URBANA SCHOOL DISTRICT #116

TITLE: Educational Diagnostician
LOCATION: Urbana Early Childhood School, Elementary Buildings, UMS, UHS, Gerber
SUPERVISOR: Building Administrator, Executive Director of Student Services, Special Education Administrator
JOB SUMMARY: The Education Diagnostician has a foundation in psychology, education and/or child development and assists in the development of a school environment that assesses and supports students academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Working closely with multidisciplinary team members to support identification of students with disabilities and development of individual supports.
• Support a problem-solving framework as a basis for all professional activities including participation in, as needed, problem solving and building level collaboration meetings.
• Collect data from multiple sources as a foundation for decision-making.
• Use valid and reliable assessment techniques.
• Observe academics and behaviors of students in classrooms for evaluation and problem-solving purposes.
• Assist school psychologists and teachers in assessment administration including but not limited to progress monitoring and other academic achievement assessments.
• Assist school psychologists and teachers in data collection, management, and analysis.
• Make recommendations based on full individual evaluation data for special education and/or 504 eligibility, services and/or program placement, academic or behavioral accommodations, and community services.
• Be able to effectively interpret, summarize and communicate evaluation results about students
• Meet all district, State, and federal timelines and requirements for special education evaluation and service delivery procedures.
• Prepare clearly-written documentation that address referral questions and provide guidance for intervention strategies in a timely manner.
• Attend building, district, and other required meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION: Master’s degree in psychology or other educational related field including an Illinois Educator License with a related endorsement
EXPERIENCE: 5 years school-based experience including experience in administering and interpreting standardized and non standardized assessments (academic achievement, social-emotional, and educational assessments)

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must work well within a team environment
• Highly organized
• Excellent problem-solver
• Highly ethical and able to maintain confidentiality
• Commitment to engage in professional development specifically related to educational measurements and test administration

• Working closely with multidisciplinary team members to support identification of students with disabilities and development of individual supports.
• Support a problem-solving framework as a basis for all professional activities including participation in, as needed, problem solving and building level collaboration meetings.
• Collect data from multiple sources as a foundation for decision-making.
• Use valid and reliable assessment techniques.
• Observe academics and behaviors of students in classrooms for evaluation and problem-solving purposes.
• Assist school psychologists and teachers in assessment administration including but not limited to progress monitoring and other academic achievement assessments.
• Assist school psychologists and teachers in data collection, management, and analysis.
• Make recommendations based on full individual evaluation data for special education and/or 504 eligibility, services and/or program placement, academic or behavioral accommodations, and community services.
• Be able to effectively interpret, summarize and communicate evaluation results about students
• Meet all district, State, and federal timelines and requirements for special education evaluation and service delivery procedures.
• Prepare clearly-written documentation that address referral questions and provide guidance for intervention strategies in a timely manner.
• Attend building, district, and other required meetings.
• Other duties as assigned