Special Education Compliance Auditor

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

126d • $45,000 - $64,000

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective. Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World: In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years successful project management experience.
• Special Education experience preferred but not required.
• College degree preferred.
• High expectations and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty for CMSD children.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Excellent customer service skills, tact and good verbal communication.
• Ability to manage time independently to complete all assigned work.
• Demonstrated organizational skills, motivation, exceptional resourcefulness, willingness to work flexibly, and cooperatively as a member of a team.
• Capable of handling challenging situations and people, with high tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive district, school or personnel matters.

Responsibilities

• Check the reliability, validity, and accuracy of data submitted by school staff through required special education documentation and the District-approved Student Information Systems.
• Monitor the completion of special education documentation, including but not limited to IEPs, Progress Reports, Manifestation Determinations, and Behavior Intervention Plans.
• Ensure that schools meet federal timelines for completion of these documents.
• Utilize District-approved Compliance Audit Rubrics to provide feedback to IEP teams, specifically Intervention Specialists/Case Managers, regarding the content of IEPs and other special education documentation.
• Follow up on any changes that are required by IEP teams in order to ensure compliant IEPs for every scholar.
• Respond promptly to inquiries from Principals, Intervention Specialists and Related Service Providers regarding document compliance.
• Work with the compliance requirements from the Ohio Department of Education as they change, and adjust approach accordingly.
• Share information with schools on IEP development and completion as reported through District-approved Student Information Systems.
• Verify EMIS data in the District system for accurate submission to the Ohio Department of Education.
• Gather information and documents as requested during annual review periods; ensure that original documents are submitted for archiving.
• Work collaboratively with Special Education Program Managers on issues related to compliance with federal and state laws and regulations for special education.
• Assist with Departmental initiatives.
• Serve as a liaison between schools and district.
• Assist with the Departmental and Building level Professional Development and other events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary range: $45,900.00 - $64,260.00

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree