Location: Exact districts of assignment to be determined upon hire
Position Purpose:
The Academic Services Coordinator position assists SCRED member districts in implementing a continuum of academic support for all students within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS). This position provides collaboration and consultation on specific student cases and overall programming, creates and facilitates high quality professional learning opportunities for member district staff, and assists in the coordination of service delivery to ensure students are receiving effective instruction designed to meet their needs in their least restrictive environment. This position provides targeted support to member districts with regard to academics, including literacy and math.
Essential Duties:
- Collaboration & Consultation
- Collaborate with district, building, and/or grade level teams to review the effectiveness of instruction and foster continuous improvement using student outcome data
- Provide on-site coaching and support for the implementation of evidence-based Academic practices across all prevention levels within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework
- Guide staff in the creation of special education evaluation plans that equip teams to identify students who have Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and their educational needs
- Support staff in the development of IEPs that are designed to meet the unique literacy and math needs of students with SLD
- Consult with general and special education staff regarding students who are not responding to instruction and/or skill interventions
- Promote collaboration between general education and special education staff regarding accommodations and modifications that may help students to reach their IEP goals and access the general curriculum
- Collaborate with IEP teams to develop effective programs for students with significant and unique literacy and math needs
- Provide guidance to member districts around state academic requirements
- Professional Learning
- Engage in professional learning opportunities aligned with identified goals/needs to inform professional learning opportunities related to academic programming
- Develop professional learning plans in collaboration with the SCRED Services Coordination Team to ensure alignment with identified goals/needs and messaging across districts and service areas
- Develop the professional learning plan and budget for the Academic Services and Outcomes service areas in collaboration with Academic Services Team
- Facilitate professional learning using effective adult learning strategies on a variety of academic topics, including the implementation of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, and program evaluation
- Provide on-site coaching and support to enhance implementation of best practices in academic instruction
- Coordination of Service Delivery
- Provide implementation assistance to member districts in regard to MTSS (e.g., data facilitators, problem-solving teams, grade/department level teams, case managers, school psychologists, administrators)
- Facilitate the implementation of best practices in academic assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, and program evaluation
- Assist in conducting needs assessments to support various resource allocation and/or programming decisions
- Secure and disseminate resource materials and equipment for academic-related needs that can be shared across districts
- Support teams in planning for transitions of students with literacy and math needs between buildings (i.e., from elementary to secondary)
- Participate and/or facilitate SCRED internal meetings and workgroups as assigned
- Facilitate stakeholder (e.g., superintendents, principals, curriculum directors, GOM coordinators) involvement and decision-making for database systems and screening/progress monitoring assessments
- Coordinate the use of database systems for effective MTSS implementation
- Support districts in meeting child find requirements related to the implementation of Scientific Research-Based Interventions
- Provide work direction to the Outcomes Coordinator and the administrative assistant supporting the Academic Services Team
- Other Duties as Assigned
- Perform other duties as assigned