Districtwide 504 Coordinator 1.0 FTE

Full Time
Lexington, KY 40502
Posted
Job description
    JobID: 12646

    Position Type:
    Special Education/CERT - 4288 - 504 Coordinator
    Date Posted:
    4/15/2023
    Location:
    District Offices
    Date Available:
    23/24 School Year


    Closing Date:
    04/29/2023

    TITLE:
    504 Coordinator

    REPORTS TO:
    Superintendent's Designee

    SUPERVISES:
    N/A

    Job Function:

    Provide leadership and coordinates the district’s Section 504 program for students to ensure compliance

    Measures of Success:

    • Ensure compliance with all procedures and procedural safeguards required under Section 504/ADA
    • Increase students’ abilities to succeed in school by working in collaboration with other district staff, school administrators and building level staff as evidenced by Section 504 meeting documentation and data review.
    • Prevents discrimination against students on the basis of disability.

    Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Coordinates and monitors the district’s compliance with Section 504 and Title II of the ADA, as well as state civil rights requirements regarding student discrimination and harassment based on disability
    • Develops a systematic process for monitoring both district and building level compliance with Section 504 requirements, including but not limited to: child find responsibilities, parental consent before initial evaluations/placements, written notice to parents, including notice of procedural safeguards, team based decision making, dissemination of section 504 plans to appropriate staff, periodic re-evaluations, and manifestation determination requirements.
    • Coordinates training for building level Section 504 chairs, and ensure that they are informed about their responsibilities regarding Section 504 and serves as a resource/support to school 504 teams when needed
    • Implements the district’s discrimination complaint procedures with respect to allegations of Section 504/ADA violations, discrimination based on disability and disability harassment
    • Collaborates regularly with the district’s Compliance Officer on issues related to student disability discrimination and ensures a complaint procedure is available to students, parents, and staff who allege student discrimination or discriminatory harassment
    • Exhibits and articulates a working knowledge of current laws, regulations, and guidelines related to student disability discrimination in public schools, including Section 504 and Title II of the ADA, as well as rules and guidelines adopted by OSPI and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
    • Attends ongoing training on Section 504/ADA
    • Receives and responds to inquiries from students, families, staff, administrators and others regarding Section 504/ADA, as it pertains to students.
    • Monitors all active Section 504 plans in the district to ensure compliance and meet district obligations
    • Coordinates and disseminates revisions to district policies and procedures related to Section 504/ADA, as necessary, to ensure that they are up-to-date and consistent with current requirements under these laws.
    • Revises/updates the district 504 guide and provides updates to all administrative levels
    • Provides updates to Section 504 materials to appropriate administrators for inclusion in district procedure publications
    • Answers inquiries and prepares chronologies for the Office of Civil Rights on behalf of the district
    • Oversees prevention efforts to avoid Section 504 and ADA violations from occurring
    • Participates in the district’s process to routinely review disaggregated student discipline data to identify and address potential disparities and systemic barriers based on disability
    • Utilizes and manages district 504 funds to meet the needs of students served under Section 504
    • Coordinates due process hearings when requested
    • Develops and maintains a positive rapport with families and staff
    • Demonstrates the ability to communicate in more than one language or the willingness to learn to communicate in more than one language at the novice level of proficiency.
    • Maintains regular attendance
    • Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor

    Knowledge and Abilities:
    KNOWLEDGE OF:
    • Principles and procedures associated with Section 504/ADA.
    • Knowledgeable or able to locate information from local, state and federal laws.
    • Requirements under state and federal disability discrimination laws, regulations, and guidance (including Section 504, and Title II of the ADA)
    • Student disabilities, diagnoses and possible accommodations
    • Preference to individuals with experience in laws pertaining to students with disabilities.
    ABILITY TO:
    • Communicate with others and build positive, trusting and effective interpersonal relationships.
    • Make recommendations and decisions and be responsible for those decisions.
    • Communicate effectively both orally and writing.

    Education and Experience:
    • Master’s degree in education
    • Five (5) years of related experience
    • Successful leadership experience
    • Related experience (preferred)

    Licenses and other requirements:
    • Valid Kentucky Teaching Certificate


    Physical Demands:
    • Work is performed while standing, sitting and/or walking
    • Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing
    • Requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations
    • Requires bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, reaching

    Application Procedure:
    Apply online

    Contact: Adam Liechty (adam.liechty@fayette.kyschools.us)

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