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***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*** Job Summary The State Public Charter School Authority is seeking an Education Programs Professional in Las Vegas, NV. Under the general direction of the Director of School Support, this role is responsible for overseeing and monitoring state and federal special education programs in sponsored charter schools.

Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining policies and procedures, providing technical assistance, reviewing school level reports, compiling agency level reports, serving as a liaison to the Nevada Department of Education, and delivering training aligned with identified needs. The Education Programs Professional also receives, reviews, and, when appropriate, facilitates resolutions to constituent concerns, disputes, and Due Process proceedings related to school programs. Additionally, this position oversees IDEA programmatic implementation at sponsored charter schools.

The ideal candidate possesses a working knowledge of IDEA and special education dispute resolution, a strong understanding of current issues and best practices in education programs, general knowledge of annual subrecipient risk based programmatic grant monitoring for state and federal grants, strong motivation, and professional, effective written and verbal communication skills. Education Programs Directors, Supervisors, and Professionals assist and foster the growth of early childhood, pre-K, K-12, postsecondary, adult, and related education programs throughout Nevada by providing technical assistance, training, and oversight. Essential Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in business, economics, education, English, math, psychology, science, sociology, or related field and one year of related experience applicable to the current vacancy.

Job Duties Assist and foster continuous improvement of educator preparation, recruitment, development, recognition, and retention programs. Assist and foster the improvement and growth of assigned education programs; develop tools and resources used by local agencies to accomplish required or desired objectives. Provide technical assistance to statewide councils, commissions, boards, and task forces by preparing agendas, meeting materials, and researching and presenting information.

Provide training, technical assistance, and outreach regarding education program legal requirements and best practices individually or in group sessions. Collect, analyze, and report education program-related data; assist schools in meeting accountability and reporting requirements. Coordinate the development of education standards for various roles, responsibilities, and/or subject areas; develop assessments and security/administration protocol to measure the performance of students, schools, and school districts regarding federal and State standards and indicators.

Oversee school compliance with federal and State requirements by monitoring and reviewing program documentation and conducting interviews. Review federal and State education program-related statutes and regulations; draft language for proposed State regulations; coordinate adoption of proposed regulations; provide input on statutory language. Review education program sub-grant or claims requests and recommend approval or denial; monitor and provide assistance regarding funds usage; manage sub-grant applications.

Collaborate with external partners including universities, research organizations, governmental agencies, and other entities to drive school improvement efforts statewide. Create and facilitate internal and external stakeholder groups to provide high quality, research-based recommendations to the Department regarding educational matters. Perform related duties as assigned.

Under limited supervision, incumbents perform duties described in the series concept and may train, supervise, and evaluate the performance of subordinate technical and administrative support staff. This is the journey level in the series. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Working knowledge of: current issues and best practices in educational programs; data analysis necessary to evaluate success and trends of the program area; chart, graph, and table formatting to produce reports; computer applications used for email, spreadsheets, word processing, and databases.

General knowledge of: education systems, procedures, and methods; federal laws and regulations pertaining to education and the assigned program area(s). Ability to: analyze and summarize data; analyze information, problems, and situations to define the problem, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and recognize alternatives and their implications; arrive jointly or independently at decisions, conclusions, or solutions; compile research and information gained from interest groups into written and oral presentations that provide direction for the development of goals and objectives of the program; disseminate information logically and clearly; find, identify, and understand rigorous research and data from leading and credible education organizations/institutions to inform program work and school improvement; write State guidance documents and memos to communicate federal and State education laws, requirements and expectations; create and deliver accurate presentations with relevant information, data, and research; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with coworkers and project staff in the school districts, the university system, and other organizations, agencies, and the public; facilitate group discussion of identification of issues, concerns, questions, and proposed solutions; interpret information such as federal laws, regulations, and other documents; meet established deadlines with quality products; plan and organize workshops and in service activities that make the best use of time for participants; prepare and present a variety of oral and written reports as needed; present to small or large groups to provide information, coordinate discussion, and motivate others to action; write concise, logical, and understandable grammatically correct letters, memoranda, reports, minutes, handbooks, directions, technical reports, plans, guidelines, instructions and compliance finding reports. Recruiter Contact Information: Robyn Hawkins - rhawkins1@admin.nv.gov The State of Nevada is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them

All applicants are considered without regard to race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. Please send direct Inquiries or correspondence to the recruiter listed on this announcement.