Education Transition Support Specialist - Instructional Systems

State of Vermont•Calais, VT

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Vermont Agency of Education is establishing a new division focused on statewide implementation, education transformation, and quality improvement. This team will lead key educational initiatives and build systems to sustain educational excellence. The Education Transition Support Specialist will be the implementation lead for Instructional Systems, focusing on evidence-based instructional practices, teaching & learning standards, and high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). This role involves partnering with district leaders and educators to enhance curriculum implementation, instructional coaching, classroom practice, and professional learning, while promoting vertical alignment from early childhood through career. The specialist will be part of a team with expertise in inclusive education, data-driven improvement, and operational excellence, contributing to shared responsibilities such as serving as the statewide implementation and district support team, delivering integrated academic, operational, and organizational support, differentiating technical assistance, leading Quality & Improvement Reviews, managing the Early Warning Indicator System, facilitating implementation planning and coaching, translating statewide priorities into local action, coordinating agency expertise, and monitoring progress to recommend interventions. The team aims to strengthen Vermont's capacity for education transformation and continuous quality improvement by building sustainable systems that enhance instructional quality, organizational excellence, and student outcomes. This team collaborates across agency divisions to provide differentiated support based on district needs, acting as a single point of contact to align practices and improve student outcomes. They also manage the Quality & Improvement Review process and Early Warning Indicator System, using data to identify strengths and challenges, shifting the agency from compliance to continuous improvement. During a period of transformation, this team serves as a key liaison between districts and the Agency, providing coaching, facilitation, professional learning, and technical assistance using implementation science and evidence-based practices. This team reports to the Chief Strategy & Accountability Officer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher in education, organizational development, business or public administration, continuous improvement, or related field AND four (4) years or more of experience in change management or organizational development that includes experience in the basic concepts of process improvement, strategic planning, organizational redesign, change management, and performance analysis.
OR Eight (8) years or more of experience in change management or organizational development that includes experience in the basic concepts of process improvement, strategic planning, organizational redesign, change management, and performance analysis.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Teaching & Learning Standards
Experience with Vertical alignment across cradle-to-career continuum
Experience with Curriculum implementation
Experience with HQIM
Experience with Evidence-based instructional practices
Experience with Instructional coaching & professional learning
Experience with Literacy, mathematics, & statewide academic initiatives

Responsibilities

Serve as the Agency's statewide implementation & district support team.
Deliver integrated academic, operational, & organizational support through a coordinated cross-functional model.
Differentiate TA based on AOE content experts to ensure consistent guidance & implementation support.
Lead Quality & Improvement Reviews; manage the Early Warning Indicator System.
Facilitate implementation planning, coaching, and CI.
Translate statewide priorities into effective local implementation.
Coordinate AOE expertise to reduce fragmentation & strengthen district capacity.
Monitor implementation progress/recommend targeted interventions to improve district/school performance.
Strengthen Vermont's statewide capacity for education transformation & continuous quality improvement by building sustainable systems that improve instructional quality, organizational excellence, and student outcomes.