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About Moonshot edVentures Moonshot edVentures, a mission-driven and values-based organization, builds a pipeline of diverse leaders to design and launch the schools and learning environments of tomorrow in Metro Denver with a focus on recruiting and training underrepresented educators and leaders who might not otherwise consider founding schools or programs. Moonshot identifies educators who are at least 2 or 3 years away from launching their idea and provides them with high-quality, comprehensive programming focused on leadership development, model design, and pathways to launch. Moonshot also connects Fellows to local and national experts who work in support of Fellows as they explore the launching and/or leading of charter schools, district turnaround schools, micro-schools, and after school programs. Moonshot is currently training its third cohort of Fellows and has begun to receive national attention as a model for a place-based approach to recruiting and training diverse...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. This position is funded through September 30, 2022 under the federal CARES Act grant. Continuation of the position beyond that date is contingent on available funding. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Texas Education Agency is seeking a talented individual to join a team of professionals dedicated to improving the educational outcomes for all public-school students in the state of Texas. This position reports to a Grant Negotiation Supervisor in the Grants Administration Division, which is responsible for awarding and administering over $3 billion in federal and state education grants to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools each year. The CARES Grant Negotiator will work with grants funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Grant Negotiator analyzes...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Customer Service Representative III reports directly to the division manager and serves in a critical role as the first point of contact between educators and the agency. This energetic and highly motivated individual pulls from a repertoire of outstanding customer service skills to respond daily to a significant volume of telephone calls, Help Desk tickets, and email inquiries in a positive, accurate, and efficient manner. The Customer Service Representative assists relevant stakeholders to locate key information related to educator certification, testing and preparation and to assist in the creation and use of online educator accounts. Please note that a resume and tailored cover letter are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) aims to improve outcomes for over 5.4 million students in Texas public schools through an ambitious   Strategic Plan   designed to prepare students for college, career or the military. One of the key enablers underpinning this plan is the state’s A-F accountability system, which awards letter grades to schools and school systems, recognizing the achievement and growth of their students in the prior year. The accountability system is based, in part, in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) program. Together, the accountability and assessment programs provide data that is used in multiple stakeholder-facing tools, including: - Texas’s parent-facing assessment website, TexasAssessment.gov - Texas’s stakeholder-facing...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. This position is funded through September 30, 2022 under the federal CARES Act grant. Continuation of the position beyond that date is contingent on available funding. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The District Support Specialist will support the Director of Special Projects in System Support to help school districts implement new curriculum, instructional, and staffing models necessitated by school district response to the current COVID crisis. This includes supporting the development of on-campus and remote school models. This person will perform highly advanced (senior-level) consultative and technical assistance work to support the implementation of diagnostics and strategic plans intended to ensure Local Education Agencies (LEAs) are able to address immediate student learning needs and develop...

Location: Anywhere in California Description of job: The Director of School Quality Support will be a key leader and project manager for initiatives directly related to charter school growth and quality. Specifically, the Director will help CCSA’s Schools Team advocate improved school performance by engaging with school leaders, creating and managing tools and resources, and encouraging and evaluating effective practices in schools. This leader will utilize school site experience to play an essential role in school accountability, development, and support.   Overview of responsibilities: The Director of School Quality Support (Director) is a member of CCSA’s Schools Team reporting to the Vice President, School Quality Support (Vice President), and will work closely with multiple members of the Schools Team and teammates across the Association. The Director will be responsible for managing and contributing to high impact projects related to school quality and the...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Director of Human Capital Systems will play a critical role in the planning and implementation of House Bill 3’s Teacher Incentive Allotment, which aims to provide a pathway for outstanding Texas teachers to earn six-figure salaries. This role will lead districts in strengthening district human capital systems and compensation practices to increase the impact and retention of highly effective teachers, particularly in high-needs and rural areas. As part of the implementation of the Teacher Incentive Allotment, this individual will play a key role in the creation of guidance documents and overall technical support provided to districts. This position reports to the Director of Strategic Compensation. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   This position is in the Division of Research and Analysis and performs highly complex (senior-level) SAS programming work as well as complex research and statistical analyses. This position will prepare and analyze data in areas of testing and measurement (e.g., SAT, ACT, PSAT, ACT Aspire, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and other student performance indicators). This work supports the measurement of how well school districts are functioning and students are learning in the Texas public school system. This position is also expected to review the work of other team members. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable in research and statistical analysis, a strong SAS programmer, detail-oriented, self-driven, and works well in a team environment as well as independently....

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Director of Instructional Leadership will work to align best practices in instructional leadership across the state articulated in the Effective Schools Framework and the Effective District Framework, primarily through the training, support, and coaching of regional Education Service Centers (ESCs) staff in their efforts to support the implementation of instructional leadership systems and practices in Local Education Agencies (LEAs). This position reports to the Associate Commissioner of Instructional Support. Please note that a resume is a required attachment for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Additionally, please be sure to respond to the short answer prompts found in the supplemental questions. These responses should be added in...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   In order to advance the mission of TEA of improving outcomes for all public-school students, the New Schools Coordinator will support the authorization and launch of high-quality charter schools. This position reports to the New Schools Manager and performs highly complex consultative services and technical assistance work pertaining to the implementation and oversight of the charter school program. The New Schools Coordinator works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. The New Schools Coordinator works on a team that coordinates all facets of the charter application process from development of charter applications through review of submitted applications to final award and successful launch of new charter schools....

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   In order to advance the mission of TEA of improving outcomes for all public school students, the Charter School Policy Coordinator will serve as the coordinator for all charter division policy matters related to the legislature, rule-making, and the State Board of Education (SBOE). The Policy Coordinator will work under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement and will report directly to the Division Director. Please note that a resume and tailored cover letter are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Additionally, please be sure to respond to the short answer prompts found in the supplemental questions. These responses should be added in a separate Word or PDF...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Senior Governance Advisor will oversee the development of targeted systemic supports and actions that provide school and governing system leaders strategic resources, guidance, and best practices to improve student outcomes. These initiatives and actions aim to improve the governing function and overall system performance of local education agencies in Texas. This position will accomplish this by providing vision and leadership to teams and initiatives that drive the work, including school system support and leadership, sanction monitoring, and charter property acquisition and distribution. This position provides leadership, collaboration, and support in system performance and strategy development to the Office and Governance and Accountability’s leadership team, agency staff,...

MISSION:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW:   The Texas Education Agency (TEA) aims to improve outcomes of over 5.4 million students in Texas public schools through an ambitious   Strategic Plan   design to prepare students for college, career or the military. The successful implementation of TEA’s strategic plan depends on a strong, aligned partnership with the twenty Education Service Centers (ESCs) that serve – in part – as the primary delivery chains for the policies, practices, and supports TEA has designed through the Strategic Plan. The ESC Operations Unit oversees the operational support TEA provides to ESCs and ensures functional collaboration among our organizations in service of TEA’s strategic plan. The ESC Operations Specialist (Program Specialist V) will play a critical executing on a vision for cohesive TEA –...

MISSION: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will improve outcomes for all public-school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. POSITION OVERVIEW: In order to advance the mission of the TEA of improving outcomes for all public-school students, the School Action Fund Grant Specialist will develop and administer the School Action Fund grant designed to support districts to plan and execute bold schools actions. The School Action Fund Grant Specialist creates program guidelines, grant application and evaluation processes, and tracks and monitors fidelity of implementation of grant dollars. The School Action Fund Grant Specialist reports directly to the Director of the Division of System Support and Innovation and will work in collaboration with the Divisions District Support Team to support consultative work to school districts interested in and/or already awarded School Action Fund grants. Please note that a resume and tailored...