Special Education Statewide Liaison Coordinator

Department: Special Education

Job Title: Special Education Statewide Liaison Coordinator

Job Goal:

This position is responsible for providing professional development and differentiated and targeted support assistance to local districts based on their unique needs and goals.

Education:

• Masters degree in education or a related field

Certifications:

• Supervisor mid-management or administrator certification (preferred)
• Texas Special Education Certification (Optional)

Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong project management background
• Background as an educator and/or administrator with data analysis problem identification root cause analysis and potential solutions to benefit all student populations
• High expectations for student achievement for all student populations
• Experience leading and managing adults and/or experience in working successfully on a team
• Successful experience in and affinity toward collaboration and learning from multiple sources. Should be paired with the ability to reflect a strong leadership capacity
• Experienceproviding successful professional development
• Strong abilities in communication with diverse groups of stakeholders
• Highly professional written and verbal communication is evident
• Proactive professional communication and collaboration
• Frequent travel is required

Experience:

• Minimum of three years of recent experience as an administrator instructional coach or any similar leadership role

Special Education Liaisons Performance Measures:

Essential Function #1

• 80% of LEAs identified through RDA as Determination Level (DL) 2 3 or 4 are engaged and receiving support from ESC SPED Liaisons.

Activities:

• Assess and agree to the support and assistance to be made available to each individual site and/or collectively to several sites.
• Schedule virtual and onsite meetings based on the goals of the team and stakeholders.
• Tailor support based on needs of the team and systems stakeholders.
• Assess the effectiveness of the level of support in meeting needs goals and context of the implementation effort.

Essential Function #2

• 80% of LEAs who receive technical assistance and support from ESC liaisons show evidence the LEAs need was met as evidenced in the LEA Survey.

Activities:

• Provide Technical Assistance to LEA Stakeholders by connecting them to resources individuals and/or providing support.
• Maintain ongoing communication with LEAs to support implementation efforts.
• Assess the effectiveness of the level of support in meeting needs goals and context of the implementation effort

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Equipment used:

• Computer and applied software
• Standard office equipment including personal computers and peripherals

Working Environment:

• Work on multiple tasks with frequent interruptions
• Prolong sitting; occasional lifting bending/stopping and pushing/pulling and twisting
• Repetitive hand motions including frequent keyboarding and use of a mouse; occasional reaching
• Occasional light lifting and carrying (less than 15 pounds)
• Frequent region-wide and occasional statewide travel
• May work prolonged or irregular hours
• Work with frequent interruptions; maintain emotional control under stress

Required Experience:

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