Staff Specialist - Educational Resources

Dutchess BOCES; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutchess BOCES is seeking a Staff Specialist to lead professional development across Dutchess County, delivering workshops, roundtables, and in-district training as districts implement NY Inspires. You will provide direct technical assistance, learning design support, and coaching to school teams through planning, installation, and implementation phases.

The role works with district leadership and educators to align standards, curricula, and graduation pathways, guiding systems change and

Qualifications

• Holds current NYS Teaching Certificate.
• SAS/SDA/SDL certification preferred.
• 5+ years of teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of NY Inspires, CSRE framework, PBLA, and competency-based learning.
• Design rubrics and performance-based assessments; create interdisciplinary units.
• Collaborate with district leadership, NYSED, curriculum leaders, teachers, and staff.
• Provide facilitation, coaching, communication, and project management support.
• Serve as in-district partner to evaluate needs and guide system rollouts.
• Facilitate audits of assessments, curricula, and graduation pathways to identify gaps.

Skills

NYS Teaching Certificate

SAS/SDA/SDL certification

5+ years teaching experience

Job description

Dutchess BOCES is seeking a dedicated Staff Specialist to facilitate professional development through workshops, consultancies, roundtables, and in-district training as assigned throughout Dutchess County. The primary goal of this position is to provide direct, in-district technical assistance, professional learning, and system design support as school teams transition through the planning, installation, and implementation phases of NY Inspires.

The ideal candidate will bridge state-level expectations with local execution, working directly with district leadership, building-level teams, and interdisciplinary educators across the county.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Full-time, 12-month, tenure track assignment.
• Competitive salary; negotiable based on qualifications and experience.
• Full complement of health benefits

REPORTS TO: Director of Educational Resources

SUPERVISES: N/A

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

• Holds current NYS Teaching Certificate
• SAS/SDA/SDL certification preferred
• 5+ years of teaching experience

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Knowledge of NY Inspires, including but not limited to the NYS Portrait of a Graduate framework, CSRE Framework, performance-based learning and assessment, and competency-based education
• Strong skills in designing rubrics, performance-based learning and assessments (PBLA), and interdisciplinary units
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders, including representatives from NYSED, component superintendents, assistant superintendents, curriculum leaders, teachers, and paraprofessionals, and BOCES employees
• Exceptional facilitation, coaching, communication, and project management skills
• Serve as an in-district partner to school leadership teams to evaluate needs, design tailored implementation plans, and guide system rollouts
• Facilitate and/or conduct local audits of assessments, K-12 curricula, instructional practices, and graduation pathways to identify gaps and redundancies
• Assist districts in establishing clear stakeholder communication plans and align K-12 course catalogs and master scheduling to graduation requirements
• Design, coordinate, and deliver targeted professional learning for both internal and external educators on key transformational topics, including:
• NY Inspires overviews and NYSED policy updates
• Competency-based education and authentic performance-based learning and assessments
• Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education and Social-Emotional Learning integration
• Integration of required instructional objectives for Personal Finance Education and Climate Education
• NY Learning Standards, including content, technology, and social-emotional learning standards
• Co-design of Performance-based assessments, Interdisciplinary Units, Rubrics, and/or County-wide Seals
• Building competency pathways for internal and external schools
• Provide instructional coaching across disciplines, including support for teacher teams, paraprofessionals, and cross-curricular instructional practices implementation
• Facilitate targeted roundtable discussions to share effective instructional practices and co-design units and assessments
• Participate in regional and state-wide collaboratives
• Attend and participate in continuing professional learning opportunities

EVALUATION: Director of Educational Resources

SALARY: $110,000 - $117,000