School Psychologist/Educational Diagnostician

NM School for the Deaf•Santa Fe, NM

14d

About The Position

School Psychologists and/or Educational Diagnosticians at NMSD (1) have integral roles in education and are essential members of the school instructional and support services team, (2) assess and diagnose the learning problems of students and help students meet the performance standards of NMSD and the state by recommending appropriate modifications and accommodations, and (3) work in partnership with others to meet students' needs.

Requirements

M.A. or M.S. in an education-related field
licensure as school psychologist or educational diagnostician in the State of New Mexico (Level II licensure and 3 years of experience as a school psychologist or educational diagnostician preferred), or the ability to earn such licensure prior to the beginning of the contract period
specific experience in the area of the development of Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
Knowledge of special factors impacting education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, and the general public.
Some level of proficiency in ASL is required. The applicant must have sign language skills and will be required to demonstrate progressive sign language acquisition and if needed participate in sign language classes offered at NMSD to enhance ASL skills.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute standard scores, percentile ranks, and age equivalents for evaluations based on standardization charts.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have working knowledge of Microsoft Windows, Excel, as well as various software packages including Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

Conducts individual psycho-educational assessment in the areas of intellectual ability, achievement, and adaptive behavior.
Collaborates with parents, teachers, and ancillary service providers to complete all Review of Existing Evaluation Data (REED) documents and facilitates REED meetings.
Facilitates all Eligibility Determination Team (EDT) meetings.
Facilitates IEP Amendments to add or remove ancillary services.
Observes and works with students.
Obtains written parental consent for all evaluations conducted at NMSD, including those conducted by all ancillary service providers.
Coordinates and collaborates with student’s instructional and support services team for evaluation, assessment, implementation of recommendations, and adherence to special education laws, rules, and regulations.
Provides evaluation oversight by tracking and ensuring that deadlines are met and that all types of evaluations (Academic Achievement, Adaptive Behavior, ASL, Audiology, Cognitive Ability, Functional Behavior Assessment, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Social/Emotional Skills, Speech-Language Therapy) are completed in a timely manner.
Provides diagnosis of relevant disabilities and impacting conditions, adhering to the New Mexico Technical Evaluation and Assessment Manual (NM TEAM).
Maintains Medicaid documentation, as appropriate.
Works collaboratively with other assessment personnel, such as speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, and school psychologists, counselors, and social workers to determine eligibility for special education services.
Performs comprehensive evaluations for deaf and hard of hearing students for various NMSD departments including Early Intervention and Involvement Department (EIID) and NMSD’s Outreach Department, as well as for the NMSD Preschool in Albuquerque, as needed.
Writes team-based, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary evaluation and re-evaluation reports, including individualized instructional recommendations that support the development of appropriate student Individual Education Programs (IEPs).
Provides input to the IEP committee regarding student’s academic strengths and weaknesses based on psycho-educational testing.
Monitors students’ educational progress in relation to their IEP goals and objectives, recommending appropriate modifications and accommodations to curricular content and instruction, as needed.
Adheres to NMSD’s Vision, Mission and Belief statements.