The Special Populations PD Specialist provides professional learning for school-based administration and special populations staff in compliance with all requirements related to special populations?.

• Provides professional development to school-based administrators and teachers on ESE/EC programming and compliance.
• Design and develop training program materials including project plans, outlines, presenter guides, participant materials and evaluations.
• Design, develop, implement, and scale ESE/EC professional development that is supported by research in best practices in education.
• Conduct regular meetings focusing on implementation of the professional learning model to ensure each ESE/EC staff members’ professional growth.
• Work collaboratively with staff to upload and create relevant content to be used for asynchronous learning on the LMS.
• Work collaboratively with Professional Development team, and Operations Staff to determine training and development needs across all elements of school operations.
• Assist with new school activations and training by providing all needed training.
• Stay current on national, state, and local requirements, laws and rules relating to ESE/EC K-12 education and school operations
• Provides professional development to school-based administrators and teachers on ESOL programming and compliance.
• Design and develop training program materials including project plans, outlines, presenter guides, participant materials and evaluations.
• Design, develop, implement, and scale ESOL professional development that is supported by research in best practices in education.
• Conduct regular meetings focusing on implementation of the professional learning model to ensure each ESOL staff members’ professional growth.
• Work collaboratively with staff to upload and create relevant content to be used for asynchronous learning on the LMS.
• Work collaboratively with Professional Development team, and Operations Staff to determine training and development needs across all elements of school operations.
• Assist with new school activations and training by providing all needed training.
• Stay current on national, state, and local requirements, laws and rules relating to ESOL K-12 education and school operations
• Provides professional development aligned to the ALS instructional Model.
• Build, maintain and effectively communicate an integrated ESE/ESOL compliance framework that captures all regulatory requirements to which ALS/ALS schools are subject
• Update the SOM framework when there are changes to SOM, laws, rules, and contractual obligations

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Knowledge of effective training practices in ESE/EC and ESOL education
• Knowledge blended learning pedagogy and education
• Ability to deliver effective and engaging professional presentations.
• Ability for day and overnight travel to other sites/locations.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Skilled verbal and written communication
• Skilled teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Skilled Mastery of MS Office, including Excel, and Word and PowerPoint.

Education and Experience Required

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree or higher in education,
• 3+ years of teaching experience in ESE/EC at the high school or middle school level required
• Experience working with ELL/ESOL population preferred