IEP Compliance Manager

Position Type:
Administration/IEP Compliance

Date Posted:
4/3/2025

Location:
SASED Administrative Offices

Date Available:
07/01/2025

District:
The School Association for Special Education in DuPage County

Salary Range: $80,000-$85,000

Title: IEP Compliance Manager

Reports To: Program Coordinator and Assistant Director of Programs

Job Goal: The SASED IEP Compliance Manager is responsible for the coordination and oversight of all individual educational plans for students in the SASED programs. The IEP Compliance Manager also provides direct supervision, training, and support to all non -certified staff and ensures compliant implementation of IEPS.

Required Qualifications:

• Professional Educator License and at least one of the following endorsements: Learning Behavior Specialist (LBS1), Speech and Language Pathologist (non-teaching), School Social Worker, or School Psychologist
• Type 75 Administrative or Principal's Leadership Endorsement
• Illinois State Board of Education issued teacher and principal evaluator designations

Core Competencies:

1. Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills

2. Excellent interpersonal and verbal/written communication skill

3. Effective collaborative problem-solving ability

4. Deep understanding for IEP Compliance

Essential Functions:

Understand, implement, and share all SASED and School District building policies and assist in the development of administrative processes and procedures.

Ensures students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment in accordance with state and federal law

Coordinate compliance with ISBE regulations and mandates, including IEP Compliance and implementation, maintaining accurate records, and sharing new information.

Cultivate and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders, attend, facilitate, and participate in stakeholder and Administrative meetings, and serve as a liaison between school staff, students and administrators

Evaluates achievement and placement of students in SASED Programming

Evaluates, in conjunction Program Coordinators and Assistant Director, the total special education program.

Assesses student needs and recommends and monitors student support program ensuring equitable opportunity for success for all students

Collect and analyze accurate and current data to inform program improvement plans and ensure program efficacy

?Assist in the development and implementation of administrative duties related to budget preparation and management, classroom assignments, board reports, staffing patterns, teaching and staff assignments, schedules, assistive technology, master scheduling,

Assist with testing accommodations and alternate testing as assigned.

Recruit, hire, and retain highly qualified non certified staff in all areas as designated.

Assist with and ensure the repair, maintenance, and inventory of all department equipment and supplies

Assist with coordination and supervise ESY Programs.

Assist with and oversee all professional development opportunities for all staff as designated.

Maintain knowledge of current research and best practices in education through professional reading, memberships

Coordinate and evaluate program, classroom, and 1:1 teacher assistants and medical assistants.

Oversee and coordinate sub needs for non-certified staff

Attend and facilitate all SASED Individual Education Plan Meetings and take notes as needed.

Oversee and provide leadership, mentoring, and necessary support to ensure IEP compliance.

Conduct the preparation and implementation of facilitated IEP's, including annual reviews, re-evaluations, initial evaluations, and other meetings as necessary compliance follow-up documentation and reports in a timely manner.

Provide orientation programs for new students.

Monitor and assist with student transportation as needed.

Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the 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 regularly required to stand, walk, sit, bend, climb stairs, write, type, speak and listen. In addition, the employee may occasionally be required to twist and reach. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, peripheral and distant vision. Ability to work in an office environment, setting, standing, light lifting, filing, operate office machines and computer, communicate with staff, visitors and others. Occasional lifting, otherwise non-demanding physical office activities.

The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet/moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with other staff and visitors. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students.

The statements in the job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by (an) individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities related to the position. This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity and School Board Policy and procedures. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Terms of Employment: 214 day work year at compensation set by the SASED Board of Directors.

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated by the Assistant Director of Programs and Services in accordance with the SASED Board of Directors policy on evaluation.

Attachment(s):

• 2025 SASED Benefit Summary.pdf