Senior Director - Expedition Behavioral Education

Best to Apply By: 3/08/2026

This job is intended to start on July 1st, 2026

Capital Region ESD 113 is committed to closing gaps, growing people, influencing change, and eradicating racism through our service to our region and state. BIPOC as well as culturally and linguistically diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

This is an exempt position, 260 days/year, 8 hours/day.

Benefits include Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance; FSA/DCAP; Life/AD&D Insurance; LTD Insurance; EAP; Retirement; DCP; Annual Leave, Sick Leave, Holiday Pay and Personal Leave.

Required attachments: Transcript, Resume and Cover Letter

Please see the job description below for a list of Essential Functions and Job Requirements.

Purpose Statement

The job of Senior Director - Expedition Behavioral Education is done for the purpose of providing strategic leadership for behavioral services and programs across Educational Service District 113. The role encompasses the management and leadership functions necessary to ensure successful educational programming for students whose needs arise from significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. The Senior Director leads an administrative team overseeing three regional special education services, Pathfinder (outreach, consultation, and training), Olympic Academy (specialized social-emotional and behavioral support), and Summit Academy (intensive, ABA-based services). The Senior Director ensures strategic alignment between the three regional services, to strengthen student safety, instructional access, and successful transitions back to home districts. The Senior Director provides departmental direction, safeguards program fidelity, and upholds consistent procedures to support cohesive, high-quality programming.

Essential Functions

Assists in Program Development and Implementation

Assists in the development and implementation of program philosophy, mission and goals for the purpose of effective operations of the program.

Develops Special Education Procedures

Assists in the development of procedures/processes for special education for the purpose of compliance with local, state and federal policies.

Builds and Maintains Data Systems

Builds, implements, and maintains data systems for the purpose of supporting instructional and behavioral decision-making, promoting consistent procedures across programs, and strengthening transparency and predictable reporting.

Communicates with Regional Partners

Communicates regularly with regional school districts and other agencies for the purpose of ensuring broad awareness of our behavior services and effectiveness of these services.

Conducts Needs Assessments

Conducts ongoing needs assessments and collects and analyzes data to refine and improve operational functions and services for the purpose of continuing improvement planning, including exploration and planning of service expansion opportunities.

Coordinates Behavior Intervention Planning

Coordinates and consults with sending school staff and parents in the development of a therapeutic behavior intervention plan for students for the purpose of maintaining compliance with local, state and federal policies.

Develops Community Partnerships

Develops and maintains productive relationships and partnerships with community agencies, school districts, families and local, state and federal government entities for the purpose of ensuring continuity of program philosophy, mission and goals.

Develops Employee Management Systems

Develops, implements, and monitors sustainable systems for employee recruitment, onboarding, supervision, development, coaching, and retention for the purpose of maintaining consistent staffing, building staff skills, ensuring program fidelity, and fostering well-being across EBE programs.

Leads Reintegration and Transition Planning

Develops, leads, and monitors reintegration and transition-planning systems with districts for the purpose of ensuring individualized, timely, and well-coordinated transitions between EBE programs and home districts, including readiness indicators and documentation practices.

Engages in Facility Planning

Engages in long-range program and facility planning for the purpose of ensuring current and future learning environments meet instructional, therapeutic, regulatory, and safety requirements (e.g. sensory/regulation spaces, daylighting, secure circulation).

Establishes Building Guidelines

Establishes building/program guidelines and procedures for student activities and discipline for the purpose of effective operations of the program.

Facilitates Staff Selection and Supervision

Facilitates the selection, supervision and evaluation of all staff for the purpose of providing leadership and supervision of all instructional and activity programs.

Maintains Curriculum Knowledge

Maintains knowledge of major developments and changes and assists in the implementation of special education and general education curriculums for the purpose of assisting in school improvement planning.

Oversees Behavior Intervention Plans

Oversees the development and implementation of specially designed behavior intervention plans integrating Collaborative Problem Solving methodologies and comprehensive behavior support plans for the purpose of maintaining compliance with local, state and federal policies.

Participates in Long-Range Planning

Participates in long-range program planning and facility-design collaboration for the purpose of ensuring that current and future learning environments meet instructional, therapeutic, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Participates in Budget Development

Participates in the development and maintenance of budget for the purpose of ensuring that consortium outcomes are met.

Travels as Needed

Travels, as needed, (e.g. to meetings, committees, conferences, district sites, etc.) for the purpose of completing the essential functions of the position.

Other Functions

Performs Additional Duties

Performs other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of Expedition Behavioral Education.

Job Requirements: Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge Required Knowledge is required to perform advanced math; review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Comprehensive understanding of non-aversive behavior crisis prevention and intervention
Behavior Support Plans including Collaborative Problem Solving
Functional Behavioral Assessments and crisis prevention and de-escalation programs
General understanding of applied behavior analysis
Special education laws, evaluation, eligibility, due process and safety net applications
Staff evaluation processes and laws

Skills Required Skills are required to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with a need to periodically upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Applying assessment and evaluation techniques
Developing and operating programs to meet the unique needs of students
Operating standard office equipment including pertinent software applications
Preparing and maintaining accurate records

Abilities Required Ability is required to schedule a significant number of activities, meetings, and/or events; often gather, collate, and/or classify data; and consider a number of factors when using equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide variety of circumstances; analyze data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using a variety of standardized methods. Ability is also required to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of varied types and/or purposes; and utilize a variety of job-related equipment. Independent problem solving is required to analyze issues and create action plans. Problem solving with data requires analysis based on organizational objectives; and problem solving with equipment is moderate to significant.

Specific ability-based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include:

Effectively communicating with persons of varied backgrounds and educational levels including counselors, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists in the development of specially designed instruction for students
Setting priorities
Leading/working as part of a team
Working with detailed information
Traveling
Working flexible hours including some evenings and weekends

Responsibility

Responsibilities include working independently under broad organizational policies to achieve organizational objectives; managing multiple departments; supervising the use of funds for multiple departments. Utilization of significant resources from other work units is routinely required to perform the job's functions. There is a continual opportunity to significantly impact the organization's services.

Work Environment

The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands: occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling, some climbing and balancing, some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling and significant fine finger dexterity. Generally the job requires 25% sitting, 50% walking, 25% standing. This job is performed in a generally clean and healthy environment.

Education and Experience Requirements

Experience: Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.

Minimum Education: Master's degree in job related area.

Required Testing, Certificates and Licenses

Preferred Certificates:

Certificate Endorsement in Special Education preferred
Valid WA State Administrative Certificate preferred
Valid WA State Teaching Credential preferred

Required Licenses:

Valid Driver's License & Evidence of Insurability

Continuing Education/Training:

None Specified

Required Clearances:

Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance
WA State Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Release

Employment Details

FLSA Status: Exempt Approval Date: 03/08/2019 Revised Date: 01/26/2026 Pay Grade: Range 80

Capital Region ESD 113 is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ESD 113 Senior Director - Expedition Behavioral Education