The Director of the State Special Schools and Services Division directly oversees the administration of the two California Schools for the Deaf (Fremont and Riverside), the California School for the Blind (Fremont) and the three Diagnostic Centers (Fremont, Fresno, Los Angeles). The State Special Schools provide a variety of direct services to more than 1,000 infants, toddlers, and school-aged pupils. The Diagnostic Centers provide assessment services to more than 2,000 students with special needs each year. Both the schools and the centers provide staff development and training opportunities to staff from Local Education Agencies (LEA) throughout California. The Director also provides administrative oversight to staff in the Division Office in Sacramento.

Although not required, the following are the desirable qualifications:
1. Experience at the administrative level developing, implementing and applying special education laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
2. Experience at the administrative level developing and monitoring special needs assessment tools and diagnostic evaluations.
3. Experience at the administrative level managing and/or coordinating education programs for Deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired students.
4. Experience at the administrative level overseeing the assessment of curriculum quality, evaluation of testing results, and provision of educational and vocational guidance for instructional staff.
5. Experience at the administrative level managing multidisciplinary professional and technical staff in order to advance the activities of a diverse organizational structure.
6. Experience at the administrative level working with the Legislature and stakeholders to advocate for and negotiate funding appropriations required to maintain state or federally funded programs.

Who May Apply:
State employees eligible for appointment, transfer, or reinstatement to the CEA class or non-state employees eligible for appointment as a Visiting Educator. Visiting Education Program participants are employees of qualifying governmental jurisdictions (e.g. local school districts, county offices of education, public and private universities) who work for the CDE while on loan from their current employers; civil service appointment eligibility is not required. Applications will be screened and only the most qualified will be interviewed. Employment provisions as outlined by the Department of Personnel Administration’s State Restriction of Appointments (SROA) policy will prevail. In addition, current or future executive orders relative to filling vacant positions may also affect this process.

How to apply: Submit a State Application (Form 678) and resume to:
Andrew Laufer, Education Administrator I
Special Services & Support Branch
1430 N St, #5602
Sacramento, CA 95814

Please see the job announcement at http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/jb/.