101 jobs found in austin

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 Federal Reporting and Special Populations (FRSP) Programmer IV reports to the FRSP Unit Manager in the Research and Analysis Division. This position plays a critical role in supporting the TEA mission and goals by being responsible for advanced computer programming, systems analysis, business requirements, data analysis, quality assurance, and documentation for annual federal reporting and state reporting of special education and other special population students and staff. Specific job responsibilities include maintaining and enhancing a Special Education reporting information system; keeping up-to-date by implementing new agency technologies and tools to be used for better data reporting and team process improvement; and filling ad hoc data requests using Public Education...

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 Teacher Mentorship and Leadership Specialist will play a critical role in the planning and implementation of the Mentor Program Allotment, ultimately creating a positive impact on new teacher support across the state of Texas. This role will also support the design and rollout of teacher leadership programs, which serve to expand the impact highly effective teachers. The main work for this role will fall into four broad areas: overseeing the implementation of the Mentor Program Allotment, managing stakeholder engagement and external communications; contributing the development of teacher leadership programs, and supporting cross-agency work related to recruiting, supporting, and retaining effective teachers. This individual reports to the Director of Teacher Leadership. Please...

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 person in this role drives the future of educator effectiveness in Texas through developing and implementing programs and procedures to generate analytical reports and other data artifacts under the direction of the Director of Educator Data and Program Accountability. This analyst performs and directs advanced systems analysis work, coordinating with multiple units across the Department of Educator Leadership and Quality and the Department of Information Technology Services. The involved work includes coordinating the production and analysis of user requirements, procedures, and problems to develop and automate processing and to improve existing systems. This analyst may train others and works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and...

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...

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 Systems Analyst V performs highly advanced systems analysis, planning, and support to the Federal Fiscal Compliance and Reporting Division (FFCR). This position is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining formulas to distribute state and federal grant funds and manage funds in agency application systems and databases. This position reports to the Analytics Unit Manager and works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for initiative and independent judgment. The Systems Analyst V will assist with calculating and allocating over $4.5 billion of federal funds to Texas local educational agencies (LEAs) annually and is expected to help the FFCR division meet its performance goals and support the Texas Education Agency in fulfilling its strategic priorities....

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:   At the Texas Education Agency (TEA) the auditing function plays a critical role in ensuring federal funding is being spent in the best interest of the students across Texas. These audits provide information to the public and legislature on the use of federal funds and identify best practices to recommend to districts. The Auditor’s primary responsibility is to develop, prepare and conduct advanced (senior-level) auditing work for on-site and desk review compliance and financial audits of independent school districts, open enrollment charter schools, nonprofit organization, and private nonprofit entities receiving equitable services. Duties include designing and performing risk analysis, auditing, investigating, and reviewing records, reports, financial statements, information...

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...

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 District Charter Partnerships Specialist (Texas Partnerships Specialist) will support the Agency’s efforts to approve and monitor benefits for partnerships between schools districts and charter schools or other related entities (non-profit organizations, governmental entities, and institutions of higher education). The District Charter Partnerships Specialist acts as an agency expert on Senate Bill 1882, supports the design of resources for school districts, charter operators, internal TEA staff, and Education Service Centers to ensure clear understanding of partnerships, and participates in the evaluation and monitoring processes related to Senate Bill 1882. The District Charter...

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 Strategic Compensation Communications Specialist will play a critical role in the planning and implementation of House Bill 3’s Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), which aims to provide a pathway for outstanding Texas teachers to earn six-figure salaries. This role will create an overall brand for the teacher incentive allotment and maintain the branding and key messages with our internal team and external partners that will increase the impact and retention of highly effective teachers. This role will align the timing and information with the division’s overall project plan and tailor information based on various audiences. This position reports to the Director of Strategic Compensation and will provide consultative and technical assistance. Applicants who are strongly being...