SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

QUALIFICATIONS: Educational Specialist degree or higher with major in School Psychology.

Certification in School Psychology by the Kentucky Department of Education.

REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education

SUPERVISES: Not Applicable

JOB GOAL: To reduce individual’s emotional, educational and developmental barriers to learning by providing consultation, counseling and evaluation services.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Consults with teachers, school staff and parents on school student related concerns.
Provides Professional Development or other types of training to all Bourbon County School staff regarding updates or current information about psychological, educational or legal issues pertaining to schools.
Assists teachers in developing and implementing appropriate psychological, academic and behavioral interventions.
Member of the School Based Admission and Release Committee (SBARC). Interprets evaluative data and assists in maintaining due process through the referral, evaluation and placement process of special designed instruction.
Evaluate students who referred to the SBARC for the purpose of determining eligibility for specially designed instruction and/or educational programming. Areas of evaluation include: intellectual, educational, developmental, vocational, adaptive, personal/social and behavioral functioning.
Reevaluate students who receive specially designed instruction to determine the appropriateness of their current programs(s).
Produce an integrative summative report after receiving information from other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Aid in development of Individual Education Program (IEP) for students receiving specially designed instruction.
Provides individual and/or group counseling to student pertaining to academic, emotional, personal and social issues.
Assists in screening process for Preschool services.
Assist with interagency coordination pertaining to individual student needs.
Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education and/or Superintendent.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated annually in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Districtwide School Psychologist