Charter School Program Grant Coordinator

EXEMPT
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
 
Charter School Program Grant Coordinator
$50,000-$56,000 annually
Open July 5, 2018 – July 19, 2018

This position is funded through September 2019.

  
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks an accomplished continuous improvement and systems-focused leader to join the OSPI team as a Charter School Program Grant Coordinator. This critical and innovative part-time (75%) position is based in Olympia, Washington. We encourage interested candidates to visit the OSPI website to gain insight into our agency's mission and strategic plan.

Vision & Mission
Vision: All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement.

Mission: Transform K-12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and supports that empower educators, families, and communities.

Equity
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create an inclusive working environment that respects diverse backgrounds. Individuals from diverse gender, racial and ethnic backgrounds, religions and creeds, and national origins, individuals with any disabilities or the use of a trained service dog or service animal, individuals over 40 years of age, individuals in honorably discharged veteran or military status and individuals of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Please include your name and preferred pronouns in your application, to ensure we address you appropriately throughout the application process.

Position Overview
This position acts as the Grant Coordinator for Washington State's U.S. Department of Education's Charter School Program (CSP) Grant, managing the grant program's day-to-day operations. The $4 Million Grant supports the planning of implementing new charter schools in Washington State.

Role
The CSP Grant Coordinator provides reliable and professionally sound guidance at an advanced level to all charter school subgrantees and potential subgrantees. This position serves as a lead in the oversight of subgrantees, reporting to the CSP Project Director. This position also requires the routine interpretation and communication of current and often complex federal regulatory requirements, in order to ensure that the agency and its partners remain in compliance with these regulations. This position is critical in the state's response to the U.S. Department of Education's CSP Program monitoring process.
 
Key Responsibilities

• This position plays a leadership role in the overall effort of the state to develop a high-quality charter public school sector.
• Maintain current monitoring activities and develop additional oversight policies and procedures to see subgrantees through full grant cycle.
• Work in collaboration with charter school authorizers and participate in the New School Application review process with each authorizer as high quality charter schools become eligible to access grant funds.
• Work in close coordination with the OSPI program offices, including OSPI staff assisting the CSP program.
• Provide technical assistance to CSP subgrant awardees to ensure compliance with CSP grant regulations.
• Lead the CSP grant monitoring efforts including assisting with data collection.
• Disseminate best and emerging best practices of charter schools in Washington that have received CSP grant funding.
• Lead the development of annual CSP reports and evaluations of CSP subgrant awardees.
• Coordinate pre-opening professional development and technical assistance opportunities for newly authorized charter schools.
• Manage contract for third-party content development regarding charter school board governance.

Desirable Qualifications

• Two (2) years of experience working in the K-12 education system.
• Bachelor's degree majoring in education, social service or related field.
• Familiarity with and the interest in charter schools and the charter sector.
• Experience managing or implementing public grants.
• Experience presenting to groups ranging from 10 to 300 members.
• Experience with computer software applications including spreadsheets and database management and statistical analysis.

Candidates with the following demonstrable skills and abilities are highly sought:

• Ability to properly identify, collect and document data for assessment and analysis.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both formal and informal settings.
• Ability to clearly communicate technical issues.
• Ability to plan, organize and manage multiple responsibilities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to maintain the highest degree of accuracy and attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture.
• Proven attention to detail and follow-through.

Compensation
The annual compensation for this part-time (75%) position is $50,000-$56,000 per year and depends upon experience, educational background and qualifications. Washington State offers a generous benefit package including health, dental, and life insurance, retirement and an optional deferred compensation program. Please visit Health Care Authority for information regarding health benefits and the Department of Retirement Systems for retirement plan information. This position serves at the pleasure of the Superintendent, and is Civil Service Exempt. This position is not represented by a bargaining unit.

Application Process
Those interested in this position must apply through Careers.wa.gov. Applications must include the following documents in MS Word and PDF format only:

• A letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement;
• A current resume, and;
• A list of three or more professional references.

Please address any questions to:

Carole Lynch, Human Resources
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
600 Washington Street Southeast
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
(360) 725-6270; Carole.Lynch@k12.wa.us

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources Office at (360) 725-6270 or 725-6066, or e-mail hroffice@k12.wa.us.