Special Education Coordinator

Secondary Special Education Coordinator

Classification:
Administration Division/Department:
Special Education Job Category:
Secondary

Title:

Secondary Special Education Coordinator

Purpose:

Provide instructional leadership and program coordination for special education within USD 475 secondary schools.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds.

The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people. The employee is responsible for the work output of others. The employee occasionally works extended hours. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Critical

Skills:

Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

Performance Responsibilities Administrative:
Coordinates Secondary Special Education Programs including middle, high, alternative learning, and JDC/SSC. Assign IEP case managers (initial and move-ins). Assist school psychologist/IEP teams in placement of new special education students by interpreting transcript/records. Work with School Psychologist and registrars in obtaining records on new students. Work with general and special education teachers to support students with IEPs. Work with case managers to determine areas of needed support.

Coordinate with School Psychologists for facilitation of Manifestation Determination Reviews Work with case managers to determine areas of needed support. Facilitate training and onboarding with Special Education certified staff. Assist building leaders in planning and facilitating monthly meetings and trainings with para educators. Collaborate with building administrators to facilitate monthly meetings and training with Special Education Certified Staff. Develop, communicate, implement, monitor and evaluate a vision/mission of the USD 475 Special Education department.

Assist Director of Special Education with budget allocation and resources for secondary programming. Understand community needs and resources to provide successful transition opportunities for students to middle school, high school, and then post-secondary. Demonstrate continued professional growth. Recognize and reward staff regularly. Maintain current knowledge of state and district curriculum standards. Formally and informally evaluate certified and non-certified staff members.

Support student behavior intervention. Assist Executive Director of Special Education with monitoring and completion of secondary performance and compliance indicators. Serve as LEA representative in conjunction with other LEA representatives. Assists in the recruitments, and screening, hiring and training of new staff members. Participates in district and building level meetings where so requested, and such other meetings as are required or appropriate.

Facilitates communication regarding transportation requirements for students with IEPs. Maintain and update Special Education handbooks for staff, students and parents in conjunction with the Special Education department leadership team. Perform other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Special Education.

Supervision:
Develops, implements, directs, evaluates and revises specialized curriculum used in USD #475. Advise parents, regular and special education teachers in proper programming…