STIPEND OPPORTUNITY Special Education Assessor (SY25-26)

REPORTS TO: Chief of Specialized Services or their designee

STIPEND OPPORTUNITY DATES: 9/1/2025 to 6/30/2026

STIPEND POSITION OVERVIEW:

1. The Office of Specialized Services (OSS) seeks to develop a talent pool of current licensed BPS Teachers/Related Service Providers to administer Special Education assessments.
2. Incumbents will need to be familiar with administering scoring and interpreting the assessment results in their respective areas.
3. This is an in-person opportunity. Assessments will be conducted at designated testing centers city-wide. All work will take place outside of regular working hours at an assessment center or at a school.

Assessors will be required to:

1. Administer the assessment in person and complete the assessment reporting components. The assessment report will be an original document written by the assessor and will contain testing results a description of subtests administered an interpretation of the results and recommendations. * A generated test summary from testing platforms will not be an acceptable form of an assessment report.
2. Upload the assessment results and reports into EdPlan three days prior to the meeting.
3. For children & students found eligible for academic support goals must be provided.
4. As needed and as directed by the service unit (Related Services Behavioral Health Services Early Childhood Health Services Compliance etc.) attend the TEAM meeting or contact the TEAM member presenting the assessment results to discuss the findings.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED :

1. Currently working in Boston Public Schools.
2. Experience administering an approved battery of tests be able to administer score and interpret;
3. Appropriate licensing.

TERMS:

1. All work must be completed outside of the regular school day.
2. At the discretion of the OSS Chief or their designee travel costs (mileage parking public transportation fees) will be reimbursed in accordance with the existing BPS policy.
3. Some assessments require travel outside of the City of Boston to complete. At the discretion of the OSS Chief or their designee travel time will be reimbursed at the negotiated hourly rate.
4. Delivering Findings:
1. As necessary and as directed by the service unit (Related Services Behavioral Health Services Early Childhood Health Services Compliance etc.) IEP meeting attendance will be reimbursed per BTU stipend hourly rate for up to 1.5 hours. Zoom timestamps must be submitted as proof that the meeting occurred. If the meeting is not held for any reason (ex. Not scheduled not conducted as anticipated due to lack of caregiver attendance) no compensation will be provided.
2. 30 Minute Pre-IEP Meeting: OSS will pay a staff member for reviewing the results with the parent/guardian of an assessment in a 30 minute pre-IEP meeting if they are unable to attend the actual IEP meeting. To be paid for the 30 minute pre-IEP meeting the staff member must complete the meeting over Zoom and submit the Zoom timestamp report when the staff member submits for payment.
5. The stipend will be paid out once the work is completed uploaded in EdPlan and approved by the corresponding unit director (Related Services Behavioral Health Services Early Childhood Health Services Compliance etc.) or their designee.
6. A unique stipend per assessment area (please see breakdown below) per student will be provided to each assessor. See the table below for rates.