Student Services Coordinator 9th - 12th

9th - 12th Student Services Coordinator

Desired Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Ability to work with students, teachers, and parents.
Experience with teaching and providing student interventions.
Valid Iowa Teaching, Counseling, and/or Administrative Certificate.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Reports to:
Building Principal

Position Goal:
To help and support teachers with differentiating instruction to meet student needs, implementing interventions, and making instructional decisions based on student assessment data. Assist and/or coordinate building wide assessments. Responsible for attendance, discipline, safety and serves as building principal’s special education liaison.

Functions of Student Services Coordinator:

• Follow the district At-Risk plan and recommend updates to the building plan annually.
• Lead others to create a plan to provide a clearer, more direct instructional focus and professional development plan based on building, grade level, and student data.
• Assist teachers in creating intervention plans (I-Plans, behavior plans, etc.) for students and monitor the implemented interventions.
• Serve as principal liaison for all regular IEP meetings.
• Directly involved in all MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) meetings.
• Co-facilitate, lead, and/or support district level professional development trainings. 
• Co-facilitate, lead, and/or support building level professional development trainings.
• Evaluate teacher associates in building annually.
• Works cooperatively with the teachers, counselors, students, and parents to encourage students to be in attendance and on time.
• Confers with counselors and teachers to develop individual preventive discipline plans and the AEA when developing behavior intervention plans.
• Works with teachers to develop and follow up on a sequence of interventions for students who are at risk of falling behind academically.
• Assist the school principal in fostering sound interpersonal relationships among students, teachers, parents, and administrators.
• Direct teams in the analysis of data and the implementation of quality interventions.
• Assist and coordinate all building wide assessments.
• Assist in developing and coordinating a comprehensive assessment plan that addresses all core subject areas.
• Assist teachers to collect, desegregate, and analyze data to help teachers make appropriate instructional decisions supported by the data.
• Utilize specific district and school goals focused on student achievement to drive the work of PLC teams.
• Provide appropriate instructional training to teachers and support staff by being an instructional coach as needed.
• Manage the selection of intervention materials and other resources with other decision makers and building leadership personnel.
• Strive to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Strives to continue to learn and grow as a professional.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Utilizes the principles of learning during instruction.
• Is a member of Building Leadership Team and District Leadership Team.
• Endeavors to deal with the community, students, parents, teachers, administrators, and staff members in a positive and cooperative manner.
• Other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment:
Salary and length of contract to be established by the board.

Evaluation:
Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of personnel.