Arizona, Child-Find Coordinator (AZVA)

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Passionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Arizona Virtual Academy. We want you to be a part of our talented team!

The mission of Arizona Virtual Academy is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

The Child Find Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the Child Find Process, including referrals for Special Education initial evaluations. This position reports to the Academic Administrator of Special Programs, and interacts on a daily basis with families, school administrators, teachers, related services providers, and on a less frequent basis with compliance monitors in order to successfully perform the work.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Facilitates and ensures the implementation of the school district approved processes and data collection policies.
• Serves as a daily resource to school administrators, school leadership teams, and other stakeholders regarding Child Find issues.
• Provides ongoing training and support to school/district staff regarding Child Find and the data collection procedures.
• Supports teachers in documenting student progress.
• Works with student management programs to prepare documentation for Child Find meetings.
• Helps provide ongoing training and support to school/district staff regarding MTSS and the implementation of MTSS and data collection procedures.
• Coordinates the pre-referral process for special education services for general education students who have been unsuccessful in the Multi-Tier Support Services (MTSS) process, as well as for students whose parents have requested special education testing, and in cases where special education eligible students may be transferring from out of state; Properly completes all associated forms and documentation related to this process.
• Completes initial evaluation for special education services and associated forms/documentation such as initial consent, eligibility recommendations, individualized education program (IEP) etc.; Makes referrals for evaluations by appropriate specialists (speech pathologist, school psychologist, physical therapist, etc.), and coordinates this information within mandated timeframes to determine eligibility or other available general education interventions; Refers eligible students for caseload placement.
• Supports the collection of data and coordination of interventions (MTSS process) with other general education and special education staff.
• Works with the special education team to facilitate eligibility for special education.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree(s) AND
• Three (3) years of related professional experience OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Certificates and Licenses: Current state specific special education endorsement(s).

Residency Requirement: Must be an Arizona resident

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Thorough knowledge about and ability to apply understanding of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
• Ability to travel 20% of the time
• Ability to clear required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Three (3) or more years of special education teaching or case management experience
• Three (3) or more years of directly related experience in an online school setting

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is virtual

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.