Olympia, Washington State of Washington
Salary: $76,229.00 - $89,681.00 Annually

Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA

Job Type: Full Time - Permanent

Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number: 9

Department: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Division: Special Education

Opening Date: 08/31/2023

Closing Date: 9/17/:59 PM Pacific

Description

WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Program Supervisor, Special Education Tiered Supports

$76,229-$89,681 annually
Recruitment Closes: September 17, 2023

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Applicants are screened every couple of days to maintain an up to date pool of candidates for current openings.

The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill the Program Supervisor, Special Education Tiered Supports position. This full-time position is based in Olympia, Washington. This position may be eligible for partial to near full-time telework. Telework is a combination of in-building and off-site days. We encourage interested candidates to visit the to gain insight into our agency.

About OSPI and our initiatives
OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K-12 education in Washington state. Working with the state's 295 public school districts and 7 state-tribal education compact schools, OSPI allocates funding and provides tools, resources, and technical assistance so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education.

At OSPI, we recognize that our employees are the key to the success of the agency. We are committed to our work but value the balance with our personal lives. We demonstrate our commitment to employees by providing an environment that stimulates professional growth and values them for their expertise. OSPI is a great place to work and has several initiatives to help create a great working environment, including:

• We support a healthy work/life balance by offering flexible/alternative work schedules and mobile and telework options. (Depending on job duties and work location.)
• We have an Infant at Work Program that is based on long-term values of newborns and infant-parent bonding. Eligible employees who are new parents or legal guardians can bring their infant (six weeks to six months) when returning to work. (Depending on job duties and work location.)
• We value and are actively involved in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within OSPI by way of cross-divisional, collaborative committee. The focus of the committee includes employee engagement and education; reinforcing OSPI values; and maximizing the value of diversity and identifying strategies for inclusion.

Vision, Mission, and ValuesVision: All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement.

Mission: Transform K-12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and supports that empower educators, families, and communities.

Values: Ensuring Equity, Collaboration and Service, Achieving Excellence through Continuous Improvement, Focus on the Whole Child.

Equity
Each student, family, and community possesses strengths and cultural knowledge that benefits their peers, educators, and schools. Ensuring educational equity:

• Goes beyond equality; it requires education leaders to examine the ways current policies and practices result in disparate outcomes for our students of color, students living in poverty, students receiving special education and English Learner services, students who identify as LGBTQ+, and highly mobile student populations.
• Requires education leaders to develop an understanding of historical contexts; engage students, families, and community representatives as partners in decision-making; and actively dismantle systemic barriers, replacing them with policies and practices that ensure all students have access to the instruction and support they need to succeed in our schools.

Position Overview
This Program Supervisor position is within the Special Education Program Improvement unit at OSPI. The position provides technical assistance to school and district partners through a tiered support framework for equitable outcomes for students with disabilities served through an Individualized Education Program (IEP). The duties and responsibilities of the position contribute to the overall mission, goals and objectives of the agency by ensuring that school districts are maintaining the required elements of state and federal special education laws and regulations and making efforts to improve special education programs to address the diverse needs of students with disabilities. This position is part of a work unit that provides integrated special education monitoring and technical assistance services for local districts throughout the state and includes tiered supports informed by data and in coordination with OSPI, regional, and statewide professional development partners.

This position is responsible for ensuring that students with disabilities, their families, and schools and districts are informed and provide input into special education policy and practices.

Key Responsibilities
Special Education Monitoring and Supervision
Duty: Design and conduct on-site and desk program reviews (i.e., virtual or remote) of local districts and other public agencies that receive federal and state funding on behalf of eligible students with disabilities.
Tasks include:

• Develop and implement, in collaboration with other members of the Program Review team, special education monitoring reviews of selected districts, including developing, planning, and implementing an integrated, outcome-based monitoring system consistent with 17 performance indicators in the state's Annual Performance Report (APR).
• Provide oversight and verification of LEA submissions related to special education monitoring, including analyzing the results of the monitoring process and utilizing results of the data to create and disseminate meaningful information regarding special education performance through presentations, written reports, training modules, etc.
• Compile data and/or narratives as necessary, for the accurate and timely submission of the State Performance Plan and subsequent Annual Performance Reports, as necessary.
• Review and recommend approval of annual LEA grant applications for federal special education funding to support improvement efforts around special education referral, evaluation, provision of services, and progress monitoring.

• Develop, propose, and influence policy and funding initiatives, utilizing effective communication skills to articulate agency goals and objectives as the spokesperson in various forums.

• Serve as OSPI liaison to an assigned Education Service District (ESD) and state agency workgroups and committees, to provide support and technical assistance related to the identification and services for students with disabilities.

Special Education Tiered Supports
Duty: Develop and implement statewide, regional, district, and school improvement activities and tiered supports focused on improving special education outcome data-based analysis of special education data obtained from supervisory and technical assistance efforts.
Tasks Include:

• Conduct advanced analyses of project performance using established and innovative metrics linked to the overall strategic goals of the agency. Make strategic recommendations for optimization based on these analyses, emerging trends, innovations, and successful projects in the field.
• Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate a strategic plan for tiered supports, including universal, targeted, and intensive supports related to professional learning, training, and technical assistance, leveraging analytics to identify needs, measuring effectiveness, and making necessary adjustments.
• Assist in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating professional learning on topics to support students with disabilities with significant support needs through trauma-informed practices, child/adolescent mental health, crisis intervention, positive behavior supports at Tier 2 and Tier 3, and strategies that support social emotional learning.

• Respond to partner requests for technical assistance for IDEA-related issues and providing information and resources to support improvement efforts.
• Provide technical assistance and professional development within the state specifically around prereferral interventions, special education referral and evaluation, IEP development, the provision of special education and related services, and progress monitoring systems and responses.
• Support schools and districts with data literacy activities, improvement science efforts, and strategic planning activities to support improved outcomes for students with disabilities.
• Learn and apply knowledge and skills of equity to interrupt systemic oppression, especially at the intersection of race and disability, including agency-wide efforts to develop and implement equity goals.

Required Qualifications:

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