LOCATION: To Be Determined
REPORTS TO: Director of Exceptional Children
DEADLINE DATE FOR RECEIVING APPLICATION: Until Filled
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Licensure in Special Education, preferably with additional hours in special education
law and or school administration
- Five or more years’ experience teaching exceptional children
- Strong interpersonal and conference skills
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and
acceptable
- Knowledgeable of IDEA and all applicable federal laws
General Duties: Maintain Exceptional Children Compliance
- Oversees and monitors implementation of the compliance program, will work directly on a weekly basis to maintain referrals and to ensure 90 day timelines are met and re-evaluations are completed within the required date
- Participate in training by NCDPI EC Division, PSRC and any other assigned training
- Review and audit of each individual student record for compliance with state and federal regulations and guidelines
- Reports noncompliance issues detected through auditing and monitoring, nature of corrective action plans implemented in response to identified problems, and results of follow-up audits to the EC Director
- Participate in Elementary, Middle and High School IEP committee meetings as LEA designee
- Review compliance reports to ensure meetings are being held in a timely manner at school
- Review records before and after meetings to make sure record is complete and compliance
- Work with school administrators regarding EC process and compliance questions
- Work with psychologists through referral and re-evaluation processes
- Administer Educational Assessments as needed
- Provide communication to schools regarding noncompliance issues and assist with corrective action to ensure resolution of problem areas identified during an internal auditing/monitoring activity
- Audit/copy/transfer EC records of students transferring outside the LEA
- Audit/transfer EC records of students transferring within the LEA
- Secure and audit EC records of transferring High School students prior to their placement in the EC program
- Respond to phone calls related to compliance issues
- Recommends revisions to the compliance program to improve its effectiveness
- Consult with IEP teams on Headcount issues through review process and visits
- Check rosters on specified Headcount
- Gather data for federal Continuous Improvement Performance Plan (CIPP)
- Participate on EC Steering Committee for CIPP
- Developments and coordinates IEP training regarding elements of the compliance program, such as appropriate forms and documentation, to all appropriate EC staff
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