Disputes Administrative Consultant, Division of Special Education

Salary : $73,548.80 - $113,089.60 Annually
Location : Des Moines - 50319 - Polk County, IA
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 24-02291
Agency: 282 Iowa Department of Education
Opening Date: 01/10/2024
Closing Date: 2/21/2024 11:59 PM Central
LinkedIn Tag: #LI-POST
Point of Contact: Tana Mullen at tana.mullen@iowa.gov
Job Description
Iowa Department of Education's mission is creating excellence in education through leadership and service. To accomplish our mission, we need talented, passionate people working together to make this a reality.
**Experience in PK-12 Special Education required.
Responsibilities Include -

• Establish and maintain routines, procedures related to effective implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requirements with emphasis on dispute resolution, Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS), and indicators B4 and B9. Provide support for dispute prevention and resolution. This includes working with stakeholders ensuring procedural safeguards as well as student and guardian rights are maintained. Work with schools to ensure a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is maintained.
• Ensure a continuum of services are provided to students with disabilities so they can be successful. This work includes mediating dispute resolutions and maintaining communication with schools, parents, students and legal counsel, when appropriate. Ensuring alignment of vocabulary and materials across initiatives, conducting needs assessment, planning professional learning opportunities, and evaluating the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and resolve disputes in the state of Iowa.
• Co - develop presentations with Education Program Consultants (EPC) that will be provided as professional learning to districts and schools regarding common causes of disputes.
• Provide professional learning on meeting the federally required components of IDEA across the grades and learning content areas.
• Provide leadership and guidance to EPCs that support and provide technical assistance to districts in the following: 1. Written and signed complaints that alleges a violation of a requirement of Part C of IDEA of 34 CFR Part 303. 2. Mediation requests, which are defined as a request by a party to a dispute involving any matter under Part C of IDEA, for the parties to meet with a qualified and impartial mediator to resolve the dispute(s). 3. Due process complaints, which are defined as a filing by a parent or early intervention service provider or lead agency to initiate an impartial due process hearing on matters relating to the identification, evaluation, or placement of an infant or toddler with a disability (IDEA), or to the provision of appropriate early intervention services to the child.
• Work with other Bureau Chiefs across the Department and division to integrate and align services, reporting and compliance requirements with state and federal law.
• Support the Director, Special Education Deputy Director and Bureau Chief's priorities through performing other duties as assigned.

What's in it for you?
Opportunities to make a widespread difference in the lives of children, their families, and Iowa communities
Collaborative, positive work environment
Talented and passionate work colleagues that will help you learn and grow
Opportunities to collaborate with experts from around the country
Employee discounts from a variety of vendors
Competitive salary and benefits package that includes:
- Insurance: Health, Dental, Life and Long-Term Disability
- IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System) and Retirement Investor Club (RIC)
- Time Off and Leave: Sick, Vacation, Family and Military Leave
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university, and experience equal to five years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
2) A combination of a total of nine years of education and full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work may substitute for one year of full-time experience.
3) Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in social work, law, education, engineering, or public or business administration, and experience equal to three years of full-time, professional-level work in program administration, development, management, or operations.
4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes two years of full-time work as an Education Program Consultant.
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