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  Manager, District Support ABOUT GOOD REASON HOUSTON Good Reason Houston champions a bold and optimistic vision for the City of Houston – that every child, in every neighborhood, excels in a world-class public school and thrives in the Houston of tomorrow. The organization partners with school districts, community leaders, families, and educators to achieve its mission of increasing the number of students learning in a high-performing school. To grow more great schools in every neighborhood in Houston, the organization focuses on four key strategic levers: Driving System Innovation, Developing Game-changing Educators, Advancing Equitable Access, and Engaging the Community. ABOUT THE ROLE Good Reason Houston works to expand high quality choices for students and families, and helps high-needs schools get better quickly. One strategy to achieve that is through school turnaround actions. The purpose of turnaround actions is to rapidly alter...

OUR COMPANY Kokua’s mission is to empower students by matching schools with passionate guest educators who maximize substitute teaching time. By the end of high school, teacher absences result in an average of 1+ years of lost learning time, particularly in underserved communities. We solve this problem by placing dedicated substitutes (or Guest Teachers) into classrooms across the United States. We believe that proximity is power, and that one role model can change a student’s life forever. We are a driven team looking to make a lasting impact for future generations. As the world adjusts to new ways of life, inspiring role models are as important as ever, and we’re looking for a new team member to drive this mission forward. Kokua began in Chicago in 2011 and has since grown across the country. We were recognized by Forbes in 2016 as an up-and-coming organization making an impact in the field of education. We have exciting growth plans ahead, and this is where you come...

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...

Communications Director Good Reason Houston ABOUT THE ROLE Good Reason Houston is seeking an experienced, strategic and creative Communications Director to lead Good Reason Houston’s internal and external communication, manage and strengthen its brand, and elevate issues of school quality across the City of Houston. This person should be a proven leader in communications strategy who understands that everything the organization says and does should strengthen its credibility and influence and advance the mission of ensuring every child in every Houston neighborhood has a high-quality school. This person should be skilled at recognizing and capitalizing on external opportunities, building and executing a strategy across multiple teams, and excellent at motivating people and both lateral management and managing up. This position jointly reports to the Chief Public Affairs Officer and The Chief Advancement Officer of Good Reason Houston. They will manage 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. 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...

City Year San Antonio is seeking an Impact Director (ID) who will oversee the implementation of City Year’s Whole School Whole Child (WSWC) model through the supervision, coaching, and development of at least four Impact Managers (IMs) who lead teams of 8-15 AmeriCorps Members (ACMs) during their term of service within San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) schools. This includes providing them with the support, resources, and tools necessary for the Impact Department to deliver high-quality services that support students in attendance, social emotional learning, and academic performance in math and literacy. The Impact Director collaborates closely with the Learning and Development Director and their fellow ID to ensure alignment of operating goals, school service, ACM learning and development, and ACM experience. A member of the Impact Department and reporting directly to the Managing Director of Impact (MDI), the Impact Director is responsible for 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 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....

Start Date: Immediate Role Type: Full Time Location: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio , Central Texas/Gulf Coast; also  open to other geographies/flexible.  Remote/Virtual Team  Who We Are: Transcend is education’s “R&D Engine,” enabling communities to imagine, create, and spread learning environments that truly prepare all students for what the future demands. We do this by playing two vital roles : We expand the supply of innovative, high-quality, and replicable school models to give communities everywhere a broader and more diverse range of options to adopt We grow demand and readiness for innovation in communities across the country so they are eager to adopt these models and innovate in effective ways To play these roles, we are building three core capacities that not only serve our work, but also grow the field’s capacity for R&D in critical ways: World-class school design offerings that support...