Ess Facilitator 2026 - 2027 School Year (192581

Exceptional Student Services Facilitator

The Exceptional Student Services Facilitator is responsible for coordination of the exceptional student program at the campus level. General responsibilities shall include adherence to the Board, State and Federal regulations regarding students with disabilities; administration of the referral and evaluation process for students; conducting placement and review of placement conferences for students placed in the exceptional students program; and providing curriculum coordination and staff development for department staff.

Essential functions include arranging for necessary evaluations for placement or re-evaluation eligibility of students receiving exceptional student services, conducting placement/review staffing for exceptional students, overseeing staff case management responsibilities for developing, reviewing and implementing individualized education programs, complying with ADM and Census data reporting procedures, gathering data for program planning and funding, initiating and maintaining all legal documentation and confidential resources as required by Board, State and Federal regulations, serving as a liaison with elementary feeder schools, community agencies and private schools, monitoring effectiveness of campus exceptional student program, providing instructional leadership and coordination of campus certified and classified exception student program staff, managing department business services and participating in planning with regard to budget, staff and capital/facility acquisition as requested by administration, advising and counseling students and parents concerning school progress and other personal and educational concerns, attending campus, district-wide, community and private agency meetings, acting in the principal's behalf, as authorized or designated as related to exceptional student regulations, acting as a local campus consultant to administration, faculty and staff, and performing other duties related to exceptional students as assigned by the Director of Exceptional Student Services.

Required qualifications include a Master's Degree, certification and experience in exceptional student services, two years successful teaching at the secondary level, experience in the coordination of programs/services with general education teachers and teachers of exceptional students, experience with legal regulations of referral, placement evaluation/review of exceptional students, knowledge and experience in staffing and writing of IEPs, and skills in utilization of school and community resources in working with students, school staff, other professionals, and parents.