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2023-07-10T00:00:00
Posting Date: June 29, 2023 This official posting of openings is in conformance with all New York State Laws, Local Laws and Labor Regulations.ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING VACANCY FOR 2023 – 2024 Position: Anticipated Director of Pupil Personnel Services (Probationary)Qualifications: Appropriate NYS School District Administrator certification.Minimum of 5-10 years of administrative experienceCSE, PPS, and/or Special Education and Curriculum and Instruction experienceKnowledge of Special Education Law and RegulationsKnowledge of integrated co-taught instructionKnowledge of designed instructionAbility to evaluate instructional programs and teaching effectivenessAbility to manage and build a special education budget and personnelAbility to implement policy and proceduresAbility to interpret dataStrong communication, trustworthy, reliable, follow-through with tasks, able hold people accountable, public relations, and great interpersonal skillsPerformance Responsibilities: Organization and LeadershipSupervise the staffing and programs of special education, guidance, ENL, nursing and support staff.Coordinate district-wide professional development for the pupil personnel department.Responsible for securing and monitoring all grants and State funding for special education. This includes all district expenditures in the area of special education.Develops procedures to ensure that the District meets all mandated special education requirements.Work professionally/collaboratively with administration and professional staff to determine appropriate programs and strategies to address student needs.Coordinate and monitors student and staff as they relate to special education, guidance, psychological, social work, and health services.Serve as Hearing Officer for complaints made by students under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.Schedule school psychologist, school social workers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and registered nursesSchedule and conduct CSE and/or CPSE meetingsReviews cases scheduled to insure that all necessary and relevant information has been completed prior to the meetingResponsible for Federal and State reporting Explores possibilities for additional state and federal grantsOversees Medicaid billing, and high-cost processes for in-District studentsOversees IST process StudentsEnables all students to benefit from their educational opportunities to the fullest by eliminating, as far as possible, those problems that prevent or interfere with student learningDirects case study services for students including the identification, diagnosis, follow-up, and referral of students with problems related to attendance, mental health, or learning disabilitiesOversees the evaluation and interpretation of the educational progress of studentsSomeone who visits classrooms and gets to know studentsCollaborates in a professional manner with teachers, principals, and other school personnel to design appropriate interventions for the modification of student behaviorDevelop procedures to ensure the effective coordination and implementation of Section 504 accommodation plans for students. LiaisonLiaison with NYSEDLiaison to the various offices and community agencies that may provide specialized programs or professional help to students and their parents, and serves as the referral agent to those offices and agencies (ie Youth Employment Staff, guidance service centers, state employment service, and community agencies, colleges and universities) Liaison with community mental health clinics, special schools, consulting medical doctor consulting psychiatrists, and other resources offering therapeutic servicesWork with foster care agencies and homeless shelters on the education of students under their careOversees the placement of individual students-at-risk in alternative educational situationsLiaison to non-public schools SupervisionPPS Staff (school counselors, psychologists, social workers, related service providers, ENL, Nursing) IST proceduresHealth ServicesHome InstructionHome Schooling ReportingHomeless ServicesSpecial Education BudgetSTAC and Medicaid processing and billingSpecial Education ProgramStaff members designated by the Superintendent Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Superintendent Assignment: Catskill Central School DistrictSalary: $120,000-$145,000Effective: September 1, 2023 or earlierDeadline: July 10, 2023 To apply: Please apply at www.pnwboces.org/olas (OLAS Online Application System for K - 12 Education). Dr. Dan Wilson, Interim Superintendent 343 West Main Street Catskill, NY 12414 jkusminsky@catskillcsd.org Fingerprint clearance required. Employment applications can be downloaded at www.catskillcsd.org The Catskill Central School District is an equal opportunity employer and offers employment and educational opportunities without regard to race, color, national origin, creed, religion, marital status, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic prohibited by NYS or Federal Law. Employees who will reasonably be expected by such covered school to provide services which involve direct contact, meaning in person, face-to-face communication or interaction, with students under the age of 21.
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