Education Coordinators and Infant Toddler Specialist 

Education Coordinator and Infant Toddler Specialist work closely in the classrooms to support teachers with children in the age ranges of 0-3 and 3-5 years old. Education Coordinators and Infant Toddler Specialists work alongside teachers and the disabilities team in supporting the development of individualized activities for children with (IEP’s), specific activities to each student’s needs, classroom coaching, taking the lead in creating school readiness goals along with leading the disabilities/referral process. The Infant Toddler Specialists (0-3) and Education Coordinator (3-5) also provide support in the areas of:

1.     Overlooking lesson plans for child individualization plan.

2.     Implement a tracking system for IEP’s and ISFP.

3.     Monitor Education Files for Head and Early Head Start Start programs.

4.     Prepare information for Education Team Meetings.

5.     Schedules team meetings with teachers and work cooperatively with the Site Manager in developing instructional goals and strategies.

6.     Required to attend all Education Meetings and trainings held city-wide.

7.     Provides consultation to classroom teachers regarding classroom adaptions, instructional modifications, adaptive equipment, behavior modification plans, and other similar instructional interventions to meet the needs of students with disabilities or classroom structure.

8.     Provide strength-based and practice-based coaching and support for teaching staff.

9.     Ensure implementation of educational plans, standards, and procedures consistent with the Department of Children & Family Services, ISBE, Head Start Program Performance Standards, NAEYC accreditation standards, and Illinois Early Learning Standards.

10.  Provide training to center-based and home-based early childhood staff regarding environments and opportunities which promote children’s growth and development.

11. Conducts CLASS, ITERS, and ECERS observations and analyze results 

Classroom Observations 

GHC recognizes the importance of continual support in classrooms for teachers and students; because of this GHC provides teaching staff with Infant Toddler Specialists (0-3) and Education Coordinator (3-5). While teachers will undergo individual coaching sessions (found in the Practice-Based Coaching Section), coordinators and specialists will continue to conduct weekly classroom observations to support day-to-day practices and occurrences in the classroom. Observations provide intentional and proactive support that informs classroom management and curriculum practices. Through observations of the different aspects of the classroom environment, such as the daily schedule, the age-appropriateness of the activities and routines, and the arrangement of the physical elements, coordinators and specialists can often determine whether the environment is conducive to learning and what supports are needed to provide quality care.