Special Education Coordinator - Primary/ECSE

Anova Education; Springfield (VT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Anova Education in Springfield, Vermont is seeking a candidate to coordinate and facilitate the Springfield School District Early Education Partnership. The role involves scheduling meetings, overseeing budgets, and ensuring compliance with public funding standards.

Qualified applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in Education and experience in early childhood education, alongside strong communication skills. The role also requires developing community relations through various public engagement activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field.
• Experience in early childhood education and program administration.
• Strong coordination and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Convene and facilitate meetings of the Springfield School District Early Education Partnership.
• Oversee the Partnership budget and develop contracts.
• Ensure preschool partners meet all public funding requirements.

Skills

Coordination skills

Communication skills

Financial management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education or related field

Early Childhood Education certification

Tools

Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool

Budget management software

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Organization and Administration

• Coordination:
  • Convene and facilitate quarterly meetings of the Springfield School District Early Education Partnership.
  • Convene and facilitate other meetings as needed between members of the Partnership.
  • Consult with EEE coordinator and lead teacher to support appropriate placement of EEE eligible children in pre‑k programs.
  • Consult with Public Pre‑K Partners to ensure appropriate referral of children with developmental concerns and address placement needs.
  • Serve on the professional development committee of the Springfield Building Bright Futures Council to ensure that professional development activities address the needs of pre‑k partner staff.
• Collaboration:
  • Work with each of the entities in the partnership to address the needs of the various programs.
  • Participate in Head Start self‑assessment process to support continuous program improvement efforts.
  • Work with the Building Bright Futures Council to ensure meeting the needs of all area preschool children and ensure best practice for members of the SSD Partnership.
  • Work with Springfield School District to provide and share appropriate professional development opportunities to pre‑k partners.
• Financial:
  • Help develop the Partnership budget.
  • Oversee the Partnership budget.
  • Develop contracts with SEVCA and Private Providers.
• Organization:
  • Schedule quarterly partnership meetings and other meetings with members as needed.
  • Assure that all preschools with the partnership meet publicly funded pre‑k requirements.
  • Partners maintain licenses.
  • Partners are served by a licensed teacher.
  • Partners maintain StARS and/or NAEYC accreditation.
  • Partners are trained to assess using Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment tool.
  • Partners use a play‑based curriculum using the Vermont Early Learning Standards.
  • Support programs as feasible to meet Act 166 quality criteria through:
    • Supporting appropriate pre‑k partnership staff to obtain a Vermont teaching license with an early childhood education endorsement.
    • Providing services to programs to meet Act 166 criteria for high quality publicly funded pre‑k programs.
  • Maintain files of information such as licenses, DCF Childcare, License Field Form, etc.
  • Compile student data and enter into a data base for management.
  • Student census data.
  • Attendance.
  • Maintaining pre‑k child registration files.

Communication

• Public Relations with local community:
  • Develop and maintain website.
  • Present information about the Partnership to the community in a variety of ways:
    • School Board meetings
    • Public information sessions
    • Newspaper articles
    • Brochures and other advertising media
    • Relationship with the State
  • Attend state‑wide trainings related to Publicly Funded Pre‑K and Early Education as appropriate.
  • Be informed of Legislative changes that affect preschool funding and share them with Partnership members and School Administrators.
  • Request support from the Agency of Education to compile and analyze data related to child outcomes.

Perform all other duties as directed by the Supervisor.