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Job Summary

The Georgia Department of Education - School Improvement Division is recruiting for an Education Program Manager for the South Region of Georgia. Under the direction of the division director, the Program Manager for the South Region of Georgia will provide specific coaching and support to school and district leaders focused on school improvement efforts.

Duties include but are not limited to:

+ Provide overall leadership to and collaborate with Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) staff and other agencies external to provide systems and schools guidance and training for school improvement

+ Manage and supervise professional staff

+ Ensure effective collaboration with Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) and GaDOE staff and programs, particularly the GaDOE regional support teams and school improvement specialists

+ Develop both immediate and long-range strategic plans for professional learning activities

+ Provide leadership and coordination for the following school improvement activities: coordinating development, design and implementation of teacher and leader training; coordinate state training for system and school instructional leaders, identify and collaborate with exemplary educators to assist with training, coordinating and provide all trainers with content knowledge and skills for delivery of professional learning

+ Develop, support, and evaluate state school effectiveness specialists working with federally identified comprehensive support and improvement schools

Preferred Qualifications:

Preference will be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, have experience in the following:

+ Doctoral Degree

+ A minimum of three (3) years of experience in a supervisory/administrative or teacher-leader role in professional learning/staff development at a school, system, or state level

+ L-5 certification (submit a copy of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) professional educator certification)

+ Must have school-level turnaround leadership experience

+ Must have principal experience

+ Must have knowledge of performance standards and instructional design

+ Must be self-directed and self-motivated with a strong work ethic

+ Must have working knowledge of current research on school improvement and professional learning initiatives/programs

+ Experience with K-12 school improvement programs

+ Experience with program monitoring, data collection, reporting, and facilitating the necessary technical assistance to ensure not only compliance, but quality programs for students

+ Strong knowledge of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

+ Experience implementing comprehensive school reform programs or initiatives

+ Experience conducting program evaluations

+ Five or more years • experience in a building-level or system-level leadership role

+ Successful experience with designing, planning, developing, and conducting professional learning programs that are job- embedded and focused on impacting student achievement

+ Experience with training and supporting professional staff as well as training module development

+ Experience with performance standards and instructional design

Consideration/interviews will begin as soon as a list of applicants is established. Applications/resumes will be evaluated and only those meeting the qualifications may be forwarded to the hiring manager to be considered. Candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted directly. No notification will be sent to applicants except those who are selected for interviews. Due to the large volume of applications received, we cannot provide application status information.

It is the policy of the Georgia Department of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, or age in its employment practices. The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and each associated State School is a registered participant in the federal work authorization program commonly known as E-Verify. The GaDOE utilizes the program to verify employment eligibility of indi viduals hired on or after July 1, 2007.

Bachelor's degree in education, administration, public administration, or a related administrative field in the area of assignment from an accredited college or university, L-5 certification, and two (2) years of program management experience in an educational setting.

Additional Information

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+ Requisition ID: EDU0999

+ Number of Openings: 1

+ Advertised Salary: Comm. with experience

+ Shift: Day Job

+ Posting End Date: May 14, 2025