Lead, Board Training Development; Program Management Specialist II

Position: Lead, Board Training Development (Program Management Specialist II)
MISSION:
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.

Core Values:

* We are Determined:
We are committed and intentional in the pursuit of our main purpose, to improve outcomes for students.

* We are People-Centered:
We strive to attract, develop, and retain the most committed talent, representing the diversity of Texas, each contributing to our common vision for students.

* We are Learners:
We seek evidence, reflect on success and failure, and try new approaches in the pursuit of excellence for our students.

* We are Servant Leaders:
Above all else, we are public servants working to improve opportunities for students and provide support to those who serve them.

New hires, re-hires, and internal hires will typically receive a starting salary between the posted minimum and the average pay of employees in their same classification. Offers will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and qualifications and will thoughtfully consider internal pay equity for agency staff who perform similar duties and have similar qualifications. The top half of the posted salary range is generally reserved for candidates who exceed the requirements and qualifications for the role.

The maximum salary range is reserved for candidates that far exceed the required and preferred qualifications for the role.

Position Overview:

The District Strategic Leadership Division builds the capacity of LEA board members to better drive student outcomes by building foundational mindsets (e.g., student outcomes orientation), knowledge (e.g., understanding state accountability systems, district systems, and board policy topics), and skills (e.g., data-driven progress monitoring).

This is accomplished through the coordinated efforts across the District Strategic Leadership Supports division including the Superintendent and Board Development team, Texas Strategic Leadership team, Leadership Development Programming team, and the Office of Governance. The collaborative approach by these teams allows for a coalescence around the central tenet of supporting educational progress and improving student outcomes in Texas public schools.

The Lead for Board Development and Training will facilitate across internal agency teams to ensure aligned board-related best practices are incorporated into their programs. This is a highly collaborative role, involving sharing content across internal agency leadership and external stakeholders for feedback as well as maintaining a pulse on the delivery and impact of board supports to continuously improve content and training with lessons learned from the field.

Additionally, this role is responsible for creating critical program training content and tools related to achieving critical milestones and outputs across board-related initiatives as well as the training of trainers through direct facilitation and certification of board training individuals. The content and training development is inclusive of this individual building as well as managing any internal and external stakeholders also supporting the content development process.

This includes facilitating multiple rounds of feedback loops to get to final products and then utilizing insights from training and the field to continuously improve upon content, delivery, and strategy over time and across programmatic delivery methods.

The Lead for Board Development and Training is specifically focused on first three key initiatives and avenues for developing and supporting school boards:

1. Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes (EISO) - grounded in research, EISO is required training for school board members every two years to build foundational knowledge and understanding in critical areas such as A-F Accountability, STAAR, TEKS, Effective Instruction and Talent Systems as well as develop trustee competencies in the areas of student data governance, student focused policy governance, and superintendent oversight and support

2. Lone Star Governance (LSG) - founded on research, LSG provides coaching and support, through a continuous improvement model, for school governing that choose and commit to intensively focus on the objective of improving student outcomes; in addition to the primary focus on improving student outcomes, LSG provides systems for governing legal and fiscal responsibilities

3. Texas Strategic Leadership (TSL) - grounded in the Effective District Framework, TSL supports superintendents through academic strategic planning and performance management with a commitment to engaging and garnering support from the districts' school boards for all stakeholders to be aligned in the strategies and progress towards achieving student outcomes

Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.

Please note that a resume and short answer responses are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete…