IEP Coordinator Teacher - Blind School

Now accepting applications for theSchool Year.

The Ohio State School for the Blind is currently seeking an IEP Coordinator. This position:

Tracks schedules and facilitates Individual Education Plan (IEP) for the school year:

• Works with school psychologist totrack and schedule Evaluation Team Review (ETR) meetings for the school year;
• Maintains a list of IEP due dates contact information for parents and LEA special education directors to assist with timely and accurate IEP scheduling;
• Informs required participants of scheduled IEP meeting details with advanced notice and documents attempts to schedule at convenient times;
• Contacts district and parents to schedule needed meetings;
• Maintains a calendar of meetings that are accessible to staff;
• Keeps appropriate documentation of contacts;
• Proof reads each IEP to ensure compliance;
• Provides teachers with feedback for any needed changes;
• Ensures IEPs are completed in a timely manner in order for a draft to be sent to parents and district ahead of the meetings;
• Advises administrators counselor teachers or other pertinent personnel regarding the need to draft special attachments;
• Advises administrator of any issues with draft IEP or IEP meeting processes;
• Responds to various district needs;
• Prints and files IEP packet once completed;
• Sends completed packets to parents and districts;
• Supports staff in completing IEP progress reports.

Coordinates the intake process:

• Explains the intake process to districts and parents;
• Sends intake packet to district;
• Collects all information in to a file;
• Reviews the file with Director of Teaching and Learning and then send it to appropriate staff;
• Works with staff and Director of Teaching and Learning to determine eligibility for placement;
• Ensures start date and access to all necessary information for start date for student;
• Coordinates the acceptance letters and cooperative agreement.

Maintains professional and technical knowledge and performs other duties as assigned:

• Attends training in order to stay current on IEP and ETR mandates;
• Provides professional development for teachers on needed components for compliant IEPs;
• Facilitates IEP meetings and responds to various district needs;
• Establishes professional networks and participates in professional organizations;
• Stays current of best practices new requirements content areas and research in the VI field through professional development;
• Participates in faculty meetings supervisory meetings school committees and professional development activities.

• The State of Ohio is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender gender identity or expression national origin (ancestry) military status disability age 40 years or older) genetic information sexual orientation or caregiver status in making employmentrelated decisions about an individual.
• The Ohio School for the Deaf and the Ohio State School for the Blind are committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability please contact Kimberly Basil ator.
• The final candidate selected for the position will be required to submit a urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to an appointment. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for a position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year.

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS&Optional Deferred Compensation Ohio Deferred Compensation

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of (recreational /nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39 and as outlined in the posting.

In 1837 the Ohio government established the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind. It was the first public school for the blind in the United States. In the early 1900s the Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind became known as the Ohio State School for the Blind and the Ohio Department of Education assumed control of the school.

The Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB) works with families and the home school district of students to determine if placement at OSSB is the best for the student based on individual needs.

Each year OSSB welcomes more than 100 blind and visually impaired students to campus from school districts throughout Ohio. We use Expanded Common Core in our classrooms and offer students opportunities to learn and grow socially and emotionally in a safe environment through extracurricular activities.

Must maintain valid Ohio teaching licensure for grade level subject area or special class assignment
AND
Intervention Specialist (K12 Visual Impairments.*