Special Education Evaluation Case Manager/Diagnostician

About the Role

This role offers strategic support, leadership, and guidance to students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators. The position specializes in analyzing multiple data sources to develop effective, evidence-based strategies and educational programming that enhance student learning and accessibility based on individual student needs and personal strengths.

The role directly assists the Director of Special Education through the application and implementation of special education procedures, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, supervising special education teachers, coordinating student evaluations, and fostering collaboration among parents, teachers, and administrators to deliver appropriate educational services for students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic support and leadership to students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators.
• Analyze multiple data sources to develop evidence-based strategies and educational programming.
• Assist the Director of Special Education in implementing special education procedures and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Supervise special education teachers and coordinate student evaluations.
• Foster collaboration among parents, teachers, and administrators to deliver appropriate educational services for students with disabilities.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree or Education Specialist Degree in psychology, education, special education, or a related field.
• Coursework in ethical administration, scoring and interpretation of educational and psychological assessments, procedures for determination of eligibility of students with disabilities, educational leadership, working with families of students with disabilities, and assessment and evaluation and statistical methods.
• At least 5 years of teaching experience as a Teacher of Exceptional Children.

Qualifications

• Valid certification by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board in one of the following:
  • School Psychology (SSP- Standard Certificate for School Psychologist), or
  • Teacher of Exceptional Children (KLB- Teaching Exceptional Children- Learning and Behavior Disorders, Grades Primary through 12, KMS- Teaching Exceptional Children--Moderate and Severe Disabilities, Grades Primary Through 12).
• Secondary and/or Elementary Certification preferred.

Schedule

Current employment: 186 days plus additional days.

Pay

Salary is based upon the adopted teacher salary schedule of the Newport Board of Education.