School Psychologist-LSSP

Lake Dallas ISD School Psychologist
Special Education Services Revised 01/17/2024

Job Title: School Psychologist Exemption Status: Exempt/Professional
Reports to: Director of Special Programs Pay Grade: 3 Administrative/Professional 197
Dept./School: Special Education

Primary Purpose:
The School Psychologist will provide specialized expertise/consultation in both psychology and
education. The training and skills will be used to team with other educators, parents, and other
mental health professionals to ensure that every child learns in a safe, healthy, and supportive
environment. Through the provision of consultations, assessments, team problem solving, and
education, the school psychologist will give specialized expertise to assure all students have the
opportunity to be successful within the school setting. This role also includes additional
responsibilities (refer to addendum, located at the end).
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Master’s Degree in school psychology or equivalent
Completed 60 graduate hours in school psychology or related area in addition to internship
Completed no less than a 500 clock-hour supervised internship with school-age persons
Meet competency requirements as set forth in R340.1156 of Special Education Rules

Special Knowledge/Skills:
Assessment including behavioral, cognitive, achievement, adaptive, and personality areas
Expertise in consultation and case planning related to academic and school/family integration and
success
Expertise in behavioral intervention related to school success and school/family coordination
Expertise in area of school programming and planning research and evaluation practice
Ability to collaborate for effective community/agency coordination
Experience:
Completed one year of successful experience as a school psychologist with direction from a
fully approved school psychologist
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Consultation
1. Provide healthy and effective alternatives to teachers, parents, and administrators about
problems in learning and behavior.
2. Assist others in understanding child development and its effect on learning and behavior.

Lake Dallas ISD School Psychologist
Special Education Services Revised 01/17/2024
3. Strengthen working relationships between educators, parents and the community.
4. Professional input in the area of children’s emotional difficulties and its impact on child
development and the educational process.
5. Promote an awareness and willingness to identify, accommodate, and individualize
educational services to assist all children with unique learning needs.
Assessment
6. Use a wide variety of techniques at an individual, group, and systems level to evaluate:
a. academic skill
b. learning aptitudes
c. personality and emotional development
d. social skills
e. learning environments and school climate
f. eligibility for special education
7. Participate in the comprehensive assessment of students suspected of having autism or a pervasive
development disorder.
8. Utilize appropriate information systems including maintaining and utilizing records effectively.
Intervention
9. Work face-to-face with children and families.
10. Help solve conflicts and problems in learning and adjustment.
11. Provide psychologist crisis counseling for children and families.
12. Provide social skills training, behavior management, and other strategies.
13. Help families and schools deal with crises, such as separation, death and loss.
Prevention
14. Identify potential learning difficulties.
15. Design programs for children at risk of failure.
16. Provide parents and teachers with the skills to cope with disruptive behavior.
17. Help foster tolerance, understanding, and appreciation of diversity in the school community.
18. Develop school-wide initiatives to make school safer and more effective.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
May direct and monitor the work of graduate students enrolled in an accredited training program for
school psychology.
The foregoing statements describe the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and are not
an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Tools/Equipment Used: Standard office equipment including computer and peripherals
Posture: Frequent sitting, kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
Motion: Frequent walking, grasping/squeezing, wrist flexion/extension
Lifting: Regular light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds), occasional heaving lifting (45 pounds or
more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities; controlling behavior through physical restraint;
assisting nonambulatory students
Environment: Exposure to biological hazards, bacteria, and communicable diseases; may require
districtwide travel
Mental Demands: Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under pressure
This document describes the general purpose and responsibilities assigned to this job and is not an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities and duties that may be assigned or skills that may be required.
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