Position Type:
Student Support Services
Date Posted:
1/17/2024
Location:
Educational Service Center of Central Ohio
District:
ESC of Central Ohio - website
Description:
State Support Team - Region 11 seeks a full-time Career Technical Planning District Consultant whose focus is on promoting equitable access and provision of career-technical education for students with disabilities as well as the provision of special education and related services within career-technical pathways.
FULL TIME
START DATE: August 1, 2024
Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s Degree: Education, Special Education, or closely related field, in a leadership role in the area of Career Technology, administrative license
Successful experience implementing Ohio’s Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities at the building or district level.
Three to five years successful teaching experience, special education, or related experience
Clear criminal record
Valid driver’s license
Complies with drug free workplace rules and board policies.
Experience coaching adult learners.
Previous experience and demonstrated success in providing professional learning opportunities, coaching systemic improvements district- wide, data analysis, and special education compliance indicators.
Expertise and/or significant leadership experience in several of the following areas:
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Knowledge of IDEA and Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA);
- Knowledge of Career Tech Education Standards
- Data analysis, including data-based decision making and a thorough understanding of Ohio’s accountability system.
- Evidence-based processes and instructional practices, including development and implementation of academic and behavior supports.
- Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction.
- Focused planning, including use of strategic problem solving.
- Coaching and consultation skills.
- Implementation and monitoring of improvement efforts.
- Culturally responsive and equitable systems and practices.
- Delivery of high-quality professional learning and technical assistance.
- Specially designed instruction (SDI) and provision of free appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (special education).
- Parent, family, and community engagement; and
- Career technical education and the Carl D. Perkins V Act
Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
- Provides high quality professional development and technical assistance to all Career Technical Centers and Career Technical Planning Districts' (CTPD) in the region that focus on improving the instructional support by career technical educational instructors.
- Meets with CTE and OEC state staff to determine priority training focus topics including, but not limited to, Career Connections, CTE Standards, courses, assessments, academic alignment, special education service delivery, and data-based decision making.
- Develops a system target to the CTPD served in the region to provide information/resources to keep staff current on Ohio Department of Education (ODE)/ODE Office of Career Tech Education (CTE)/ODE Office of Exceptional Children (OEC) initiatives and requirements, along with expanding the delivery of Career Technical Education to all students.
- Provides federal, state, and regional legislative information to CTPD organizations including analyzing local needs to support planning for high quality professional development.
- Provides support through high quality professional development to CTPD staff on implications of student’s characteristics with respect to outcomes environments and support needs.
- Interprets data in cooperation with CTPD staff to develop high quality professional development plans.
- Assists instructional staff to identify appropriate educational program planning inclusive of all students.
- Identifies and facilitates appropriate modifications and accommodations within the Career Technical Education instructional environment.
- Demonstrates appropriate instructional strategies that support students in the Career Technical Education environment.
- Systemically identifies CTPD services and supports needs.
- Collaborates with regional services delivery systems to support CTPD’s high quality professional development.
- Develops and implements in cooperation with the CTPD staff ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of implemented high quality professional development.
- Collaborates with SST Special Education consultants on remediating or addressing issues related to an OEC Selective Review; and
- Co-design and co-deliver required trainings as needed.
Additional Job Information
- The position requires travel. A valid Ohio Driver License and safe and functional motorized vehicle are necessary.
- Documentation of a clear criminal record.
- Able to use equipment such as a computer, telephone, projector, copy machine and other related office equipment.
- Expected to attend required meetings and trainings as determined by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) program offices as necessary to fulfill the requirements with the Grant Agreement Ohio’s State Support Teams
Salary: Commensurate with experience and in accordance with specified salary schedule
Reports To: SST Director
Deadline for Application: January 31, 2024
Application Procedure: Please complete the employment application through this online
system. Please go to www.escco.org and search under Careers