Job Description:

Salary Range:

$55,000 - $64,500 USD annually.

As part of Arizona State University’s charter to provide access and excellence, ASU Preparatory Academy (ASU Prep) shares this commitment by demonstrating all students can achieve at the highest levels, regardless of their background. To scale our current impact, ASU Prep is advancing a major expansion program taking fundamental responsibility for the communities we serve.

The 504 coordinator will oversee and ensure that a site is compliant with its responsibilities under Section 504. This position will prevent discrimination against students, staff, and others based on disabilities. The 504 coordinator will guide the site on development and implementation of 504 Plans that align with both State and Federal laws and regulations, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, required

• Master’s Degree in Education, preferred

• Arizona Department of Education Teaching Certificate, required

• Experience working with 504 plans, required

• Active AZ Department of Public Safety (DPS) IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card, or able to obtain upon employment.

• Any equivalent combination of experience, training and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities may be considered. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ensure that ASU Prep is compliant with 504 regulations laid out through ADA.

• Implement the policies, procedures and practices for the 504 process.

• Assist with training and professional development around 504 procedures.

• Schedule and attend all 504 meetings.

• Design 504 plans for qualified students.

• Monitor the implementation of 504 plans.

• Communicate and support parents during the initial creation of the 504 and throughout the lifespan of the 504.

• Provide teachers with the needed support to assure the 504 accommodations are being met.

• Schedule and attend annual 504 reviews.

• Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Ability to articulate, represent professional demeanor and ability to take initiative.

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work with a wide-range of people including teachers, parents, and students

• Command of theoretical knowledge of human behavior and learning including motivation, reinforcement, evaluation, and feedback techniques.

• Thorough knowledge about and ability to apply understanding of the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) guidelines. 

• Ability to use instructional adaptive technology tools.

• Ability to analyze data and communicate the data to community members.

• Proficiency with technology, computers and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook).

• Effective problem solver and self-motivated learner.

• Strong written and spoken communication skills.

• Strong organizational and planning skills.

• Proven written and verbal communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. The employee must use hands, arms and fingers to input data, handle, feel or reach. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs such as boxes, supplies, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and the ability to adjust focus, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.

LOCATION:  

Immersion

TRAVEL: 

Occasional travel may be required for site visits, meetings, trainings and/or conferences. Locations may vary and may require overnight stays.

This job description is subject to change at any time.

What about learning drives us to do more than deliver the lesson? Maybe we’re overachievers. Or maybe we just know what real impact looks like. Each one of us has seen passion win over fear, vision become relentless focus and belief in human potential make it all the way to the finish line.

Our mission is to design new models for educational success and raise academic achievement for all learners Are you ready to find a career with a company whose mission, vision, and values align with yours? . Can you see yourself fitting into this mission with us?

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