Plan, organize, coordinate and direct the implementation and monitoring of all federally funded programs to support the district’s educational goals and strategic aims. Establishes and communicates program policies within which all other activities are carried out. Establishes and maintains overall organizational, managerial and accountability structures.
Essential Duties:
• Seeks, identifies and aligns grant opportunities to the priorities of the district using federal, state, and local resources.
• Supports externally funded programs including federally funded Title I through Title X programs under the auspices of the No Child Left behind Act.
• Coordinates partnership activities to assure efficient interface of resources with the needs of partnering schools and communities to be served by the prospective grants.
• Plans, organizes and provides training to staff and community partners to support the successful implementation of the federally funded interventions district-wide.
• Collaborates with all stakeholders to assure the maintenance and integrity of empirical data as required for reporting purposes by the U. S. Department of Education and State Department of Education compliance regulations.
• Coordinates the development and preparation of accountability and evaluation tools and reporting processes; monitor School Improvement program effectiveness and ensure the success of District-wide interventions.
• Visits, observes and collaborates with other state programs to improve, strengthen and enhance the development and effectiveness of all federally funded programs.
• Provides leadership and support for program operations in the areas of public relations, compliance, and administrative services.
• Coordinates with the district’s Curriculum Department to converge resources and create cohesive strategies in the curriculum alignment process.
• Represents the district at National and State conferences, hearings before any Legislative group and provide presentations to educational institutions throughout the State system.
• Provides District-wide progress reports on grant programs as requested by the senior staff and superintendent; distribute departmental or division level reports requested by appropriate directors.
• Advises Oklahoma City Public School administrators and the senior staff on policy and procedural changes and assure Federal, State, and interagency procedures, regulations and statutes are adhered to on an on-going basis.
• Confers with the senior staff and superintendent regarding regulations and guidelines and Board policies, which determines program operations; recommend appropriate modification where necessary.
• Manages multimillion-dollar annual budgets and ensures fiscal accountability for the expenditure of State, Federal and general fund resources.
• Promotes the overall effectiveness of the organization by performing tasks and sharing responsibilities of other members of the Department during peak periods or when there is an overload of duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
• Oklahoma State Department of Education Teaching Certificate;
• Five (5) years’ experience in program administration and the supervision of professional personal;
• Five (5) years’ experience in grants management and education administration;
• Five (5) years’ experience in leading diverse work teams, writing, program evaluation research methods, and grants administration;
• Solid strategic planning, analytical and decision-making skills;
• Excellent communication and organizational skills;
• Comprehensive knowledge of “Quality Management” concepts, tools, and related application in an educational environment;
• General knowledge of the school District’s mission and goals, programs, facilities, and personnel;
Application Instructions
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