Residential School Director pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000165
- Class code
- 32000165
- Pay group
- NC22
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Residential School Director is $75,925 to $148,054 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000165.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is administrative and supervisory work in leading and directing a residential school for the deaf, hard of hearing and/or visually impaired children providing pre-school and K-12 curriculum and programs. Positions are responsible for developing education policy and programs and managing the day-to-day operation of the school(s) in a 24 hour/7 days per week environment. Positions supervise personnel subject to G.S. 115 and those subject to G.S. 126. Positions serve as liaisons and coordinate the work with other state and federal agencies, institutions of higher learning, education based organizations, and private businesses and industry. Positions oversee the evaluation of programs in order to introduce innovative concepts, redesign current techniques, and establish in-service training programs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Thorough knowledge of basic principles and theories of education. Thorough knowledge of educational trends, developments, and instructional techniques. Knowledge of trends in education of dead and hard of hearing and visually impaired students and services to those students and families. Thorough knowledge of federal laws and guidelines as they pertain to the state's educational program. Thorough knowledge of administrative techniques and the organization of the present educational system in the state. Ability to delegate professional and administrative assignments to subordinates and evaluate their work. Ability to establish and monitor the residential school budget. Ability to establish ef ...
Minimum qualifications
Master's degree in education, school administration, or specific field related to special education from an appropriately accredited institution, and five years of experience in education, including three years as a teacher and two years of administrative and supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.