School Network Staff Multilingual & Gifted Education Coordinator
Job Description
Reports To: Equity Specialist & School Programs Manager
Job Type: Full Time, Exempt
Start Date: July 1st, 2022
ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW
The Colorado Charter School Institute (CSI) is a statewide charter school authorizer whose mission is to foster high-quality public-school choices offered through charter schools, particularly schools that are focused on closing the achievement gap for at-risk students. Governed by a board of nine members appointed by the Governor and Commissioner of Education, CSI currently serves a diverse portfolio of 42 schools across the state of Colorado serving over 20,000 students. CSI is uniquely positioned to serve and promote charter school innovation in communities throughout Colorado and to be a leader in improvements in authorizer practices. CSI aspires to continue growing the quality and quantity of its portfolio of schools in Colorado in response to the need for high quality, innovative charter school options. Our organization is at an extraordinary point of opportunity and is poised to make additional systemic changes that will yield improvements within the portfolio’s overall student achievement.
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Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position is non-classified and is not subject to appeal rights.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND ROLE-SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.
- Advance CSI’s mission of increasing access and equity for students across all CSI schools.
- Provide professional development, program support and monitoring for Gifted Education Programs.
- Develop, maintain and evaluate CSI’s Gifted Education Program Plan.
- Coordinate with the Grants Fiscal and Accounting Manager,
- Determine procedures for allocating ECEA Gifted Education Funds and reporting on fund expenditures
- Organize, submit, and maintain Universal Screening & Qualified Personnel (USG) Grant budget, including school level budget development and reporting
- Review and approve USG Request for Funds.
- Provide professional development, program support and monitoring for Emergent Multilingual (English Learner) programs.
- Coordinate with the Evaluation, Accountability and School Improvement team to
- Develop WIDA ACCESS training
- Support interpretation of WIDA ACCESS data by school personnel
- Support Grants Fiscal and Accounting Manager in Title III school level budget development and revisions.
- Serve as CSI’s McKinney Vento liaison, supporting schools in identifying homeless students, accessing Title I homeless funds and providing guidance and resources to respond to increasing needs of homeless students.
- Provide professional development, program support and monitoring for dropout and re-engagement initiatives, including homeless, child welfare services, and related program grants.
- Build school and community partnerships to support school’s service to students.
- Provide regular communication and customer services to schools in all school program areas.
- Collaborate with additional Student Services staff to enhance professional development, support and monitoring across school programs.
DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in the review of charter applications and school operational plans in support of CSI’s role as a school authorizer.
- Provide school performance and operational evaluation for inclusion in the CSI Annual Review of Schools for all managed programs.
- Provide operational support for the Equity Specialist & School Programs Manager
- In coordination with the Data Submissions unit, provide technical assistance and validate programmatic data for state and federal reporting.
- Collaborate and work within the department and across other CSI departments.
BENEFITS
As an employee of the Colorado Charter School Institute (State of Colorado), you will have access to a variety of benefits to include medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, paid vacation and sick time, flexible scheduling, a work-life balance culture, no-cost life and disability insurance (with additional paid options), Flex Spending and Health Savings Account options, professional development opportunities, wellness offerings, a performance based bonus and membership in Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA)
CSI INCLUSION STATEMENT
CSI recognizes that autonomy and diversity can drive innovation and improved outcomes, both in our schools and in our organization. We are committed to a diverse and culturally inclusive workplace as we believe that differences in perspective and experiences broaden our awareness, enrich our daily experiences, and contribute to our collective strength.
As a charter school authorizer with schools that serve a wide range of communities across the state, we prioritize recruiting a staff that shares the diversity of the students and communities our schools serve. CSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, race, color, religion or belief, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
At a minimum, we are looking for the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field
- 5 years teaching experience, including working with emerging multilinguals and/or gifted students
- Strong time-management and interpersonal skills
- Experience developing and implementing training resources and procedures
- Experience managing multiple ongoing programs or projects with internal and external stakeholders
- Attention to detail, professional written and verbal communication skills, and familiarity with modern workplace software programs and tools
- Self-motivated
- All final candidates must successfully pass a thorough criminal background check.
Ideal candidates will have some, or all, of the following education, skills, and abilities:
- Colorado Professional Teacher License with endorsements in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education and Gifted Education preferred
- Master’s degree or advanced training in Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education and/or Gifted Education
- Experience administering WIDA/ACCESS or Universal Screening assessments
- Experience working with charter schools in Colorado
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A proven ability to design and facilitate effective trainings to a variety of stakeholders
- A proven ability to proactively improve systems and identify potential internal and external customer issues
- Detail-oriented with demonstrated ability to follow-through on projects
- Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating process documentation and resources for various stakeholders.
- Experience with data analysis and statistics
- Familiarity and experience with state and federal laws associated with emerging multilinguals and gifted students.
LOCATION & TRAVEL
Some Travel Required. Telecommute Flexibility Offered
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment includes a standard office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
NOTE
This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. CSI may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.
