2026-2027 School Psychologist

Join Delaware Schools Consortium; Laurel; On-site; PHP 3,450,000 - 4,705,000; Full time

Job summary

Laurel School District is seeking a School Psychologist for the 2026-2027 school year. The role involves evaluating students, collaborating with families and staff, and supporting eligibility decisions through comprehensive testing and reporting.

The position is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 11 months (207 days), with salary per the district’s teacher pay schedule and benefits in line with Laurel policies. Start date is August 24, 2026 or mutually agreed date.

Qualifications

• Must qualify for Delaware School Psychologist Certification at time of hire.
• Must have completed a supervised internship.
• Demonstrated knowledge of MTSS and related support strategies.
• Knowledge of diagnostic procedures, instructional interventions and student accommodations.
• Knowledge of behavioral interventions and crisis management.
• Favorable background and child registry checks.
• Tuberculin test required.
• Direct Deposit participation required.

Responsibilities

• Review referrals for evaluations and determine interventions.
• Attend required school, student, and instructional meetings.
• Collaborate with parents and staff to support academic and behavioral progress.
• Administer and interpret cognitive, achievement, developmental, and behavioral evaluations for eligibility/IEP.
• Review external evaluation results to determine eligibility and need for additional assessments.
• Schedule classroom observations and direct intervention time.
• Prepare comprehensive psychoeducational reports and ESR documents per guidelines.
• Monitor timelines for evaluation and reporting.
• Collect and report student data for FBA processes.
• Participate in Child Find and Kindergarten screenings district-wide.
• Consult with outside agencies when needed.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

MTSS knowledge

Collaboration

Crisis management

Data interpretation

Education

Delaware School Psychologist Certification

Completed supervised internship

Job description

• Date Posted: 5/21/2026
• Location: Laurel Senior High School
• Date Available: 8/24/26
• District: Laurel School District

POSITION

School Psychologist

LOCATION

Laurel School district

REPORTS TO

Building Principal and Director of Special Education

STARTING DATE

August 24, 2026 or other mutually agreeable date for the 2026-2027 school year.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. 1. Applicant must qualify, at time of hire, for State of Delaware School Psychologist Certification.
2. 2. Must have successfully completed a supervised internship.
3. 3. Demonstrated knowledge of multi-tiered symptom of support strategies.
4. 4. Demonstrated knowledge of diagnostic procedures, instructional interventions and student accommodations.
5. 5. Demonstrated knowledge of behavioral interventions and crisis management.
6. 6. Favorable criminal background check and child registry check required.
7. 7. Tuberculin test required.
8. 8. Participation in Direct Deposit required.

PRIMARY DUTIES

1. 1. Review referrals for individual evaluation to determine appropriate interventions; assess students when an individual evaluation is deemed appropriate; ensure that information is disseminated to the appropriate persons.
2. 2. Attendance at school, student, and instructional meetings as required.
3. 3. Confer and collaborate with parents and all school staff to ensure students' academic and behavioral progress.
4. 4. Administers, interprets, and explains standardized cognitive, achievement, developmental and behavioral evaluation results with all participants during eligibility determination IEP meetings.
5. 5. Reviews, interprets, and explains evaluation results received from other school districts or evaluators outside of the district to determine eligibility for services and/or to determine if additional assessments are needed for eligibility determination.
6. 6. Schedule time in classrooms for direct observation and intervention with student's as required.
7. 7. Prepares comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation reports, ESR documents, and related compliance documents in accordance with federal, state, and DE Department of Education guidelines.
8. 8. Observe all federal, state, and district time lines for evaluation and submission of evaluation reports.
9. 9. Collect, monitor, graph, analyze and report student data as part of the FBA process.
10. 10. Participate in all Child Find and Kindergarten screening procedures within the district, Headstart, and for students who are parentally privately placed.
11. 11. Consult with personnel from outside agencies when needed.
12. 12. Other related duties as assigned.

TERMS OF

1. 1. Full time employee – 37.5 hours per week

EMPLOYMENT

1. 2. Eleven (11) month position – 207 days per year
2. 3. Salary based on current State and Local Teacher Salary schedule
3. 4. Benefits in accordance with current Laurel School Board policy

MAILING

Laurel School District

ADDRESS

Attention Judy Evans

1160 South Central Avenue

Laurel, DE 19956

DATE POSTED

May 21, 2026

CLOSING DATE

Position open until filled. Preference will be given to those applications received by noon June 4, 2026.