Facilitates fair and impartial disciplinary hearings for students who have committed Level II violations of the Code of Student Conduct in grades K-12 as well as hearings for students returning to the District from delinquent placement and have requested an appeal of the alternative education assignment.  

Essential Functions

• Ensures the evidence presented by the school at the hearing is in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct and/or provisions under Act 88 (legislative statue that created the mandated transition program for adjudicated delinquent youth returning to the School District of Philadelphia); upholds or overturns the school’s request for a disciplinary transfer, a lateral transfer or a contract if appropriate.
• Serves as an impartial Disciplinary Hearing Officer for students as it pertains to state, local and District procedures. 
• Oversees the recording, assessment and the submission of hearing decisions reports to the Office of Transition and Alternative Education, the parents/guardians and the schools.  
• Transcribes hearing decisions in a timely manner for distribution (no more than five business days after the hearing).
• Maintains a comprehensive database of hearings.
• Ensures families are quickly connected to the offices that make placements.
• Provides professional development to school staff on the Discipline process.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• laws and mandates that govern student discipline and school safety including the Code of Student Conduct.
• state and local laws that pertain to alternative education.
• the theory and principles of child growth and development.
• juvenile justice, social services, child welfare or behavioral health.

Ability to:

• learn and interpret disciplinary policies and procedures.
• analyze a wide variety of facts and make recommendations in relation to prescribed policies and procedures.
• operate a personal computer.
• communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• establish and maintain effective working relationships.