Associate Education Consultant (35 Hour)

State of Connecticut - SDE Turnaround Office; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Connecticut - SDE Turnaround Office in Hartford invites applications for multiple Associate Education Consultants to support school and district improvement under Connecticut's ESSA plan. The role emphasizes technical assistance, monitoring, and compliance while partnering with CSDE staff and school leaders.

Responsibilities include administering grants, conducting site visits, analyzing data, preparing reports, and collaborating with district leaders, governing boards, and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree and five years of professional PK–12 education experience.
• Experience monitoring or evaluating educational plans.
• Experience analyzing educational data and writing reports.
• Certification 092 Intermediate Administration or Supervision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning, administering, monitoring, and evaluating educational programs across the Turnaround Office’s areas of responsibility.
• Provide professional leadership and guidance to school and district leaders, charter school leaders, governing-board members, educators, and partners.
• Review plans, budgets, grants, and evidence for quality, alignment and compliance; prepare reports and recommendations.
• Travel to schools and sites throughout Connecticut to conduct site visits and assessments.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize program data to identify needs and inform improvements.
• Collaborate across CSDE offices and manage multiple projects and deadlines.

Skills

Collaboration

Adaptability

Detail orientation

Report writing

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Project management

Education

Advanced degree (education or related field)

Job description

Introduction

The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) is now accepting applications for multiple Associate Education Consultants within the Turnaround Office, in Hartford. Associate Education Consultants work collaboratively with CSDE colleagues and school, district, charter school, and governing-board leaders to implement, monitor, and continuously improve state education programs. The positions require the ability to balance technical assistance and collaborative problem-solving with monitoring, accountability, and compliance responsibilities. Our ideal candidates are collaborative, adaptable, detail-oriented professionals who can manage a substantial volume of work, write reports, build productive relationships, analyze complex information, communicate clearly, and move effectively between different programs and responsibilities.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Visit our State Employee Benefits Overview page!

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• Full Time, 35 hours per week
• First Shift, Monday through Friday
• Hybrid/telework opportunities available
• Location: 450 Columbus Boulevard in Hartford, CT
• The incumbents will conduct on-site visits to schools and training sites throughout the State on a weekly basis

THE ROLE

The Associate Education Consultants will support schools and districts identified for improvement under Connecticut's Every Student Succeeds Act plan; administer school-improvement initiatives and grants; support the oversight and monitoring of Connecticut's public charter schools; and contribute to other priority projects within the Turnaround Office. The work may include providing technical assistance; conducting monitoring, site visits, instructional walkthroughs, reviews, audits, and program evaluations; analyzing qualitative and quantitative information; reviewing plans, applications, policies, budgets, grants, and required submissions; preparing reports and recommendations; maintaining accurate records; and supporting compliance with applicable federal and state requirements.

The incumbents will support a variety of Turnaround Office initiatives including but not limited to:

• Assist Education Consultants and bureau leadership in planning, administering, monitoring, and evaluating educational programs and initiatives across the Turnaround Office's areas of responsibility;
• Provide professional leadership, guidance, technical assistance, and meeting facilitation to school and district leaders, charter school leaders, governing-board members, educators, community partners, and other stakeholders;
• Support implementation, monitoring, accountability, application, and renewal processes by reviewing plans, applications, reports, policies, performance information, and supporting evidence for quality, alignment, completeness, and legal compliance;
• Travel to schools, districts, charter schools, and other assigned locations throughout Connecticut to conduct or participate in site visits, interviews, focus groups, instructional walkthroughs, audits, desk reviews, needs assessments, and progress-monitoring activities;
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize academic, implementation, instructional, fiscal, operational, governance, enrollment, survey, and other program data to identify needs, assess progress, analyze root causes, and inform improvement actions;
• Review grant applications, budgets, amendments, expenditures, contracts, deliverables, and evidence of implementation for alignment, allowability, compliance, and responsible use of public funds;
• Document findings; communicate clear and actionable feedback; prepare reports, correspondence, presentations, analyses, and recommendations for CSDE leadership and the State Board of Education; and monitor required follow-up or corrective actions;
• Collaborate across CSDE offices and manage multiple schools, programs, projects, and deadlines while maintaining accurate records, confidentiality, and timely follow-through; adapt to changing priorities and assignments based on operational needs;
• Perform related duties as required

NOTE: As approved by the State Department of Education

• An earned advanced degree in education, educational leadership, curriculum and instruction, public administration, or public policy.
• Five years of professional experience in PK–12 education, educational administration, school or district improvement, or the administration, oversight, monitoring, or evaluation of educational programs.

ABOUT US

The Connecticut State Department of Education is the administrative arm of the Connecticut State Board of Education. Through leadership, curriculum, research, planning, evaluation, assessment, data analyses and other assistance, the Department helps to ensure equal opportunity and excellence in education for all Connecticut students. The Department is responsible for distributing funds to all Connecticut public school districts.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Departments of Aging and Disability Services, Education, and the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System assists in planning and executing programs of extensive difficulty and scope for the improvement of education in the state.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assists a Bureau Chief or Education Consultant in supervising various educational programs and services offered by the state;
• Assists in the development and administration of certain programs of major importance or may develop and administer other programs within the framework of bureau policy;
• Provides professional leadership and guidance to school authorities, professional organizations, students and various community groups and individuals;
• May assist in directing the routine functioning of the bureau;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of the philosophy and methods of education with particular reference to the field concerned;
• Teaching skill;
• Ability to prepare reports;
• Deal effectively with others.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

An earned advanced degree and five (5) years of professional experience OR in lieu thereof an equivalent combination of experience and training as approved by the appropriate Board and/or appointing authority.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working in or with public schools, charter schools, or other education organizations
• Experience monitoring or evaluating educational plans or educational program
• Experience analyzing educational data
• Experience writing educational reports for school staff and administrators
• Experience monitoring grants, budgets and fiscal records
• Experience interpreting and applying education statute and regulation
• 092 Certification in Intermediate Administration or Supervision

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class in certain positions may be required to possess an appropriate certificate issued by State Board of Education.

CONCLUSION

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.