Education Administrator 2 (Standards and Assessment Administrator )

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Education & Early Development

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

What you will be doing:

This position serves as the designated state administrator of the statewide summative assessments required under state laws and regulations and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as reauthorized in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This position coordinates with the assessment leads of all statewide assessments to help coordinate efforts regarding consistent communication with districts. The incumbent is responsible for procedures that address the secure and standardized administration of assessments to all students in Alaska. In addition, this position oversees updates and revisions to statewide content area standards, standards alignment in assessment, support to districts in implementation of standards and assessment, and support to districts in standards aligned curriculum adoption.

The ideal candidate to join our friendly, hard-working team has a strong education background, skills in leading project management, and a disposition of service. The incumbent supervises the work of 6 staff, (four Education Specialist 2's, one Education Associate 3, and one Education Associate 2.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

DEED values collaboration and relationship building, creativity and innovation, and mission-driven work guided by the

Alaska's Education Challenge

. The Division of Innovation and Education Excellence is seeking an Education Administrator II to join the highly-collaborative Standards and Assessments team that leads the work of implementing Alaska's statewide assessments and supports districts in ensuring curriculum is aligned to state academic standards.

The benefits of joining our team:

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful statewide work that supports Alaska schools and collaboration across teams. The role provides experience working on statewide initiatives, policy-to-practice coordination, and cross-agency collaboration. Flexible work options, including remote work, support work-life balance while serving Alaska’s students and communities.

The working environment you can expect:

This position is part of a small, high-functioning team. Our offices are conveniently located on the 9

th

floor of the State Office Building in downtown Juneau, or in the Atwood building in Anchorage. The position has the opportunity for flexible scheduling and teleworking to promote work/life balance. There are multiple travel opportunities associated with this job both in and out of state.

Who we are looking for:

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

K-12 Education:

Knowledge of the concepts, principals, theories, methods, and practices of planning, teaching and evaluating an assigned K-12 public education content area. Integrates best practices with subject matter expertise to develop resources, inform policy implementation, provide technical assistance, and support continuous improvement. Provides guidance and consultation to school districts and/or stakeholders while advancing statewide education priorities.

Contract/Procurement:

Knowledge of various types of contracts, techniques or requirements (for example, Federal Acquisitions Regulations) for contracting or procurement, and contract negotiation and administration.

Project Management:

Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work and contractor performance

Supervision

: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today!

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree;

AND either

1. Two years experience as an Education Specialist 2 or an Education Administrator 1 with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

OR

2. Six years experience in education including two years in an administrative or supervisory capacity at least at a level of, or equivalent to, a principal responsible for several other professionals may be substituted for the two years of specific experience.

Appropriate graduate work may be substituted for a maximum of two years of non-specialized experience in No.2.

A masters degree in Administration and/or Education is preferred.

Special Note:

Due to the duties assigned to a majority of these positions, applicants may be required to possess an Alaska Teacher Certificate at the time of employment and be required to maintain certification as a condition of employment. Specific endorsements may also be required. Documentation is included in the file of affected positions.

Individual positions in this class may require expertise in a particular educational specialty. Recruitment and selection will be on the basis of these requirements.

Additional Required Information

At the time of application, please submit the following:

Please provide a cover letter to describe how you possess the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position. We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.

A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

COVERLETTER

A cover letter is required as part of your application. In your cover letter, please describe how you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed in the

“

Who We Are Looking For”

section and how your skills will be of particular benefit to the position.  We request your cover letter be no more than two to three paragraphs and limited to one page.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application  If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed  Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other