Allentown School District · 1 month ago
Special Education Facilitator
Allentown, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$58K/yr - $76K/yr
5+ years expAllentown School District is seeking a Special Education Facilitator to assist in the planning, coordination, and program delivery of special education. The role involves providing support to students, parents, teachers, and administrators while ensuring compliance with special education laws and instructional practices.
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Responsibilities
Communicates and collaborates with staff, parents, community and advocates on issues pertaining to services for students with disabilities
Provides guidance and support and technical assistance to special education professionals and school administrators regarding the technical compliance issues related to the placement of newly identified and comparable program placement eligible students
Promotes appropriate special education programs for specific disabilities, including mental retardation, emotional disabilities, learning disabilities, auditory, vision, special education instruction, speech/language, physical disabilities, and autism with certified personnel in those fields
To support a response to intervention model including methods to support students within the Tier 4 – special education, level of the framework
Serves as a liaison between special education and general education programs to support students with disabilities
Assists in the monitoring of academic progress of students with disabilities
Assists in the development of rosters and monitoring the enrollment in special education programs
Meets with staff, parents, and students for the purpose of reevaluation, IEP, and transition planning and development
Provides training in current practices and strategies to administrators, staff, parents, and students regarding special education laws and instructional practices
Works within a team process to facilitate a variety of formal and informal assessment and progress monitoring procedures for students with disabilities
Assists in the provision of disseminating information to families, students and staff about transition related education and services, and post-high school options
Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school
Reads, analyzes, and interprets professional journals, studies of best practices, and federal, state, and local regulations
Writes reports, correspondence, and procedure manuals and memoranda
Presents information and responds to questions from groups of faculty, support staff, students, parents, and the general public
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Director of Special Education
Qualification
Required
Minimum, Bachelor's degree with a major in special education, or a related field; masters preferred
Hold a valid and current Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate (special education), Supervision of Special Education Certificate preferred
Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114, and 151), FBI clearances
Five (5) or more years of successful teaching experience in public education, including secondary or elementary school – Special Education instruction
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendents may determine appropriate and acceptable
Benefits
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Reimbursement
Tuition Reimbursement
Personal and Sick time
PSERS Retirement Fund
Company
Allentown School District
Allentown School District is an urban public school district that provides education from preschool to grade 12.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Malika Savoy, Ed.D.
Deputy Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer
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