Title: Regional Student Success Specialists

State Role Title: Education Administrator II

Hiring Range: Up to $90,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Ed Central Operations

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: doe.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

• Provide training and coaching on using data to plan, monitor, and assess school improvement.
• Support the application, monitoring, and evaluation process for federal and state identified schools. This includes developing tools, resources, professional learning experiences, protocols, and other items associated with school improvement.
• Guide school and division leaders through the comprehensive needs assessment, asset mapping, and root cause analysis process.
• Support establishing structures to assess the return on investment for school improvement initiatives.
• Establish and lead the continuous improvement process including facilitation of improvement cycles (plan-do-study-act) and strategies related to improvement science, and implementation science.
• Design and facilitate high-quality professional learning experiences informed by data that lead to improving student outcomes.
• Provide support in the development, implementation, and monitoring of state accreditation and federal accountability school improvement plans, applications, programs, and budgets.
• Conduct school visits to review and provide actionable feedback that informs continuous improvement on instructional practices and implementation of school improvement strategies.
• Engage stakeholders to inform systemic school improvement plans, protocols, and processes.
• Support aspiring leaders in preparing for school improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to use data to inform support to schools and school divisions.
• Knowledge of effective coaching practices, talent management, and instructional leadership.
• Knowledge of effective practices for improving student outcomes.
• Knowledge of effective practices for change management that lead to sustainable systemic improvement.
• Knowledge of Virginia’s educational accountability and assessment system.
• Knowledge of Standards of Learning (SOL), High-quality Instructional Materials (HQIM), Virginia Literacy Act, seat-time flexibly, and other priorities of VDOE designed to maximize opportunities and improve student outcomes.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal education policies connecting to school improvement including requirements for Title I, School Improvement Grants, and Memorandum of Understanding School Divisions.
• Ability to effectively manage federal and state grants.
• Knowledge of effective practices for engaging adult learners.
• Ability to work collaboratively across divisions.
• Ability to engage with stakeholder groups and use information from stakeholders to inform continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate strong project management and time management skills.
• Expertise in data-informed decision making and continuous improvement models.
• Knowledge of instructional technology tools and skills and their application for student learning.
• Proficiency in the use of applications in the Microsoft Office suite.

Additional Considerations

• An advanced degree in education, supervision, administration, curriculum, or a related area from an accredited college or university.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

A résumé will be accepted in lieu of a completed state application. Applications submitted via e-mail, postal service, fax or hand-delivered will not be considered. Successful candidates must pass a criminal background check. Commonwealth of Virginia employees may have teleworking options available. Final teleworking agreements will be reviewed and approved upon hire.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: N/A

Email: humanresources@doe.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.