What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Team Chairperson (0.5 FTE) position at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School?
Essex North Shore is seeking a Special Education Team Chairperson (0.5 FTE) to start immediately.
Bilingual preferred.
Requirements:
- Certification in Special Education with a Master's Degree in Special Education or in a related field; Special Ed Administrator license preferred.
- Minimum of five years of teaching or administrative special education experience.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Team evaluation process, IDEA, and 603 CMR 28.00.
- Highly organized.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Duties:
- Maintain compliance with special education regulations
- Have experience working with students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Monitor IEPs for accuracy and compliance
- Complete all files and statistical reports as required by the Director of Special Education
- Inform parents of their rights to due process under IDEA and ensure that the spirit of the intent of IDEA is fulfilled
- Chair Team meetings, write and oversee the development of the IEP, send completed IEPs to parents within 45 days of the date that the parent consented to testing, and ensure necessary
- signatures
- Ensure that related service providers, teachers, or other staff deemed necessary are provided copies or access to IEPs for the students they serve
- Provide consultative services for parents, teachers, and/or administrators
- Participate in providing in-service training to professionals and parents
- Plan for the integration of pupils, when feasible, into the regular academic program
- Ensure that equal educational opportunity is provided to all individuals regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity, disability, age, marital status, religion, or national origin
- Work diligently to resolve all conflicts
- Assume responsibility for the coordination of the evaluation team process which includes but is not limited to contacting parents, coordination and completion of evaluations, coordination and collating of overall evaluation data, processing the required forms, scheduling and chairing
- Team meetings, and processing IEPs within regulatory timelines
- Develop and maintain complete and cumulative individual records of special education
- students
- Arrange IEP review/reevaluation assessments and meetings to discuss student progress and
- write new or amended IEPs
- Act as a liaison with community agencies
- Perform any other duties and assume responsibilities as may be assigned by the Director of Special Education designee
