Hybrid Special Education Coordinator en Uplift Education

Coordinate special education programming on the campus level by providing direct and indirect support to campus administration, student service personnel, and instructional staff. Assist special education district administrators, evaluation personnel and campus instructional staff in the development, implementation, program evaluation, and instructional services related to special education.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the Special Education program on assigned campuses to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines
• Maintain current knowledge of state and federal law and best practices for all assigned programs
• Ensure appropriate delivery of both special education instruction and related services as stipulated in IEP’s
• Ensure services provided by contractual personnel are of high quality
• Effectively  communicate  to  parents  the  special  education  process  including  process  for  referrals, evaluations, annual meetings, and re-evaluations as well as parental rights granted by IDEA.
• Facilitate ARD meetings using a strengths based and family centered approach
• Coordinate  with  student’s  special  education  case  manager/teacher  to  ensure  all  documents  are completed in a timely manner prior to ARD meeting.
• Coordinate with special education case managers/teachers to complete quarterly IEP progress reports and provide quarterly IEP progress reports to parents/guardians.
• Provide professional development and technical assistance to case managers, teachers, related service providers and support service professionals on all aspects of case management including: use of computer systems for the special education process, goal writing, progress reports, annual reviews and parent communication.
• Collaborate with campus 504 Coordinator to coordinate Child Find efforts on assigned campuses
• Coordinate evaluation team members and service providers efforts with other Special Education and District departments and programs
• Coordinate contracted evaluations with private providers, as appropriate
• Ensure evaluations and ARD Committee meetings adhere to state and federal timelines
• Participate in review of campus personnel, as appropriate
• Complete and monitor data reports to provide accurate information regarding all assigned programs
• Compile, maintain, and file all required physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents
• Monitor accuracy of PEIMS data for all assigned programs
• Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations
• Work cooperatively with Campus Administrators to implement and refine Response to Intervention, Student Support Team and the Special Education process.
• Ensure confidentiality
• Enhance job skills by participating with staff development programs, as assigned
• Be active in faculty meetings and special events as assigned