Collaborate with legal counsel to prepare documentation, reports, and evidence for investigations, litigation, and due process proceedings. Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant management of special education records, state reporting, and federal data submissions. Develop reports and dashboards to communicate compliance indicators and program performance to division leadership. Provide ongoing professional learning, technical assistance, and guidance to administrators, teachers, related service providers, and support staff regarding special education compliance requirements. Develop and maintain procedural manuals, guidance documents, monitoring tools, and compliance resources. Support school administrators in resolving compliance concerns, implementing corrective actions, and improving special education practices. Serve as the division liaison with families, schools, legal counsel, and state agencies regarding complex compliance matters. Participate in complex IEP meetings, eligibility meetings, manifestation determination rev