Summary:

The Coordinator provides direction and coordinates programs for students receiving KRESA D/HH and VI services that value diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through KRESA’s core values of collaboration, innovation, compassion, respect, and trustworthiness, the Coordinator will act as a positive role model for students, educators, and families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Initiates and/or guides positive system changes and training practices
• Serves as a school district liaison for D/HH and VI services
• Regularly visits D/HH classrooms to offer coaching to teachers and staff
• Regularly observes and collaborates with consultants
• Recommends, organizes, and implements?professional development for staff
• Supports, plans, and facilitates staff meetings
• Insures communication with local district, parents and community agencies
• Interprets laws, rules, and regulations to students, parents, and staff
• Oversees collection of student information data for reporting
• Coordinates change of placement for students transitioning across the continuum of special education services
• Evaluates assigned staff
• Supervise and evaluate instruction provided by staff
• Monitor compliance with established practices and regulations
• Monitors budget expenditures and advises Early Intervention and Special Services Administrator of needs
• Attends and participates in Instructional Leadership Team and District Special Education Leader meetings
• Participates in regular leadership meetings to support action-oriented communication, collaboration, work alignment, meeting preparation and planning for professional learning
• Collaborates with Early Intervention and Special Services Administrator on continuous improvement process
• Supports Early Intervention and Special Services Administrator with daily program needs (staffing, emergency situations, behavioral needs)
• Regular and consistent attendance
• Other duties as assigned.

Must have knowledge of and comply with the policies and procedures contained in the Kalamazoo RESA handbook.

Education and/or Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in a Special Education related field. Master’s degree (M.A.) in Ed Leadership or equivalent related combination of experience and education preferred. Experience/background in deaf education and visual impairment preferred.

Certificates, License, Registration:

Eligible for temporary authorization as a Special Education Supervisor.

Skills & Abilities:

• Embraces and supports KRESA philosophies related to diversity, inclusiveness and anti-racism
• Ability to interact effectively with individuals from a wide range of cultures
• Ability to discuss cultural differences with colleagues, staff, students and families
• Ability to assess one's own strengths and limitations or challenges and integrate this understanding into interpersonal interactions
• Effectively present information in front of groups and engage audience
• Ability to communicate effectively including listening
• Delegates work assignments as appropriate
• Keep Executive Director for Special Education abreast of department activity
• Works in a team-oriented fashion
• Ability to efficiently use computer and applicable software
• Ability to problem solve
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret data
• Ability to write reports, correspondence, policies, and procedures
• Maintains confidentiality
• Displays willingness to support and make decisions with sound judgment in a timely manner
• Develops strategies to achieve department goals
• Performs duties as workload necessitates
• Adapts to frequent changes in the work environment
• Uses equipment and materials properly
• Practices safe work habits

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Directly supervises employees assigned; Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include participation in interviewing, recommending the hiring and training of professional staff; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is frequently required to reach with arms and hands, stand, walk and sit. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to ten pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is variable. Student behavior can be unpredictable and can create an environment with unexpected noises/vocalizations. This may include demonstration of physical or verbal threatening and aggression, depression, anxiety and/or violence.

The employee shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the district.

Notice of Non-discrimination: It is the policy of Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency that no discriminating practices based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or sexual identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information (collectively, “Protected Classes”) or any other legally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. ally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. The following position at Kalamazoo RESA has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy: Executive Director of Human Resources Contact information: 269-250-9200, 1819 E. Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49002.