District SPED Coordinator

Description

The role of the K-12 Special Education Coordinator is to facilitate collaboration among teachers, school leaders, students' home districts, and families to develop and implement specialized services for children with exceptional needs. This involves both short-term and long-term planning to ensure the provision of appropriate support. Additionally, the coordinator is responsible for ensuring compliance with established policies, procedures, and regulations related to special education, thereby maintaining the district's Special Education services.

The Special Education Coordinator will oversee various aspects of the curriculum and instructional resources, work towards aligning educational materials with state curriculum guidelines and strive to enhance the efficiency of the existing personnel. The coordinator will actively participate in training the teaching staff, facilitating the development of a Response to Intervention (RTI) process, and making valuable contributions to the creation of Individualized Education Service Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans.

Roles and responsibilities may change. Additional responsibilities may be assigned throughout the course of the school year.

• The successful candidate will serve as a liaison to the home districts and understands the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) process in order to meet the needs of the special education students; collaborate and plan tier 1, 2, and 3 interventions as part of the RTI process; track students’ progress towards goals with integrated progress monitoring tools as part of the MTSS process.
• The successful candidate will review intake assessments to ensure quality and compliance, and that all students receive the educational services and instructional methods that they need to succeed aligned with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and 504 plans.
• The successful candidate will coordinate and collaborate with Special Education teams and building leaders in regards to caseloads, schedules, Special Education transportation needs, and the Special Education state assessment processes.
• The successful candidate will oversee the Special Education teams; special education eligibility and re-evaluation processes; coordinate all related services for special education placement; participate in the development of all Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIP) and Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA); oversee IEPs, and pre-referral meetings (RTI); address behavioral strategies for special education students.
• The successful candidate will participate and facilitate Manifestation Determination Review (MDR); oversee student records regarding special education issues and prepare reports for regulatory agencies while also ensuring compliance with all City, State, and Federal Special Education laws and regulations.
• The successful candidate will coordinate 504 services; coordinate the RTI process within the SANY district; coordinate with Child Find referral activities; assist with the out of school placement and services; foster parental participation in the Special Education process.
• The successful candidate will manage the timely submission of reports, records, and inventories; direct the delivery and continuous improvement of Special Education programs; uphold board policies and follow administrative guidelines and procedures; build community/school partnerships that enhance the Special Education operational effectiveness; maintain open and effective communications with Special Education team and Building leaders.
• The successful candidate will supervise enrollment and withdrawal procedures for Special Education students; oversee proficiency and alternative testing programs; analyze test results; provide staff direction for instructional modifications and interventions that enhance student learning and improve test performance as needed; assist with the collection of educational management information and student data (e.g.,Rediker ) as directed.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for trainings and assist the Special Education teams with best practice instructional strategies; conduct observations for students and…