School Psychologist

LOCATION:Minnechaug Regional High School JOB TYPE:1.0 FTE SALARY:Per Unit A Contract $53,287 - $109.668 JOB DESCRIPTION:The Certified School Psychologist performs a variety of duties related to supporting students academically, socially, emotionally and behaviorally. The School Psychologist collaborates with educators, families and other professionals to assist in the creation of safe, healthy and supportive school environments for students both on the system and individual student level. On an individual level, the School Psychologist conducts assessments in order to help determine eligibility for services through the team process and appropriate plans to support students. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conducts full psychoeducational assessments, including test administration, data collection, scoring and analysis, writes a comprehensive report of the results, and participates in TEAM meetings in which evaluation results are shared and used to help determine the needs and services for students.
• Facilitates, or helps facilitate along with other colleagues, the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) process, including scheduling meetings with teams of educators, problem-solving student support with these teams, and documenting the process.
• In order to support a strong tiered system of interventions and supports, serves on the building-level data team to help facilitate the benchmark screening and intervention process, and assists school personnel and the principal in understanding screening, benchmark and progress monitoring data.
• Performs classroom observations of students and provides consultation to colleagues regarding academic, behavioral, social and emotional supports for students.
• Consults with the school's designated mental health team, which may include the school's counselor, nurse, principal, and administrators from the Student Services Office.
• Provides professional development to colleagues and the community regarding academic, social, behavioral and emotional strategies and tools to support students as well as assessment and screening tools.
• Consults with community agencies regarding collaborative supports when needed.
• Maintains appropriate records and fulfills appropriate reporting responsibilities.
• Maintains professional development and licensure requirements to continuously update professional knowledge.
• Provides input on program development and long-term planning.
• May assist the building administration in the completion of Section 504 plans.