LICENSED SPECIALIST IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

RESPONSIBILITIES

_State and Federal Guidelines _

• Supports the special education teachers in developing appropriate IEP academic, behavioral, and social goals.
• Ensure IEP services are being provided as indicated in the ARD.
• Meet compliance in Annual ARDs and ensure all paperwork is submitted in a timely manner.
• Works in conjunction with Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and other related and Instructional Service Personnel (VI, AI, APE, PT) to ensure completion of all ARD paperwork in a timely manner.
• Follows correct procedures for maintaining records and services.

Collaboration and Support for Special Education Team and General Education Teachers

• The LSSP will collaborate with special education team members (including SLP, Special Education Coordinator, Special Education Teachers, and Paraprofessionals) to ensure the team understands the FIE and uses the evaluation to make the best educational decisions for each student.
• The LSSP will collaborate with the Social Workers to ensure any and all mandated counseling (individual and group) is delivered to students as needed. 
• The LSSP will work with general education teachers to explain the FIE, student needs, and give helpful recommendations and suggestions about modifications and accommodations. 
• The LSSP will observe students in the general education classroom and share feedback with teachers about best supporting students.

The LSSP will support campuses in implementation of 504, Critical Student Intervention (CSI), and Response to Intervention (RTI)

• Critical Student Instruction groups are established and instruction is executed with fidelity.
• Provide support to 504 campus coordinators with 504 meeting requirements, 504 eligibility determination, Homebound services, and Manifestation Determination.
• Conduct dyslexia evaluations for 504 students.
• Guide the RtI Team in tracking and documenting academic and behavioral interventions in TIER I, TIER II, and TIER III.

The LSSP will evaluate students with different disabilities and demonstrate knowledge of eligibility criteria for Special Education as per state and federal guidelines

• Conducts multidisciplinary evaluations Full and Individual Evaluations for all Non-Speech only students who are referred for 1 or more eligibility categories (out of 11 eligibility categories).
• Ensures psychological evaluations for Autism and Emotional Disturbance are conducted in accordance with National Association of School Psychologists best practice recommendations.
• Adhere to most up to date evaluation tools and standards as stipulated in the American Psychological Association Testing Standards.
• Helps the campus conduct a Functional Behavioral Assessment.

The LSSP will support the campus RTI (Response to Intervention) coordinator in tracking and monitoring students in Response to Intervention for academic and behavioral concerns

• Ensure that campuses are employing a problem solving model for students in TIERS II and TIERS III.
• Guides the campus in how to track and document academic and behavioral interventions.
• Aids the campus in completing Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans in Response to Intervention.
• Provides guidance on academic and behavioral interventions in TIERS II and TIER III.
• When necessary ensures that students referred to Special Education have participated in TIER II and TIER III interventions for an appropriate amount of time prior to referral for Special Education evaluations.

_Schoolwide Support _

• Completing all necessary school wide duties for the successful and orderly functioning of the school (e.g., hallway supervision, arrival/departure transitions).
• Providing consistent rewards and/or consequences for student behavior to ensure that students observe the School's core values, high expectations, and strict code of conduct.
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work related tasks.
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions.
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development.
• Communicate with parents and families to ensure they are partners in the student's education and that they understand the evaluation process and outcomes of the evaluation. 
• Additional responsibilities as needed for student success.

WE LOOK FOR TEAM MEMBERS THAT EMBODY OUR REACH VALUES. THIS INCLUDES THE CHARACTERISTICS BELOW. 

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college   
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them  
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly  
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes  
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change  
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization  
• Works through silos and forges strong relationships in order to achieve outcomes  
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Certification in Texas as an LSSP required. 
• Bachelor's Degree required. 
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in high-performing urban schools with specific experience in teaching math . 
• A demonstrable commitment to pursuing equity.
• A strong track record of experience and results as a trusted member of an organization's leadership team.
• Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English) preferred.