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Job Description
Special Education Coordinating Teacher
Responsible to: Director of Special Education, Principal
Qualifications:
Job Description
Special Education Coordinating Teacher
Responsible to: Director of Special Education, Principal
Qualifications:
- Valid TN Teacher's License with appropriate endorsements
- Highly Qualified status, as applicable, in areas of assigned instruction
- Strong written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
- Competent technological skills
Essential Responsibilities:
- Schedule referral meetings with appropriate personnel
- Meet with School Psychologist to review assessment plan set forth at and agreed upon at the referral meeting
- Schedule and conduct achievement testing and classroom observations, in accordance with IDEA State and Federal Regulations and District Protocol as set forth through the referral or re-evaluation process
- Complete the referral / re-evaluation packet and return to School Psychologist within the given timeline (no longer than 15 school days)
- Manage accurate documents in EASYIEP for pre-referral, referral, eligibility, and IEP's for students with disabilities
- Manages and maintains accurate Special Education students' files as required for Comprehensive Monitoring
- Schedules parent conferences/IEP meetings as directed by the system and as needed in particular cases; if necessary, these conferences may be outside the school day as directed by student/parent/guardian needs
- Schedules annual IEP meetings, behavioral, transitional, manifestation and re-evaluation meetings, ensuring all required parties are notified and required protocols follow the State and Federal guidelines under IDEA
- Consults with other professionals to address learning or behavioral issues with specific students
- Responsible for the distribution of required forms, checklists, releases of information, and meeting notices
- Communicates with parents/guardian regularly through verbal and written form
- Reports to the appropriate local/state authorities, administrative and/or consultative personnel when knowledgeable or suspicious that a child's health or welfare has been or appears to be a risk
- Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, material and facilities
- Participates in school level faculty meetings, system professional development and in-service meetings, staff committee meetings, and other workshops for teacher training
- Follow lesson plans given when substituting for the Special Education personnel while they participate in initial, annual, transitional and re-evaluation meetings.
- Participates and assists with compliance monitoring
- Report compliance issues promptly to Principal/Special Education Director
- Participates in Child Find activities
- Serves as a resource for general education teachers in helping them understand students with disabilities and how to meet students' special needs within the typical classroom
General Requirements:
- Follows Federal and State Laws and adopted policies and procedures in accordance with School Board priorities
- Conducts oneself in the best interest of students, in accordance with the highest standards of public education and in support of the District's Vision/Mission Statements
- Maintains ethical standards, which include professionalism and the protection of confidential student and staff information
- Stays alert to best practices in the area of Special Education and stays
abreast of legal updates
5. Other responsibilities and/or duties may be required and assigned
BOE 2009
