K-12 Digital Child Specialist​/504 Coordinator

Position: K-12 Digital Child Find Specialist/504 Coordinator

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Salary Range:
$55,000.00 - $64,500.00 USD annually.

As part of Arizona State University's charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

Districts across our state have varied roles including coordinators and specialists that have the focus of identifying and supporting personalized instruction for all learners. The Child Find Specialist/ 504 Coordinator would be a valuable support for teachers in designing personalized learning plans for students.

The role of the Child Find Specialist/504 Coordinator is to ensure each scholar has effective interventions that meet their academic, social, and emotional needs. This position will work closely with Digital Administration, Learning Success Coaches, Teachers, Special Education staff, and the Director of Digital Exceptional Programs.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Education or Post Bachelors in Education from an accredited college or university or meets Highly Qualified requirements per the Arizona Department of Education.
• State of Arizona Teaching Certificate (appropriate endorsements may be required depending on the area of instruction or have passed appropriate AEPA or NES proficiency exams).
• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card, or able to obtain upon employment.
• Professional verification of successful classroom teacher performance and/or student teaching experience.
• ADE Gifted Education experience, preferred.
• Experience working with 504 plans, required.
• Special Education experience, preferred.
• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Helps ensure that ASU Digital Prep follows guidelines outlined by the Arizona Department of Education.
• Assists teachers in personalizing instruction for learners based on their approved accommodations.
• Communicates with parents regarding personalized learning and 504 inquiries.
• Meets with parents frequently about the progress of their students. These meetings would serve as an opportunity for collaboration between home and school in order to ensure maximum success for personalizing instruction.
• Meets with parents to design 504 plans and support in monitoring their progress.
• Provides teachers with personalized learning ideas for a variety of learners, including approaching, ELL, and gifted (nonverbal, quantitative, verbal) and assisting them in planning for the specific learners in their class.
• Provides teachers with support to ensure that the 504 accommodations are being met.
• Provides professional development focused around the academic and social emotional needs of students. This may be in the form of a Zoom Professional Development session, through a Personalized Learning Updates and Tips Newsletter, through a short online module, or a combination of these.
• Monitors implementation of Section 504 plans and schedule annual reviews of each Section 504 student.
• Serves as a daily resource to the administrators, teachers, parents/guardians, and community members regarding Section 504 issues.
• Frequent and consistent collaboration the K-12 Interventionists.
• Coordinates the pre-referral process for special education services for general education students who have been unsuccessful in the MTSS process, as well as for students whose parents have requested special education testing, and in cases where special education eligible students may be transferring from out of state;
  Properly completes all associated forms and documentation related to this process.
• Completes initial evaluation for special education services and associated forms/documentation such as initial consent, eligibility recommendations, individualized education program (IEP) etc.;
  Makes referrals for evaluations by appropriate specialists (speech pathologist, school psychologist, physical therapist, etc.), and coordinates this information within mandated time frames to determine eligibility or other available general education interventions;
  Refers eligible students for caseload placement.
• Ensures all state and federal guidelines for "child find" are met e.g. child find processes on school website, actively seeking out children with disabilities, incorporating IDEA, FERPA, Head Start and individual family service plan requirements, etc.;
  Maintains compliance with all applicable laws throughout special education referral process.
• Prepares both virtual and in-person trainings for families and teachers regarding general information on disabilities, the special education qualification process, referral process, teacher referral process, options…