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COMPLEX BEHAVIOR SERIOR MANAGER
Department of Education
Nashville, TN
Salary Range: $5,508.00 - $7,142.00 Monthly
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
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https://www.tn.gov/education/career-opportunities.html
Who we are and what we do:
Department of Education Vision: We will set all students on a path to success.
Priorities: Academics: All Tennessee students will have access to a high-quality education, no matter where they live. ·
Student Readiness: Tennessee public schools will be equipped to serve the academic and non-academic needs of all students. · Educators: Tennessee will set a new path for the education profession and be the top state to become and remain a teacher and leader.
Job Overview:
This key position within Special Education and Intervention Programs will support LEAs in meeting specific goals for the achievement of all students, including students with disabilities, by improving behavioral practices and supporting tiered systems of behavioral intervention.
This individual will provide timely guidance and professional learning to district IDEA directors and RTI coordinators on a systematic framework and an intentional focus on data-based decision making and behavioral practices and supports for providing tiered systems of behavioral intervention with a focus on the most intensive behavior intervention needs in special education. The goal for the Complex Behavior Coordinator is to ensure students are provided with behavioral (nonacademic) instruction and intervention that allows them to be successful in school and achieve postsecondary success.
This position within the Office of Academics contributes to the Best for All strategic plan by ensuring students have access to high-quality instruction, and that educators are equipped to identify students who are struggling and intervene with the supports necessary to be successful.
Key Responsibilities:
Serves as a COMPLEX BEHAVIOR subject matter expert in intervention support for districts in Tennessee.
Develop and provide professional learning opportunities on research-based behavior instruction, prevention, and intervention practices that are designed to increase student achievement and close skill gaps with an emphasis on the most intensive behavior intervention needs in special education.
Provide active leadership and support for effective behavior instruction, prevention, and intervention strategies, techniques, and methods grounded in research and focused on improved achievement for students receiving behavioral intervention.
Collaborate with department staff on student needs within behavioral interventions within all department initiatives.
Knowledge of current trends and issues in U.S. and Tennessee special education law, rule, policy, and guidance, with a particular focus on equitable learning opportunities and an understanding of the Special Education Behavior Supports Act (SEBSA) to ensure equitable learning.
Coordinate statewide education projects and support large-scale implementation and small-scale intensive implementation.
Understanding the cross-divisional connections required to ensure equitable access for students with disabilities.
Required Experience:
5 or more years in educational work experience with a strong background in supporting students with COMPLEX BEHAVIORs.
Minimum of 3 years in administrative or supervisory work
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree required in Behavior Analysis or School Psychology
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
