Special Education Compliance Specialist - SY 26/27
About the position SUMMARY: This position is funded by State Compensatory Education funds. The primary purpose is to manage the state compensatory education positions to support at-risk students and facilitate the success of students by monitoring the effectiveness of staff and programs under state compensatory education. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. · Manage, develop, and evaluate positions, programs, and materials funded by state compensatory education funds to ensure alignment with the budget and state law. · Provide coaching to instructional staff who are providing intervention instruction to assigned students. · Meet with vendors for potential programs and compare to identify appropriate programs or materials that are reasonable and necessary for the SCE program. · Use data to identify needs of at-risk students. · Collaborates with school staff and committees to make decisions about the SCE program and ensure alignment of programs with the basic instructional requirements · Evaluate effectiveness of programs through data tracking and present findings to stakeholders · Ensure alignment of SCE programs with Campus Improvement Plan (CIP) · Complete evaluations of assigned staff as part of program effectiveness review · Support implementation of SCE programs, such as intervention curriculum programs THIS POSITION MAY PERFORM OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SCE PROGRAM. DUTIES THIS POSITION MAY NOT PERFORM: · Duties related to testing, such as test administration · Perform legislatively mandated duties or activities that are specifically allocated to a regular education position, such as acting as a campus principal · Participate in activities or perform duties that would supplement anything other than the regular education program, such as parent/family liaison
Responsibilities
- Manage, develop, and evaluate positions, programs, and materials funded by state compensatory education funds to ensure alignment with the budget and state law.
- Provide coaching to instructional staff who are providing intervention instruction to assigned students.
- Meet with vendors for potential programs and compare to identify appropriate programs or materials that are reasonable and necessary for the SCE program.
- Use data to identify needs of at-risk students.
- Collaborates with school staff and committees to make decisions about the SCE program and ensure alignment of programs with the basic instructional requirements
- Evaluate effectiveness of programs through data tracking and present findings to stakeholders
- Ensure alignment of SCE programs with Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)
- Complete evaluations of assigned staff as part of program effectiveness review
- Support implementation of SCE programs, such as intervention curriculum programs
Requirements
- Valid Texas Teaching Certification
- Bachelor’s Degree AND Three (3) years of related experience including managing a team OR Equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong knowledge of Federal and State (TX) education regulations
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to project manage, adhere to timelines and due dates, and organize data effectively
- Strong written and verbal communication sills
- Basic knowledge of Texas reporting structure and laws regarding state funding’
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,); Web proficiency; Proficiency using a student information system and/or similar type of database software
- Ability to travel 10% of the time, as required for training, school-wide professional development and as needed basis
- Ability to clear required background check
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