School Psychologist District Wide

School Psychologist

Reports To:

Director of Special Education

Qualifications:

Appropriate State of Illinois Certificate

Job Goal:
To assist in the identification of students needing special intervention and assist in the development and implementation of programs to meet identified needs.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Assists with screenings to identify students who may need educational intervention.
• Attends building referral team meetings.
• Understands RtI & MTSS process for eligibility.
• Conducts case study evaluations.
• Provides verbal and written report of information obtained from the case study.
• Chairs/attends multidisciplinary conferences (MDCs) for those students evaluated.
• Consults with school personnel regarding behavior management and learning problems.
• Consults/counsels with parents and/or students to assist in the remediation of school related problems.
• Provides consultation for necessary individual educational programs or needs.
• Provides relevant inservice education for school personnel.
• Continues professional improvement by attending conventions and workshops, reading journals and other professional publications, and exchanging ideas with colleagues.
• Makes appropriate recommendations regarding ways to assist a student referred for examination.
• Conducts functional behavior assessments; assists in development of Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Conducts observations of students in a variety of school environments when necessary.
• Performs other tasks and assumes other responsibilities as assigned by an administrator.