POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction
of the Assistant Supervisor in the Department of Special Education, the Program
Coordinator – Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) is responsible for
facilitating the implementation, monitoring, and assessment of the CEIS Program
and communicating outcomes with appropriate stakeholders. This position will
provide oversight and support to CEIS personnel to ensure the goals and
objectives of the proposals are met.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Implements the goals and objectives
of the Department of Special Education CEIS plan;
Assists schools in the implementation
of the Response to Intervention (RtI) process by providing support in
conducting universal screening to identify students with areas of academic
and/or behavioral concerns; matching interventions to student’s needs,
implementing intervention, monitoring results of intervention and making
adjustments to intervention, if necessary;
Assists with progress monitoring to
assess students’ performance over time, to quantify student rates of
improvement or responsiveness to instruction, to evaluate instructional
effectiveness, and to formulate effective individualized programs that are
implemented with fidelity;
Determines interventions appropriate
to student needs; implements intervention and monitors results of intervention
and makes adjustments, if necessary;
Conducts and coordinates professional
development for teachers and other school staff to enable the use of
instructional and monitoring software;
Provides instruction and guidance on
the use of instructional and/or intervention data tracking tools;
Provides oversight and support to key
members of the CEIS program;
Facilitates the completion of
educational assessments and assesses the progress of students receiving
intervention as part of the CEIS plan;
Monitors the use of resources,
including the expenditure of funds;
Implements the use of and trains key
personnel on the Instructional Intervention Data Tracking Tool;
Maintains accurate and complete
records as required by the CEIS plan;
Prepares and submits reports required
by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE); and
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Thorough understanding of the
Response to Intervention (RtI) administrative procedure;
Broad knowledge of intervention
strategies and current educational trends;
Ability to analyze student
performance and participation data for instructional implication;
Computer literacy including
proficiency with Microsoft Office preferred; and
Excellent communication skills (oral
and written) as well as effective communication skills and interpersonal
skills.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s preferred, from an accredited
college or university, five (5) years of successful teaching experience, and at
least three (3) years teaching in special education.
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced
Professional Certificate in Special Education.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides
support to the CEIS School Psychologist, CEIS Social Workers and the CEIS
Crisis Resource Teachers to ensure the implementation of the CEIS Program with
fidelity.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands 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 frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.