Length of Position: Permanent 

Type of Benefits: Full

Months per year: 10 months

Number of hours per week: 37.5

Neumber of days per week: 5

State Salary Schedule:  Yes

Job Description

Exceptional Children Program Specialist

Qualifications:

1. A valid NC teaching certificate.
2. Successful teaching experience.
3. Demonstrate expertise in the area of due process and compliance regulations for exceptional children.
4. Flexible, positive attitude toward students with disabilities and a willingness to advocate for them.
5. Demonstrate supervisory ability.
6. General knowledge of testing procedures.

General Statement of Position:

Under EC Director supervision, performs a variety of evaluative, supportive, and supervisory tasks system-wide in assisting the teachers of students with disabilities.  Specialists may perform a wide range of tasks to support the supervision of EC teachers and ensure the compliance of the regulations of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  Specialist provides individual assistance to teachers with training and behavior support and may lead group and individual professional development activities as directed. Specialist provides support and monitoring for schools with instructional strategies, behavior support and strategies and in implementing PBIS.  Specialist assists EC teachers and principals, as designated by EC Director.

Essential Functions:

• Audit and review EC folders and paperwork to ensure compliance with IDEA in regards to service delivery
• Ensure fidelity of EC programs
• Assist EC Director in ensuring fidelity of EC personnel and performance
• Conduct professional development on EC regulation and procedures
• Liaison between school and parents of students with disability
• Perform data checks at schools including progress monitoring
• Facilitate monitoring of LEA Self-Assessment
• Develop and maintain EC Procedural Manual
• Provide essential support for new EC teachers
• Attend Professional Development at local and state functions
• Train teachers in appropriate and effective data collection and progress monitoring 

Specific Duties:

• Attend IEP and other EC related meetings as needed
• Provide support to principals regarding EC and behavior/PBIS regulations and procedures as requested
• Assist EC Director in monitoring and supervision of admissions/entry into self-contained programs
• Organize and provide/deliver professional development to teachers as needed
• Assist with planning county-wide EC meeting
• Conduct student observations
• Organize and facilitate transition meetings
• Organize and communicate information regarding deadlines
• Share school and district data as required
• Conduct fidelity checks on IEP processes, service delivery, data collection, and progress monitoring
• Model classroom management techniques or individual student behavioral support strategies for classroom teachers

• Work collaboratively with teachers and scaffold support as needed

• Provide support aimed at preventing crisis situations through offering interventions, conflict resolution, and problem solving strategies
• Support and encourage teachers to grow professionally
• Assist schools (administration, teachers, etc.) in resolving non-compliance as well as crisis situations in regards to EC law
• Provide general supervision of Behavior Support Assistant
• Maintain all records for PRC 029
• Work collaboratively with mental health and counselors in supporting students needs
• Complete and submit grant for PRC 029 and provide any documentation requested to DPI and regional behavior support
• Attend behavior support meetings and disseminate information to necessary parties
• Monitor compliance at middle school and work with compliance specialist to ensure all regulations are followed and enforced
• Collaborate with schools/DSS foster care/local group home providers to document students in foster care or group home settings that have EC services, complete the draft funding document, and submit to EC director 
• Serve as district CPI trainer 
• Maintain district database for CPI and schedule/communicate trainings to those in need
• Other duties as assigned