Job Description

POSITION TITLE: OSE LRE Compliance Coordinator

FTE: 1.0

Bargaining Unit ASCSA Coordinator

Grade and/or Subject Office of Special Education

POSITION LOCATION: Earhart Administration Building

SALARY: ASCSA Salary Schedule

The District Special Education Coordinator of Compliance & Supports will develop and supervise district-wide special education compliance practices as well as the support provided to both staff and students in the special and general education environments. The coordinator duties include crafting school-based procedures for all meeting compliance, developing student summer programming , and supervision of paraprofessional training and allocations. The coordinator designs, coordinates, and/or provides training, planning and facilitating of material orders.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:
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. The following is a list of qualifications for the position, any one of which may be waived by the Board in exercising its prerogative to determine qualifications.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution
• Valid Michigan teaching certificate
• Ability to qualify for Administrative Certification
• Special education teacher with at least five years of classroom experience
• Documented successful experience working in a variety of instructional settings with special education populations in one-on-one settings in addition to small and large group instruction.
• Experience leading district professional development pertaining to implementation of processes and procedures
• Experience with district compliance and collaborating with district leaders and colleagues.
• Experience collecting and analyzing district data for purposes of monitoring instruction and student learning
• Demonstrated success working with underachieving students
• Demonstrated skill in working with adult learners
• Knowledge of AAPS, MDE, and IDEA policy and guidance for students with disabilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Create processes and procedures
• Training on processes and procedures
• Paraprofessional allocation, assignment, and fading
• Training for paraprofessionals
• Primary point person for compliance questions
• Plan and coordinate summer programming
• Facilitate Change of Level process
• Powerschool Special Populations (PSSP/Tienet) training
• Manage and support referral process for elementary special education programs
• Attend Teaching and Learning Council
• Attend Curriculum Sendate

Other duties as assigned
This is a full time position, requiring regular reliable and predictable attendance on site to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the particular part of the day and location.

Ann Arbor Public Schools is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Ann Arbor Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

METHOD OF APPLICATION All applicants must apply online at A2schools.org >> District Links >> Job Postings. Certified Positions Only: Copies of an active Michigan Teaching Certificate and college transcripts are required with application packet. Original certificate and certified transcripts are required prior to being hired.