Special Education Coordinator Evaluation Services

Special Education Coordinator for Evaluation Services

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Directs the district’s special education evaluation program to ensure provision of needed services for special needs students. Collaborates with district staff and outside personnel to formulate, develop, implement, and evaluate special education programs based on research, best practices, and current trends in special education.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Valid Texas certificate or licensure as a Licensed Specialist in School Psychology (preferred) or diagnostician
• Valid Texas Mid-management or other appropriate Texas certificate and / or experience as a coordinator preferred.

• Knowledge of federal and state special education law
• Understanding of the individual needs of special needs students
• Ability to communicate with all levels of special needs students and their parents
• Ability to implement policy and procedures
• Ability to interpret data
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills

• Three years of experience in special education.
• Licensed Specialist in School Psychology/diagnostician experience

• Collects data required for and collaborates on monitoring and submission of state compliance data.
• Plans and designs evaluation activities to identify the needs of students with disabilities age 0-22.
• Assists campus administration, appraisal staff, and case managers in the relationship between disabilities, eligibility, curriculum, instruction, and state assessment.
• Evaluates total program outcomes and assists in updating special education goals and objectives based on students’ needs.
• Coordinates evaluation services in order to identify students who are eligible and in need of special education services.
• Serves as coordinator for evaluation and provision of related services to all students eligible for one or more of these services.
• Designates assignments of appraisal staff, including the Licensed Specialists in School Psychology (LSSPs), Educational Diagnosticians, LSSP trainees, interns or practicum students from local universities.
• Provides/arranges for the appropriate supervision of trainees, interns and practicum students as required by state law.
• Meets regularly with evaluation staff to streamline evaluation process across the district, as well as to evaluate needs for professional development and specific materials (technology, protocols, test kits, etc.).
• May be responsible for evaluation caseload of varied age levels.
• Reviews and analyzes evaluation caseload data to determine need for additional supports (extra duty, summer evaluations, vendor support, etc.).
• Creates agreements with families for Independent Educational Evaluations (IEE), coordinates with providers on district expectations, and disseminates information when received.

• Serves as consultant in the identification, evaluation, selection, and application of appropriate activities and materials to be used in implementing special education programs.
• Provides training to the evaluation staff, and the school administration in criterion referenced testing, educational observation, and diagnosis of a student’s instructional needs.
• Serves on the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee upon request.
• Promotes the use of technology to improve the evaluation and instructional process.
• Assists the director of special education in the development of the overall staffing plan for special education.
• Assists in the development of the district’s operating guidelines consistent with policies established by federal law, state law, and local board policy.
• Provides technical assistance in the areas of selection of appropriate evaluation instruments, administration, and interpretation of assessments.

• Assists in the determination of staff development needs with a focus on student success.
• Plans, supervises, and…