Roanoke County Public Schools is currently seeking qualified applicants for the position of Itinerant Special Education Coordinator for 2024-25 school year. Position Description/Job Summary :
Itinerant Special Education Coordinators help to facilitate the Special Education process at assigned building(s). In general, communication to and from Central Office will be routed through the school-based Special Education Coordinator and Itinerant Special Education Coordinators will support the school-based Special Education Coordinators. Itinerant Coordinators are required to attend monthly meetings at Central Office. There may be times in which the Itinerant Special Education Coordinator needs to assume the role of a school-based Special Education Coordinator for extended periods of time. Travel between schools will be required and may occur within a school day. Additional duties may be required during the summer to assist with eligibilities, IEP meetings, and/or enrollments. Responsibilities/Duties/Functions/Tasks - Essential Responsibilities Include:
• Serve as liaison between schools and Central Office
• Attend scheduled meetings at Central Office
• Participate in and/or chair monthly department meetings to disperse information
• Chair Child Study meetings and ensure process and procedures are followed
• Administer norm-referenced educational testing for eligibility purposes
• Mentor new special education teachers
• Consult and collaborate with outside agencies, RCPS' alternative placements, and private day schools on behalf of students
• Review building level Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) for the purpose of ensuring compliance of content and timelines
• Communicate with Special Education Supervisors regarding building concerns, special situations, and, when needed, their attendance at IEP meetings
• Support the completion of end of year file management to ensure case managers have their files in order/organized according to procedure
• Assist with articulation for transitioning students between home school and feeder school (PK to K, 5th to 6th , 8th to 9th), private day to home school, and home school to RCPS alternative program
• Maintain Tracking Log for eligibility timelines
• Facilitate initial eligibility meetings
• Prepare paperwork, manage and present FAPT & CPMT cases
• Support the timely submission of all school Medicaid and transportation documentation
• Observe students in alternative settings (not homeschool) to prepare for transitions
• Travel between schools, as needed and directed, for both planned and "emergency" days
• Assist administration with Instructional Assistant assignments
• Maintain accurate student information in Synergy
• Assist administration in assigning case managers
• Assist to ensure building level compliance of all Special Education matters
• Assist with organization VAAP collection; review portfolios before submitted
• Coordinate with STC's for SOL test accommodations
• Model PBIS practices for staff and students
• Encourage and model positive interactions with peers
• Provide and/or model classroom management support
• Provide alternatives to suspension
• Ensure that building level has social skill curriculums and/or plans for teaching, as needed
• Teach conflict resolution skills, self-monitoring and coping skills
• Participate in the FBA process and facilitate FBA meetings
• Facilitate the development of BIPs
• Facilitate MDR process
• Assist in arranging or providing training and/or in-service for special education department, IAs, and building staff on Special Education High Leverage Practices and division procedures
• Monitor IEP development and data collection to ensure that IEP goals and data align with specialized instruction
• Ensure that accommodations are provided as noted in IEPs
• Provide alternative modes of completing assignments
• Assist staff in developing strategies to support learning for individual students
• Monitor that students are receiving Tier 1 & 2 instruction in addition to Tier 3
• Ensure that students are receiving "specialized" instruction, beyond Tier 1 & 2 as determined by disability
• Assist administration in developing schedules to provide supports for instruction
• Model data collection of skills across time and setting
• Provide models of how write quality progress reports for staff; review case manager reports, as needed
• Assist with ordering necessary materials for department (protocols, procedural safeguards, CANS, classroom items, etc.) Minimum Job Requirements/Qualifications :
Bachelor's Degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university.
A Collegiate Professional License with an endorsement at the appropriate level is required.
Positive interpersonal and communication skills.
Prefer at least 3 years of special education employment with Roanoke County.
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation as travel between schools will be necessary. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Significant standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching, handling, pushing, and pulling.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.
These requirements are representative, but not all-inclusive of the knowledge, skill, and ability required to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Please refer to the RCPS Pay Plan located on the RCPS website for current salary information.
