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Please tell us about yourself and share with us why you are qualified for this position.
Describe a significant change effort in the special education arena that you have led. How would you evaluate your success and what might you do differently next time?
How do you view the role of a principal as it relates to the Director of Special Education? How would you communicate this with the principals?
How do you balance meeting the needs of special education students with insufficient state and federal funding while satisfying the District’s expectations to conserve spending?
What kinds of communication are important to a staff?
How would you work with a principal to help a teacher with deficits in the area of writing IEPs?
How do you meet the needs of students while staying away from special education legal issues? Be specific about the demands from parents requesting more expensive services who threaten legal action if their demands are not met
How would you ensure curriculum and instruction for special education students meet individual needs as well as state standards?
How would you set up a quality program for children with autism? What are the important components of such a program?
Scenario: A parent of an elementary student calls and threatens to contact the Office of Civil Rights. He claims his child is being discriminated against on account of the student’s disability. The parent revoked consent for services almost a year ago. How do you respond and with whom do you communicate?
11. Could you give an example of your experience with tracking and accounting for grant or department funds?
If you are selected for this position, what do you think we can do to help you be successful?
What experience do you have in running a district wide Highly Capable Program?
How do you respond to a parent when their student is not identified as Highly Capable and they are not happy with the decision?
What further questions do you have for this committee?