Educational Diagnostician

EducationlCertification Required:

• Master's Degree in education or special education
• Educational Diagnostician's Certificate

Special KnowledgelSkills:

• Good communication skills
• Ability to relate well with students, teachers, colleagues, and supervisory personnel and to work effectively within a multidisciplinary setting

Technology Proficiency: Level 2- Proficient (in):

• Applied use of computer operations
• Applied use of software productivity tools (i.e., Microsoft Office)
• Applied use of e-mail
• Applied use of printers
• Applied use of job-related financial and student management systems
• Applied use of multimedia tools
• Applied use of electronic file management
• Applied use of Technology Applications TEKS CClSD Acceptable Use Policy and Technology Ethics/Etiquette

Experience Preferred:

• One year experience as an educational diagnostician

Function

The Educational Diagnostician assists with the individual comprehensive educational assessment of children referred for learning andlor behavior problems, with particular emphasis on the diagnosis of efficient approaches to learning tasks, behavioral strategies, and recommendations for remediation.  May provide assistance to campuses and parents regarding administrative and instructional issues necessary to maintain an appropriate educational program for students. May also assist in staffing cooperatively with other special education staff, the placement of disabled students into non-home special education programs.

Reports To:

Coordinator for Psychological Services

Reponsibilities:

Instructional Management:

• Administers and interprets psycho-educational tests.
• Prepares comprehensive written reports relating test results to the educational setting.
• Integrates behavioral data into classroom management strategy recommendations.
• Integrates material/instructional resource data into classroom strategy recommendations.
• Utilizes both formal and informal techniques to assess skills.
• Utilizes knowledge of reading and math curriculum and a wide variety of materials and strategies to develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Participates in case staffings, seeks consultative assistance from coordinator, consultant, and peers.
• Responsible for all ARDs except those assigned to secondary chairpersons or assigned to the secondary re-evaluation by ARD team.
• Works with campus staffs to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate special education instructional programs.
• Provides and coordinates instructional resources and materials programmatically to campus special education staffs to support instructional goals.
• Recommends appropriate placement of special education students for instructional purposes at the campus and District levels.
• Recommends effective classroom strategies and techniques to improve instruction.

 School/Organization Climate:

• Establishes good working rapport with local school staff.
• Promotes high expectations regarding improvement of instruction. 
• Promotes use of positive discipline management plans in special education classrooms.
• Facilitates conflict resolution through the use of effective communication skills.

 School/Organization Improvement:

• Participates on committees designed to enhance department/district activities.

 Student Management:

• Consults with local school staff in regard to individual student problems.
• Conducts parent/guardian conferences for interpretation of test data/discussion of recommendations.

School/Community Relations

• Pursues communication with non-school agencies/professional to enhance database.
• Serves as liaison with outside agencies/professionals to enhance transitional services.

Professional Growth and Development  

• Assumes personal responsibility for continuing professional growth/employee development. 
• Accepts and analyzes constructive criticism in a professional manner.
• Provides constructive criticism in a prof