Special Ed Case Manager

Case Manager

• ·         Work in collaboration with special education staff, administrators and other district staff members to ensure the best use of resources in providing services for students
• ·         Serve as a resource to school personnel on the nature, causes, and solutions to the learning difficulties of students
• ·         Assist teachers with alignment,  program development and coordination of services in order for students to reach established IEP goals
• ·         Assist and provide support with complex individualized education plans including facilitating meeting and advising principals for more involved IEP process
• ·         Work to coordinate services for IDEA eligible students within the school, across the district, and throughout the community
• ·         Contact outside agencies to provide additional services as requested by the IEP team
• ·         Ensures students participate in the appropriate statewide assessment and that the teachers of the students provide appropriate accommodations on those assessments
• ·         Ensure teachers, test coordinators and administrators are abreast of the regulations concerning appropriate accommodations on statewide assessments
• ·         Performs observations of students, review of student's educational history, an d evaluation and analysis of the student's performance when requested
• ·         Actively participates in the deliberations and classification of educationally disabled students for both initial evaluations and re-evaluations
• ·         Facilitates re-evaluation process, documentation and data collection
• ·         Gathers data necessary for initial evaluations and re-evaluations as requested by the psychometrist
• ·         Ensures initial evaluation and re-evaluations are completed within required timeframes
• ·         Documents student eligibility in logs
• ·         Creates and maintains student eligibility files
• ·         Transfers IEPs from school to school
• ·         Research student files for other educational agencies as requested
• ·         Requests records from other educational agencies when necessary
• ·         Assists in providing staff development for special education teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators related to special education and related services
• ·         Assists in training new staff members
• ·         Monitors SEAS, MSIS and student management systems and data
• ·         Coordinates SEAS
• ·         May serve as the LEA at IEP meetings when designated by supervisor
• ·         Conducts regular school department meetings
• ·         Reviews IEPs for enrolling special education students to determine appropriate placement
• ·         Reviews courses/scheduling for special education program implementation
• ·         Monitors student performance and IEPs for appropriate modifications or accommodations
• ·         Maintains ongoing relationships with parents, students, administrators, special education staff, and related service providers through phone contact, email and individual meetings
• ·         Responds to acute, unexpected emergency situations
• ·         Monitors discipline data for students with disabilities to ensure procedures are being followed at the school level regarding students with disabilities
• ·         Provide thorough an d timely reports, data and information related to students with disabilities as requested to district administrators
• ·         Facilitates Manifestation Determination IEP meetings when appropriate
• ·         Informs families of the parental rights and Procedural Safeguards
• ·         Coordinates transportation for students where that service is listed on the IEP
• ·         Order and distribute instructional supplies for teachers