Special Education Administrator PGB/EGB

About the role

The Special Education Grade Band Administrator role assumes the direct responsibility for the implementation and monitoring of SE IEP compliance and classroom instructional practices. This role acts as a model teacher and coach to help support quality classroom instruction. The SE Grade Band Administrator is a state certified teacher who assists with the oversight of special education compliance for the school, data collection, and program implementation. Additionally, this role supports the activities of the school leadership team; managing and/or mentoring teachers and supporting grade band academic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an LEA and supporting the review and feedback cycle for all compliance and instructional best practices.
• Aid the Principal and grade band leadership team with scheduling students with disabilities (SWD) per their IEP, maximizing services provided to SWD by reviewing staff schedules, student schedules, and the master schedule.
• Ensure legal compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines related to IDEA and IEP implementation.
• Act as a resource to ensure and assist SE Assistant Principal and grade band staff in maintaining compliance at the school level with all federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Analyze IEPs and provide constructive feedback.
• Support special education teachers and IEP Teams by analyzing student data, determining data collection processes, and providing support for progress monitoring.
• Provide instructional support to grade band staff through classroom observations, data analysis, modeling, coaching, and feedback.
• Plan, develop, and implement professional development related to Special Education Compliance and/or Instructional practices.
• Collaborate with district staff to support school staff in re-evaluation requirements and determinations related to federal, state, and local rules and regulations.
• Support grade bands in executing the district process for consistently monitoring the progress of students’ academic and behavioral interventions.
• Monitor provision of special education services, to include: preview of content materials, bi-weekly classroom observation and feedback, review of student achievement data and its integration into instructional practice (DDI), oversight of caseload compliance and impending case-manager timelines, development of teacher checklists, trackers, and daily task reminders as part of coaching efforts, facilitation of regularly occurring 1-1 meetings with special education teachers, monitoring presence of required team members at special education meetings, monitoring completion of teacher grading, data collection, and progress monitoring, evaluation of implementation of specialized instructional strategies, support for analysis of student data and provides feedback on strategies, services, and compliance, review of special education teacher drafts and final copies of IEP documentation, act as first-level support for new hires, provide course coverage, caseload support, and manage teacher tasks as needed due to special education staff vacancies or absences, facilitate collaboration between special education and general education co-teachers, respond to direct requests for information from the district Department of Curriculum and Instruction and/or Special Education, support compliance with all district, state, and federal guidelines and requirements, conduct and/or facilitate IEPs, as required; attend all appropriate special education meetings (i.e. Promotion/Retention, Initial Eligibility, high profile meetings), attend Student Support Team meetings as the special education representative, ensure that progress reports are completed with appropriate data points, provide leadership and support to students, teachers, and families served in special education, attend district trainings and meetings as required.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education or related academic field; AND Three (3) years of successful special education teaching experience OR Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certificates/Licensure: GA PSC Educational Certificate At least one P-12 Special Education Certification in either Math or ELA Academic Content Area SRT4 Certification in Special Education Adapted Certification Consultative (P-12) TKES/LKES credentialed Clear Fingerprint/Background Check Required.

Skills

• Professional knowledge and proven use of effective teaching strategies.
• Strong desire to work with at-risk students and developing teachers.
• Ability to communicate with adults and student learners at all ability levels.
• High technological skill level required.
• Demonstrated ability to work with personal and confidential information.
• Ability to apply critical thinking skills in rendering solutions to various issues.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with District and school personnel, the general public, and work with diverse groups of people.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing.
• Proficient in MS Excel, MSWord, and Outlook.
• Proficient in G-Suite.
• Strong technology skills.
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects.

Other Required Qualifications

• Proficient in MS Excel, MSWord, and Outlook.
• Proficient in G-Suite.
• Strong technology skills.
• Experience using search engines (internet) for research projects.
• Pass required background check.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is a home-based position that may require traveling up to 25% of the time. In-person attendance at professional development, training, conferences, job fairs, meetings, school events, marketing events, and/or testing sites will be required several times per year. Light lifting required. The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

Physical Abilities & Working Conditions

• (which may be corrected) to read small print; view a computer screen for prolonged periods.
• (which may be corrected) to answer telephones and tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.
• To be understood in face-to-face or virtual communications; to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone and/or computer.
• To use hands and fingers to feel, grasp, and manipulate small objects; manipulate fingers, twist and bend at wrist and elbow; extend arms to reach outward and upward; use hands and arms to lift objects; turn, raise, and lower head.
• To lift, push, pull and/or carry objects which weigh as much as 5 or more pounds on a frequent basis.
• Encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.
• Read, write, understand, interpret and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgment and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile and coordinate information and records.

Work Schedule

This is a Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, 5 Days/Week, primarily remote position. The noise level in the office is usually moderate (computers, printers, light foot traffic).