What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coordinator of Gifted, Talent, and Arts position at Jefferson Parish Schools?
Position Description:
The Coordinator of Gifted/Talented, Extended School Year (ESY) and Assistive Technology reports to the Executive Director of Compliance and Pupil Appraisal. The role is responsible for the gifted and talented education programs, the extended school year program, and oversees all aspects of assistive technology devices.
Key Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Desirable Qualifications:
Physical Demands: Sitting is required most of each workday. Ability to operate office equipment. Standing, walking, reaching, bending, lifting up to 10 pounds may be required occasionally. Must be able to provide own transportation to schools, work locations, and meeting sites. Mobility skills are necessary to access various work locations, including those not on the ground floor.
Benefits: JPPSS offers a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.
The Coordinator of Gifted/Talented, Extended School Year (ESY) and Assistive Technology reports to the Executive Director of Compliance and Pupil Appraisal. The role is responsible for the gifted and talented education programs, the extended school year program, and oversees all aspects of assistive technology devices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interprets federal, state, and local policies related to supervised programs.
- Facilitates professional development for gifted/talented teachers.
- Develops and implements a yearly action plan to increase student screenings for gifted and talented programs.
- Monitors academic competitions.
- Maintains a database of gifted and talented students.
- Ensures G/T IEP compliance.
- Overses talent evaluator contracts and the talent evaluation process.
- Provides training and support on assistive technology device use.
- Maintains assistive technology device inventory.
- Creates and manages budgets for assistive technology, ESY, and G/T programs.
- Conducts assistive technology evaluations for students in the evaluation process.
- Collaborates with IEP teams on assistive technology needs for special education students.
- Provides training on ESY service eligibility requirements.
- Collaborates with IEP Coordinators on ESY personnel hiring.
- Overses the ESY program.
- Maintains LEAP Connect resource licenses and provides training.
- Maintains word prediction and text-to-speech application licenses and provides training.
- Assists the compliance team with special education initiative planning and implementation.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and valid Louisiana teaching certificate in Special Education.
- Three years of successful teaching experience.
- Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Suite.
- Above-average knowledge of basic assistive technology devices and software.
- Knowledge of SER and Individualized Education Process.
- Ability to conduct professional developments.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Desirable Qualifications:
- G/T certification.
- Advanced degree.
Physical Demands: Sitting is required most of each workday. Ability to operate office equipment. Standing, walking, reaching, bending, lifting up to 10 pounds may be required occasionally. Must be able to provide own transportation to schools, work locations, and meeting sites. Mobility skills are necessary to access various work locations, including those not on the ground floor.
Benefits: JPPSS offers a competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience.
