["https:\/\/schema.org\/","blogPost","From Teacher to Director of SPED: Do You Need an Ed.S.?","Earning an Education Specialist (Ed.S.) degree creates more advancement opportunities, especially for those seeking Special Education (SPED) Director positions. Saint Mary\u2019s University of Minnesota offers a fully online Educational Specialist Degree and Director of SPED Licensure\u00a0program with opportunities to specialize in targeted areas of special education. Here, we discuss how earning an Ed.S. degree can […]",{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/special-education-director-sitting-behind-desk-with-notebook-and-whiteboard-in-background-.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/special-education-director-sitting-behind-desk-with-notebook-and-whiteboard-in-background-.jpg","height":1549,"width":1936},"https:\/\/www.smumn.edu\/blog\/from-teacher-to-director-of-sped-do-you-need-an-ed-s\/"]