Director of Secondary Mathematics

Please note: The salary range listed in this job description is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed salary range listed above.

Job Location: This position will be located at 205 Jefferson St., Jefferson City, MO 65101.

The Office of College and Career Readiness consists of six sections:

• Curriculum:
  The curriculum services section provides professional services related to the development and implementation of improved curricula in Missouri schools.
• Career and Technical Education (CTE): CTE combines academics and occupational skill training in Agriculture;
  Business, Marketing, and IT;
  Health Science;
  Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services;
  Technology and Engineering; and Skilled Technical Sciences.
• School Counseling:
  The School Counseling Section provides resources and technical assistance to help school counselors fully implement comprehensive school counseling programs in Missouri schools.
• Adult Education and Literacy (AEL): AEL provides and facilitates instruction in reading, math, high school equivalency preparation, English language competency, workplace and digital literacy, civics, and citizenship, to help adults gain essential life skills, earn credentials, and improve employment prospects.
• School-Based Mental Health (SBMH):
  The SBMH section supports SBMH systems through collaboration and technical assistance. SBMH systems align best practices and streamline resources as school professionals collaborate with families and community partners to provide safe and healthy learning environments for students.
• Literacy:
  The Literacy section delivers educator training, evidence-based instructional strategies, and expanded resources to ensure K-12 students build strong reading and comprehension skills, and directs Missouri’s K-2 Foundational Reading Assessment and Reading Success Plan.

• Provide technical assistance to local education agencies regarding the development and implementation of research-based instructional practices in secondary mathematics education.
• Create and conduct high-quality professional development opportunities that promote effective instructional and evaluation strategies of secondary mathematics education competencies.
• Coordinate the creation and refinement of mathematics education standards and curriculum resources.
• Develop various processes/procedures that effectively educate and support stakeholders with the implementation of state and/or federal mandates relating to mathematics education.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and provide appropriate curricular and assessment resources to various stakeholder groups.
• Collaborate and consult with the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) coordinator to accomplish goals that support the implementation of strategic planning.
• Provide content expertise for the development and implementation of Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) assessments through activities such as item writing, content review, scoring material creation, item/form selection, scoring monitoring, training materials review, assessment manual creation/review, and performance level descriptor drafting.
• Demonstrate regular, reliable, and engaged attendance.

Full job description available upon request.

• Four or more years of experience as a classroom teacher with certification or training in mathematics, or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent…