8/1/97 B

 

This is the fourth and final level in the Education Leadership Series. Positions in this series manage the programs and projects within an assigned divisional unit and direct the activities of staff within the unit.

Complexity of Work: Performs unusually complex tasks concerned with managing programs and projects. Supervises staff for a major unit within a division. Incumbents are recognized local, state and national experts in the assigned specialty field. Provides technical and logistical consultations to local school divisions, local, state and national organizations, parents, teachers and other stakeholders. The class is responsible for the technical production and content of final products produced by the department in assigned specialty. Lead positions typically recommend the development of state-wide educational policies and programs; and support the development of major information systems projects.

Supervision Given: Positions in this class supervise Education Principal, Associate, Assistant Specialist, Grants Program Administrative Manager and office services/secretarial class positions in a unit.

Supervision Received: General direction is received from an education Division Chief. This class independently plans and carries out assignments for a unit within a division.

Scope: Work affects specialty area development, innovation and implementation for Department of Education local, statewide and national projects and policies.

Impact of Actions: Decisions made by this class have serious and long-term impact upon division projects, programs and policies.

Personal Contacts: Frequent internal and external contacts are made with the local, state and national experts and officials, boards of

education, local school superintendents and administrators, state legislators and the general public to discuss programs and projects and to provide technical expertise in the critical specialty area of public education.

Knowledge: Comprehensive knowledge of an education field/specialty; considerable knowledge of local school divisions, state and local government policies and procedures and state agency functions, instructional practices, models of service delivery, and research methods and project management. Varying degrees of knowledge of information systems, resource allocation and resource management depending on specialty field and departmental division.

Skills: Basic facility with keyboarding.

Abilities: Recognized ability as a local, state-wide and national expert in a designated educational field through extensive work performed, publications, and peer recognition groups, and offices held in professional organizations, etc. Ability to define problems and apply problem solving techniques to complex educational issues; to effectively present complex information to both technical and lay audiences in writing and informal and formal presentations; to manage multiple assignments with critical deadlines; and to coordinate, critique, and edit work products of a diverse staff of technical and professional experts.

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE *

Licenses or Certifications: None.

Education or Training: Graduation from an accredited college or university with an advanced degree in the discipline related to the designated specialty area.

Level and Type of Experience: Extensive experience applying expertise to problems of education on a nationally recognized level.

An equivalent combination of training and experience indicating possession of the preceding knowledge, skills and abilities may substitute for this education and experience.

This is a new class developed as a result of a reorganization of the Department of Education 1990. This represents an update to this class.