REPORTS TO:   Executive Director of Exceptional Children (11-month)

QUALIFICATIONS:  Must hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina Exceptional Children License. Must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college/university. Experience with IEP Teams. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Exceptional Children (EC) Coordinator will work collaboratively to provide support, on site monitoring/

feedback to programs and individual needs for students with disabilities. Included, but not limited to, are the following duties/responsibilities:

• To observe, participate in and facilitate on-going training of the School Assistance Teams and Individual Education Program (IEP) Teams.
• To ensure compliance with post-secondary transition and Occupational Course of Study guidance.
• To maintain an action plan for monitoring and compliance of exceptional children’s records and programs within each school.
• To compile compliance data through the use of an online Exceptional Children data program.
• To serve as consultant to teachers in the development of teacher strategies, selection of materials, and diagnosis of student needs.
• To assist in the developing plans, implementation, and evaluation of exceptional education staff development activities to increase awareness, knowledge, and skill competency.
• To develop and maintain strong professional relationships and knowledge interchange with exceptional education teachers/team members in each school.
• To coordinate headcount through on-site contact, training and feedback of all IEP Teams to fulfill responsibilities at the school level.
• To compile and track data related to State Compliance Indicators for dissemination to local and state stakeholders.
• To utilize student information management systems to support data driven decision making.
• To ensure proper documentation, services, and compliance with Medicaid billing.

SALARY:  North Carolina State Salary Schedule for Teachers.