Elementary School Psychologist at Bennett Valley Union Elementary

About the Employer

The Bennett Valley Union School District (BVUSD) serves approximately 950 students on two elementary campuses. Both schools are located in southeast Santa Rosa in quiet, residential neighborhoods, combining the best of rural and suburban settings. Yulupa serves TK-3 and Strawberry serves our 4th - 6th grade students. BVUSD is one of the top-performing districts in Sonoma County. In 2022, Yulupa was ranked in the top 5% of California elementary schools by U.S. News & Reports. Strawberry is also a Gold Ribbon Schoo and both of our elementary schools are California Distinguished Schools. We approach instruction with bold certainty that all students can learn while pledging to provide our children with both roots & wings. Our mission is distilled into three key priorities: scholarship, mentorship, and friendship. Located 1.5 hours north of San Francisco in Central Sonoma County, the city of Santa Rosa offers wineries, a wildlife park, its own symphony, and the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts. Santa Rosa is 45 minutes from the ocean at Bodega Bay and Redwood forests. Sonoma County is family-friendly and known for its diverse outdoor recreation options, with over 70 parks and miles of hiking and biking trails.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Part-time, Full-time & Per Diem options available: Provide support for students to minimize barriers to learning, behavioral and social success in school Special education assessment in the areas of learning, behavior, attention, memory, fine motor, social-emotional functioning. This is for students attending BVUSD and all NPS students. Write legally defensible psychoeducational reports. They will include: student strengths, health/family/school history, previous assessments (if available), observations, current assessments, sharing of table and graphs of current assessment results and written interpretation of results. Summary/ recommendations and eligibility statement. §504 Coordinator-keep records of students with §504 Plans. Point person for answering questions on §504 Plans and sending them to their next school. Ensuring there is a copy of the §504 Plan included in the cumulative file. Attend legal workshops to stay current on law and to ensure the §504 procedures and Plans are legally compliant. Evaluate students potentially needing a §504 Plan. Meet with parents and teachers to share the results and write a plan to address identified areas of need. Attend Student Study Team meetings as a standing member. Take notes at the meeting and distribute them to team members at the conclusion. Ensure that a copy goes into the student’s cumulative file. Case manage, coordinate assessments, and follow up on students with professional school staff, administrators, parents and outside agencies. Attend regular professional development to stay current on legal aspects of the job, learn new assessments and other ways to support students with potential barriers (e.g. English Language Learner, LGBTQ, mental health challenges). Consult with parents and teachers on learning, mental health, behavior and parenting. Provide community and web-based resources. Provide professional development to teachers and staff on various topics to educate and suppor

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