State Homeless Education Coordinator

State of Maryland•Baltimore City, MD

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Maryland State Department of Education is dedicated to supporting a world-class educational system that prepares all students for college and career success in the 21st century. With excellent stewardship from our divisions, we oversee State and federal programs that support the needs of a diverse population – students, teachers, principals, and other educators throughout Maryland. The Education Program Specialist II serves as lead technical program expert responsible for administering, managing, coordinating and evaluating the federal McKinney-Vento program, including developing and carrying out the State McKinney-Vento plan; coordinating and collaborating with school and school system staff, homeless services providers, early childhood programs, and community-based organizations; providing technical assistance to and providing monitoring of school systems; responding to inquiries from parents, guardians, and youth, to ensure that each child or youth who is the subject of such an inquiry receives the full protections and services provided by federal and state law; and providing leadership to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and local education agencies (LEAs) to develop, review, and revise policies to remove barriers to the identification, enrollment, and retention in school of children and youth experiencing homelessness. This specialist will use knowledge and experience in federal and State regulations, MSDE’s goals and initiatives, public education, school improvement, research and practices, staff development and training related to implementing educational programs for children and their families . This position will support the Title I, Part A program, as needed.

Requirements

A Master’s degree or the equivalent of 36 credit hours of post-baccalaureate course work from an accredited college or university.
Five years of administrative or teaching experience in, or affiliated with, an education program, including two years of experience in coordinating or administering an education program or service directly related to Title I or Education for Homeless Children at the Federal, State Education Agency, or LEA central office level.
Applicants must consent to a State Police Investigation (fingerprinting) as a routine procedure for all employees with this Agency.

Nice To Haves

Experience with federal or state education policy and regulations for grant management at the Federal, State Education Agency, or LEA central office level.
Experience supporting the implementation of the McKinney-Vento Act
Experience with the design and development of the process and materials to support the Education for Homeless Children and Youth and the state and federal guidelines and compliance

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, coordination, consultation, technical assistance and management of the Education for Homeless Children, under the McKinney-Vento Act
Implement the Education for Homeless children program by ensuring that the State and all LEAs are compliant
Provide technical assistance to staff in all LEAs
Create and implement programs of professional learning for school and LEA staff
Analyze, review, and provide leadership in revising policies to remove barriers and increase retention in school of children and youth experiencing homelessness
Manage homeless education grants; oversee implementation of programmatic and fiscal aspects of the grants
Represent MSDE on workgroups, councils and conferences
Make required site visits according to federal and MSDE schedules and guidelines
Participates in and supports various office, division, intradepartmental, and cross-divisional programs and teams
Provide support to the Title I, Part A Program as needed