IEP Specialist

Madison Consolidated Schools; Madison (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Madison Consolidated Schools is seeking an IEP Specialist to support compliant, high-quality special education services district-wide. The role focuses on ensuring accurate education plans, coordinating with the special education team, and assisting teachers in developing effective IEPs/504 plans.

The position requires a Master’s degree in special education and 3–5 years of experience in providing special education services, with responsibilities including training staff and communicating with

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in special education or related field.
• 3–5 years experience in provision of special education services.
• Exempt position (FLSA)

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations relating to IEPs/504 plans and students in special education.
• Communicate the special education process and parental rights to parents/guardians.
• Facilitate IEP meetings using a strengths-based, family-centered approach.
• Coordinate with the special education team to complete documents timely.
• Prepare quarterly IEP progress reports and share with parents/guardians.
• Provide training and technical assistance on case management and goals.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records and information.

Skills

Experience in special education

Education

Master’s degree in special education

Job description

MADISON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS

Position Title: IEP Specialist

Reports to: Director of Special Education and Student Services

FLSA: Exempt

Summary of the position:

The IEP Specialist supports the district’s provision of exemplary special education services by ensuring compliance with Federal and State rules, monitoring quality of education plans and assisting teachers in gaining the skills necessary to develop accurate and effective education plans.

Qualifications:

Master’s degree in special education or related field and three (3) to five (5) years experience in provision of special education services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance by the school with all local and Federal laws and regulations relating to students with IEPs/504 plans and students referred to special education.
• Effectively communicating to parents and guardians the special education process including process for referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs/504 plans, and re-evaluations as well as parental rights granted by IDEA.
• Facilitating IEP meetings using a strengths based and family centered approach.
• Coordinating with student’s special education team to ensure all documents are completed in a timely manner (according to state, local, and school policies and procedures).
• Connect with special education team to ensure all team members (including parents) are prepared for the content of the meeting.
• Coordinating with special education team to complete quarterly IEP progress reports and provide quarterly IEP progress reports to parents/guardians.
• Providing training and technical assistance to teachers, related service providers and support service professionals on all aspects of cases management: use of computer systems for the special education process, writing of goals, progress reports, annual reviews and parent communication.
• Ensuring IEPs are developmentally appropriate, curriculum/standards -based, strength based, and relevant to individual students.
• Working to maintain school and LEA tracking and data system that includes: student information related to IEPs, services, service hours, evaluations, referrals, timelines in which evaluations were completed and discipline incidents.
• Supporting the planning of special education initiative and the implementation of initiatives.
• Integrate new developments, research findings and best practices into ongoing programs and new initiatives.
• Maintaining a high level of knowledge regarding developing special education issues such as changes in federal and local special education policy.
• Advocating for special education with school leadership.
• Establishing and maintaining communication with parents of students in the program.
• Engaging parents and families in their student’s learning and acting as an ambassador for the school in the community.
• As appropriate connecting with student’s outside providers, pediatricians, and therapists to support student’s needs in classroom.
• Maintaining confidentiality of student records and student information
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Considerations/Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met 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 on the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities and tasks outlined in this document are not exhaustive and may change as determined by the needs of the district.

Position Description Written by: Angela Vaughn, Director of Special Education Date Completed: 1/11/2017

Revision Dates:

It is the policy of Madison Consolidated Schools not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age, in its programs or employment policies as required by the Indiana Civil Rights Act (I.C. 1971, 22-9-1); Public Law 218 (I.C. 1971, Title 20); Titles VI and VII (Civil Rights Act 1964); the Equal Pay Act of 1973; Title IX (1972 Education Amendments); Public Law 94-142; and Public Law 93-112, Section 504.