Education Program Specialist

Schedule: Full-time

The Education Program Specialist plays a key role at the board. In this position, you will be responsible for:

Serving as an unclassified employee pursuant to Section 3301.13 O.R.C.

Developing systems and protocols to plan, design, and evaluate professional development that supports statewide educator effectiveness initiatives (e.g., induction, mentoring, Resident Educator, Master Teacher, LPDC, educator standards).

Developing and recommending professional development for Educator Learning and Effectiveness (ELE) initiatives across multiple delivery methods (e.g., in-person, online, LMS, blended).

Ensuring ELE professional development aligns with educator standards and adult learning theory

Creating products, tools, and methods for appropriate ELE implementation based on best practices and established guidelines

Providing technical assistance to ELE programs through verbal and written communication regarding policies regulating systems that support professional development

Collaborating across the agency to develop and deploy aligned systems and protocols for ELE program development, program support, and professional development delivery

Ensuring professional development initiatives contribute to improved student achievement and enhance educators’ daily practice

Maintaining detailed records for the complete initiative lifecycle

Implementing data systems to manage work and document stakeholder input

Designing opportunities for stakeholder input and feedback to evaluate initiatives

Researching, compiling data, analyzing, reviewing, interpreting, and completing reports related to ELE initiatives

Reviewing changing state and federal laws, best practices, educational data, and research, and recommending policy changes to supervisors

Proactively communicating initiative progress to leadership and stakeholders through weekly reports and meeting agendas

Developing Resident Educator (RE) training and supporting materials

Providing administrative support for the RE program and program coordinators

Providing technical assistance to districts and participants involved in the RE program

Collaborating with Education Program Specialists in licensure to address issues related to the Resident Educator license and LPDC

Traveling statewide for presentations, conferences, training sessions, and meetings

Performing other related duties as assigned

Traveling throughout the State of Ohio, which may require overnight stays

Maintaining a valid driver’s license or supplying own transportation

Completion of graduate core program in education, human capital leadership, public policy AND 3 years’ experience in teaching, human capital leadership, evaluation, and/or education administration, which must include designing and delivering professional development.

OR Completion of an undergraduate core program in education, human capital leadership, or public policy AND 4 years’ experience in teaching, human capital leadership evaluation, and/or education administration, which must include designing and delivering professional development.

OR 6 years’ experience in teaching, human capital leadership, evaluation, and/or education administration, which must include designing and delivering professional development

Job Skills: Educational support