Education Program Specialist - Supports and Monitoring

State of Ohio•Columbus, OH

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About The Position

May require travel throughout State of Ohio & may require overnight stay. (Must be willing & able to secure a valid driver’s license OR supply your own transportation). The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check as well as other investigative reviews. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position, unless restricted under state or federal law or federal restrictions. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration. The final applicant for this position will be required to submit urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to an appointment. The State will decline to extend a final offer of employment to any applicant with a verified positive test result. Also, an applicant with a positive test result will not be considered for any position with the State of Ohio for a period of one year. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that values diversity and seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Office of Human Resources ( [email protected] ). The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate, education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohio’s 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities, advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning, creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences, and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn. As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio, the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools, districts, educators, students, families, businesses, nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

Requirements

6 years’ experience in the following areas\: Teaching and/or administrative experience in special education instruction and procedures as required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Implementing school improvement processes (e.g., analyzing data, project management, improvement planning, progress monitoring).
Knowledge \: (1) Management; (2) Employee Training; (3) Lead Work; (4) Public Relations; (5) Agency Policies (6) Government Structure & Process
Skills \: (7) Typing; (8) Word Processing
Abilities \: (9) Verbal and Numerical Reasoning; (12) Proofread technical materials, recognize errors & make corrections; (13) Clerical; (14) Interpersonal; (15) Answer routine telephone inquiries from public
Must be willing & able to secure a valid driver’s license OR supply your own transportation

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates and conducts Local Educational Agency (LEA) monitoring activities both on and off site with service providers for implementation of 34 CFR Part 300.600
Conducts on-site comprehensive monitoring, evaluation & investigation of Ohio school districts, community schools, and other educational agencies
Utilizes appropriate monitoring techniques and procedures (e.g., targeted review focused on an identified priority)
Collects data (through questionnaires & data collection tools) in order to facilitate plans for improving results for students
Conducts on-site activities & monitors through the use of questionnaires & the collection of district specific information, to Determine compliance with federal & state laws applicable and standards applicable to the education of children with disabilities (e.g., Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Ohio’s Comprehensive Monitoring Review Protocol, Operating Standards for Ohio’s Schools Serving Children with Disabilities)
Plans, coordinates and performs on-site and desk monitoring reviews; completes data analysis for policy development, problem identification and evaluation of district progress
Assures development of action plans; assures fulfillment of action plans
Verifies compliance with federal and state requirements
Meets with statewide stakeholders and groups to gather and process information
Interprets data on a national, statewide and district to district basis
Perform trend analysis using data to validate state efforts and to inform decisions relating to policy development, problem identification, individual district progress, and comparative studies relating national, state and local data; respond to legislative and administrative requests for data-based information.
Gathers and analyzes data to identify school improvement supports; gathers appropriate state, national and local data
Analyzes and interprets data to measure impact of supports on student performance; prepares federal, state and local reports
Meet with statewide stakeholders and groups to gather and process information; collaborate with internal offices to align and integrate the work of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
Designs, participates and presents professional development and technical assistance in order to build capacity in the state to deliver differentiated instruction and assessment aligned with state standards
Completes action plans
Develops professional relationships with all sections of the Office of Exceptional Children (OEC)
Conducts research relative to improving progress for all students.
Performs other related duties as assigned (e.g. develops & disseminates support tools and products that provide opportunities for exceptional children and other at-risk learners to make progress in the general education curriculum): Develops protocols for monitoring; develops tools that support improvement activities)