Administrative, consultative, and advisory work providing statewide leadership in the area of special education for specific learning disabled students. Duties involve considerable travel and contact with school district personnel, parents, students and interested members of the public.
Work is performed under the general supervision of the Special Education Coordinator.
Assists these agencies in program planning, staff training and monitoring, and evaluation of programs. Assumes primary categorical responsibility in the Division for programs dealing with specific learning disabilities. Assists local districts with a wide range of program issues including caseload size and distribution, caseload selection criteria, budget, service delivery models, and legal challenges. Provides technical assistance and evaluation on a non-categorical basis to school districts assigned. Provides liaison services and program information to university training programs related to the position's responsibilities.