Job Description Code: 2B.030

Division/Department: Curriculum and Instruction

Pay Grade: Certified Salary Schedule

Pay Type: Salaried; Exempt

Retirement: TRS

Contract Work Year: 190 Days

Reports To:  Executive Director, Special Education

Evaluation Instrument: BEI

SLP Certification not required. 

• Facilitates all aspects of the BCW transition process (obtaining intake, scheduling, conducting transition meetings, following up on needed documents, opening evaluation templates for BCW students, completing vision screenings, following up with parents and teachers on assessments, and completing other duties as needed
• Collaborates with community agencies to coordinate or gain information needed for transitions and preschool developmental assessments

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Valid Georgia Educator Certification as required by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.  Special Education field/area of learning disabilities, interrelated or intellectual disabilities preferred. Eight years of teaching in a special education area.  Working knowledge of academic testing used in the determination of students’ eligibility for special education.

GOAL

Conduct educational assessment of students referred for initial special education consideration or for re-evaluation.  

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Complete educational evaluations for students referred for special education assessment, either as initial evaluations or re-evaluations.

• Conduct hearing and vision screenings relative to special education referrals, and coordinate follow-up on student failure of any sensory assessment.

• Conduct student observations in the seven areas of learning deficit relative to special education referrals and complete written form.

• Conduct teacher and parent interviews relative to special education referrals in order to develop the appropriate educational assessment for the student.

• Compile an educational evaluation summary report for each student assessed.

• Provide additional information on students evaluated as requested by school personnel.

• Possess and maintain valid and appropriate license, certificate and/or credential as may be required for this position.

• Follow work scheduling and attendance requirements in a regular, predictable, and punctual manner.

• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to the assignment.

• Maintain professional knowledge regarding current best practices in general and special education pertinent to the assigned school.

• Ensure adherence to safety procedures.

• Follow federal and state laws, as well as Board policies.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT NOTES

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Job descriptions are designed and intended only to summarize the essential duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and requirements for the purpose of clarifying the general nature and scope of a position’s role as part of the overall organization. Job descriptions do not list all tasks an employee might be expected to perform, and they do not limit the right of the employer/supervisor to assign additional tasks or otherwise to modify duties to be performed – even if seemingly unrelated to the basic job. Every employee has a duty to perform all assigned tasks. (An employee who is assigned a duty or task believed to be unlawful should report the assignment to the Chief Human Resources Officer.) It should also be noted the order of duties/ responsibilities as listed in the job description is not designed or intended to rank the duties in any order of importance relative to each other.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

In filling a vacant position, preferred or required credentials regarding education, training, experience, and other bona fide occupational qualifications may be established. The credentials shown in this job description may be interpreted only as the minimum criteria existing at the time the description was developed. Other bona fide occupational qualifications and criteria may be utilized as needed in the selection process.

Fringe Benefits

FICA is paid by the employee and matched by the School District. Temporary workers do not qualify for employee benefits.

Adopted: April 2000

Revised: March 2005, May 2007, July 2008, July 2019, July 2023