POSITION TITLE: SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY SPECIALIST

QUALIFICATIONS: Arkansas certification as School Psychology Specialist

REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education

JOB GOAL: To assess the psycho-educational needs of students referred for special education services and to provide support to school sites including intervention strategies, behavior management techniques/plans and consultation.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

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  Evaluate individual students’ intellectual and academic functioning, addressing psychological, medical, historical and environmental dynamics for school-age and/or early childhood students.
• Interpret District/State test data plus assessment from outside the District concerning the student’s psychological evaluation.
• Provide a written psychological report using district adopted format documenting test results, diagnosis, and recommendations.
• Coordinate Evaluation/Programming conferences with school administrators, parents, and teachers.
• Facilitate Evaluation/Programming conferences including interpreting test results, ensuring participation of all members, and assisting in the planning of appropriate educational programs for evaluated students.
• Serve as a consultant to school personnel concerning behavior management plans and/or contracts and conferences regarding discipline of students with disabilities.
• Keep abreast of changes in Federal/State laws affecting students with disabilities.
• Keep abreast of research and trends in the fields of evaluation and cultural differences of students being considered for special education.
• Collect statistical data on PCSSD students to determine characteristics and trends in the population regarding disabling conditions.
• Meet state and district required timelines for initial evaluations & re-evaluations of special education students and make recommendations regarding: appropriate programming/placement and continuation of services.
• Facilitate and deliver professional development activities that foster program excellence, due process compliance, Response to Intervention strategies, and desegregation efforts.
• Provide expertise and assistance to general education teachers regarding Response to Intervention strategies and appropriate modifications.
• Monitor student folders to ensure all required evaluation components are present and original due process paperwork is placed in the central office files.
• Assist the district in all of its desegregation efforts.
• Maintain a schedule for job accountability; adhere to established job expectations, as well as other duties as assigned.