Paul Bauer Email Address

Retired Deputy Superintendent

Special School District, located in Town and Country, Mo., provides special education services to students with disabilities. The district also operates two technical high schools that provide a wide range of career and technical education programs to area students. The district educates more than 30,000 students and performs more than 100,000 hearing and speech screenings and diagnostic evaluations annually. State legislation requires that a committee be appointed every four years to review the operations of the special school district and to make recommendations for improvement. Its areas of review include the SSDs structure, governance, administration, financial management, delivery of services and cooperation with partner school districts.

I have recently retired from a 40+year career in K-12 education. During that time I have been a teacher, trainer, and building-level and district-level administrator, including Deputy Superintendent of one of the largest school districts (and the largest provider of services to children with disabilities) in Missouri. I have provided Leadership Training and mentoring to administrators, evaluated a variety of education programs, and led strategic planning. Although I have retired, I am looking for ways that I can continue to contribute to the education of children and young people and will provide my expertise through consulting with schools, school districts, and children's agencies.