Academic Standards Supervisor - Educ Spvr

Working Title: Academic Standards Supervisor

Job Class: Education Supervisor

Agency: Education Department

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 04/12/2024

• Closing Date : 05/02/2024

• Bid Open Date: 04/12/2024

• Bid Close Date : 04/18/2024

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Education Department / MDE-Central Office-MMA

• Division/Unit : Education-St Paul / Academic Standards, Instruction and Assessment

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : Yes

• Salary Range: $41.71 - $59.72 / hourly; $87,090 - $124,695 / annually

• Job Class Option : Assessment

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA

• FLSA Status : Exempt - Executive

• Telework Eligible : Yes

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (~~~/) : Yes

Make a difference in the lives of Minnesotans.

The work you'll do is more than just a job. Join the talented, engaged and inclusive workforce dedicated to creating a better Minnesota.

Have you ever asked yourself these two questions?

• What do we want students to be able to learn and do?

• How will we know if they learned it?

If your answer is 'yes' to one or both of these and you enjoy a teamwork environment, the Academic Standards Supervisor position might just be for you!

Minnesota Department of Education is searching for an experienced, motivated, innovative and collaborative individual with a passion for education K-12 to be the next Academic Standards Supervisor.

The Academic Standards Supervisor has the opportunity to

• Participate in rule-making,

• Engage content specialist in the collective work within the division

• Engage in continuous improvement

• Engage in state and national level conversations around educational impact,

• Partner in developing resources incorporating the focus on equity,

• Design professional development,

• Assist instructional leaders with innovative ways to implement standards,

• Create a collective and in-depth shared understanding of the partnership between standards, instruction, and assessment.

• Support educators in multidisciplinary content implementation

Within the Academic Standards, Instruction, and Assessment Division, the Academic Standards Supervisor works closely with MDE Content Specialists, Data and Reporting, Communications and Test Development. This cohesive approach throughout the division allows for individual districts to obtain support for a balanced system of student-centered learning incorporating academic standards, instruction, and assessment.

In addition, as the Academic Standards Supervisor, you have the opportunity to network and learn from many stakeholders across the state of Minnesota and develop partnerships within the Division of Academic Standards, Instruction, and Assessment to ensure academic standards are being taught with the appropriate levels of rigor for all students to access across all content areas no matter the student's zip codes.

The Division of Academic Standards, Instruction, and Assessment supports the development of training resources for schools to successfully implement academic standards and balanced assessment systems.

The division works to develop a shared understanding of the academic standards and benchmarks in each specific content area.

If you are a person who is interested in examining learning and achievement through the lenses of knowledge, skills, and rigor in the standards and benchmarks, identifying universal concepts, instructional pedagogy, backward design, innovation, equity, diversity, inclusion and the interconnectedness of pedagogy, instruction, and outcome data, you are the person this position is designed for.

Minimum Qualifications

6 years of professional experience as an educator or educational leadership role in K-12, Post-Secondary, or private school OR as an academic researcher, or curriculum developer

OR

A bachelors' or master's degree and 5 years of professional experience as an educator or educational leadership role in K-12, Post-Secondary, or private school OR as an academic researcher, or curriculum developer

Experience as a supervisor or manager (providing direct staff oversight)

Knowledge of academic standards and connection with test results, scoring/reporting, and research functions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Skills in human relations to understand, develop, motivate, collaborate with, persuade, and lead others.

• Experience with Minnesota Academic Standards

• Implementing balanced-assessment systems

• Experience in a standards revision process

• Project Management

• Outreach and communication in the field of Education

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at ~~~ or email ~~~ . Please indicate what assistance is needed.