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Position Type:
Administration/Department Chair
Date Posted:
7/21/2026
Location:
North Central High School
Date Available:
immediately
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township (MSDWT) is located in the northern section of Indianapolis. It is a dynamic community with broad diversity in cultures, religions, ethnic groups, races, and socioeconomic levels. MSDWT has been an educational leader in Indiana for the last seventy years.
Our mission is to nurture our students into tomorrow's leaders by cultivating learning environments that ignite innovation, amplify diverse and critical thinking, and inspire growth and achievement.
JOB DETAILS
Job Title
High School Special Education Department Chair
Qualifications Profile (Licensure)
This position requires a valid and active license issued by the Indiana Department of Education as a Director of Exceptional Learners (highly preferred) and/or Special Education Teaching License with leadership credentials
Education
Candidates must document successful attainment of degrees required for licensure in the state of Indiana
Location
North Central High School
Position Start Date
immediately
Work Schedule
Full-Time
Calendar Length
205 day contract
FLSA Classification
Salaried, Exempt
Salary/Hourly Rate
$85,885.60
Benefits
Benefits are effective 1st of the month following the first day of employment. Additional benefits information can be found at https://www.msdwt.k12.in.us/benefits
This position qualifies for administrator fringe benefits.
JOB EXPECTATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
Position Purpose / Description
North Central High School is seeking a highly organized, collaborative, and legally minded leader to serve as the Department Chair for Special Education
This is a high-impact, high-volume leadership role overseeing all academic, operational, compliance, staffing, and programming functions for a massive secondary special education department. The Department Chair manages daily logistics ranging from complex transportation and student crises to teacher evaluations and strict master scheduling. The ideal candidate will balance a deep commitment to student advocacy with the operational precision required to run a compliant, highly functioning department.
Skills and Qualifications

• Deep working knowledge of IDEA, Article 7, and state compliance mandates.
• Proven experience managing complex schedules, data systems (Skyward, Edmentum, IEP systems), and large-scale staff allocations.
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and strong interpersonal skills, including giving and receiving constructive feedback
• Possesses strong pedagogical knowledge and experience with effective instruction and assessment
• Shows a proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with colleagues, including the ability to create and nurture a professional community of adult learners
• Demonstrates the ability to examine student data and facilitate changes necessary to produce efficient and effective practices that will increase student achievement
• Significant understanding of secondary pedagogy including culturally responsive teaching, classroom management, and professional learning communities
• Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws impacting education
• Displays excellent written and oral communication skills, including presentations, reports, memoranda, letters, grant proposals, curriculum documents, workshops and evaluations
• Strong work ethic, self-directed, and self-motivated
• Flexible schedule: obligations may occur outside of typically contracted hours and days in order to meet teacher schedules
• Ability to remain calm, structured, and solutions-oriented while handling frequent, immediate daily crises (behavioral, transportation, and staffing).

Performance Responsibilities
Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

• Support program evaluation, material selection, and implementation, including general education and intervention or support classes
• Provide direction and coordination for how the curriculum is taught consistent with administrative expectations, district strategic plan, school improvement plan, vertical articulation, and high impact Tier 1 instructional practices
• Assist in vertical and/or horizontal articulation efforts throughout the district in alignment of content and curriculum, expectations of rigor, professional development opportunities and pedagogy
• Field-test strategies and tools to ensure they are practical, effective, and aligned with improving teacher practice and student outcomes before full implementation.
• Model the practice of mining and analyzing student data to drive collaborative instructional decisions
• Promote the implementation of common assessments and the utilization of data to drive differentiated instruction
• Support the implementation of inclusionary practices in general education classrooms
• Provide instruction to required number of sections in content area
• Monitor and evaluate emergency sub plans

Operational Leadership

• Assist in the observation and evaluation of classroom teaching; including providing actionable and effective feedback
• Assist in the recruitment, selection, and evaluation of staff
• Collaborate on behalf of staff with school and district administration and school counseling regarding master schedule, course descriptions, articulation, and student placement in various courses
• Communicate and collaborate with school personnel and families to maximize student opportunities
• Assist short- and long-term substitute teachers in carrying out their assigned duties
• Acts as an active, hands-on member of the student safety and emergency response teams.

Student Services, Compliance & Case Management

• Oversee special education compliance, including IEPs, Annual Case Reviews (ACRs), manifestation determinations, and change of placement paperwork.
• Review and approve IEPs prior to finalization for designated staff, ensuring legal defensibility.
• Coordinate and lead highly complex or contentious Initial Case Conferences and daily Parent-Teacher-Administrator (PAR) conferences.
• Oversee specialized programs including PACES, Behavioral Support (BSD), North Central Alternative School (NCAS), Co-Taught sections, Homebound instruction, and Edmentum online learning.
• Partner with the ENL (English New Learners) department to coordinate scheduling and supports for dually identified students.

Staffing, Supervision & Evaluation

• Primary Evaluator for special education teachers. Manage and execute the formal observation cycle:
• Manage time clock approvals, extracurricular contracts, and daily scheduling. Coordinate immediate coverage for absent teachers or IAs when substitute teachers are unavailable.
• Actively recruit, interview, and hire licensed teachers and IAs for both the academic school year and summer school programs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT
PERCENT OF TIME
Seldom = Less than 25%
Occasional = 26 to 50%
Often = 51 to 75%
Very Frequent = 76% and above
Ability to stand for extended periods of time
Often
Ability to carry 25 pounds
Occasional
Amount to lift 25 pounds
Occasional
Amount of force to push/pull up to 25pounds
Seldom
Ability to work at a desk, conference table or in meetings of various configurations
Very Frequent
Ability to see for the purpose of reading laws and codes, rules and policies and other printed matter
Very Frequent
Ability to hear and understand speech at normal levels
Very Frequent
Ability to communicate so others will be able to clearly understand a normal conversation
Very Frequent
Ability to operate office equipment
Very Frequent
Ability to reach in all directions
Very Frequent
Climbing
Seldom
Overhead work
Seldom
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mr. Jagga Rent, Principal
jrent@msdwt.k12.in.us
Dr. Wendy Skibinski, Director of Student Services
wskibinski@msdwt.k12.in.us
The Metropolitan School District of Washington Township is an equal opportunity/equal access employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all applicable Federal and Indiana State laws, regulations, and executive orders in its programs and activities. Washington Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status.
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• _ High School Special Education Department Chair Job Description (1).pdf