Special Education Center- Program Coordinator; SY

Special Education Center-Based Program Coordinator

HCPA is a Title I Charter School that serves students through a school-wide plan for instruction that is focused on the needs of at-risk students. The Special Education Center-Based Program Coordinator will be responsible for ongoing planning, support, and monitoring of the special education center-based programs throughout the district. This is accomplished through collaboration with building administration, the special education manager, special education coordinators, building staff, and other stakeholders.

The Center-based coordinator will be responsible for supporting, facilitating and guiding effective, compliant special education services.

Responsibilities

• Monitors and collaborates with special education staff and district/building administrators in developing and adjusting programming for special education students in the setting III programs to ensure a safe and educational environment.
• Collaborates and assists the Special Education Manager in the supervision, coordination, evaluation and daily accountability of special education and related services personnel within the setting III programs.
• Provides a comprehensive system for staff development to assure compliance with special education laws, rules and to improve skills in research-based practices.
• Collaborates with the Director, building administrators and special education manager and coordinators in screening, interviewing, and recommends the hiring of certified candidates of special education teachers and educational assistants / paraprofessionals within the setting III programs.
• Collaborates with building Director, special education manager, and coordinators in evaluating and supervising various departmental staff within the setting III programs.
• Plans and implements professional development opportunities for all staff related special education program needs within the setting III programs.

Manage Special Education Operations

• Provide for efficient and appropriate day to day operations of the Special Education setting III programs. Manage and support the assignment of paraprofessionals and oversee their daily activities.
• Attend, as district representative at IEP team meetings for Setting III students.
• Support the scheduling of and collaboration with contracted service providers.
• Support accurate record keeping and progress tracking of each student with disabilities within the setting III programs.
• Support/coach fellow special education teachers within Setting III programs in parent communications regarding children with special needs and their programming.
• Promote the school and the Setting III special education program that are offered with current and prospective families.
• Coach Setting III special education teachers in areas where growth is needed as directed by administration.

Collaboration

• Communicates changes in due process requirements and provides special education setting III staff support in completing due process documentation and paperwork.
• Develops procedures for the dissemination of due process related information regarding student needs, accommodations, modifications, and health related conditions.
• Attends Setting III IEP meetings as requested by special education staff. Performs such duties with the support of the Director of Special Education and Special Education Manager as:
• Resolves, mediates and addresses complaints or concerns pertaining to due process/hearings or related issues.
• Advises, consults with and interprets special education requirements, rules, expectations or responsibilities to administrators, staff, building principals, parents and others.
• Attends and participates in IEP meetings for students with significant disabilities or where conflict is eminent.
• Facilitates, leads or participates in various parent meetings to present program options to families.
• Acts as a liaison for the child find process.

Special Education Due Process

• Ensure due process procedures are met for all setting III students at Hmong College Prep Academy.
• Support due process compliance by coaching fellow Setting III educators in meeting deadlines regarding IEP development, evaluation process, and…