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2024-2025 Pupil Services & Special Education
Administrative Roles & Responsibilities
Eve Hurley Rebecca Tedesco Team Development
Director of Pupil Services & Assistant Director of Pupil Leaders
Special Education Services & Special Education Amy Raines, Pre-K - 5
Jennifer Martin, 6-12
Direct Reports ● Assistant Director of Pupil Services ● In concert with director, ● Provides school-based
& Special Education supervises and evaluates leadership and coaching to
● Supervisor of Nursing assigned related services staff support special educators
● ERTA Transition Program Special (Psychologists,Social Workers, and related service providers’
Education staff OT, PT, SLP, BCBA, RBT) through partnership with Pupil
● Team Development Leaders ● Team Development Leaders Services leadership and
(shared) (shared) building leaders to support
● PS Office Professionals (shared) ● PS Office Professionals effective implementation of
● In concert with assistant director, (shared) specialized instruction,
supervises and evaluates assigned ● Special education staff (shared) strengthen the development
related services staff of high quality IEPs and
(Psychologists,Social Workers, OT, ensure greater consistency in
PT, SLP, BCBA, RBT) PPT practices
● Special education staff (shared)
Assignments ● Special education programs and ● Administrator and case ● Provides building level
continuum of special education and manager for PPTs for special support across all schools for
related services for the district education and 504 students continuum of special
(Preschool-22) attending magnet schools, education services and
● Serves as administrator and case Lyman High School Vo-Ag, and development of high-quality
manager for PPTs for special other programs as assigned IEP documents in alignment
education students attending ● Special Education CT-SEDs with CT-SEDS
private out-of-district placements implementation, training and ● Ensures compliance and
● LEA oversight and responsibility for troubleshooting for IEP & 504 fidelity with the PPT process
special education students processes as aligned with procedural
attending magnet schools, Lyman ● Coordination with and training regulations and alignment
High School Vo-Ag, and out of for Special Education Teacher with CT-SEDS. Provides
district placements Leaders feedback to team members to
support greater capacity and
● Development and alignment of ● Management of district-wide increased knowledge of the
special education procedures and special education digital PPT process and their
processes consistent with federal assessment systems responsibilities
and state regulations under IDEA ● Assists with oversight and ● Collaborates with the Director
● Specialized curriculum compliance of special education on the implementation of the
development, instructional procedures and processes department’s improvement
practices, and resource allocation consistent with federal and state plan, including professional
to support IEPs regulations under IDEA development activities,
● Pupil Services for the district ● Attends case consultation identification of supportive
● Section 504 for the district meetings for complex student resources and opportunities
● Coordination and oversight of cases to advise on to strengthen staff capacity
Extended School Year program for programming and skills to improve student
special education students ● Analysis of data within CT-SEDs learning outcomes and
● Coordination with outside agencies: and identify areas of need effectively engage with
DDS, DCF, BRS, and Bureau of ● Assists with Section 504 families.
Special Education compliance for procedures and ● Consults with staff on case
● Attends case consultation meetings practices reviews using district protocol
for complex student cases to advise ● Assists with administrative to provide coaching and
on programming responsibilities for special support collaborative
● Design and delivery of Professional education students attending problem-solving to address
development and training for out of district placements compliance requirements
special education, related services, including transition back to while increasing staff
and pupil services staff district knowledge, skills and
● Coordination of specialized ● Assists in the design and confidence
consultants and evaluators delivery of professional ● Supports staff in specialized
● Coordination of development and training for programs relative to best
homebound/hospitalized/IAES special education, related practices in instruction,
tutoring services, and pupil services staff behavior, and
● Grant funding for IDEA, ARPA ● Oversight and administrative accommodations through
IDEA, Esser II IDEA support for students consultative practices and
● Coordination and management of transitioning from Birth to Three embedded training
Pupil Services department budget ● Assists with interviewing and ● Supports staff with data
● Title IX Coordinator for the district hiring of staff collection systems and
● McKinney-Vento Coordinator for the ● Attend PPTs as assigned for analysis as part of progress
district students with more complex monitoring requirements
● Custodian of Records for the needs ● Assigned an adjusted student
district/ FERPA Compliance ● Grant writing for competitive evaluation assignment
● Specialized transportation special education grants as specific to initial eligibility
● Medicaid reimbursement program assigned evaluations
● Mediation and Educational ● Assists in the presentation of
Hearings/Resolution Meetings professional development to
● Evaluation of Assistant Director staff
● Evaluation of office professionals
● Interviewing and hiring of new staff
● Supports the development of
quality IEPs at the building
level
● Provides individual targeted
support for special education
procedures and processes
consistent with federal and
state regulations under IDEA
● Attend and support special
education staff meetings at
each building
● Provides individual targeted
support to new special
education teachers
● Provides individual targeted
support to expand special
education teacher evaluation
and assessment practices
● Attend PPTs as assigned for
students with more complex
needs
● Chairs PPT meetings in role
of administrative designee as
assigned
State / Federal ● Monitoring and oversight of CSDE ● CT-SEDS training and ● CT-SEDS training and
Reporting Special Education Reporting implementation implementation
Linda Bychowsky Karen Perkins
Assignments ● Weekly monitoring and error resolution of statewide ● Ordering/Requisitions for department supplies using
special education data reports Munis
● Assist staff with CT-SEDS implementation ● Purchase orders for tuition, transportation, and
● Review and check accuracy of annual review and services for out of district placements
re-evaluation dates for every IEP prior to finalization ● Coordination and scheduling of all out of district
● Troubleshoots errors preventing IEP finalization as placements PPTs
appropriate ● Coordination and scheduling of all 504 meetings
● Monitor initial referral 45 day timeline across the district ● Specialized transportation
● Record and ensure accuracy for all students in PSIS ● Coordination with out of district placements for
and PS contracts, calendars, ESY programming schedule,
● Monitoring of McKinney Vento students etc..
● Records destruction and archiving ● Verification and tracking of invoices for tuition,
● Monitor and ensure accurate copies of all Special services, and transportation
Education student files are filed ● Monitor and record logs from Compuclaim portal to
● Coordinate scheduling for outside evaluations ensure accuracy and timely completion for district
● Copying and organization of records requests, including staff and out of district staff
DDS, transfers to new schools, and referrals ● Monitor and follow up with RMTS requirements with
● Supports compliance during state audit years through related service providers
data review and reporting measures ● Coordination with Compuclaim for new providers,
● Answer phones and scheduling of meetings entries, required data input
● SEDAC reporting ● Provide Compuclaim training for new providers
○ Summary of Performance (SOP) ● Copying and organization of records requests,
○ Evaluation Timelines including DDS, transfers to new schools, and
○ Resolution Meetings referrals
○ Secondary Transition ● Gather and record out of district attendance
● Answer phones and scheduling of meetings
State/Federal ● Supports data collection and tracking of information ● Supports data collection and tracking of information
Reporting related to state special education reporting related to state special education reporting and
Medicaid