Job Description:
Qualifications
● Valid North Dakota teaching license and pass background check
● Major, minor, or endorsement in Special Education required.
● Preferred: Master’s degree in special education, early childhood education, or educational leadership.
● Experience in early childhood education or ECSE leadership preferred.
● Knowledge of IDEA, ECSE best practices, AAC, and assistive technology.
Key Responsibilities
● Align Cooperative-wide programs with instructional goals and early learning standards.
● Supervise Jamestown ECSE staff; support evaluations and scheduling.
● Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development across the Cooperative.
● Oversee ECSE IEPs, evaluations, re-evaluations, and transitions for Jamestown; ensure IDEA compliance.
● Coordinate Child Find activities for the Cooperative.
● Support early entrance to kindergarten evaluations and family communication for Jamestown.
● Serve as primary contact for Jamestown families; build partnerships with early childhood agencies.
● Oversee instructional and assistive technology integration Cooperative-wide, including AT/AAC management.
Contract/Benefits
● Salary- range Min is$70,000 to Max (dependent on experience); 189 contract days
● 10 sick leave/year accumulate to 130; 3 personal days/year to accumulate to 5; 5 days/year funeral leave
● Up to 95% of the cost of a Single, Single plus Dependent or Family Health Insurance Plan; Paid Single Dental Policy with option to purchase family; Option to purchase Vision Policy
● Travel and Cell Phone Reimbursement
Application: https://forms.office.com/r/4METx4XXzk
Cover letter, resume, transripts, references can be emailed to our Director of Special Education, Heidi Budeau.
Email is: Heidi.Budeau@k12.nd.us
Phone: 701.252.3376 Ext 2306