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Qualifications/Requirements:
Goals:
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Must hold a current North Carolina teaching license in Exceptional Children’s licensure area and have a minimum of 5 years successful teaching experience working with Exceptional Children Programs.
- Provide individualized help, counsel, and learning experiences for special needs students to meet educational goals.
- Support Exceptional Children teachers and administrators in complying with district policies, NC Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities, and IDEA regulations.
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Duties:
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- Exhibit knowledge of educational and Exceptional Children laws, rules, regulations, practices and trends in accordance with district, state, and federal regulations
- Demonstrate and integrate knowledge of curricula, instructional methodologies, technology, and the functional/cognitive development of students, especially students with disabilities, to foster effective classroom practices that promote student success
- Provide guidance to EC teachers in a team decision-making process regarding policy requirements and best practice when considering options for students approaching evaluation and eligibility determination recommendations
- Support school staff in analyzing student data when assessing the effectiveness of instruction, IEP goal progress, developing IEPs, and determining appropriate service options
- Assist and provide professional development regarding EC compliance standards, IEP development, transition planning, implementing specially designed instruction, and other areas identified by needs assessments
- Coordinate and clarify compliance with other EC Compliance Specialists, ECATS Manager, and EC Program Specialist through ongoing communication as well as through district level team meetings
- Facilitate conversations between staff and related service providers, district EC specialists, school psychologists, and EC management regarding the different areas of expertise and how each area may affect discussions regarding specific students or groups of students
- Audit EC records according to timelines established by the EC Dept. using district resources; provide timely feedback to EC staff and administrators regarding audit findings; provide coaching to staff regarding EC records compliance corrections; conduct follow-up audits to verify corrections
- Participate in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) at the school level and within the EC Department; lead PLC sessions when appropriate as a means to develop staff understanding of policies, compliance standards, regulations, and effective teaching practices
- Utilize data collection and analysis methods to identify strengths and areas of improvement regarding EC records compliance standards across assigned schools, share findings with EC Department Leadership and school administrators; assist in short term and long-range planning to provide customized support to staff
- Disseminate compliance information to staff in an accurate and timely manner
- Ensure all referral, annual review, transition, and reevaluation timelines set forth in North Carolina Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities are met
- Support and coach EC teachers in maintaining accurate and orderly student records in accordance with the North Carolina Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities
- Interact and communicate effectively with students, co-workers, staff, administrators, parents, and the community
- Hold difficult conversations in a respectful and empathetic manner when necessary
- Follow up with EC teachers and school administrators regarding reports, surveys, and data requested by EC Department Leadership
- Assist Special Needs Administrators by providing input and resources to answer compliance questions, collaborating on the dissemination of information, jointly holding school level PLCs, soliciting and giving updates regarding the EC scenarios in the school, researching the schools’ unique challenges with the Compliance Team and EC Management, notifying the administrator and EC Management about problematic situations, and helping to monitor EC timeline deadlines
- Help transport EC records from school to school when needed according to district policy
- Maintain confidentiality at all times
- Must be positive, self-motivated, self-directed, organized, collaborative, and flexible
- Complete specified paperwork in ECATS and attend identified IEP meetings
- Maintain accurate and timely student records in accordance with the North Carolina Policies Governing Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities
- Gather and record data on student progress toward academic and behavioral goals on the IEP on a timely basis
- Develop and implement the IEP in classroom settings that are compatible with the student's age and developmental level
- Develop lesson plans, adapting and modifying materials, collect and maintain documented evidence of student’s progress through oral and written progress reports
- Design activities to assist students with varied disabilities in the development of appropriate academic, functional, behavioral, and social skills to meet their IEP goals and objectives
- Utilize formal and informal diagnostic assessment information to document student needs and services, as appropriate
- Assist students with personal and self-help needs such as eating, toileting, and other essential tasks that the student is not able to perform
- Collaborate and coordinate services with the General Education Teacher of the student
- Treat all students in a fair and equitable manner; interact and communicate effectively with students, co-workers, staff, administrators, parents, and the community
- Must be self-motivated, self-directed, collaborative, and flexible
- Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district, and in self-selected professional growth activities and demonstrate evidence of growth
- Must be able to perform heavy work exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of 50 pounds of forces frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift objects
- Other duties as assigned
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
EMPLOYER DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON BASIS OF AGE,
HANDICAP, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RACE, RELIGION, OR SEX
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