Speech and Preschool Evaluator

Position Type:
D.O. Certified Staff/Preschool Evaluator and Coordinator of SLP`s
Date Posted:
1/12/2024
Location:
District Office
Date Available:
07/01/2024
Job title:
Preschool Evaluator and Coordinator of SLPs
Reports to:
Director of Special Education
Receives guidance from:
Director and Assistant Director of Special Education
Overtime status:
Compliant with position, salary and FLSA regulations
Job purpose:
In keeping a tradition of excellence, the purpose of the Preschool Evaluator and Coordinator of SLPs is to assist the Preschool Coordinator in all areas of Preschool Special Education services, to evaluate preschool students who have been referred for Special Education Services, and to manage the school based Language Speech Pathologists across the district. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Duties and responsibilities:

• Initiate and or participate in MET meetings and help determine if a preschooler is in need of a comprehensive assessment
• Responsible for explaining the evaluation process to parents and answering questions parents may have about the evaluation if needed
• Work with Head Start Program Directors and staff, preschools, daycares, & private school parents to schedule assessments for preschoolers/school age students within the Rankin County community
• Perform preschool (3-5 years) comprehensive assessments & reevaluations, which include evaluating developmental areas of physical, self-help, social/emotional, cognitive, and language, as well as, the speech areas of voice, fluency, and articulation
• Perform private school/homeschool (Kg-12th gr.) evaluations to determine if a child is eligible for speech services in the areas of articulation, fluency, or voice
• Write preschool & private school assessment reports
• Update student information & upload into Special Education student database to allow appropriate personnel access to the students' Individualized Education Programs
• Contact private school and Preschool parents to answer questions and schedule Eligibility meetings, including sending necessary notices and drafts to parents before the meetings
• Provide and discuss evaluation results with preschool/private school service providers (Speech Pathologists & Special Education Teachers)
• Attend Eligibility and IEP meetings with parents and Special Education service providers to discuss evaluation results, determine eligibility, and discuss the IEP
• Travel to preschools and daycares throughout the district for evaluation purposes
• Manage all school based Language Speech Therapists across the district
• Serve as primary contact for all speech/language issues or concerns
• Provide training and professional development as warranted or directed by the Special Education Director to all speech/language therapists
• Observe therapy and evaluate practices therapists annually, and work cooperatively with the building administrator to address concerns, and/or results of evaluations
• Disseminate district policy and procedure, as well as other pertinent information to Language Speech Pathologists across the district
• Lead and attend staff meetings/trainings as applicable; serve on staff committees
• Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development, for keeping current with literature, new research findings, for attending appropriate professional meetings and conferences, and to maintain any credits and/or continued education for maintenance of licensure/qualifications required for the position
• Maintain and accept responsibility for any district owned fixed asset item assigned to employee and ensure appropriate use by following district policies for acceptable use
• Undergo periodic evaluations according to state and board policy procedures
• Maintain confidentiality
• Regular, dependable, in person, and punctual attendance is an essential function of this position
• Perform such other and not specifically enumerated duties as may be requested by the Board of Education, superintendent, administrator, director or established by district policy
• Read, understand, and abide by Employee Conduct Policy, GAB, all other district, state and federal policies, and procedures and protocols as established by RCSD and the Mississippi Educator Code of Conduct

Qualifications:

• Education Level: Minimum of Bachelor's degree
• Certification: MS educator license with special education endorsement
• Other Requirements:

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using equipment such as a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, reach, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 35 pounds and occasionally up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is not a standard office setting; but rather encompasses the entire active school campus both inside and outside the facilities. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate and occasionally high.

Note: This is not necessarily an all-inclusive or exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. The job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
Salary, days and work year as established by the Rankin County Board of Education
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with the provisions of the Rankin County School Board policy on Evaluation of Employees.