Education Consultant 3

Candidates with the following skills abilities and experience are encouraged to apply:

The ideal candidate should have previous leadership experience in math education experience coordinating large-scale projects and working across complex systems math content expertise and an educational background and/or content-related work experience in the area of math. Preference will be given to candidates with the following experience:

• Strong knowledge base in math content Louisiana K-12 Student Standards for Mathematics and in-depth understanding of latest research in math education
• Strong oral and written communication skills as well as effective organizational skills maximizing the use of technology and strong project management and customer service skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to engage in the observation and review implementation to refine strategy and plan through an ongoing improvement cycle
• Experience in collaborating with multiple stakeholders to deliver a common and consistent message to the field in support of Louisianas academic strategy
• Efficient and effective use of various software systems (Microsoft Office Excel Google Docs Google Sheets Google Forms etc.)
• Previous instructional or leadership coaching experience

Seven years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus four years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

A bachelors degree plus four years of experience in education teaching or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus three years of experience in education teaching or administrative services.

The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.

Job Duties:

As an Education Consultant 3 you will support statewide efforts to improve student outcomes in mathematics in the south-west region of the state. In this role in you will:

• Provide job-embedded field support to assigned school systems and school leaders on effective numeracy instruction and support local leaders in implementing numeracy initiatives.
  1. Systems included in this assignment are Calcasieu Beauregard Allen Jefferson Davis Cameron Acadia Lafayette Evangeline and other system in the Acadiana Region. Assignments are subject to change.
• Foster relationships of support and collaboration with each assigned school system to develop and understand their numeracy goals and build the strategy for implementing numeracy initiatives.
• Develop resources and tools to support instructional leaders and improve math outcomes in K-12 classrooms.
• Develop and deliver professional learning statewide on using quality numeracy resources and tools through established ILT structures. Topics include high-quality curriculum collaborative planning time numeracy coaching cycles and assessments and meeting state and federal policy requirements.
• Support school systems in creating local numeracy plans. This includes support for developing monitoring and tracking progress towards goals.
• Collaborate with system leaders school leaders and numeracy coaches to develop a system- or school-wide focus on math achievement goals.
• Ensure that curriculum instruction and assessments are monitored and adjusted systematically at both the school and system levels in response to data from multiple sources such as student work samples student cognitive data teacher observation data and individual growth and coaching plans for teachers and students.
• Collaborate with other teams tasked with implementing the LDOE academic strategy to develop and implement a plan for providing an aligned coherent set of tools for numeracy support for grades K through twelve.
• Develop and conduct interactive sessions with the field to ensure effective implementation of initiatives and programs with administrators leaders principals and teachers.
• Assist in the implementation of specific projects to support the goals established by the Division of K-12 Numeracy which may include strategic planning grants contracts and administration.
• The role requires regular travel throughout the assigned region to visit schools and school systems as well as periodic on-site reporting to the Baton Rouge office.

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test scoreis required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

For further information about this vacancy contact:

Louisiana Department of Education Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge LA 70804