Student Services Coordinator

Responsibilities

• Case-manage all IEPs at assigned sites and be responsible for all IEP development, including IEP meeting coordination and facilitation.
• Develop related goals and objectives and recommend policies, planning, and implementation by working with school staff to meet the needs of students with special needs.
• Serve as a resource for information regarding special education services, programs and policies and ensure that procedures are appropriate in relation to policies required by region, district, state and federal regulatory requirements.
• Analyze data, plan activities, monitor programs/services, respond to others and consult with teachers, administrators and regional staff.
• Address other duties and processes required to maintain the program of services and compliance for assigned sites.
• Serve as a resource to district personnel and as a liaison to various agencies (e.g. district committees, interagency boards) for the purpose of explaining procedures conveying and/or receiving information as needed for the planning, developing and evaluating of services related to special education.
• Provide a continuous in-service program designed to improve the professional staff.
• Research, plan and coordinate training programs for administrators, parents, regular teachers, special education teachers, etc. in understanding special education students.
• Provide on-going communication with district and Cooperative personnel.
• Interpret and disseminate information regarding state/federal rules and regulations.
• Inform the Director of student progress, teacher and other personnel effectiveness, and program development.
• Aid in the evaluation of staff.
• Attend Cooperative meetings and present information when requested.
• Prepare a wide variety of often complex materials (e.g. plans, funding requests, reports analyses, recommendations, procedures, etc.) for the purpose of documenting activities and issues, meeting compliance requirements, providing audit references, making presentations, and/or providing supporting materials for requested actions.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years’ experience in special education preferred.
• Professional Educator License (PEL) w/proper endorsement preferred.
• Knowledge Of Knowledge of Special Education Individualized Education and Behavior Plans.
• Knowledge of research, trends, and best practices in Special Education.
• Knowledge of state laws, regulations, federal laws, rules and regulations applicable to Special Education.
• Knowledge of teacher evaluation processes and procedures.
• Ability To Ability to develop and maintain relationships within a diverse community.
• Ability to design and deliver quality professional development for administrators and teachers.
• Ability to organize work, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to draft procedures to provide special education services.
• Ability to maintain positive working relationship with staff, school center personnel and community.
• Ability to interpret test data, evaluations, achievement tests, adaptive behavioral and behavioral scales.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.