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Join a mission-driven organization providing specialized education and behavioral support to students who need a more individualized, therapeutic learning environment. This senior leadership role reports directly to the CEO and provides strategic oversight of the school’s educational programming, leadership, compliance, staffing, and student outcomes.
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Employer-supported HSA options
- Company-paid short- and long-term disability
- Company-paid life and AD&D insurance
- Retirement plan with employer contribution for eligible employees
- Generous paid vacation, sick, and personal time
- 12 company holidays
- Voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital coverage
- Executive-level leadership opportunity with direct access to senior leadership
Requirements & Qualifications
- Connecticut Intermediate Administration or Supervision Certification, Endorsement #092
- Connecticut Special Education Endorsement #165 OR School Social Work Endorsement #071
- 5+ years of educational administration experience
- Strong knowledge of special education regulations, IEPs, educator certification, and compliance
- Experience leading educational programs, administrators, and multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to obtain and maintain required CPR, First Aid, and crisis intervention certifications
Must Haves
- Provide leadership and accountability to the school Principal while remaining closely connected to day-to-day school operations
- Lead regulatory, accreditation, certification, and recertification efforts
- Oversee complex IEP, staffing, educator credentialing, and compliance matters
- Guide enrollment, referral, census, staffing, and educational resource planning
- Build strong collaboration across educational, clinical, and behavioral health teams
- Lead effectively in a therapeutic environment serving students with significant emotional and behavioral needs
- Navigate employee relations and a unionized workforce while building a positive, accountable culture
Preferred Background & Skills
- Leadership experience within a therapeutic school, clinical day school, approved private special education program, residential school, or similar setting
- Experience with Connecticut special education regulations and State Department of Education requirements
- Exposure to DCF, Joint Commission, accreditation, audit, or recertification processes
- Experience leading teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators, and multidisciplinary teams
- Familiarity with CT SEDS, SEED, TEAM, CareLogic, and ADP
- Strong change-management, staff-development, and quality-improvement experience
JOB ID: 180340
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Samantha McDermott