School Psychologists: The contracted school psychologists will perform comprehensive psychological services in a traditional school psychologist role, including but not limited to: Evaluation • Conducting psychoeducational assessments and evaluations and reviewing the results of those with all stakeholders through a written report to align with TDOE evaluation procedures related to each eligibility category. • Consulting with school staff about functional behavior assessments and behavior intervention plans. • Conducting suicide and/or threat assessments when needed. • Completing required paperwork, such as prior written notices and re-evaluation summary reports within the data management system; utilizing the other data platforms for information (i.e., Aimsweb+, ASPEN, TnPulse). • KCS will provide testing materials for use by school psychologist, but school psychologist may use their own materials if that is preferred. Meeting Attendance • Attending IEP meetings to include consent, eligibility, re-evaluations, manifestation determination meetings, and others as needed. • Supporting Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) frameworks by attending school-level data meetings. • Participating in collaborative meetings (e.g., S-Teams, data team meetings, and IEP meetings) by reviewing and interpreting student data. • Attending required meetings, such as staff meetings and in-service day trainings. School Psychology Department Specific Requirements • Participating in and providing continued professional development at the school and district level • Completing all assigned responsibilities within the same timeframe as those of district-employed school psychologists. • Performing assigned duties under the direction/supervision of Psych Services supervisor. • Submitting a timesheet to the Psychological Services supervisor each billing cycle so hours worked can be verified. Performance Expectations • Contracted school psychologists must meet the same performance standards and timelines as districtemployed school psychologists. • In-person services are preferred. If working virtually, contracted school psychologists are expected to have knowledge on how to assess and observe students virtually, attend and hold meetings virtually, and complete paperwork using the Tennessee platform, TNPulse. • Contracted school psychologists must be able to complete comprehensive evaluations according to the state and federal evaluation criteria including the writing of reports, reviewing results in IEP meetings, completing paperwork required accurately. • KCS will provide a laptop to contracted school psychologists.
