School Psychologist; SY

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Other/school Psychologist
• Date Posted: 2/12/2026
• Location:
  
  OPEN RECRUITMENT
• District:
  Anchorage School District

School psychologists work with school teams to support and evaluate students with significant academic, behavioral and/or social-emotional problems. School psychologists provide services to students, teachers, and/or parents through classroom consultation and short‑term counseling. School psychologists provide professional resources for Anchorage School District personnel and work with school teams to develop academic and behavioral interventions to assist with crisis intervention/prevention and provide suicide awareness and grief counseling.

This position reports to and is evaluated by Related Services.

The successful candidate will receive an additional 6% increase on their annual salary. This announcement is for open recruitment of School Psychologist and is intended to gather a pool of applicants. It is not an advertisement for a specific school site or position.

Bargaining Unit: AEA
Work Year: 185 days, 12 contract payments
FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE
Salary: B00/00 - B72/08 ($61,454 - $88,919) DOE

• A master's degree in school psychology.
• A valid Alaska type C special services certificate with an endorsement for school psychologist.
• Evidence of experience working with special education students.
• Experience working collaboratively to support the Individual Education Plan (IEP) needs of special education student(s) in a public school setting.
• Experience or evidence of the ability to perform the following:
• Conduct functional behavior assessments.
• Conduct threat and self-injurious behavior assessments and participates as a member of school‑based crisis response teams.
• Read, analyze, and interpret professional periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Use technology to efficiently manage work tasks including record keeping, report writing, communication and research.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, students, teachers, and the general public.
• Knowledge of the following programs or instructional methods:
• Manifestation Determinations, 504 Plans, Individual Education Plans, accommodation plans, and threat assessment.
• Response to Instruction (RTI).
• Regular education curriculum & appropriate curriculum adaptations.
• Intervention framework and practices.

• A master's degree in school psychology.
• A valid Alaska type C special services certificate with an endorsement for school psychologist.
• Evidence of experience working with special education students.
• Experience working collaboratively to support the Individual Education Plan (IEP) needs of special education student(s) in a public school setting.
• Experience or evidence of the ability to perform the following:
• Conduct functional behavior assessments.
• Conduct threat and self-injurious behavior assessments and participates as a member of school‑based crisis response teams.
• Read, analyze, and interpret professional periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Use technology to efficiently manage work tasks including record keeping, report writing, communication and research.
• Effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, students, teachers, and the general public.
• Knowledge of the following programs or instructional methods:
• Manifestation Determinations, 504 Plans, Individual Education Plans, accommodation plans, and threat assessment.
• Response to Instruction (RTI).
• Regular education curriculum & appropriate curriculum adaptations.
• Intervention framework and practices.

• Evaluates students ages 3 through 21 by gathering information to determine educational needs.
• Administers, scores, and interprets a variety of individual psychological tests and progress monitoring measures.
• Interprets the results of tests and/or observations in a meaningful fashion.
• Communicates results of evaluations meaningfully to those who will be directly helping the student.
• Works collaboratively with teachers, parents and…