Duties: The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Alamogordo, Albuquerque, and statewide is accepting applications for the position of School Superintendent. The Superintendent will provide the leadership necessary to ensure that NMSBVI provides the level of education and services needed to prepare blind/visually/multiply impaired children in New Mexico to participate fully in their families, community, and work force and to lead independent, productive lives.
Qualifications: Master’s degree in Education from an accredited college or university, Teacher of the Visually Impaired License w/5 years of experience, current New Mexico Administrator’s license, or ability to acquire, five (5) years experience as school administrator.
Additional Information: NMSBVI provides services through major programs: School Aged - Students, statewide, who are blind/visually impaired between the ages of 3 and 21 are served in a continuum of services through residential and non-residential programs; Birth to Three - Serves children, birth to age 3, statewide who have been diagnosed with a visual impairment or who are at risk for a visual impairment; Center-Based - Within the greater Albuquerque area, children ages 3 to 5 with a visual impairment may receive educational support at a specialized center-based preschool or through itinerant services; Instructional Resources Center - Is composed of the Instructional Resources Library and the Accessible Media Production units in addition to maintaining the New Mexico repository.
Closing Date: 2-15-08
For further information, contact:
Veronica Hernandez
Human Resources Director
1900 N. White Sands Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Phone: 575-439-4468
Fax: 575-439-4411
E-mail:
vhernandez@nmsbvi.k12.nm.us