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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