Senior Executive Director IHO

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Senior Executive Director, IHO
Responsibilities: Oversees the Impartial Hearing process which is available to approximately 220K students with disabilities so that students and families receive impartial hearing decisions in a timely manner. Oversees the payments to appointed Impartial Hearing Officers. Provides clear communications to families across the City regarding their legal rights to due process and the use of mediation, when applicable. Responsible for the preparation and coordination of the requisite notices and documentation to assure full due process rights for students with disabilities. Advises Department of Education and City leadership in formulating appropriate policy, both legal and administrative, relative to issues affecting the education of children with disabilities. Manages the replacement of the Impartial Hearing System, the DOE’s technical reporting system for impartial hearings in coordination with the Special Education Office, Office of the General Counsel, Division of Information and Instructional Technology and the Division of Finance. Responsible for the compilation and analysis of data pertaining to the due process rights of the education of children with disabilities. Prepares statistical and narrative reports for submission to Department of Education offices, the State Education Department. Responsible for supporting in its recruitment, training and appointment of impartial hearing officers. Provides training on the continuum of educational and related services available to children with special educational needs. Acts as a continuing resource for impartial hearing officers concerning changes in federal and state laws and regulations, decisions of federal and state courts and State Review Officer. Provides information and material, as appropriate, to hearing officers during hearings. Responsible for the recruitment, training and orientation of surrogate parents appointed by impartial hearing officers to assure the protection of children with special needs. Responsible for the preparation and administration of the budget for the Impartial Hearing Office. Maintains all budgetary controls, ensuring that the office and all personnel are functioning within appropriate budgetary parameters. Serves as a liaison to Department of Education offices in order to assist in the delivery of services recommended by the Committees on Special Education or as ordered by a hearing officer, the State Review Officer or a court; periodically reviews the identification-evaluation-placement status children with disabilities as it pertains to and defines the due process guarantor role and the function of the Impartial Hearing Office. Expedites the resolution of conflicts for parents who request assistance from the Impartial Hearing Office; refers parents to appropriate Department of Education personnel where it appears that such services will avoid the need for an impartial hearing. Leads reporting to regarding the DOE’s Special Education Compliance Assurance Plan for impartial hearings. Responsible for developing public-facing analyses and reports for elected officials, press outlets, families and communities.

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