School Psychologist

Kansas City School District - KCMO Various Locations
- Exceptional Education
- Kansas City, Missouri Open in Google Maps

Kansas City School District - KCMO Various Locations
- Exceptional Education
- Kansas City, Missouri Open in Google Maps

Job : 5947233

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Title: School Psychologist

Salary Grade: (SJ4 $ 62,000
-Comm. w/Experience)

Department: Exceptional Education

Reports To: Director of Exceptional Education

FLSA Status: exempt

PURPOSE OF JOB
:
To provide consultation with regard to academic and behavioral interventions, assist in crisis intervention, and evaluate students referred to Exceptional Education.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

Other duties may be assigned.

• Assess the cognitive ability, academic achievement, adaptive behavior, transition and social/emotional/behavioral status of referred students who reside within the Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS). Candidate should demonstrate proficiency in:
  • Assessing/identifying students for initial or continuing eligibility in the IDEA exceptionalities.
  • Scoring assessment measures both by hand and with the use of computer scoring software.
  • Interpretation, analysis and synthesis of results of an assessment battery to establish an effective and understandable individual student profile for staff and parents.
  • Composing individualized psycho-educational evaluation reports in both a Word document and in the district’s web-based software system.
  • Administering, scoring and interpreting a wide variety of assessment measures.
  • Familiarity with Response to Intervention procedures for assessment and data collection.
• Case manage various meetings for students who receive or are referred for Exceptional Education services. Candidate should facilitate and participate in:
  • Review of Existing Data meetings to establish diagnostic plans for students who require an evaluation (including completing all paperwork required for this meeting).
  • Eligibility Determination meetings to discuss possible Exceptional Education identification.
  • Multi-disciplinary teams for Gifted/Talented program eligibility
  • Participate in the school based support teams
• Serve as mental health and behavioral resource and demonstrate proficiency in:
  • Explaining assessment/identification issues to school personnel and parents.
  • Determining appropriate mental health and behavioral interventions for students
  • Collaborating with community-based resources
  • Participating on intervention, behavior, and pre-referral teams.
• Remain current regarding new research and best practices in School Psychology and Education.
  • Stay current on the administration, scoring and interpretation of newly published assessment measures.
  • Stay current on Missouri Standards and Indicators regarding special education eligibility.
  • Stay current on "best practices" discussed by the Missouri Association of School Psychologists and the National Association of School Psychologists.
  • Possess a working knowledge of DSM-IV TR diagnoses.
  • Facilitate and/or participate in-service training workshops as indicated by the administration.
  • Participate in inter-departmental meetings in order to improve communication and clarify procedures.
  • Facilitate and/or participate with a school’s implementation of a Response to Intervention model.
• Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills as they pertain to the job responsibilities including:
  • Working knowledge in the collection of meaningful data as it pertains to interventions
  • Scoring assessment measures both by hand and using computer scoring software
  • Complete all required compliance documentation in the district’s web-based exceptional education software system
• Other:
  • Required…