LISA Academy

NWA Multi Campus Special Education Coordinator (Grades K-12)

LISA Academy Bentonville, AR
LISA Academy

NWA Multi Campus Special Education Coordinator (Grades K-12)

LISA Academy Bentonville, AR
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POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
  • Valid Arkansas teaching certificate with required special education endorsement
  • Knowledge of Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting

process and implementation

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • This job requires to take care of all NWA campuses.
  • Train certified teachers of special ed population, general education teachers and other staff and ensure they understand and comply

with the confidentiality of students in accordance with both state and federal laws.

  • Participate in professional development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned
  • Assist school administration in scheduling classes for SPED instruction.
  • Assist in the planning and implementation of staff development and in-service programs pertaining to special education.
  • Monitor SPED/504 students’ academic progress reflected in the formative and summative evaluations to ensure students meet

desired educational goals and use assessment results to coordinate SPED instruction and schedule.

  • Compile, maintain, submit and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required by the district,

state, and federal laws.

  • Ensure SPED classroom(s) and instructional environment is safe, organized, and conducive to learning, with accessibility for all

students.

  • Establish and maintain communication, both written and oral, with parents, students, principals, and teachers to keep them

informed of student progress.

  • Collaborate with district personnel, Region service centers, and other professionals to carry out school-wide instructional or

related activities for SPED/504 students and their parents to better educate them on SPED/504 services and programs.

  • Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure SPED/504 students' instructional needs are being met.
  • Advocate for SPED/504 students to ensure they have an equitable educational opportunity.
  • Continually communicate with students on instructional expectations and keep them informed of their progress in meeting those

expectations.

  • Provide SPED instruction if assigned. If the coordinator has a teaching role, comply with the position description of SPED teacher.
  • Support general education/special education teachers and administrators in implementing appropriate strategies to meet the needs

of students with disabilities.

  • Support implementation of accommodations and modifications for students with IEPs in the

general education classroom and during Special Education service time

  • Ensure implementation of the instructional program, which correlates Individual Education Plans with regular program curriculum

guides.

  • Ensure timely dissemination of modifications, accommodations, and IEPs to the related teachers

and personnel and keeps related documentation

  • Plan, develop, implement, and administer programs and services to meet identified needs,

including development and implementation of new programs and services

  • Plan, prepare, and facilitate ARD meetings, and serve as a member of the Admission, Review

and Dismissal/Individual Educational Plan Committee.

  • Participate in placement decisions based on educational, sociological, and physiological data

presented to the committee.

  • Assist regular school personnel in providing an appropriate educational environment for

mainstreamed students.

  • Establish new objectives based on the findings of the evaluation team to be presented as

recommendations to the ARD Committee.

  • Redesign curriculum to suit new objectives.
  • Suggest alternative teaching methods
  • Assess relation between student performance and handicapping condition.
  • Identify the need for remedial or tutorial assistance to students.
  • Utilize the special education staff and coordinate input to meet the needs of each special

education child.

  • Maintain confidential records of assigned students and complete reports and other evaluations.
  • Create and maintain Special Education documentation as required by federal, state and district

regulations

  • Seniority level

    Entry level

  • Employment type

    Full-time

  • Job function

    Education and Training

  • Industries

    Primary and Secondary Education

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