PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAW, CONTRACTED
EMPLOYEES ARE NOT PAID FOR THE TWELVE SCHEDULED HOLIDAYS, DO NOT RECEIVE
ANY PAID, VACATION, PERSONAL LEAVE BENEFITS, OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE STATE
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR SOCIAL SECURITY. AS A STATE CONTRACTED EMPLOYEE,
YOU MUST PARTICIPATE IN DIRECT DEPOSIT AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS STATE ALTERNATE RETIREMENT PLAN, ("OBRA
PLAN"). The Education Secretariat is committed to equity and valuing
the unique and diverse characteristics and experiences of every member
of its workforce. We encourage an authentic workplace where colleagues
show up as their full selves, where collaboration, innovation, and
connections are key to realizing our mission that all children, youth,
and families thrive socially, academically, and economically. We seek
teammates who are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive work
environment, where everyone is valued and engaged. We encourage you to
apply and identify your strengths in these areas. The Department of
Elementary & Secondary Education?s Office of Charter Schools and School
Redesign (OCSSR) is seeking a contracted employee to perform the
following essential duties: The Contracted School Redesign Specialist
will support OCSSR staff in its oversight of existing charter and
virtual schools and will support the development of support structures
for charter school developers. The experienced specialist will provide
support in three primary areas: Support the Accountability Team in
implementing the charter school and virtual school accountability
process: Participate in accountability site visits to charter schools
that assess charter school performance in terms of the Massachusetts
Charter School Performance Criteria, contribute to resulting written
site visit reports that become part of each school?s body of evidence
for charter renewal Review and analyze charter school and virtual school
accountability data Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the
Massachusetts charter school and virtual school accountability systems
Review all site visit materials; participate in review processes of site
visit materials; and draft suggestions to update site visit materials
Review annual reports to ensure alignment with expectations Assist the
Coordinator of Accountability Monitoring in disseminating best
practices, aligned to the Department?s strategic objectives. Support the
School Redesign and Virtual School Manager with new virtual school
procedures and virtual school applications: Assist in developing an
opening procedures handbook for Commonwealth of Massachusetts Virtual
Schools, help in reviewing submissions for new virtual school(s) and
ensure the virtual school meets opening procedure expectations. Assist
in renewal of the virtual school certificates, by reading applications
for renewal, preparing for upcoming renewal inspections, and writing
summaries of the virtual schools? performance. Contribute to the ongoing
improvement of Massachusetts virtual school application materials and
review processes. Support the Assistant Director in developing a
pipeline of prospective charter developers: Develop and implement an
applicant pipeline development plan to assess, engage, and support the
readiness of qualified charter applicants and existing high quality
charter schools to apply for and implement a new charter school or
significant expansion. The plan will effectively identify individuals,
groups, or schools for participation in development support. This
pipeline development plan will: Include a landscape analysis of
potential developers taking into context the unique needs of
historically resilient student populations, potential demand for
innovative school models, the developers? experience and success serving
their community, and the developers? capacity to implement a high
quality charter