Coordinator Of Special Education And Psychological Services

About the Employer

Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD) is a K-12 district that serves the community of Pittsburg, California. The school system is committed to providing an excellent opportunity for all students to learn.

PUSD is approximately 50 minutes from downtown San Francisco with a direct line on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). Pittsburg Unified School District serves more than 11,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The District also provides our community with an outstanding public preschool program and award-winning adult education school (PAEC). The District Comprises: 8 Elementary Schools, 3 Junior High Schools, 1 Comprehensive High School, 1 Alternative Education High School, Adult Education, Independent study, Alternative learning experiences, and Early Childhood Education. The Pittsburg community values the quality of their school system and the opportunities provided to all children. We are thankful to our community and residents for supporting school bond measures and parcel taxes which help support the education of our scholars.

Job Summary

Job Summary

ROUND 1 INTERVIEWS ARE PLANNED TO BE IN PERSON ON MONDAY JULY 1st Under the supervision of the Director of Special Education and Psychological Services, implements and coordinates the Districts special education program, pursuant to District policy, state and federal statutes and relevant regulations. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: • Assist the Director of Special Education in establishing & monitoring procedures for implementation of the District's Special Education program. • Provide administrative leadership for the IEP process. • Monitor written documentation for special education placements as required by law & ensure that proper procedures are being followed by all school IEP teams. • Monitor & resolve complaints or due process proceedings. • Interface and collaborate in a positive manner with parents of special education students. • Provide in-service and meet regularly with special education, psychological services staff & site administrative staff. • Provide assistance to site principals and personnel regarding development and implementation of special education programs. • Write and administer grants. • Coordinate interns • Evaluate selected special education personnel • Ongoing monitoring of staff needs & provide follow-up intervention • Coordination and training of support staff • Leadership & development around comprehensive inclusion plan • Assistance to staff with transitions (pre-K to K, 5-6, and 8-9). • Assistance with high profile or complex IEP meetings. • Provide leadership and support for district Mental Health, Behavior, and Restorative Justice Collaboratives • Training and mentoring staff in the implementation of positive behavior support and assessment • Fosters development of community, business, and civic partnerships • Fiscal responsibility • Other essential duties as assigned

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Requirements / Qualifications

Resume Letter of Interest Three (3) Letters of Recommendation, dated within one (1) year. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

Administrative Credential Advanced degree in special education Minimum of 5 years certificated experience in special education in schools Experience supervising mental health, PBIS & restorative justice programs is required. Experience writing/administering grants

Pittsburg Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This applies to all acts related to school activity or attendance within a school under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the school district. School personnel are required to take immediate steps to intervene when it is safe to do so and when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying.

Comments and Other Information

Awarded the College Board's Gaston Caperton Opportunity Honor Roll award in 2016 for expanding access to college, Pittsburg Unified School District (PUSD) is one of 130 school districts across the nation recognized for creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students. PUSD is a K-12 district serving the community of Pittsburg, California.

Founded in 1933, the school system is committed to providing an excellent opportunity for all students to learn. Comprised of eight elementary schools, three junior high schools, one comprehensive high school, one alternative education high school, an adult school, independent study options, and a preschool program, the school district serves more than 11,000 students. PUSD is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, fifty minutes outside of downtown San Francisco.

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