Position Type:
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Date Posted:
7/22/2026
Location:
TBD
Closing Date:
08/05/2026
Job Title: Director of Exceptional Student Services
Reports To: Immediate Supervisor
Prepared By: The Division of Human Resources
Board Approved Date:
Pay Grade Range: AD104
Summary: The Director of Exceptional Student Services has overall responsibility for the management and administration of the Special Education Department. This person develops, maintains, and directs programs and services as required to carry out school system responsibilities regarding the identification, location, and evaluation of each student suspected to have disabilities and/or exceptionalities, and personnel in providing, or causing to be provided, a free appropriate public education to each eligible exceptional student. Provide high quality service for all eligible entities as a member of the District Leadership Team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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Works with the personnel in developing and maintaining procedures to assure school system compliance with federal, state and local requirements including procedural safeguards and confidentiality regarding exceptional students.
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Directs the development and implementation of procedural safeguards for exceptional students.
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Directs the developmental and maintenance of systems which monitor the identification of special student needs and implementation of educational programs to meet those needs in order for the school system to monitor effectiveness and efficiency of services.
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Directs a system for complaint management and investigation, pupil appraisal and quality assurance.
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Directs procedures for assuring confidentiality of personally identifiable educational records of exceptional students.
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Coordinates the annual application for state and federal financial assistance.
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Coordinates the development and implementation of interagency agreements for services for exceptional students as necessary.
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Consults with leadership in the general supervision of all educational programs and services for exceptional students within the jurisdiction of the school system.
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Disseminates federal, state and local standards regarding students with disabilities to school system personnel bound by such standards and provides for technical assistance as needed.
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Develops and directs monitoring procedures in accordance with state and local requirements for students with disabilities.
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Facilitates efforts to recruit, prepare, and retain qualified personnel through pre-service preparation and continuing education.
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Ensures the proper receipt and disbursement of all state, federal and local funds administered by the Exceptional Student Services Department for the provision of services to exceptional students in conjunction.
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Ensures facility and program accessibility and comparability for identified exceptional students in the school system.
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Establishes a local advisory council and provides for participation of the advisory council in the development of the local plan for services to exceptional students.
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Provides oversight for Child Search activities and governs Pupil Appraisal Services in conjunction with Team Managers.
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Assures personal professional growth by planning and implementing a personal plan for professional development
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Attends School Board and BESE meetings when agenda items affecting the department of Exceptional Student Services.
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Collaborates with leadership to conduct periodic needs assessments with teachers of students with special needs, regular education teachers, administrators and parents with regard to special education services.
Other Duties:
Other duties as assigned that are related to the functions of the position.
Essential Functions/Qualifications/Requirements:
Education and Experience:
Minimum of a Master's degree and possess, or be eligible for, professional or supervisory certification as required in the State of Louisiana. A minimum of five (5) years of successful experience as a classroom teacher with at least three (3) years in Exceptional Child Education. A minimum of three (3) years successful experience in Administration and/or Supervision of Exceptional Child Education. Mild/Moderate and Severe/Profound Generic Certification or two (2) areas of special education. Certification as a Parish or City School Supervisor/Director of Special Education.
Work Environment Conditions:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Professional Conduct:
The Employees are required to maintain a high standard of professional conduct. Breach of said professional conduct includes, but is not limited to, neglect of duty, dishonesty, engagement in acts that are contrary to East Baton Rouge Parish School System policy, unlawful activities, or any other conduct which is seriously prejudicial to the school system.
Technological Abilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in general use of a computer, the use of Email as a form of communication, and other job-specific equipment, software, and/or applications.
Note: New employees coming to EBRPSS/current employees new to a position, must use the Verifent website to verify qualifying years of experience (outside of EBRPSS) aligned to the job description. All new employees to the district/current employees new to a position will receive 0 years of experience aligned to the job description until the verification of previous experience aligned to the job description is received.
Verifient Link
Experience verifications must be received in the Office of Human Resources within the first 6 months of employment in order to be eligible for a retroactive payment.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System and all of its entities (including Career and Technical Education Programs) do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, or gender in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment), and it is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of gender by Title IX (20 USC 168) and on the basis of disability by Section 504 (42 USC 794). The Title IX Coordinator is Andrew Davis, Director of Risk Management
[email protected], (225) 929-8705. The Section 504 Coordinator is Danielle Staten-Ojo
[email protected], (225) 326-5668.
