SYAnticipated Case Manager

Posting Date

Jul 13, 2026, 3:30:28 PM

West Side-2400 South Marshall Boulevard (John Spry Community School)

$64,469.94 to $82,839.39

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has set ambitious goals to ensure that every child—in every school and every neighborhood—has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school college- and career-ready. In alignment with the mission of the Office of Diverse Learner Supports and Services (ODLSS), our schools strive to provide high-quality and specially designed instructional supports and services for all students with disabilities within their least restrictive environment.

We work collaboratively with the goal of improving the academic achievement of all students with disabilities by ensuring they receive meaningful and relevant access to grade level core instruction within their school.

• Serve as the local school district representative at all required meetings under IDEA and serve as the 504 Coordinator for all meetings under Section 504.
• Fulfill all roles and responsibilities delineated in the ODLSS Procedural Manual for the local school district representative.
• Ensure all IDEA and Section 504 timelines are met.
• Ensure that all parental 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 parents/guardians a 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.
• Ensure an interpreter is invited to all IEP and 504 conferences (including initial and reevaluation eligibility determination meetings and annual reviews) for parents 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).
• Convene and chair IEP and 504 conferences (including initial and reevaluation eligibility determination meetings and annual reviews) and act as the District Representative.
• Ensure 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 provide the student’s parents/guardians with a copy.
• 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 student’s IEP and contact ODLSS to arrange assignment in another school if necessary to implement the IEP.
• Consult with the ODLSS District Representative regarding students who require low‑incidence services or regarding problems that develop in the implementation of procedures.
• In collaboration with the principal, oversee and ensure 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.
• Attend all ODLSS professional development and meetings targeted at supporting the case manager/local school district representative.
• Assist the school’s scheduler/programmer with programming all students with disabilities in accordance with their IEPs.
• In collaboration with the principal, schedule paraprofessionals in accordance with students’ IEPs and 504 Plans.

Completion of a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in special education or a Master’s degree in educational administration.

A valid Professional Educator License (PEL) in one of the following areas:
Special Education (PK‑Age 21) endorsement or School Support Personnel endorsement with a supervisory endorsement.

Two or more years of experience in…