IEP Specialist

Madison; Madison (WI); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Madison Consolidated Schools in Indiana is seeking an IEP Specialist to support compliant delivery of special education services by monitoring IEPs/504 plans and helping teachers develop accurate and effective education plans.

The role involves collaborating with the Director of Special Education and Student Services, facilitating IEP meetings, coordinating with the special education team, training staff, and maintaining confidentiality of student records; a Master’s in special education and 3–5

Formación

• Master’s degree in special education or related field.
• Three to five years experience in provision of special education services.
• Knowledge of local and Federal laws and regulations related to IEPs/504 plans.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure compliance with local and Federal laws relating to students with IEPs/504 plans and those referred to special education.
• Effectively communicate the special education process to parents and guardians including referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs/504 plans and re-evaluations.
• Facilitate IEP meetings using a strengths-based and family-centered approach.
• Coordinate with the student’s special education team to ensure all documents are completed on time per policies.
• Connect with the special education team to ensure all members (including parents) are prepared for meeting content.
• Coordinate with the team to complete quarterly IEP progress reports and provide reports to parents/guardians.
• Provide training and technical assistance to teachers and related service providers on cases management, goals, progress reports, reviews, and parent communication.
• Ensure IEPs are developmentally appropriate, standards-based, strength-based, and relevant to individual students.
• Maintain school and LEA tracking and data systems for IEPs, services, hours, evaluations, referrals, timelines, and discipline incidents.
• Support planning of special education initiatives and implementation of new initiatives.
• Integrate new developments and best practices into ongoing programs.
• Maintain knowledge of developments in special education policy.
• Advocate for special education with school leadership.
• Establish and maintain communication with parents of students in the program.
• Engage parents and families in learning and act as an ambassador for the school in the community.
• Connect with outside providers to support student needs in classroom.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records and information.
• Other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

IEP process knowledge

Communication with parents

Staff training

Educación

Master’s degree in special education or related field

Descripción del empleo

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.