FRMS Inclusion Facilitator

Geary County USD 475

Job Description

Classification:                         Certified

Division/Department:              Exceptional Student Services Division

Job Category:                          Teacher

FLSA:                                    

Title:                                         FRMS Inclusion Facilitator

Qualifications:                         * Master's degree from an accredited college/university.

* Current Kansas State Teaching License listing certification endorsements in Special Education.

Report to:                                Director of ESS and Building Level Principal

BASIC FUNCITON/PURPOSE

            The Inclusion Facilitator provides leadership to teachers and administrators on the delivery of instructional activities that increase opportunities for Exceptional Student Services students in the least restrictive environment. The Inclusion Facilitator will be required to work closely with both staff and administration on programming needs and meeting legal requirements of the Exceptional Student Services division.

CRITICAL SKILLS:

1. Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time.
2. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others.
3. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner.
4. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines.
5. Ability to access, input, and retrieve information from a computer.
6. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

            The physical demands described here 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.         

            The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach.   The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 35 pounds.   The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people.   The employee is responsible for the work output of others.   The employee occasionally works extended hours.   Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support the philosophy and vision of exceptional services in the Geary County School District.
2. Attend final SIT/MTSS team meetings to ensure that all documentation of the SIT process and response to invention documentation necessary to the evaluation process has been completed accurately.
3. Monitor all referrals through the evaluation process, meet with evaluation team regularly.
4. Attend IEP meetings and sign as the LEA representative when an administrator can't be present.
5. Attend exit staffing's for students from hospital/treatment programs/special purpose schools. Liaison with agencies such as SRS, mental health, Court Services, etc., to provide appropriate services and interagency collaboration.
6. Coordinate the transfer of information/documentation and transition of students new to the district and between schools within the district.

7.     Review IEP and Evaluation files to ensure that they meet all regulatory and district standards, are written to reflect best practice, reflect high quality programming and are implemented with integrity.

8.       Meet with teachers to provide professional development in the area of documentation requirements though facilitating the correction of any missing/inaccurate information and forms.

9.        Support staff in submitting required documentation to the district office in a timely manner.

10.    Support case managers in entering timely and accurate data into the district student information system.

11.    Create and coordinate a master schedule for annual IEP meetings.

12.    Have knowledge of and be able to train staff on laws and regulations governing our program.

13.   Assist the department in utilizing assessment related data to guide the focus of student IEPs.

14.   Provide training to staff on utilizing data to improve student achievement on formative and state assessments.

1. Assist counselors with the scheduling of exceptional students.
2. Assist with the integration of exceptional students into the general education program.

17.   Assist teachers in the development and implementation of curriculum modifications and appropriate

            classroom strategies.    

18. Provide demonstration of effective teaching practices within the classroom.  

19. Establish mentoring relationships among teachers to support inclusion activities.

1. Develop and deliver professional development sessions within the district.
2. Intervene and provide support with discipline problems of exceptional students.  
3. Oversee the collection, analysis and interpretation of evaluative data regarding special education students in

      general education settings.

1. Partial caseload in one area of exceptionality.
2. Work effectively with building and district committees.

25. Provide information and recommendations to the Director Exceptional Student Services in making decisions

      regarding the activities of teachers involved with the inclusion of students.

26. Other duties as assigned by the Director of Exceptional Student Services.

Term of Employment:             Teacher Contract + 10 days

Salary Range:                          Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Evaluation Frequency:            Job performance will be evaluated a minimum of 1 time per year.

Updated 7-6-12