Early Childhood/K-12 Special Education Supervisor

POSITION GOAL:

To lead countywide work in innovate and evidence based practices in Early Childhood and Special Education.  To support local school districts in system change to provide a continuum of programs and services in St. Joseph County that meets the needs of all students, assures a Free and Appropriate Public Education, and produces positive outcomes for students.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide leadership and technical assistance on implementing systemic changes to improve the overall delivery of universal and special education programming in Early Childhood.

Possess a solid knowledge of Federal and State laws, statues, regulations and policies affecting special education students, and convey that information as necessary to ISD, local districts and partner agencies.

Serve as a liaison between LEA early childhood universal and special education programs with the ISD.

Assist in the transition of children throughout early childhood services and programs.

Effectively allocate and ISD personnel and resources to best meet the needs of children and families throughout the countywide early childhood system.

Provide leadership and technical assistance to ISD and LEA educators in implementation and use of the electronic platform for IEPs/IFSPs.

Serve as a resource to ISD and LEA staff for monitoring of Medicaid logging.

Support implementation of Multi-tiered Systems of Support throughout early childhood programs or as requested by the Director.

Build and foster a positive image of the SJCISD with local district and intermediate district staff and administration.

Oversee time lines for referral, evaluation, placement and re-evaluation of students with regard to special education and universal services.

Respond to district principals and parents for any questions or concerns regarding special education.

Support local district administrators and teachers in problem solving situations with children including special education processes and challenges.

Build an understanding of Special Education System and process within local district teachers and administration.

Provide technical assistance at the request of the district or Director regarding special education processes and reports.

Assist in the development of and implementation of corrective action plans as requested by the district or Director.

Assist in transition process of children with IEPs at the request of the district or Director.

Serve as a resource to parents/caregivers seeking guidance regarding special education.

Actively participate in Student Assistant Teams (or appointed designee when necessary) as requested by district or Director.

Support IEP team through IEP process and attendance as requested by the district or Director.

Participate in special education staffing meetings to support the development of IEPs or positive behavior intervention plans for children in the district.

Participate in special education meetings with district administration as scheduled by district.

Assist in developing cross-country systems and processes while honoring the individualization of each local district.

Facilitate communication and collaboratively problem solve to address systematic challenges as they arise.

Assist ISD team and districts in data collection and analysis.

Participate in county, regional and state meetings and professional development as appropriate.

Develop strong professional relationships with therapists and front line staff members in community agencies.

Build structure of continuous communication with local districts administration and SJCISD team members.

Maintain regular communication with the SJCISD Director regarding celebrations and deve