Special Education Coordinator
Stride, Inc.

Job Description
Certified Support Staff focuses on promoting student success by responding to identified needs through implementation of a comprehensive programs and services that help guide all learners in their academic success, personal and social development, and career and college planning and readiness. Bachelor's degree, 2-4 years related professional experience

Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses:

Teaching Certification Required:

• Diagnostician Certification preferred
  

Residency Requirement:

• Missouri residents preferred.
• Will consider residents of Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas.
• Must be able to obtain a Missouri teaching license and attend in person events as planned.This may include testing, professional development, and other school related events.

Job Description

Special Education Compliance Coordinator works with the special education team to ensure that IEPs are compliant based on state and federal guidelines. They work closely with the Transition Coordinator and Special Programs Manager. The Compliance Coordinator plans the weekly multidisciplinaryteam meetings with school teams. They are expected to meet all internal deadlines. We recommend the candidate has a Master's degree in Special Education and must hold or be able to obtain Colorado Department of Education licensure.

The Special Education Coordinatoris a critical participant in the implementation of all policies and procedures related to Special Education programs at Missouri Virtual Academy (MOVA). The incumbent will be responsible for maintaining relationships with state/regional/district level special education leaders, and keeping the schools compliant with deadlines related to special education programs. This position will ensure all special education reporting and compliance requirements are met at both schools.

This is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 8-4 or as defined by the school.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Assist with the implementation of all policies and procedures related to Special Education programs;
  
• Create and maintain relationships with state/regional/district-level special education leaders;
  
• Develop contacts with special education related service providers;
  
• Assist with all special education reporting, e.g. school, local, state, and federal;
  
• Work with Student Services Administrator, teachers and HOS on compliance-related issues;
  
• Works directly with parents and students (both regular and special education) where necessary;
  
• Assists with special programs operations by starting IEP programs, entering accommodations for testing in school based programs
  
• Assists with special programs compliance by completing service audit checks monthly, reviewing related services missed session reports, and tracking upcoming annual or re-evaluation review dates.
  
• Assists in the child find response process by reviewing all incoming submissions and fielding those where they need to go
  
• Assists with re-evaluation review and initial evaluation planning paperwork and meetings
  
• Completes monthly observations for different special education class connect sessions
  

Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Required Experience:

• Two (2) years of relevant experience OR
  
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
  

Required Qualifications:

• Great organizational and time management skills
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; Experience using databases; Web proficiency
  
• Ability to clear required background check
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Diagnostician Certification preferred
  
• Experience teaching in both online and in a brick-and-mortar environments
  

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.

• This position is virtual.

Job Type
Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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