Part Time Special Education Case Manager

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Position Title: Part Time Special Education Case Manager
Location: Chicago, IL
Reports To: Diverse Learner Compliance Manager
Salary: Starting at $35/hr
Type: Regular Full Time
Start Date: November 2025

Distinctive Schools creates diverse, joyful, welcoming communities rooted in social justice and rigorous learning. We support all learners to be engaged, curious, and to achieve their full potential. Our students become confident advocates, creative problem-solvers, and collaborative leaders.

Special Education Case Manager will exemplify content knowledge to collaborate with classroom teachers in planning units that integrate learning and are aligned with the Core academic standards. The Case Manager will work closely with the school team to supervise students according to their Individualized Education Plan (IEP). By implementing this plan, staff will help the students develop their full potential, while systematically increasing their socially appropriate behavior.

Case Management:
Development and Compliance

• Serve as the local school district representative at all required meetings under IDEA and serving as the 504 Coordinator for all meetings under Section 504
• Fulfill all the Roles & Responsibilities delineated in the ODLSS Procedural Manual for the local school district representative
• Confirm all IDEA and Section 504 timelines are met
• Ensure that all family notices and consents for Full and Individual Evaluations and placements are processed and provided in the native language where feasible and placed in the student temporary files
• Send families copy of draft IEP materials and if applicable paraprofessional, ESY, and Learning Environment Intervention forms, along with copies of all other conducted evaluations and any other collected data at least five school days prior to the meeting
• Arrange a certified interpreter to all IEP and 504 conferences (including initial and reevaluation eligibility determination meetings, and annual reviews) for families who are limited English proficient
• Coordinate all referrals for a Full and Individual Evaluation (FIE) to ensure that all required components are addressed and that the process is completed within 60 school days after receiving signed parental consent, including but not limited to, referrals for Assistive Technology/Alternative-Augmentative Communication evaluations or functional behavioral assessments (FBAs)
• Assure that IEP teams are utilizing qualitative and quantitative data when making service decisions in the development of an IEP
• Finalize each student’s IEP or 504 Plan in the SSM at the meeting and providing the student’s families with a copy
• Support the MTSS process
• Conduct observations and provide coaching for Special Education Teachers and Paraprofessionals

Partnerships

• Assist the school’s scheduler/programmer with programming all students with disabilities in accordance with their IEPs
• In collaboration with the Instructional Leadership Team, schedule paraprofessionals in accordance with students’ IEPs and 504 Plans
• With the Instructional Leadership Team, schedule Special Education Teachers and Diverse Learners in accordance with students’ IEPs
• Oversee the implementation of all IEPs and 504 Plans for each student with disabilities in the school
• Train and support school staff regarding the implementation of the IDEA and Section 504 requirements
• Ensure that all relevant student data is entered into SSM in a timely manner
• Arrange special education and related services for a student within the school in accordance with the students IEP and contacting ODLSS to arrange assignment in another school if necessary to implement the IEP
• Consult with the Director of Student Services & ODLSS District Representative regarding students who require low-incidence services or regarding problems that develop in the implementation of procedures

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