Description

APPLICANTS MAY BE EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS, TEACHERS AND OTHER QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS

Examples of Duties

• Provides leadership in the planning, design, development, and implementation of Title III (Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students), Part A (English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and Academic Achievement Act) and Part B (Improving Language Instruction Educational Programs). Coordinates and provides technical assistance to complex areas and schools with Title III funds that have high numbers of limited English proficient students.
• Plans, designs, and develops the various innovative high quality language instructional programs and related materials in the State in coordination with other state educational specialists involved in instruction and curriculum for students of limited English proficiency; evaluates the merit and feasibility of alternative instructional approaches, methods, and organization; evaluates and recommends improvements in the current programs and services offered to districts. Prepares annual performance reports, budgets, expenditure plans and other documents as required.
• Develops and provides professional development for state, district, complex area and school staff responsible for providing English acquisition learning activities and differentiated standards-based instruction in the core content subjects for non-native English speaking students who have varying degrees of English proficiency in order to carry out the purposes of programs and projects assisting students of limited English proficiency.
• Coordinates and conducts program review and/or monitoring in coordination with the State’s EL and other programs to determine compliance with federal and state regulations. Collects, aggregates, analyzes, reports, and transmits data and other information and required reports on the impact of funds on students of limited English proficiency in the State and the education services provided or available to them. Provides oversight for Title III requirements in the Electronic Comprehensive Student Support System (eCSSS) and Financial Management System (FMS).
• Provides technical assistance and consultative services to district, complex, school, and other state office personnel; to community and parent groups; and to others requesting such services as pertaining to the education of students of limited English proficiency. Serves as an active member of DOE cross-functional teams related to improving instruction at the school level.
• Serves as a liaison between the HIDOE and other state and federal government agencies, community groups, professional organizations, and mainland agencies and organizations in the area of bilingual/multicultural education and English as a Second Language (ESL).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in education with specialization in a subject field appropriate to the area or areas of assignment.
Experience: Six (6) years of responsible professional work experience in education of which four (4) years shall have been in teaching and two (2) years in curriculum or program planning, as appropriate. Experience Desirable: Supervisory work experience, survey development and grant writing, implementation and monitoring.
Knowledge: Foundations of curriculum and instruction; instructional media and computers; foundations of American education; tests and measurements; principals of learning and individual differences; curriculum design and development; educational statistics; purposes, methods, subject matter and materials pertinent to the area or areas of assignment; research developments, trends and current issues or problems pertinent to the area or areas of assignment; laws, rules, regulations and administrative procedures pertinent to the area or areas of assignment.
Ability to: Provide leadership, planning and coordination in the area or areas of assignment; develop, analyze and evaluate plans, programs and procedures; communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing; operate computer and other business machines; use tools, equipment, instruments or devices appropriate to the area or areas of assignment; maintain awareness of developments in curriculum or program areas.
Desired Ability to: Develop and implement on-line professional development and appropriate on-line tools (i.e., Sharepoint, podcasts, voice threads, website, WebEx, webinars, etc); able to supervise personnel at various work sites, as well as organize/prioritize work and multi-task to maintain an effective work pace while working under deadlines.

Supplemental Information

Equal Opportunity

The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes.