Director of Special Education RARE Opportunity

March 3, 2026
$108,000 - $118,000 per year
Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

The Director of Special Education is the instructional leader of our school campus, providing leadership, oversight, supervision, and support to ensure a safe and rigorous learning environment. This position is responsible for the direction of the school program, curriculum development, and school staff management to ensure the highest quality of services are provided to our students and families.

About the Org

For over 65 years, AchieveKids has offered a place where acceptance is key to our community. AchieveKids specializes in creating learning for students ages 5 to 22 with severe emotional and/or developmental disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disabilities, mood, disruptive behavior, and anxiety disorders.

Our innovative teachers, paraprofessionals, behavioral health team, and speech therapists work collaboratively to create opportunity and independence in the lives of the students in our community. This interdisciplinary team becomes a skillful problem-solving group that instructs, guides, and assists these students toward greater independence and self-reliance, enabling a path to a brighter future. With a campus in Palo Alto and in San Jose, we serve multiple school districts throughout the Bay Area.

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