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Overview
The Vermont Agency of Education is building a dynamic, quality-focused, district facing division that serves as the Agency's statewide implementation, education transformation, & quality improvement team. This new team will lead implementation of Vermont's highest-priority education initiatives while building the enduring systems, partnerships, and organizational capacity necessary to sustain educational excellence across the state.
We are seeking an Education Transition Support Specialist to function as the implementation lead for Instructional Systems. This position will lead statewide implementation of evidence-based instructional practices, teaching & learning standards, and high-quality instructional materials (HQIM). In addition, they will partner with district leaders and educators to strengthen curriculum implementation, instructional coaching, classroom practice, and PL while promoting vertical alignment across the cradle-to-career continuum.
This position will join a new team with expertise in inclusive education systems, data and continuous improvement, and district operational excellence, and will have these shared 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.

This team will work across Agency divisions (Academics, Strategy & Accountability, Finance and Operations, Special Education, etc.) to integrate expertise and provide differentiated support based on district context, readiness, performance, and emerging needs. Rather than delivering isolated programmatic assistance, the team will serve as a single, coordinated point of contact that helps districts align instructional practices, organizational systems, and strategic priorities to improve outcomes for students.
The team also leads the Agency's Quality & Improvement Review process and manages the Early Warning Indicator System, using implementation, organizational, operational, and student performance data to proactively identify district/school strengths, emerging challenges, and opportunities for differentiated support. These integrated review and monitoring processes shift the Agency from compliance-based monitoring to continuous quality improvement by coordinating timely, evidence-based assistance before challenges become systemic.
During a period of significant transformation, this team will serve as a critical touch point between districts and the Agency. Using implementation science, CI, and evidence-based practices, the team provides coaching, facilitation, PL, implementation planning, organizational support, and TA that strengthens district systems while reducing fragmentation across Agency initiatives. This team reports to the Chief Strategy & Accountability Officer.
Who May Apply
This position, Education Transition Support Specialist - Instructional Systems (Job Requisition #55585), is open to all State employees and external applicants.
If you would like more information about this position, please contact Grace.Shelton@vermont.gov.
Resumes will not be accepted via e-mail. You must apply online to be considered.
Environmental Factors
Work is performed in a standard office setting, but some in-state travel will be required.
Minimum Qualifications
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with:

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

Total Compensation
As a State employee you are offered a great career opportunity, but it's more than a paycheck. The State's total compensation package features an outstanding set of employee benefits that are worth about 30% of your total compensation, including:

• 80% State paid medical premium and a dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• Work/Life balance: 12 paid holidays each year and a generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• Two ways to save for your retirement: A State defined benefit pension plan and a deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

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Equal Opportunity Employer
The State of Vermont celebrates diversity, and is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect and meaningful inclusion that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The State does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, membership in an employee organization, family medical history or genetic information, or family or parental status. The State's employment decisions are merit-based. Retaliatory adverse employment actions by the State are forbidden.