Career Opportunities

We seek to build a team dedicated to the goal of dramatically improving student achievement, grounded in the belief that children from all backgrounds can succeed when given the opportunities they deserve, and committed to the core values of our department.

Child Care Program Evaluator

Department: Early Learning Division

Classification (Payroll Title): CCPE2

Position Number: 00118556

Reports to: Misty Moody/Summer Cleek

Anticipated Salary Range: The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $37,800.00-$56,796.00. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Last Revised Date: 3/18/2024

Location Notes: This position will work primarily from a home residence pursuant to the Department’s Alternative Workplace Solutions policy. Occasional in-person days will be required at the office address listed below:

Tennessee Department of Education Andrew Johnson Tower

710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243

Department of Education Vision: We will set all students on a path to success.

Priorities: Academics: All Tennessee students will have access to a high-quality education, no matter where they live. · Student Readiness: Tennessee public schools will be equipped to serve the academic and non-academic needs of all students. · Educators: Tennessee will set a new path for the education profession and be the top state to become and remain a teacher and leader.

Position Summary: Under general supervision, is responsible for professional child care program

evaluation work of average difficulty in regulation of certified school-administered child care programs under Tennessee Department of Education; and performs related work as required.

Distinguishing Features: This is the working level class in the professional Child Care Program Evaluator sub-series. An employee in this class examines school-administered child care programs for adherence with certification regulations, investigates complaints, provides targeted technical assistance and ensures children have access to high quality teaching and learning. This class differs from that of Child Care Program Evaluator 1 in that the latter functions in an entry level capacity under immediate supervision.

Work Activities:

Conducts on-site observations of 80-100 school-administered child care programs to ensure programs meet health and safety requirements as well as high quality environments and teaching and learning.

Conduct investigations when complaints are filed on school-administered child care programs.

Conduct CLASS observations on LEA Pre-K classrooms to ensure high quality environments and teaching and learning a minimum of two times per year.

Provide 1:1 feedback loops for LEA Pre-K directors/teachers using CLASS observation data to drive conversation.

Provide technical assistance for school-administered child care programs (measuring new space, setting up classrooms, etc.).

Maintain up to date caseload logs, calendars and other supporting documents.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with degree in early childhood or elementary education.

Experience: At least three [3] years of experience working in childcare or school setting.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Organization: Can manage multiple projects, communications, and job tasks simultaneously; able to maintain a clear and orderly workflow; produces reports and presentations in a manner that is easy to follow and understand.

Early Childhood Knowledge: Must have knowledge of early childhood education principles and practice, reflecting a commitment to fostering the development and well-being of young learners.

Communication: Able to formulate effective verbal, visual, and written messaging to a variety of

audiences; can produce plans, outlines, and presentations to inform stakeholders about key initiatives; performs active listening to ensure optimal responses to customer inquiries.

Service Orientation: Ability to collaborate and build relationships; maintain high-quality customer service for both internal and external stakeholders.

Time Management: Uses time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Able to identify and ask significant questions to overcome issues in the workplace; uses inductive and deductive reasoning methods to recognize opportunities for

refinement; formulates clear and concise options to reduce procedural inefficiencies.

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment:

The duties will primarily be carried out indoors, in environmentally controlled conditions. The employee will be required to perform general physical abilities and handle and move objects.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands include walking, standing, bending, lifting, climbing stairs, and moving during working hours.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Expected work hours are 37.5 hours per week, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., with an hour lunch break.

Travel: This position will carry a caseload of several counties and will be required to travel to schools within these counties 4/5 days per week.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and

activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

To Apply:

Go to tn.gov/careers Job Opening 59716

protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.

Tennessee Department of Education also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the Tennessee Department of Education, Attn: Human Resources Division, 710 James Robertson Pkwy., Nashville, TN 37243.

