What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Evaluation Case Manager/Diagnostician position at Newport Independent Schools?
Job Summary
This role offers strategic support, leadership, and guidance to students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators. Specializing in the analysis of multiple data sources to develop effective, evidence-based strategies and educational programming that will enhance student learning and accessibility based on individual student needs and personal strengths. It directly assists the Director of Special Education through the application and implementation of special education procedures, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, supervising special education teachers, coordinating student evaluations, and fostering collaboration among parents, teachers, and administrators to deliver appropriate educational services for students with disabilities.
Please see attached detailed job description for duties and responsibilities.
Education And Experience
Valid certification by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board:
This role offers strategic support, leadership, and guidance to students, families, teachers, staff, and administrators. Specializing in the analysis of multiple data sources to develop effective, evidence-based strategies and educational programming that will enhance student learning and accessibility based on individual student needs and personal strengths. It directly assists the Director of Special Education through the application and implementation of special education procedures, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, supervising special education teachers, coordinating student evaluations, and fostering collaboration among parents, teachers, and administrators to deliver appropriate educational services for students with disabilities.
Please see attached detailed job description for duties and responsibilities.
Education And Experience
- Master's Degree or Education Specialist Degree in psychology, education, special education or another related field with coursework in ethical administration, scoring and interpretation of educational and psychological assessments, procedures for determination of eligibility of students with disabilities, educational leadership, working with families of students with disabilities, and assessment and evaluation and statistical methods.
- Teacher of Exceptional Children with at least 5 years teaching experience.
Valid certification by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board:
- School Psychology (SSP- Standard Certificate for School Psychologist), or
- Teacher of Exceptional Children (KLB- Teaching Exceptional Children- Learning and Behavior Disorders, Grades Primary through 12, KMS- Teaching Exceptional Children--Moderate and Severe Disabilities, Grades Primary Through 12)
- Secondary and/or Elementary Certification also preferred
- Current Employment: 186 days addl. days