Curriculum Coordinator

Standard 1: Professional Duties

• Coordinate curriculum with New York State Standard for Learning, the Common Core Standards for Preschool, and the curriculum as outlined in the STAR and the Creative Curriculum.
• Provide curricular materials and curricular information to teachers regarding appropriate grade level alternative academic work.
• Cookordinate with the behaviorists to facilitate optimum learning and generalization of acquired skill.
• Provide direct instruction to teachers, related service providers and residential team.
• Plan activities designed to reach the goals and objectives of the Individual Education Plan and New York State standards.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings.
• Participate in annual review process with the school district.
• Cookordinate school program with home teams.
• Attend on-site and off-site seminars as required.
• Attend and participate in team meetings with the residential staff.
• Assure related service and teaching staff coordinate learning activities.

Standard 2: School Environment

• Responsible for health and safety of all students during the school day.
• Establish appropriate and effective communication with parents of students.

Standard 3: Professional Behaviors

• Cooperate and conduct self in manner appropriate to school education setting.
• Adhere to program specific policies and procedures.
• Participate in program-wide activities and act in an appropriate manner.
• Participate in activities and seek support to enhance knowledge in areas pertinent to students in the school.

Standard 4: Professional Development

• Attend and participate in required in-services and staff development in an appropriate manner.
• Attend and participate in supervisory sessions as requested.
• Be proficient in reviewing standardized testing for the purpose of assessing student ability level.
• Collaborate with each student’s clinical service providers to ensure a comprehensive program for each student.

Standard 5: Adheres to General Policies

• Attend and participate in required in-services and staff development in an appropriate manner.
• Attend and participate in supervisory sessions as requested.
• Be proficient in reviewing standardized testing for the purpose of assessing student ability level.
• Collaborate with each student’s clinical service providers to ensure a comprehensive program for each student.

Standard 6: Performs Other Related Duties

• Demonstrate understanding of the needs of children and visitors for each specific age group.
• Address safety and psychological needs of the special age groups, as appropriate, in the performance of work activities.
• Address the needs of special groups, hearing impaired, physically challenged and various issues relating to the program and facility.
• Maintain child and family confidentiality.
• Is consistently courteous and considerate, in person and on the telephone, in interactions with children and others such as family, visitors, vendors, and other employees.
• Respond quickly to children and/or parent/guardian’s request, refers to appropriate member of the care team, if necessary.
• Promote positive co-worker relationships, teamwork and cooperation and work collaboratively and is respectful of others.
• Take individual responsibility for providing outstanding service quality.

Standard 7: Cultural Competencies

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of disability, genders, ethnicity and race.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and manage personal behaviors to create an inclusive, equitable and welcoming environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services to students and families.

Education & Experience

• MA/MS Special Education permanent certification special education
• 5 years’ experience with students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder required.
• NYS Birth to 2 years old certification required.
• School Building Leader Certificate/SAS required.