Director of Special Services Job Oak Forest area,Illinois USA,Education / Teaching

Report to the Superintendent on program planning, needs and projection for Special Education (number of students, types of classes, number of staff required); submit written projections to Chief School Business Official for development of the following fiscal year budget
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES (continued)
Develop yearly class lists/assignments with the principal and Special Education staff for all Special Education students (Southwest Cook County Cooperative for Special Education and District programs)
Co-plan and establish Special Education teacher schedules
Ongoing consultation with school principals regarding assignment of students to classes and homerooms
Serve as District in-service project coordinator for requests and allocations of IDEA in-service funds; compile yearly assessment data for IDEA grant; write yearly IDEA grant proposal
Monitor and ensure consistent delivery of programs and services
Liaison between District 142 and Southwest Cook County Cooperative for Special Education (SWCCCASE); as District representative, attend month director meetings for Special Education administrators
Plan and coordinate with the SWCCCASE supervisory staff related to District needs (programming, in-service, staff needs, curriculum)
Maintain communication with local private schools and other outside agencies regarding services, referral procedures, etc.
Arrange for homebound and hospital-based instruction for both Regular Education and Special Education students
Serve as the McKinney-Vento Liaison, working with District 142 students and families experiencing homelessness
Facilitate end-of-year procedures with Special Education staff
Cooperate in grant writing for District 142 Pre-Kindergarten program
Assume responsibility for pupil accounting and records, including verification of all tuition invoices, both for District children placed in other districts or private placements
Gather and assemble student information for extraordinary claim (89-313)
In-service all newly-employed District Special Education staff relative to policies and procedures
Complete and submit required documents and forms to ISBE (quarterly FACTS 94-142 and 89-313, deviation requests, yearly transitional plans, etc.)
Approve Special Education staff orders
Plan in-service activities for Special Education staff (District and SWCCCASE)
Develop and revise Special Education forms to meet compliance standards; in-service staff on revisions and procedures
Coordinate referrals, evaluations, and services with Birth-6 Program
Ensure initial/re-evaluations and annual reviews for students served within and outside
District 142
Coordinate and prepare for yearly internal monitoring process as directed by ISBE; develop written remediation plans, if needed
Participate in state, federal, and county monitoring/compliance visits as scheduled
Approve and coordinate extended year programs/services for District 142 Special Education students
Coordinate and manage referrals from private schools and outside agencies in regard to evaluations and securing services
Screen and process referrals for specialized support services and evaluations:
Physical therapy, vision itinerant, hearing itinerant, audiological, psychiatric, neurological, bilingual, and other specialized evaluations
Provide students and their families with information for outside agencies/services
Participate as a member of District Crisis Intervention Team
Coordinate bus arrangements for Special Education transportation
Serve as mediator of teacher-pupil, teacher-parent, and teacher-administrator conflicts
Participate in student suspension cases concerning Individual Education Plan (IEP) students
Approve requests for outside meetings and arrangement of substitutes (Special Education)
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