Psychologist: Exceptional Children

About the role

The School Psychologist applies knowledge of psychology, education, and child development to provide competent and ethical services consistent with standards established by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).

Responsibilities

• Provide direct services for assigned schools
• Assist in the intervention process as a member of the Student Support Team
• Perform individual psychological observations, evaluations, and assessments for referred students
• Explain the results of evaluations to parents and other team members
• Participate in implementation of Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2)
• Provide consultation to educational staff
• Promote compliance with state and federal regulations
• Review records or outside evaluations to determine ongoing psych evaluation needs
• Participate in S-Team and IEP meetings to obtain relevant information from parents, school staff, and available records to determine need for psycho-educational evaluation
• Ensure compliance with State and Federal IDEA guidelines
• Conduct classroom observations
• Provide diagnostic assessment services in the area of intelligence, personality, sensory motor, achievement, and adaptive behavior to students with suspected exceptional educational needs
• Complete clearly written and comprehensive reports which provide practical recommendations
• Coordinate with school staff to implement school-wide Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2) program development, implementation, and evaluation
• Attend professional development training
• Provide consultation to other professionals within the district
• Provide professional training to school personnel
• Serve on school program committees
• Assume responsibility for management of records in accordance with federal regulations set forth by Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Maintain responsibility for obtaining clinical supervision
• Supervise university trainees (3)

Pay

Starting salary: $70,720.00