Job Description:
TO APPLY: Complete a Certified Application at wcr4.org

SUMMARY: The process coordinator will be responsible for supervision of the special education process from referral through placement and provision of services, appropriate identification and placement of students will disabilities, and district compliance with local, state, and federal requirements for special education. He/she will also assist the director of special services in implementing other special services programs.

QUALIFICATIONS: Master’s degree or equivalent preferred. Certification in at least one area of special education or related field. Three years of successful experience in special education.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The duties may include (but are not limited to):
• Supervision is primarily focused on program oversight. The building principal and/or the Director of Special Education will provide personnel/employment supervision.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Acts as LEA for the district in typical special education situations
• Keeps track of IEP/Evaluation dates to ensure meetings are scheduled before becoming past due
• Serves as facilitator at all special education, IEP, and eligibility determination staffing meetings
• Keeps minutes of conferences and obtains required signatures
• Reviews screening and pre-referral information
• Conducts parent conferences to review pre-referral, referral and evaluation plans
• Processes all special education referrals and evaluations from initial referral through the IEP process
• Coordinates evaluation process by collecting all testing protocols, conducts the eligibility determination staffing, and completes eligibility determination report
• Keeps forms current to reflect all DESE changes and keeps informed of all legal requirements governing Special Education
• Provides the needed forms at all IEP meetings
• Acts as a liaison between parents and teachers, fostering a positive relationship
• Fields phone calls from parents concerning student issues, complaints, etc. and defuse volatile parent situations before teacher conferences
• Carefully proof reads, suggests corrections and approves IEPs before accepted as final version in SIS
• Participates in conferences with administrators, staff, parents, children, and other concerned parties to formulate recommendations for student placements and provision of services
• Serves as a resource person to teachers and administrators.
• Maintains student special education records in an orderly, organized manner and update as necessary to ensure compliance with state and federal mandates
• Meets timelines as delineated by IDEA in the special education process
• Facilitates smooth transitions for students entering kindergarten, intermediate, middle, and high school
• Gathers all evaluation reports, current therapy scripts, progress reports, medical information and other information pertinent to the educational needs of students with a disability
• Provides guidance and training on current legislation pertaining to reauthorization of IDEA as requested
• Coordinates the referral/evaluation/placement of transfer students
• Reports identified areas of noncompliance to the Director of Special Education
• Provides instructional support to educational staff as needed to enhance the provision of services to special education students
• Attends meetings to explore up-to-date program models to more effectively meet the needs of individual students
• Coordinates special education classroom programs and assists with the training and implementation of new program models
• Responsible for compiling and maintaining all records or data necessary for reimbursement of funds and reports legally required, useful, or requested by the Director of Student Services

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT & EVALUATION: Length of contract with 10 days in addition to a teacher’s contract. Currently teacher’s contracts are for 181 days a year, resulting in a contract of 191 for Special Education Process Coordinator.
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Special Education Director and approved by the Board of Education.

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