MTSS and Educator Growth and Development Coordinator

Educational Service District 123 • Pasco, WA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The MTSS and Educator Growth and Development Coordinator works within a statewide network and in concert with ESD staff, OSPI, and local districts to build a collaborative, coherent regional delivery system. Through professional development and sustained support, this position helps schools and districts implement and sustain a Multi-Tiered System of Supports as well as building educator capacity to improve learning for every student.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in education or a related field.
• Significant, successful classroom teaching experience.
• Hold or be eligible to hold a Washington State teaching required, administrator certificate preferred.
• Experience implementing or coaching a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), including inclusive practices that expand access to general education for students with disabilities and multilingual learners.
• Demonstrated understanding of Washington's teacher and administrator evaluation frameworks (TPEP).
• Experience facilitating adult learning and presenting to adult audiences in an education setting.
• Demonstrated leadership in school reform or effective educational practice at the local, regional, and/or state level.
• Experience with Washington State Washington State Instructional and Leadership Frameworks, research-based instructional strategies, and assessment practices.
• Education or work experience in data collection, analysis, and use for problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex projects at once, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, collaborative relationships with a range of stakeholders, including school district and ESD staff, researchers, other state partners, and district and state policymakers.
• Demonstrated knowledge of educational technology.
• High commitment to meeting the needs of partner districts, with the flexibility and resourcefulness to do so.
• Access to personal transportation, willingness to travel, and flexibility in work hours.
• WSP/ FBI background clearance required.
• Requires knowledge of: Organizational management, building systems to improve student learning and aspects of building effective teams.
• Adult learning theory and appropriate strategies to engage adults.
• Entrepreneurship to create innovative programs.
• Working with diverse populations and organizations.
• Washington teaching and administrator frameworks.
• Effective communication strategies both oral and written.
• Requires the ability to: Utilize evidence-based research regarding teaching strategies to advance practices that meet the needs of all students.
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise related to State and Federal learning standards and curriculum adaptation and implementation.
• Continually and routinely upgrade skills to meet changing conditions and stay ahead of schools and districts with best practice.
• Deliver professional development in research-based instructional or assessment practices.
• Assess the work to be performed, and consider how it should be organized and accomplished, with appropriate priorities and realistic time parameters.
• Gather, collate, and/or classify data.
• Be entrepreneurial and create increased opportunities to share expertise.
• Share knowledge and expertise with the goal of improving professional skills and knowledge through adult learning programs.
• Utilize evidence-based research regarding teaching strategies to advance practices that meet the needs of all students.
• See the integral, complex relationships of interconnected systems that need to work together for the whole to function successfully.
• Analyze issues, problem solve and create action plans both independently and with a team.
• Work flexibly with others in a wide variety of circumstances.
• Work with diverse individuals and/or groups.
• Effectively communicate with persons of varied backgrounds and educational levels.
• Travel and the flexibility to work some evenings and weekends.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree preferred.
• Administrator certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with OSPI and other ESDs to support one another in the design and delivery of state-level and regional-level professional development to support inclusionary practices.
• Coordinate across the AESD network to establish and maintain the capacity to provide administrative, professional development, technical assistance, and intervention services to support inclusionary practices.
• Provide professional development designed to support school-based inclusionary practice both regionally and within the context of a school or district.
• Collaborate with district/school teams to establish action plans that address such things as data analysis and inclusive strategies in support of increasing access to general education settings.
• Provide support to teachers, instructional coaches, fellows, and building principals.
• Provide support to the design of online and virtual resources for inclusionary practices.
• Provide technical assistance to district teams, including readiness for implementation, action planning, alignment and prioritizing of needs.
• Provide training on MTSS to district and school teams.
• Collaborate and work effectively as part of the larger ESD Teaching and Learning team for the purpose of providing coherent professional learning that intersects with other content areas as well as providing best practice strategies for inclusion of students with disabilities and second language learners.
• Stay up to date with Washington's educational reform efforts and current research in the areas of inclusionary practices and MTSS.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Follow all applicable Board Policies and Procedures.
• Performs related duties as assigned. Related duties as required are duties that may not be specifically listed in the Position Description but are within the general occupational series and responsibility level typically associated with the employee's classification of work.

Benefits

• Opportunities to receive on the job training
• Access to full benefits (Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance. Retirement Account. Medical Reimbursement Account, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance etc.)
• S EBB Insurance Benefits
• Access to the agency's wellness and employee assistance program.
• 9 days of paid sick leave annually (6 hrs. accrued monthly).
• 2 days of paid personal leave frontloaded in September

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level