OCS-School Psychologist

OLDHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION Job Description SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST 1022.08AR Minimum Qualifications

• Kentucky Standard Certificate for School Psychologist.

Director of Exceptional Children Services

School psychologists support students' learning, social development, and mental and behavioral health using problem solving, assessment, data-based decision making, and the delivery of evidence-based interventions. School psychologists collaborate and consult with educators, families and other professionals to help create safe, healthy and supportive learning environments for all students.

• Provide consultation and training for relevant topics to school and district staff.
• Participate in school wide MTSS team as a standing member and use assessment and data-collection methods to implement and evaluate services that support socialization, learning, and mental and behavioral health for all students.
• Completion of behavior observations when required to guide both intervention, assessment and Individual Education Plan planning.
• Create function-based intervention plans for tiered intervention and complete Functional Behavior Assessments for special education students.
• Provide indirect and direct services with students, including but not limited to behavioral supports, psycho educational intervention and social skills training in individual and group settings.
• Evaluate students who may need specially designed instruction within mandated timelines.
• Complete re-evaluation of all students identified as having a disability within mandated timelines.
• Administration of appropriate battery of tests to include individual intelligence tests, academic tests and social/emotional ratings.
• Provide written reports and maintenance of appropriate records.
• Attendance at Admissions and Release Committee (ARC) meetings that involve referrals, consent for evaluation/reevaluation and following the completion of evaluations.
• Consult and collaborate with colleagues, students, families and other stakeholders to promote effective implementation of services.
• Assessments for Gifted and Talented Identification and acceleration identification, as needed, and participation in district Gifted and Talented Identification Committee.
• Provide consultation and participate in 504 meetings, as requested.
• Provide consultation to parents as needed.
• Assist with Child Find activities.
• Assist the Director of Exceptional Children Services in the development and implementation of special education policies, procedures, and programs.
• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Exceptional Children Services.

Compensation will be based on 190 contract days, 7.5 hours per day, and on the board-approved psychological services salary schedule.

Adopted Oldham County Board of Education June 1997

Revised:
August 10, 1998, October 30, 2014, March 1, 2021