Summary

Secretarial/Clerical | Secretary | Special Service Center (SSC) | Post Date: 1/13/2025

Description

Description:
8 Hours, 40 hours per week
260 days per year
Start date March 3, 2025
Pay $28.07 – $28.33

Job Summary:
This position is responsible for understanding, interpreting and implementing procedures for collecting and reporting the student data for students in special education.  The accuracy of the data collected and stored has a direct impact on enrollment projections and state and federal funding for the District of approximately $12 million.  Position is responsible for EDRS, SERVS and MOE and must maintain on-going relationships with School staff, the Technology Department, the Finance Department, other Minnesota Districts as well as the Minnesota Department of Education staff and must stay abreast of the ever-expanding and more complex record-keeping requirements for all students that the District serves in the area of special education. 

Qualifications:
Minimum BA or BS degree in accounting, business or related field;
Experience with automated accounting systems
Experience with general ledger account code structures
Knowledge or principles, practices, procedures and terminology used in accounting, bookkeeping, financial recordkeeping and reporting
Knowledge of Minnesota Department of Education school finance reporting systems preferred

See attached job description for additional knowlege, skills and abilities required for this position

Essential Functions:

  • Ensure compliance with federal and state reporting requirements and district policies and procedures as they relate to the financial management and reporting of special education costs and reimbursements.
  • Ensure timely and accurate completion of all state and federal special education applications in accordance with timelines established by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
  • Monitor state and federal revenues and expenditures to ensure compliance with state and federal special education reporting requirements.
  • Coordinate the Electronic Data Reporting System (EDRS) and State Educational Record View and Submission System (SERVS) for reimbursements of state and federal funds.
  • Monitor and maintain records and reimbursements of all federal special education grants and share with appropriate staff as necessary.
  • Ensure compliance with federal programs such as Personal Activity Reports (PARs) for all special education staff with state and federal funds and Third Party Billing.
  • Coordinate with appropriate district administrators, in order to comply with federal, state and district policies for procurement, all district-wide special education facilities changes, improvements, and additions of special education classrooms and programs.
  • Provide leadership in special education financial management and reporting.

Full listing of benefits can be found in the Collective Bargaining agreement located at https://www.farmington.k12.mn.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=116138&pageId=1041052 

Benefits include:

Health, dental, long-term disability, life insurance,sick and personal leave, 403(b), career incentive pay available, up to 12 paid holidays and 3 days of paid bereavement leave

See attached job description for other essential functions of this position.

Application Deadline:
Internal Candidates (current admin assts only) : Open until filled

External Candidates: Open until filled

Application Procedures:

Please apply online.

 

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