Instructional Compliance Coordinator

Richmond Public Schools; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Richmond Public Schools seeks an Instructional Compliance Coordinator to support exceptional education programming at Linwood Holton Elementary. The role emphasizes compliance with state/federal regulations, IEP processes, and accurate data management.

Immediate start on a teacher salary scale with an 11-month contract. The ICC will collaborate with principals, case managers, and teachers to improve outcomes for students with disabilities and ensure adherence to policy while supporting

Qualifications

• Master's Degree required.
• Valid Virginia teaching license with endorsement in Exceptional Education; admin/supervision preferred.
• Minimum of three years’ experience as an exceptional education teacher.
• Knowledge of regulations governing exceptional education programs.
• Understanding of RTI and Child Find processes.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of Virginia Regulations Governing Special Education and Virginia SOL/Alternate Assessment Program.
• Collaborates with staff to observe and provide evidence-based instructional and behavioral strategies.
• Provides compliance updates to principal/designees and reviews data (discipline, attendance, etc.).
• Ensures IEPs are reviewed annually, contain parental consent, and filed correctly.
• Ensures initial eligibility and triennial reviews within 65 business days; completes Indicators 9, 10, 11 as appropriate.
• Conducts regular IEP audits for compliance with laws and policies.
• Assigns students to an exceptional education case manager and maintains equitable caseloads.
• Attends eligibility and re-evaluation meetings; monitors discipline data for students with disabilities.
• Ensures transfer documents and out-of-state/division IEP processes; assists with transfers within 30 days.

Skills

Communication skills

Conflict resolution

Team collaboration

Bilingual skills

Education

Master's degree

Job description

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

Job Title:

Instructional Compliance Coordinator

Grade Level/Terms of Employment:

Teacher Salary Scale/ 11-month Contract

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Work Location:

Linwood Holton Elementary

Immediate Supervisor:

School Principal

General Description:

The Exceptional Education school-based Instruction and Compliance Coordinator (ICC) supports the overall efficacy of exceptional education programming by promoting the academic, social,and developmental progress of students with disabilities in Richmond Public Schools. The ICCensures that the school is adhering to local, state/federal regulations, policies and procedures governing students with disabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge of, and the ability to implement, the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia and the Virginia Standards of Learning and Alternate Assessment Program
• Collaborates with school-based staff to conduct observations and provide evidenced-based instructional and behavioral strategies to both general and exceptional education teachers to improve outcomes for students with disabilities
• Meets with the building principal and/or exceptional education designees to provide exceptional education compliance updates, feedback on weekly observations, individual/group professional development needs, and/or review of data (discipline, attendance, child find, etc.)
• Collaborates with case managers to ensure IEPs are reviewed at least annually, contain parental consent for implementation, are finalized within VA IEP, and are filed appropriately in the student’s cumulative record
• Collaborates with case managers to ensure initial eligibility and/or triennial reviews are conducted within 65 business days of the referral date and completes Indicators 9, 10, and 11 as appropriate for each newly eligible student with a disability
• Conducts regular IEP audits to ensure compliance with federal and state law, as well as the division’s exceptional education policies and procedures
• Ensures that all students with disabilities are assigned an exceptional education case manager and ensures that caseloads are equitable amongst case managers
• Attends all eligibility and re-evaluation meetings
• Monitors discipline data for students with disabilities and when applicable attends manifestation determination meetings to ensure procedures for disciplining students with disabilities are followed
• Ensures procedures are followed for transfer students including written parental consent to implement an out-of-state or out-of-division IEP and assists staff in ensuring the transfer IEP is completed within 30 days of the student’s arrival
• Ensures that appropriate documents are completed when referring students to the Family Assessment and Planning Team (FAPT)
• Attends all division-wide ICC meetings
• May assume teaching and/or intervention support duties (part-time ICC select schools)
• Completes other duties as determined by school’s principal

Qualifications:

• Master's Degree required
• Valid Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in one or more areas of Exceptional Education required; endorsement in Administration and Supervision preferred
• Minimum of three years’ experience as an exceptional education teacher
• Comprehensive knowledge of regulations governing programming for students with disabilities
• Comprehensive understanding of the processes of service delivery and instruction
• Knowledge of Response to Intervention (RTI) and Child Find processes
• Ability to work effectively with students, parents, teachers, administrators, and colleagues
• Demonstrated ability in individual and group decision making, problem analysis, and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing
• Bilingual skills preferred

EOE.

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Posted: Yesterday

Job ID: 5895182

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $67,516 to $125,613 Per Year