Title: Regional Math Specialist

State Role Title: Education Coordinator I

Hiring Range: Exact commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Ed Central Operations

Location: JAMES MONROE BUILDING

Agency Website: doe.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

The vision of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction is to ensure, through high academic expectations, standards and accountability, that effective education programs are established and maintained in Virginia’s public elementary, middle, and high schools. The mission, in cooperation with local school boards and colleagues within the Department, is to increase student learning and achievement and to support the growth of excellence and best practices that spark student engagement and postsecondary readiness.

The Division for Student Outcomes and School Quality seeks to ensure every school in Virginia is supporting the learning and academic development of students from early childhood through 12th grade. This includes implementing federal and state accountability requirements, ensuring assessments align with these requirements and providing meaningful information to support student learning, overseeing instructional improvement planning, and supporting related initiatives of the Governor, General Assembly, and Virginia Board of Education. The division is responsible for prioritizing student outcomes and performance, Virginia’s School Performance and Support Framework, strengthening and scaling school quality resources, supporting effective practices for student improvement, and providing technical assistance to teachers and schools in greatest need. The enhanced Division will also have a component dedicated solely to excellence and best practices to better support teachers, principals, and school leaders with replicating and scaling what is most effective for student learning. The Division plays a critical role in providing insights on outcomes and measurement strategies for school models and strategies that strengthen personalization, acceleration, pathways, and other innovative strategies in teaching and learning.

Regional Mathematics Specialists (2 positions) are assigned a specific region and provides customized support directly to school divisions staff, teachers, and leaders in their assigned region. This position, under the leadership of the Mathematics Coordinator, reviews mathematics instruction, assessment scores, and learning outcomes in their assigned region to (i) identify potential areas for improvement; (ii) identify evidence-based and proven best practices to improve mathematics instruction and student performance in collaboration with divisions in their assigned region; (iii) collaborate with school boards and division superintendents to support the implementation of competency-based and evidence-based mathematics learning, provide recommendations on best practices, and facilitate professional learning opportunities for educators; (iv) facilitate regional professional learning networks on improving mathematics; and (v) collect data to analyze student mathematics progress and report the impact on student success in the assigned region.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to use data to inform customized support to schools and school divisions.
  
• Knowledge of effective practices to advance numeracy and developmental progress from fundamental concepts to advanced skills in mathematics including number and operational sense, algebraic reasoning, geometric reasoning, and reasoning with data and statistics.
  
• Knowledge of effective practices for mathematics instruction.
  
• Ability to support the identification and implementation of High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) for the assigned region.
  
• Knowledge of the role of mathematics in Virginia’s accountability program focusing on Standards of Learning (SOL), curriculum and instructional practices, and local, state, and federal education policies and regulations.
  
• 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.
  
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills.
  
• Demonstrated 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

• Advanced degree in mathematics, curriculum or a related field is preferred.
  
• Demonstrated experience teaching mathematics.
  
• Experience in providing staff professional development in mathematics.

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.
Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process:
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 prove their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs.cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process. For assistance call: (804) 225-2021, [TTY: 786-8389]

Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce.

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.