Early Grade Assessment Coordinator

Name: Early Grade Assessment Coordinator |Position Number:00117451 | Date: 5/20/2024

Office: Performance & Evaluation | Division: Assessment | Team: Assessment Development

Division #: | State Classification: Education Consultant 3 |FLSA: Non-Exempt

Employment Status: Full Time Positions Supervised: 0| Working Title: Early Grades Assessment Coordinator

Supervisor Name: Christopher C. Sanders | Location and % Estimated Travel: Nashville, 15%

CONNECTION TO THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY AREAS: The Early Grades Assessment Coordinator participates in the development of all passages, items, and test forms for early grades English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics assessments, as a member of the Tennessee Department of Education’s Division of Assessment, which oversees the development of all state-provided summative and formative assessments. The Assessment Division measures our students’ summative annual progress in academics, providing the access-point to the bedrock of the reform of the past decade: higher standards, school turnaround, and educator evaluation. Accurate assessment of student mastery of state standards is the starting point for improving quality of education for each Tennessee student and measuring student growth, including the impacts of the programmatic initiatives across our full strategic plan. To improve teaching, learning acceleration, and effective implementation of high-quality instructional materials, the Assessment Division also oversees aligned assessment tools with innovative assessments – including formative and interim exams.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Early Grades Assessment Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the state’s development of summative and formative assessments in English Language Arts and math, including passage, item, and test form development. The Coordinator facilitates committees of Tennessee educators who review and edit all passages and items. The Coordinator also manages the scoring and reporting of ELA and math assessments in early grades.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Manage development of all state-developed early grades ELA and Math summative assessments.

Collaborate with TCAP Development Coordinators for ELA and math to assist as needed with development at other grade levels.

Coordinate and monitor all early grades ELA and math item development, managing expansion of Tennessee’s item bank in ELA and math for early grade levels.

Coordinate and monitor the selection and/or development of all passages and texts used on Tennessee’s early grades ELA assessments.

Collaborate with assessment vendor to coordinate the handscoring process for all constructed response items on Tennessee’s early grades ELA assessments.

Coordinate the development of early grades summer assessments.

Collaborate as needed with Academics team and Early Literacy staff on all crossover initiatives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university

Experience: At least 3 years of experience as an English educator in Tennessee.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge:

Understanding of, or familiarity with, large-scale summative assessments, specifically English language arts (ELA) assessments
Familiarity with Tennessee’s English Language Arts and math standards from K-12 with particularly expertise in early grades.

Skills & Abilities:

Time management, work planning, and productivity: Ability to craft detailed workplans and schedules and monitor progress against plans
Collaboration
Vendor and contract management
Critical thinking
Data-driven decision making
Communications, including written and oral communication skills
Monitoring: assesses self, other individuals, and the development of the work to make improvements and take corrective action
Problem solving: ability to identify issues and generate multiple potential creative solutions

SECTION II: ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES – Connection to TDOE’s Strategic Priorities (Mark all that apply with an X)

Priorities

Academics: All TN students will have access to a high-quality education, no matter where they live.

Student Readiness: TN public schools will be equipped to serve the academic and non-academic needs of all students in their career pathways.

Educators: TN will set a new path for the education profession and be the top state to become and remain a teacher and leader for all.

Foundations: TN will continue to build on those operational and foundational elements necessary for strong education systems.

Briefly Summarize the Role’s Connection(s) to the Strategic Priorities:

The ELA Assessment Coordinator ensures our English Language Arts assessments are developed to be valid and reliable, allowing the data from our summative and formative assessments to be collected and reported in a timely way, which produces an understanding of all students’ progress toward mastery of Tennessee’s academic standards, which is a key measurement of progress against our Academics Priority (that ALL students will have access to high-quality education) and is necessary for our Foundations work, including federally required assessments, teacher evaluation, and school and district accountability.

Individual Accountabilities (Within the Essential Job Descriptions)

Manage development of all state-developed ELA summative assessments.

Coordinate and monitor all ELA item development, managing expansion of Tennessee’s item bank in ELA subjects and grade levels.

Coordinate and monitor the selection and/or development of all passages and texts used on Tennessee’s ELA assessments.

Collaborate with assessment vendor to coordinate the handscoring process for all constructed response items on Tennessee’s ELA assessments.

Work with psychometrics and other development staff and vendors to support development of ELA formative assessments.

Effectively manage part-time ELA content contractor.

Shared Accountabilities (Interdependencies)

Serve as a member of the Assessment Development team, including supporting development of all assessments to meet the vision set by leadership.

Work closely with department’s academic and instructional strategy teams, ensuring alignment of assessment and instructional programs and trainings.

Collaborate with the CORE offices to ensure support for instructional tools is aligned across department initiatives.

