Professional Learning Coordinator - 128629

This is a 100% Contract position until June 2027. This appointment may be extended or converted to career status based on the needs of the department.

Housed within the Center for Research in Educational Equity, Assessment and Teaching Excellence (CREATE), the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) is a California subject matter program which provides high quality, standards-based professional development programs in reading and language instruction to help ensure that every California student PreK-12 achieves the highest standards of academic performance.

The California Reading & Literature Project (CRLP) provides transformative professional learning in Reading/Literacy. The professional learning centers educators as learners and leaders to ensure that every California student receives high-quality, rigorous, comprehensive literacy instruction that is responsive to their identities, assets, and needs. CRLP intends that all California students complete high school as broadly literate individuals prepared for success in higher education, the work force, and civic life in the 21st century.

The Statewide Office and the San Diego Regional Office, housed at UC San Diego collaborate with partnership districts to support and sustain continuous improvement to PreK-12 teachers, including the implementation of State Board adopted instructional materials.

The CRLP Professional Learning Coordinator position provides lead direction, designing, implementation and independently provides a high degree and expertise in literacy instruction to the LCRSET Project for the CRLP Statewide Office, Executive Director, and the CRLP regional sites in the context of the California Subject Matter Project (CSMP) model and mission. In coordination with the Executive Director and Statewide Office staff, independently leads and manages tasks with LCRSET project coordination for a variety of statewide initiatives, signature program management and development, statewide network development.. Provides lead direction and independently managing literacy instruction programs for the CRLP Executive Director in designing and implementing quality professional development with LCRSET project as well as manage CRLP signature programs that include formulating strategies and administering policies, processes, and resources for California PK-12 partner school districts, County Offices of Education, and stakeholders.

Major responsibilities include independently designing, planning, and administering statewide events for the LCRSET professional learning institutes, workshop series, and conferences. Leading and independently guiding PK-12 educators on CRLP's LCRSET organizational policy and program development. Incumbent will lead, establishes, manages and maintains a high liaison with local, county, and state education agencies and stakeholders and is significantly involved in the LCRSET CRLP committees regarding projects and the delivering of the CRLP signature programs; Results Word Recognition and Fluency, Results Reading Comprehension and Learning How English Works signature programs. Incumbent will travels to various stakeholder, leadership and County Office of Education leadership meetings throughout California to meet with LCRSET liaisons and independently prep, plan, strategize, design and administer the structure for the CRLP LCRSET Professional Development Program Institutes.

Coordinator will exercise advanced technical expertise, accredited and/or certification public educational program concepts, and organizational objectives to lead and independently resolve complex public education program issues and needs assessment initiatives. Independently works on most complex public education program issues, where analysis of situations requires an in-depth evaluation and understanding of organizational strategies and business objectives. Exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques for delivering courses, presentations, and development of programs and provided techniques for course and instructional improvement for the CRLP Signature Programs. Fully knowledgeable in the CRLP California subject matter and signature programs offered by the California Reading and Literature Project. Serves as the lead accredited and certificated public educational program specialist and subject matter expert in developing public educational program materials and personnel for PK-12 educators within the State of California and the CRLP partner districts, COE's and the CDE.

• Prior and/or Current experience as a credentialed classroom teacher, administrator, manager of academic/research project, or equivalent applicable experience.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of educational reform in urban schooling.

• Must be bi-lingual. Fluency in English and Spanish is required. Must possess a California K-12 teaching credential and have extensive elementary/primary/secondary classroom teaching experience. Must be willing and able to travel.

• Skill in using business software systems in the completion of work assignments (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, CANVAS).

• Advanced analytical, problem solving, interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures; advanced knowledge of functional area and understands how work impacts other areas of public educational programs.

• Advanced knowledge of accredited and / or certificate program instruction and delivery methodologies, the organization, market and business strategies.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required in order to communicate effectively to small and large audiences. Elicit cooperation and support, share new ideas, encourage discussion and disseminate information

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with individuals at all levels, e.g., colleagues, support staff, University, County Office, CDE, and school district personnel

• Ability to analyze and determine school and district/cluster needs and resources to provide programs to maximize the effectiveness of activities.

• Ability to design and evaluate programmatic and organizational strategies to determine their effectiveness.

• Working knowledge of current educational research and adult learning theory so that teaching strategies are appropriate for teachers.

• Ability to organize workflow to accomplish established objectives, delegating responsibility, training, and performance evaluation.

• Working knowledge of state and national guidelines and school district administrative procedures in order to tailor programs to meet their needs.

• Working knowledge of research methods to evaluate the effectiveness of programs.

• Excellent written communication skills to write and edit effective letters, memos, reports, proposals, and miscellaneous documents.

• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on Background Check results.

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Annual Full Pay Range: $74,300 - $134,500 (will be prorated if the appointment percentage is less than 100%)

Hourly Equivalent: $35.58 - $64.42

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Hiring Pay Scale referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Annual Full Pay Range may be broader than what the University anticipates to pay for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

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