Education Bureau Chief for Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities

Introduction

Do you enjoy developing, coordinating, supervising, monitoring, and evaluating educational services to School Districts, Regional School Districts, Unified School Districts, and other related educational entities?
Are you passionate about structured literacy and its impact on dyslexia education?
Does a career in public service excite you?
If so, come make an impact by serving your State. Read below & apply today!


The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is now accepting applications from experienced individuals for the exciting role of Education Bureau Chief for Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities (Education Bureau Chief).

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Full Time, 40 Hours/week.
• Monday through Friday.
• Potential for telework.
• First Shift.
• Location: 450 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford.

THE ROLE

The Education Bureau Chief for Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities will oversee the Office of Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities. This office is responsible for ensuring compliance with requirements for Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) and applicants, including professional educator certification and statutes related to dyslexia instruction and training. The successful candidate will review and recommend necessary changes to the state board of education’s process for the approval of educator preparation programs related to these compliance requirements.

The Education Bureau Chief for Dyslexia and Reading Disabilities will lead efforts in the following areas:

• Reviewing, identifying, developing, updating, and implementing evidence-based competency targets for structured literacy.
• Evaluating compliance measures for EPPs to ensure that they include literacy instruction and processes that reflect current research and best practices.
• Overseeing the development of model dyslexia in-service training programs for local and regional boards of education, aligned with identified educator competencies in structured literacy.
• Collaborating on the development of evidence-based reading assessments to identify students at risk for dyslexia or other reading-related learning disabilities.
• Appointing full-time staff as needed to support the operations of the office.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience and certification in Integrated Early Childhood, Comprehensive Special Education, and Remedial Reading.
• A passion for applying data and analytics to enhance the learning experience and support the development of highly effective educators for our children.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with Connecticut’s Educator Preparation Program providers, as well as family and community partners.

ABOUT US
CSDE is the administrative arm of the Connecticut State Board of Education. Through leadership, curriculum, research, planning, evaluation, assessment, data analyses and other assistance, the CSDE helps to ensure equal opportunity and excellence in education for all Connecticut students.

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Selection Plan

TO APPLY

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
• The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.
  
• In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited.  If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting. 
• For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
• Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
• Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING

• Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AFTER YOU APPLY

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
• Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

CONNECT WITH US

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Brittney Woodley at brittney.woodley@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Departments of Aging and Disability Services and Education this class is accountable for directing the operation of an education services bureau.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Directs Education programs and staff activities and manages all related functions; 
• Develops comprehensive long and short-term goals and objectives which support educational initiatives and agency mission;
• Participates and makes recommendations in review and formulation of agency policy, program priorities, funding, legislation and regulation;
• Develops or assists in the development of educational programs in area of specialty;
• Provides consultant services for these programs and services;
• Interprets and administers pertinent laws within assigned bureau;
• Controls fiscal operations within bureau by determining priority of expenditures of financial and related resources;
• Evaluates and assesses staff performance;
• Responds to inquiries from the public, Governor’s office, and federal, state and local educators concerning education initiatives and programs;
• Maintains statewide responsibility for all bureau programs and activities and represents agency and state in related activities as required;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • and ability to interpret and apply relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • philosophy and methods of education with emphasis on educational administration and management;
  • objectives and purposes of educational programs within area of specialty;
  • principles of professional management;
  • public school administration; 
• Knowledge of
  • and ability to apply management principles and practices;
  • principles and techniques of budgetary preparation and fiscal management;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

An earned advanced degree and ten (10) years of experience in the field of education or in a related area.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Three (3) years of the General Experience must have been at the full advanced working level in the oversight of the development or administration of an educational bureau, system, operation, school or service.

NOTE: For state employees, this experience is interpreted at the level of an Education Consultant.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• A 092 certificate (Intermediate Administrator), or 093 certificate (Superintendent), or Sixth Year Diploma in Educational Leadership, or an Ed.D. (Doctorate in Educational Leadership) may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
• An advanced degree and three (3) years of managerial experience in the oversight of the development or administration of an educational bureau, system, operation, school or service may be substituted for the General and Special Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• An 092 Intermediate Administrator, 093 Superintendent or equivalent certification.
• Experience in Dyslexia diagnosis and intervention.
• Experience developing and implementing Educator Preparation Programs.
• Experience with Educator Preparation Program accreditation analysis.
• Experience with Educator Preparation Program curriculum analysis.
• Experience with the State Legislative Process.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required to possess an appropriate certificate issued by the State Board of Education.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.