The Director of Special Services shall be directly responsible to the Assistant Superintendent for the district-wide supervision of Special Education, including instructional and clerical staff from pre-K to
Grade 12.  

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Exercise leadership in the research, development, implementation and evaluation of Special Education Programs to ensure district compliance with state and federal regulations. 
• Coordinate staff training relevant to the special needs population in all levels. 
• Evaluate Child Study Team members and the district's Special Education staff. 
• Monitor the programs for Wayne students requiring out of district placements. 
• Work collaboratively with district building administration, guidance chairpersons and testing coordinators to schedule local and state assessments for classified pupils in the schools. 
• Communicate and confer with parents. 
• Review, approve and ensure the implementation of Individual Education Plans for the district's classified students. 
• Participate in the generation of local, state and federal reports.