Summative Metrics (“SMART Goals”)

Ensure that all state-developed ELA TCAP assessments created from January 2022 to September 2022 will be developed timely and accurately with 95% of key development milestones met on time at the desired level of quality.

Coordinate and monitor, through review and evaluation of the increased development of ELA items, alignment with Tennessee Standards for ELA to efficiently and accurately populate the assessment item bank with high-quality assessment items for the TCAP ELA assessment. For all assigned assessment items from January 2022 to September 2022 review will be completed per industry standard to ensure alignment to Tennessee Item Specifications with 95% accuracy and 95% of key milestones will be met.

Coordinate and monitor, through review and evaluation of the increased development of ELA passages, alignment with Tennessee Standards for English Language Arts to efficiently and accurately populate the assessment passage bank with high-quality passages for the TCAP ELA assessment. For all assigned assessment passages from February 2022 to March 2022 review will be completed per industry standard to ensure alignment to Tennessee Passage Specifications with 99% accuracy and 95% of key milestones will be met.

Collaborate with assessment vendors to coordinate the handscoring process for Tennessee assessments. Review, monitor and evaluate the processes used by assessment scoring vendor to ensure adherence to Tennessee assessment guidelines for scoring. For all assigned scoring documents from March 2022 to October 2022 review will be conducted and feedback provided to meet no less than 95% of deadlines.

Work with psychometrics and development staff to develop at least 30 formative assessment forms across ELA assessments by Fall 2022 for the purpose of providing formative ELA assessment tools to schools.

From October 2021 contractor assigned deliverable timelines and task due dates will be met to 80% on-time completion and quality of work ratings to be at expectations or above.

Formative Metrics (“On the Way”)

Critical vendor milestones and workplan dates are met (85% on time)

Internal process and project plan workplan dates are met (85% on time)

Educational Assistant - TN School for the Deaf, Nashville

The Educational Assistant’s (EA) at TSD assist teachers in the classroom with the daily operation of instruction and classroom management. EA’s provide academic support to students in all grades as assigned PreK-6^th grade.

Qualifications:

Completed two years (48 semester hours) of study at an institution of higher learning or obtained an associate degree or higher
Passed the Para Pro Assessment
Strongly preferred ASL (American Sign Language) skills
Computer skills required to assist students on educational devices
Possess current Tennessee Driver’s license and clean driving record

Terms of Employment:

Full-Time 10-month employment (August – May)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

These are not exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

Assist teachers in the classroom
Provides tutoring help to students
Assist with student self-help skills
Substitutes in classroom when teachers are absent
Supervises students at lunch
Transports students to various off campus activities
Prepares instructional materials
Abides by all state regulations and school procedures
Prepares a variety of standard records and reports

KSA’s:

Preferred applicant will be able to communicate fluently through sign language
Ability to utilize computers and other educational technologies in the classroom
Knowledge of classroom structure
Experience working with deaf and hard-of-hearing students in educational settings
Ability to multi-task and change tasks rapidly

Benefits:

Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement pension, 401(k) match, employee assistance program, personal and sick leave (PTO) and more. A full listing of employee benefits can be found here.

Salary:

Starting salary $2,372 per month.

The applicant selected for this position must complete full background checks including fingerprinting.

Background checks will be completed through TBI, FBI, DCS, TN Registry of Sexual Offenders, and TN Registry of Abuse.

ELA CORE Consultant (First Region)

Department: CORE (Academics)

Classification (Payroll Title): EDUC RGNL ACAD CONS

Position Number: 00117698

Reports to: Cristy Pendergrass, Director of Academic Supports, ELA

Anticipated Salary Range: The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $72,000 to $80,000 In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.

Last Revised Date: January 2024

Location notes: Hybrid - Consultant must live in the First region or surrounding counties. The First region consists of the following school districts: Bristol City, Carter County, Cocke County, Elizabethton City, Greene County, Greeneville City, Hamblen County, Hancock County, Hawkins County, Johnson City, Johnson County, Kingsport City, Newport City, Rogersville City, Sullivan County, Unicoi County, Washington County.

Department of Education Vision: We will set all students on a path to success.

Priorities: Academics: All Tennessee students will have access to a high-quality education, no matter where they live. · Student Readiness: Tennessee public schools will be equipped to serve the academic and non-academic needs of all students. · Educators: Tennessee will set a new path for the education profession and be the top state to become and remain a teacher and leader.

