Special Education Coordinator

We are seeking a full-time Special Education Coordinator for the 2024-2025 school year. Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and 3 letters of recommendation to Mallory Ploch via mail or email.

 PO Box 239, Tiskilwa, IL 61368 

mploch@bmpspeced.org

Date Posted: 4/15/2024

Closing Date: 6/1/2024
Date Available: 8/12/2024

Qualifications: Requires a Master’s Degree or higher, a LBSI or II, and supervisory endorsements, Type 75/ Administrator PEL; and at least two (2) years of special education teaching experience.  We are willing to consider those in the administrator track, hired as a technical assistant until administrator PEL is obtained.  

Other qualifications/competencies:

1. Must have the ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with BMP staff, member districts and related personnel and to contribute to the accomplishment of a shared goal.

2. Must have the ability to effectively communicate with others, to create a climate of trust and address possible conflict in order to resolve such conflict at the earliest possible stage.

Report to: BMP Director

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Serve on the Building Based Team to provide coordination, consultation and technical assistance to promote the collaboration of school professional staff, aides and related service personnel relative to programming for all students.

2. Serve as the facilitator of Eligibility meetings and assist in making recommendations regarding eligibility and/or service delivery options.

3.  Participate as a member of Individual Education Planning Conferences to provide technical assistance in the development of the written plan.

4. Schedule and attend Annual Review Conferences. 

5. Provide input to the BMP Director regarding revisions in forms, policy, and/or procedures.

6. Provide input regarding the development of new or additional programs/classes within member districts.

7. Monitor all programs for class size and/or age range deviations.

8. Review student files, upon request of local district personnel, to assist in interpreting service delivery needs of students new to the cooperative.

9. Serve as a liaison between the BMP and member districts.

10. Provide, upon request, assistance to member districts to evaluate special education personnel.

11. Monitor all IEPs to ensure accuracy.

12. Attend, conduct, and/or participate in in-service training sessions, workshops, seminars, etc., to increase knowledge regarding current topics and issues pertaining to special education.

13. Participate, upon request, in the process of interviewing and recruiting local district or BMP staff.

14. Assist in development of agreements involving special education services between member schools and outside entities.

15. Performs/assumes other duties that may be assigned by the BMP Director.

16.  Follow the policies and procedures of the BMP Staff Handbook.

EVALUATION: The performance of the Coordinator will be evaluated by provisions of the BMP policy as described in the approved Evaluation Plan and Performance Objectives

BMP Special Education Cooperative is an Equal Opportunity Employer.