School Psychologist Wauconda Community Unit School District #118
Primary Responsibilities:
Attends and participates in Pupil Personnel Study teams in assigned buildings to help in planning for children's unique needs.
Consults with the administration regarding needed educational programs for children with special needs.
Assesses and evaluates child's needs, strengths, and weaknesses:
- Individual Assessments
- Intellectual functioning
- Cognitive processing
- Achievement and current education functioning
- Adaptive Behavior
- Social/Emotional
- BehaviorParent/student interview
- Assessment of learning environment
- Determination of learning processes
- Group Assessments
- Kindergarten screening
- Preschool screening
- Gifted screening
Reviews recent research and provides recommendations regarding new and alternate assessment tools.
Consults with individual teachers and the Pupil Personnel Study team to provide observations, meaningful plans of interventions, and recommendations.
Consults with individual teachers and the Pupil Personnel Study team to provide in-service training on necessary and appropriate topics.
Assists teacher in developing classroom management plans for individuals or groups.
Serves on committees for development of policies, procedures, and programs.
Provides individual conferences or groups to assist parents in determining priority problems of children and affecting desired behavioral and educational changes.
Provides direct assistance to selected pupils to produce specific behavioral changes via individual or group therapy.
Participates and completes I.E.P. paperwork, if needed.
Familiarizes self with local agencies and is a resource to principals, teachers, and counselors for proper referrals.
Attends district and cooperative psychologists meetings.
Participates in continued education in-services, workshops, and psychological conferences.
Remains consistent with district, state, and federal guidelines in adhering to policies and procedures.
Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned.