Position Overview

ELA (English Language Arts) consultants are an integral part of the CORE regional support team concentrating on providing literacy support across pre-K-12 instruction. This position works with the regional CORE office team to support districts in the region with ELA content and instruction aligned to Tennessee’s academic standards by partnering with district leaders to diagnose, plan, implement, and monitor change ideas that will lead to academic improvement.

The CORE regional support team focuses on helping districts make changes to three key areas: instruction, assessment, and curriculum. As the consultants provide this support, they help districts consider coherence across their district by ensuring interconnectedness between district elements of culture, structure, processes, resources, and stakeholders.

Essential Functions

· Build trusting relationships and partnerships with district leaders and TDOE department leads.

· Engage with districts in Literacy Learning Walks to diagnose literacy specific instructional needs.

· Facilitate root cause analysis discussions to identify why instructional practices are in place and set goals for improvement.

· Facilitate planning conversations to determine strategies that may help a district meet the goals determined by the root cause analysis.

· Provide differentiated support to assist districts in implementing their plans aimed at improving systems and structures for improved student outcomes in English Language Arts.

· Support districts in setting clear benchmark indicators and monitoring the progress of their improvement work.

· Collaborate with TDOE department leads on the creation of resources and materials to support district improvement.

· Collaborate with CORE regional support team to coordinate supports for districts.

· Facilitate or support the facilitation of regional trainings.

· Engage in learning opportunities to continuously improve individual and group performance.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university

Experience:

· Demonstrated record of success in improving student outcomes in literacy (preferably at the school or district level)

· Experience leading and managing projects and/or teams (preferably at the school or district level)

· Experience coaching others for improvement

· Experience leading and/or facilitating adult learning opportunities

· Demonstrated success in building relationships with other educators and leaders

Preferred qualifications:

Education: Master’s degree, Administrative Endorsement, or Literacy Specialist Endorsement

Other qualifications:

· Deep working knowledge of the Tennessee Academic Standards for English Language Arts K-12 and understanding of the three instructional shifts (building knowledge, using evidence, and high-quality text).

· Ability to recognize grade level expectations and articulate how the Tennessee Academic Standards should impact long-term planning.

· Ability to recognize grade appropriate text and grade-appropriate foundational skills.

· Ability to articulate the role text plays in ELA instruction.

· Ability to recognize and suggest appropriate strategies for engaging students with text.

· Ability to recognize whether student work is meeting the expectation of the standards and the grade level.

· Ability to use coaching to assist district and school leaders in diagnosing instructional needs specific to ELA and to facilitate the creation of plans to address those needs.

· Ability to generate research-based, action-oriented recommendations for school and district leaders.

· Knowledge of system-level change and ability to identify systemic needs and support continuous improvement

· Self-motivated to actively participate in solving problems, sharing trends and best practices, and contributing to the work of a team

· A tendency to consistently consider the needs of internal and external customers, to provide service at a high level of quality, and to evaluate customer satisfaction

Supervisory Responsibility

N/A

Work Environment

The duties will primarily be carried out indoors, in environmentally controlled conditions. The employee will be required to perform general physical abilities and handle and move objects.

Physical Demands

Physical demands include walking, standing, bending, lifting, climbing stairs, and moving during working hours.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Expected work hours are 37.5 hours per week, from 8-4:30pm with an hour lunch break.

Travel

65-80% within the First Region

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

To Apply

Please apply on https://stateoftn-careers.ttcportals.com/

Tennessee Department of Education also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please contact the Tennessee Department of Education, Attn: Human Resources Division, 710 James Robertson Pkwy., Nashville, TN 37243

ELA CORE Consultant (Northwest Region)

Department: CORE (Academics)

Classification (Payroll Title): EDUC RGNL ACAD CONS

Position Number: Varies

Reports to: Cristy Pendergrass, Director of Academic Supports, ELA

Location notes: Hybrid - Consultant must live in the Northwest region or surrounding counties which includes:

Alamo City

Bells City

Benton County

Bradford SSD

Carroll County

Crockett County

Dyer County

Dyersburg City

Gibson County SSD

Henry County

Hollow Rock-Bruceton SSD

Humboldt SSD

Huntington SSD

Lake County

McKenzie SSD

Milan SSD

Obion County

Paris SSD

South Carroll SSD

Trenton SSD
Union City

Weakley County

West Carroll SSD