K-12 Due Process Specialist (SY 2026-27)

Responsibilities

• Serve as interim case manager of initial evaluations by coordinating and overseeing the process of conducting initial evaluations for students referred for special education services.
• Gathering, interpreting, and analyzing data from a variety of sources, including observations, assessments, and input from teachers, parents, and service providers.
• Evaluation reports will meet IDEA, state, and district compliance requirements.
• Aid case managers with meeting due process timelines and compliance standards as outlined by the Minnesota Department of Education.
• This may include completing portions of or all parts of due process documents to meet due process timelines and compliance requirements.
• Avoidance of delays in the due process timeline.
• Assist with reviewing outgoing due process documents and giving feedback to case managers where needed to reflect program changes based on IEP team discussions.
• Verifies all new and upcoming special education student records; verifies all students have an IEP, evaluation, and due process file; notes compliance concerns.
• Supervise student activities, which may include: bus duty – assist with walking students to the busses at the end of the day, breakfast and/or lunch duty – assist with monitoring based on a rotational schedule, other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current MN teaching license in one or more of the following: Special Education: Emotional Behavioral Disorders Grades K-age 21 (grade 12), Special Education: Learning Disabilities Grades K-age 21 (grade 12), Special Education: Autism Spectrum Disorders Birth-age 21 (grade 12), Special Education: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Birth-age 21 (grade 12), Special Education: Oral/Aural Education Birth-age 21 (grade 12).
• 3+ years of teaching experience.
• Knowledge of computer operation, applications, data entry and retrieval.
• Knowledge of office procedures, practices, and policies.
• Knowledge of first aid procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure, completing work in an accurate manner while meeting conflicting deadlines and schedules which are often set by others despite frequent interruptions.
• Ability to use initiative and exercise sound and effective judgment within established guidelines.
• Strong interpersonal skills - the ability to work effectively with students, parents, district staff and community members from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multi-task.
• Knowledge of the programs, functions, and procedures of a school setting.
• Ability to remain calm in emergency and stressful situations.
• Ability to exercise initiative and sound and effective judgment within established guidelines.
• Ability to Analyze situations carefully and adopt effective courses of action.

Benefits

• Details on the benefits program can be found here: https://www.hcpak12.org/Page/136

Contact

To apply or check out other opportunities, go to https://www.hcpak12.org/careers.