CEO and President
The Board of Trustees of Willie Ross School for the Deaf (WRSD) seeks a CEO and President to lead the Willie Ross School, the Outreach Division, and all corporate divisions. Founded by parents in 1967, WRSD serves Deaf and Hard of Hearing students ages 3 to 22 through a main campus in Longmeadow, a Partnership Campus within the East Longmeadow Public Schools, and an Early Learning Center at Bay Path University. Early Intervention and Outreach programs serve families across western and central Massachusetts and northern Connecticut.
The CEO and President leads the Executive Leadership Team, oversees fiscal operations and institutional advancement, builds partnerships with public schools, and represents WRSD with DESE, officials, and national Deaf education organizations.
Required: prior administrative experience, knowledge of federal and state special education law, advanced degree. Preferred: fluency in ASL, experience as a Teacher of the Deaf, leadership in a school or program for the Deaf, knowledge of Massachusetts Chapter 766 approved schools.