The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Continuous Improvement and Support (OCIS), Division of School and Program Improvement, has an opening for an Educational Recovery Director.
The Educational Recovery Director (ERD) will be responsible for collaborating with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) to coordinate all resources for schools identified in need of assistance by the KDE. Schools are identified for educational recovery based on the criteria set forth in Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), KRS 160.346, 703 KAR 5:280, and other regulations. The guidance of the ERD will focus on all functions relating to instructional leadership and school improvement.
Duties and Responsibilities:The Educational Recovery Director (ERD) will supervise Educational Recovery Specialists (ERSs), Educational Recovery Leaders (ERLs) and coordinate resources (including multiple educational partners, business, civic and faith-based providers) and provide leadership to ensure success in the following areas:
Culture, including defining resources and outlining activities that will make the school function as an effective learning community to support and promote a safe and orderly environment that is conducive to learning.
Support services and resources, including working with families and community groups to remove barriers to learning.
School leadership, including focusing instructional decisions of the school's leadership teams around support for teaching and learning and developing leadership skills, and the implementation of evidence-based practices to support teaching and learning.
Organization around all the school's available resources to ensure maximum effectiveness.
Planning, development, implementation, monitoring, communication and evaluation of comprehensive school improvement plans (CSIPs) and embedded turnaround plans.
Compliance issues, including following all guidelines outlined in the school improvement funds application.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Experience and Education:
Must be a graduate of a college or university with a master's degree in education or related field.
Must have five years of professional experience in education.
Current Rank II or Rank I certification by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board will substitute for the required educational requirement.
Additional professional experience in the field of education will substitute for the required educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check. Applicants currently under contract with a local school district are required to provide a written release from their superintendent prior to an offer of employment will be given. Note: This position will be filled through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The applicant selected for this position must be an employee of a Kentucky local school district or institution of higher education. To apply for this position, please send resume, and letter of interest directly to: Christy Ricketts, Division of Resource Management, 300 Sower Blvd, Frankfort, KY 40601; Phone: 502-564-3716; Email:
christy.ricketts@education.ky.gov. For further information concerning the application process, e-mail Christy Ricketts at:
christy.ricketts@education.ky.gov
Applications are not kept on file and must be resubmitted.
This position will remain open until filled.
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