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• Residency Fellow/TEA Initiative Support

  Job Goal:  Provide guidance and technical assistance to districts participating in the TCLAS Residency Program. In addition, provide support to all phases of the TEA Initiatives via leadership of ESC staff, interaction with appropriate TEA staff, communications with Region 6 school leaders, and other parties involved.
  
  Qualifications
  
  

  Education:

  Master's Degree in Education or closely related field

  Doctorate preferred

  Certified In:

  Valid Texas Teaching Certification

  Valid Texas Mid-Management Certification 

  Valid Texas Superintendent Certification
  
  Experience
  
  

  Minimum of five years teaching experience 

  Minimum of three years school principal experience

  Minimum of three years district-level administrative experience

  Success as School Superintendent required  
  
  Special Knowledge & Skills
  
  

  Demonstrated track record of LEA leadership and campus-level technical assistance, including facilitating: Strategic decision-making, Change management, Campus-to-district-level alignment, and operational decisions
  
  

  Familiarity and preferably direct prior experience with school finance and operations, particularly staffing, scheduling, and budgeting
   

  Strong project management, process facilitation, and coordination skills
   

  Strong communications and session facilitation skills
  
  

  Excellent relationship-building skills 
  
  

  Understanding of Texas and ESC context
   

  Comfort being in “startup mode” with a new initiative
   

  Works well with others as a team member
  
  

  Ability to handle multiple tasks with minimal supervision
  
  Major Responsibilities
  
  

  Establish effective two-way communication with each assigned district implementing the TEA Residency Program
  
  

  Participate in all training associated with the TEA Residency Program
  
  

  Assist and support district and campus leadership in identifying district/campus needs related to the TEA Residency Program
  
  

  Provide accurate, up-to-date information to district/campus personnel regarding developments, initiatives, and priorities at the ESC and state level
  
  

  Serve as liaison interface to obtain information from the ESC and the state level to clarify and/or address questions arising at the district/campus level related to Residency Initiative
  
  

  Participate as needed as a resource member of district planning initiatives;  Provide technical assistance to district and campus personnel as appropriate;

   Provide leadership to ESC staff implementing TEA initiatives
   

   Assist with operations of Alternative Superintendent Certification program
  
  

   Assist in operations of all TEA grant-funded initiatives.
  
  Terms of Employment:  Pay will be commensurate with experience
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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• Graphic Designer

  Job Goal

  To design/develop/implement/maintain online projects in Eduhero and create graphics and projects that support the educational goals of the ESC.

  
  Employment with Region 6 ESC is considered to be at-will employment and may be terminated by Region 6 ESC at any time due to reduction in funds, non-renewal of grant funding, other financial contingency, or any other legal reason.

  
  Education

  Bachelors degree in graphic design, art, or related field required.

  
  Certifications

  N/A
  
  

  Special Knowledge and Skills
  

  Highly enthusiastic, flexible, and dynamic individual comfortable working in a fast-paced growth environment on multiple projects and deadlines

  
  Capable of taking the initiative; making recommendations on the best approach in terms of scoping, design, and scripting, and following through with action

  
  Proven instruction design skills, ability to identify an engaging and compelling design approach to achieve project and learning objectives; ability to apply/develop sound instructional models
  
  

  Strong analytical skills, ability to review large volumes of information and make informed decisions about priorities and treatment of materials
  
  

  Strong communication skills; capable of explaining the rationale of decisions to SMEs/clients, communicating progress and updates to clients and colleagues, communicating design aspects and requirements to graphic designers and technical team members
  
  

  Strong IT capabilities in a range of MS Office applications, comfortable learning new applications including e-learning authoring tools and graphics application packages (Captivate, Presenter, Photoshop, Illustrator)
  
  

  Ability to work on multiple tasks with minimal supervision
  
  

  Ability and willingness to work independently and as a team member
  
  

  Willingness and ability to gain and maintain any required competencies, such as:

  
  Training and experience in the use of computers and other technologies,  including software, telecommunications/video conferencing equipment, and interactive technologies
  
  

  Online course development, Mobile Application development, and Game

  development

  
  

  Experience

  Experience in developing authoring tools and working with LMS/CMSs (e.g., Articulate, Captivate, Flash, Moodle, other open-source LMS/CMS) and their capabilities
  
  

  Experience with project plan development
  
  

  Experience in print design
  
  

  Experience in professional graphic design
  
  

  Major Responsibilities and Duties

  Liaises with subject matter experts (SMEs) /clients to identify performance and training requirements
  
  

  Sets and maintains design standards on e-learning projects
  
  

  Defines the learning approach and selects the authoring approach for SMEs/client needs
  
  

  Explains design approach to SMEs/clients, making adjustments where necessary to ensure design approach is both effective from a learner perspective and from a time and cost perspective
  
  Manages design on a portfolio of projects, taking accountability for providing design is to set standards, meets SME/Client requirements, and meets time and budget expectations for the project
  
  

  Ensures projects are delivered on time and budget
  
  

  Contributes to the development of design team through coaching, mentoring, and line management of instructional designers, including facilitation of internal training and knowledge sharing sessions.
  
  

  Collaborates with technology integration developers and specialists on graphic design, best practices, and development of products, services, and support
  
  

  Assists with customer service and client satisfaction
  
  

  Assists in the management of the budgets and contracts

  
  Willingness to travel

  
  Other duties as assigned

  
  Supervisory Responsibilities

  None
  
  

  Equipment Used:

  Computer

  General office equipment
  
  

  Working Conditions

  Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

  ○ Work on multiple tasks with frequent interruptions

  ○ Maintain emotional control under stress

  ○ Occasional prolonged hours

  ○ Occasional lifting

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