504 Coordinator

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools•Chapel Hill, NC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

To advocate for students meeting the requirements under Section 504 and to assure compliance with Section 504 in providing appropriate access to educational programming for those students.

Requirements

Holds or is eligible to hold a valid NC Educator License

Nice To Haves

Additional training or knowledge, preferred in: Small Group/Individual Intervention
Crisis Management
Community agencies and resources
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable

Responsibilities

Advocates for appropriate services and accommodations for 504 Students and serves as a liaison across faculty and parents
Attends required annual training.
Convenes 504 Committee meetings as needed to review and revise the 504 Plan
Coordinates Child Find efforts with the regular education and EC staff
Participates on the school's Intervention Team and accepts referrals for the Section 504 Committee
Collects any data necessary to determine a student's eligibility under Section 504, convenes the eligibility meeting and develops a 504 Accommodation Plan where appropriate
Maintains the forms necessary for students under Section 504: referral, parental consent, notice of parents' rights, invitation to conference, determination for eligibility, and the individual accommodation plan
Provides parents and teachers with copies of the 504 Individual Accommodation Plan
Coordinates efforts with other staff members e.g. testing modifications, scheduling, safe havens, etc.
Monitors implementation of the 504 plans across settings to ensure that the 504 Plan is carried out in the classroom
Provides staff development on Section 504 to develop the skills necessary to identify students in need of 504 and to provide the interventions as outlined on the 504 Plan
Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
Maintain compliance with all district policies and procedures