1222 Special Education Consultant Sioux City area

Posting # 1222

Posting date: January 3 2025

Interviews: Interviews begin the week of February 17 2025 with applications being accepted until positions are filled

Location:Sioux City area

Region:West

Overview

Northwest AEA provides visionary leadership and quality studentcentered services through relationships with families schools and communities. In short our focus can be summed up in these four words: Inspiring Learning. Changing Lives.

Our vision is to be the first contact for timely and ongoing support to improve the performance outcomes and wellbeing of all learners.

About the Agency

Northwest AEA provides special education and school improvement services to 34 public school districts and 32 accredited nonpublic schools. The agency serves 45000 students and more than 5000 educators in a 10county area of Northwest Iowa (Lyon Osceola Sioux OBrien Plymouth Cherokee Woodbury Ida Monona and Crawford).

Our headquarters is located at 5800 Discovery Blvd. Sioux City with regional offices in Cherokee Denison Le Mars Onawa and Sioux Center.

Why Northwest AEA

Our vision mission and anchors guide our actions. Staff at Northwest AEA believe that what they do inspires learning and leads to changed lives for the students staff and families we serve. Our work is anchored in building positive professional relationships with stakeholders and with one another. We embrace responsiveness in how we serve so that students staff and families can see improved results.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Qualifications:

Masters degree in special education or education hold an endorsement in special education four years of teaching (at least two in special education) and an Iowa Board of Educational Examiners license that includes the special education consultant endorsement.

Job Purpose: Provide support to assigned schools to improve academic social emotional and behavioral outcomes for students.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

General:

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with LEA and AEA personnel parents and families to improve student outcomes.
• Collaborate with AEA and LEA staff to provide support to general education and special education personnel.
• Assist schools in adapting content choosing methodology and delivering instruction to address the unique needs of students with disabilities.
• Assist school districts in addressing the needs of diverse learners through the school improvement process.
• Provide professional development to teachers parents and support staff as appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge and understanding of instructional technology and its application to the teaching and learning process.
• Connect and provide technical assistance to districts with professional learning opportunities to address their specific needs and desired goals.

Emphasis in Special Education Support:

• Maintain knowledge of current researchbased strategies and instructional practices for students with disabilities.
• Maintain a high degree of visibility in assigned schools to support special education services.
• Collaborate demonstrate coach and provide feedback to special education instructional personnel in academic and behavior strategies and practices to accelerate learning for students with disabilities.
• Facilitate the implementation of the AEAs childfind process leading to determination of students eligibility for special education and support or related services.
• Assist special education teachers with monitoring student progress and making databased instructional changes that support student learning in the Iowa Core Curriculum.
• Assist AEAs and LEAs in maintaining compliance with special education rules and regulations.
• Assist in the development implementation and monitoring of IEPs and provide support and related services as determined by the IEP team when appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of available resources within the agency and elsewhere and assist schools with access to such resources when needed.
• Use available technology to complete and disseminate appropriate documentation of activities and results.
• Adhere to the Iowa Department of Education rules IDEA Part B and C statute and regulations and Northwest AEA policies and procedures.

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A transfer shall be considered a change in an employees assigned region (East North West) within the same job role (special education strategist)in another region. If you are interested in making a transfer request contact Sherri Wing for transfer request application. If you are not currently serving in this role (special education strategist) but want to be considered for a role change to this position please contact Sherri Wing for the role change application.

It is the policy of Northwest Area Education Agency not to discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex disability religion creed age marital status sexual orientation gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact Jerome Schaefer Equity Coordinator 5800 Discovery Blvd. Sioux City Iowa.