Principal

The incumbent in this position will coordinate Special Education services for students who are Blind & Visually Impaired. The duties include: developing and providing oversight of policies and procedures required by IDEA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; providing training and technical support to professionals in the application of regulations and policies; serving as a liaison with the Department of Education, school districts and other agencies; developing reports and grant proposals; analyzing and evaluating data, programs and materials; supervising assigned programs and staff. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for budget management and accountability.

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.

• Coordinate Special Education services statewide for all students who are Blind & Visually Impaired through an itinerant program.
• Develops and provides oversight to the implementation of policies and procedures for the education of students who have disabilities as required by state and federal laws; e.g. IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. 
• Provides technical assistance and training to education and other Division professionals in the application of relevant regulations/policies to the education of visually impaired.
• Liaison with Department of  Education, school districts and other agencies on matters of students with visual disabilities, etc. 
• Writes reports, develops grant proposals and analyzes/evaluates programs, materials and policies, as required. 
• Provides direct supervision of educational personnel and programs in Division's itinerant program. 
• Overall management and accountability for budget as related to areas of responsibility.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Principal 
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

1. A Master's Degree in educational leadership from a regionally accredited college, or a Master's Degree in education from a regionally accredited college and current and valid Principal or Assistant Principal certificate from another state, or a Master's Degree in any field from a regionally accredited college and successful completion of a Delaware approved alternative routes to certification program for school leaders.

2. A minimum of three (3) years teaching experience with students who are visually impaired and/or students who have other special education needs.  

Criminal background check:  A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.  The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire. 

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at http://ben.omb.delaware.gov/

The application is evaluated based upon a rating of training and experience.

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