Assistant Director of Adult Education

Bridgeport Public Schools•Bridgeport, CT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Adult Education will work in conjunction with the Director of Adult Education to assess and evaluate overall program effectiveness, instructional materials, and staff. This role ensures program accountability and positive student outcomes through informal walkthroughs, staff coaching, and support of high-quality instruction, enforcing clear expectations aligned with program goals. The position practices data-driven reflection and action, utilizing the Adult Education state data management system. Responsibilities include assisting in planning and developing new activities, organizing mandated programs, and communicating with stakeholders such as local business leaders, post-secondary institutions, training programs, and state facilitators to promote workforce readiness. The role also involves utilizing recruitment strategies, monitoring satellite locations, and maintaining a flexible work schedule, including evening hours, to support programming, staff supervision, and community engagement. Specific responsibilities include developing a comprehensive understanding of and commitment to the Connecticut Competency System (CCS), holding primary responsibility for CCS coordination, quality data collection and use, and training new staff in the CCS System. The role also involves explaining and interpreting the Literacy, Adult and Community Education System (LACES), evaluating student test results, assisting in placements, encouraging the use of LACES profiles for feedback, reviewing data collection requests, and reviewing CSDE data reports with the program director. Additionally, the Assistant Director will attend CSDE meetings, provide training opportunities, and ongoing coaching to ensure teaching is connected to learning and instructional practices are aligned with state standards.

Requirements

State of Connecticut Certification – Intermediate Administrator (092)
State of Connecticut 9-12/Counselor Certification
Minimum five years successful administrative experience
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Responsibilities

Assess and evaluate overall program effectiveness, instructional materials and staff in Adult Education.
Ensure program accountability and positive student outcomes through informal walkthroughs, staff coaching and support of high-quality instruction.
Enforce clear expectations aligned with program goals.
Practice data driven reflection and action, utilizing the Adult Education state data management system, to ensure student outcomes and overall program success.
Assist in planning and developing new activities in Adult Education, including organizing and developing all mandated programs.
Communicate and collaborate with Adult Education stakeholders including local business leaders, post-secondary institutions, training programs and state facilitators to promote workforce readiness opportunities for students.
Utilize recruitment strategies including the use of digital media, promotional advertising, and collaboration with stakeholders including students, staff, local businesses, and high schools.
Monitor Adult Education satellite locations.
Maintain a flexible work schedule, including evening hours, to support adult education programming, staff supervision, and community engagement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned by the director of Adult Education on behalf of the Superintendent.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of and commitment to the Connecticut Competency System (CCS) through the completion of CCS training and the CCS Program Facilitator Professional Development Certification session.
Hold primary responsibility for CCS coordination, quality data collection and use.
Train new staff in the CCS System and provide ongoing technical assistance as needed.
Explain and interpret Literacy, Adult and Community Education System (LACES) as needed.
Evaluate student test results and assist in placements.
Encourage use of LACES’ individual student and class profiles to provide feedback to students/teachers and connect curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
Review/coordinate/complete quality data collection requests.
Review CSDE data reports with program director for accuracy and program implications.
Attend CSDE meetings to represent program; provide input; and obtain information and updates.
Provide training opportunities and ongoing coaching, demonstrating a throughline between assessment, curriculum, instruction and accountability measures, to ensure teaching is connected to learning and instructional practices are aligned with state standards.