Assistant Superintendent of Native Education and Tribal Relations

Assistant Superintendent Of Native Education And Tribal Relations

The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill the Assistant Superintendent of Native Education and Tribal Relations position. This full-time permanent position is based in Olympia, Washington. This position will be required to be in-office 5 days per week. The annual compensation for the position is $169,552 per year and depends upon experience, educational background and qualifications.

Washington State offers a generous benefit package including health, dental and life insurance, retirement and an optional deferred compensation program.

This position oversees, supervisors, and leads a team of individuals at the state level, and works with their team to ensure educators and others receive ongoing technical assistance, training, and information to school districts, and tribal communities to ensure that school districts and tribal communities remain current with Native American curriculum and that Native American students have equal access to all educational program and opportunities.

Additional responsibilities include oversight and implementation of federal and state policies, budget oversight, and compliance as it relates to Native Education in Washington state. This position serves as an OSPI liaison on behalf of the State Superintendent to the Tribes, Tribal Compact Schools, Tribal communities, and the Governor's Office of Indian Affairs.

Key responsibilities include providing leadership, technical assistance, and advocacy to meet the educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students; facilitating the development and implementation of curricula and instructional materials in native languages, culture and history, and the concept of tribal sovereignty; coordinating technical assistance for public schools that serve American Indian and Alaska Native students; and working with all relevant agencies and committees to highlight the need for accurate, useful data that is appropriately disaggregated to provide a more accurate picture regarding American Indian and Alaska Native students.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Education, Business Administration, or related Educational or Tribal Studies field, or four (4) years educational or leadership experience working in tribal schools and/or in or with public schools who receive federal or state funding specific to Native American and Alaska Native students, and five (5) years of educational or leadership expertise, experience and relationships with Native peoples in Washington State.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:
Master's Degree of Arts, Education, Business Administration, or related Educational or Tribal Studies Field; understanding of the Centennial Accord and Millennium Agreement; protocols of Tribes and OSPI to bridge, communication, and connect; experience working and supporting community and organization-based leaders, boards of directors, councils, and committees; familiar with Washington State education priorities and initiatives; research and best practices focused on providing academic and socio-emotional supports in educating Native students;

tribal colleges and Native community-centered, culturally grounded higher education institutional practices that serve American Indian/Alaska Native leaders and ability to support and advocate for change within higher education to increase Native student success; the importance of tribal language revitalization, teaching, and learning, supporting the development of new tribal language teachers and the elevation of honoring tribal languages within Local Education Agencies and federal programs in public schools, specifically supporting American Indian/Alaska Native learners;

values and acknowledges there are a number of tribes that are creating their own curriculum; ability to work with data to provide clear information on impacting students' success; ability to support legislative processes (i.e., bill analysis, technical assistance, etc.).

Those interested in this position must apply through Careers.wa.gov. Applications must include the following documents in MS Word and PDF format only: a letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement; a current résumé, and a list of three or more professional references.