26-27 CSE/504 K-5 Chairperson (Hiring Immediately)

Position Type: PPS Stipend/PPS Stipend Date Posted: 1/16/2026 Location: Special Education (High-Needs School) The CSE chairperson must have a solid knowledge of 504 and CSE NYS law, guidelines and regulations as related to Special Education services. The chair must have the ability to: Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, Interpret an extensive variety of data and deal with several agencies that include: OPWDD, and ACCESS-VR Understand the Statutory and Regulatory Foundations, ESSA IDEA FAPE, Additional Federal Laws, SPP/Annual Performance Plan (APR), NYS Laws and Commissioner's Regulations, Part 200 and Additional NYS Policy and Guidance Blueprint for Improved Results for Students with Disabilities Candidate will: Understand the special education process (from referral to reevaluation) as delineated in education laws and regulations and OCR under 504. Know the role of the Chairperson and the Committee. Develop practices that encourage parental involvement and cultivate home-school partnerships. Identify strategies for leading the Committee in making high-quality decisions that will result in an individualized education program (IEP) that meets State requirements and will result in educational benefit to the student. Equal Access under 504 Candidate must have a full knowledge of FAPE as it relates to CSE and transitions to Post CSE, that include:Referral • Evaluation • Eligibility • Recommendations/IEP Development • Implementing and Amending the IEP or 504 • Review/Annual Review • Reevaluation • Effective CSE Meetings • CSE transition types