REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Special Education

BASIC FUNCTION:

This person will serve as the local expert on Special Education policy, procedure, and protocol. This person will coordinate the evaluation process and coordinate the writing, preparation and monitoring of Individualized Educational Programs and Evaluation Team Reports for students. This person will ensure that all evaluation components are appropriate, of high quality, and procedurally compliant. Additionally, this person will make administrative and teaching staff aware of services, accommodations and modifications that are to be provided to students.

EMPLOYMENT MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree (preferably in Special Education, Psychology, or related field)
• Knowledge of, and understanding of, general principles of scientific methodology
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, quantitative measurement principles and methodologies
• Ability to generate, record, and maintain information and statistical data
• Ability to become familiar with Special Education policies and regulations of the Ohio Department of Education, of the United States Department of Education (including Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and No Child Left Behind), and of Summit Academy Management, Inc.
• Ability to become familiar with Ohio’s Learning Standards
• Ability to become familiar with instructional methods and materials
• Ability to interact in a professional manner with students
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality of student records and school business
• Must have strong organizational and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software and software utilized at Summit Academy
• Appropriate criminal records check by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with all employees

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participates in the application and enrollment process for incoming students.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Special Education policy, procedure, and protocol.
• Provides training to staff on special education procedures, forms and requirements.
• Coordinates the efforts of the Intervention Assistance Team in referring students with a suspected disability.
• Works with teachers and related service providers on writing collaborative goals for the IEP.
• Maintains an accurate master spreadsheet to include ETR and IEP dates, accommodations, modifications, and amount of time for Specially Designed Instruction and related services.
• Provides administrative and teaching staff lists of student modifications and accommodations that are to be provided to students.
• Ensures that all necessary paperwork is obtained for Evaluation Team Reports and Individualized Education Plans, that all needed signatures are obtained, that all deadlines are met, and that all procedural safeguards for students and parents have been followed and are in place.
• Reviews all evaluation components, IEP goals, and progress reports to make sure that they are of high quality, appropriate, and procedurally compliant.
• Monitors the progress of each IEP student in reaching his or her IEP goals and objectives and reconvenes the team as necessary to make revisions.
• Ensures IEP Progress Reports and Transition Progress Reports are completed in a compliant manner and distributed as required by law.
• Addresses issues related to disproportionality, as well as other action items on the annual Special Education Profiles.
• Keeps Executive Director of Special Education abreast of Special Education needs of assigned schools.
• Serves as a member of the building Administrative Team and performs duties in the building as required (e.g., lunch duty, arrival duty) by the Principal and/or Executive Director of Special Education.
• Performs other duties on as-needed basis as determined by the Executive Director of Special Education.

All other responsibilities as set forth by the Chief Executive Officer.