To provide consultation with regard to academic and behavioral interventions, assist in crisis intervention, and evaluate students referred to Exceptional Education.

Candidate should demonstrate knowledge of:
o Assessing/identifying students for initial or continuing eligibility in the IDEA exceptionalities.
o Scoring assessment measures both by hand and with the use of computer scoring software.
o Composing individualized psycho-educational evaluation reports in both a Word document and in the district’s web-based software system.

O Entering pertinent data into the district’s web-based SPED software system
o Administering, scoring and interpreting a wide variety of assessment measures.

• Case manage various meetings for students who receive or are referred for Exceptional Education services with supervision.

Candidate should participate in:
o Review of Existing Data meetings to establish diagnostic plans for students who require an evaluation (including completing all paperwork required for this meeting).
o Eligibility Determination meetings to discuss possible Exceptional Education identification.
o Participate in the school-based support teams

Serve as mental health and behavioral resource and demonstrate knowledge of:
o Explaining assessment/identification issues to school personnel and parents.
o Collaborating with community-based resources
o Participating on intervention, behavior, and pre-referral teams.

• Remain current regarding new research and best practices in psychoeducational assessment and Education.
  o Stay current on the administration, scoring and interpretation of newly published assessment measures.
  o Facilitate and/or participate in-service training workshops as indicated by the administration.
  o Participate in inter-departmental meetings in order to improve communication and clarify procedures.

• Demonstrate proficiency in technical skills as they pertain to the job responsibilities including:
  o Working knowledge in the collection of meaningful data as it pertains to interventions
  o Scoring assessment measures both by hand and using computer scoring software
  o Complete all required compliance documentation in the district’s web-based exceptional education software system

Other:
o Required monthly documentation
o Demonstrate flexibility when dealing with change as the district reorganizes its structure and procedures

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree

Missouri Certification as School Psychological Examiner

Must be competent in the use of a computer and/or computer software

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience as a School Psychological Examiner or Educational Diagnostician

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers,

reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds. Job requires the

employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color

vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.