School Psychologist

Position Type:

Related Service Provider

Date Posted:

2026-04-30

Location:Administration or As Assigned

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

 CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

 Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

 CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

 In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

THE OPPORTUNITY

Location: As Assigned
Reports To: Director, Psychological Services
Compensation: Related Service Provider Salary Schedule
Union: Cleveland Teachers Union 279

2026 - 2027 School Year

Provides comprehensive psychological services, including consultation, brief counseling, and assessment through the Integrated Health Model, collaborating across District departments.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts psycho-educational evaluations of students identified as or suspected of having learning or behavioral disabilities, and acts as case manager
• Contributes to the Evaluation Team Report (ETR), following both ODE requirements and best practice principles with regard to: selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting appropriate testing instruments, both normative and non-normative; digital and traditional assessments; use of virtual meetings and assessment;  interpreting and reporting all required data to determine Special Education eligibility; completing professionally-sound reports with regard to both interpretation and writing style; and offering a draft ETR to the Team prior to the ETR/IEP Team meeting
• Serves as Case Manager by summarizing, in writing, the findings of each of the contributors to the ETR for consideration in the development of the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP)
• Acts as Chairperson for all team meetings related to the ETR
• Explains Due Process procedures to parents with regard to compliance of IDEIA
• Confers with teachers, parents, and other educational personnel on matters relating to the education and/or mental health of students
• Assists educators in implementing or modifying instructional delivery, classroom management procedures, and intervention strategies
• Complies with PowerSchool Special Programs documentation fully, following ODE requirements
• Submits Medicaid documentation monthly for all eligible cases
• Reports all service delivery in documented form on a monthly basis
• Counsels students and parents, individually or in groups, on specific student needs
• Participates in the Student Support Teams (SST)
• Assists with evaluations, as needed, to determine student eligibility for services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Assists in the development of Manifestation Determination Plans, as needed
• Assists and/or is a member of the Threat Assessments Team in conducting Threat Assessments
• Conducts Early Entrance, Gifted/Talented, and Advanced Placement, and Acceleration testing; administers, scores, and interprets testing instruments required for each; and participates in Team meetings as required
• Provides crisis intervention services, including death adjustment services to students, staff, and parents, inclusive of risk assessment, consultation, and any post-crisis assistance
• Assists with Response to Intervention to address non-disability student needs
• Provides in-service to school staff and parent groups with regard to psychological service delivery, child development, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), school climate issues, and other related topics
• Serves on District and departmental committees for the purpose of developing programs and procedures that further promote the provision of an appropriate education for students
• Attends monthly staff meetings and any other departmental/District meetings required
• Provides supervision to school psychology students in university training programs who are assigned placement in Cleveland schools, and to Psychiatric Fellows completing their medical rotations in Cleveland schools
• Offers peer assistance to colleagues as needed

QUALIFICATIONS"

• Valid Ohio Certificate/Licensure in School Psychology
• NCSP preferred but not required
• Ability and willingness to work harmoniously as a team member with all school personnel and parents in an integrated setting
• Ability and willingness to work with students of all ages and of varied racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Experience working in an urban educational environment with children or teens
• Strong writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Becomes familiar with District initiatives, including but not limited to The Cleveland Plan, Academic Achievement Plans, etc.
• Adapts teaching to the individual social, emotional, and academic needs of the students
• Displays commitment to hands-on learning and integrating curriculum into positive personal, social, and emotional self-improvement outcomes
• Respects and disciplines students through preventative, proactive, dignified classroom management techniques that reflect structure, equity, and consistency

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. 

• Expected to move, walk, and stand consistently in an office environment, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment.
• Travel to schools will be required; must have reliable transportation

NOTE: The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility. 

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EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.