Coordinator, School Grant Programs

About the role

Coordinate and support the braiding of evidence-based programs, initiatives, and strategies implemented through the Community School Grant, McKinney Vento Grant, and Title I Grant to provide all children with fair, equitable, and high-quality education. Work to ensure all students meet challenging academic state standards that result in closing educational achievement gaps. Coordinate the development, implementation, and monitoring of Title I, Part A funded staffing and strategies in accordance with federal and state Title I, Part A requirements and the Maryland Accountability System. Coordinate the braiding of school-based Concentration of Poverty (COP) grant-funded strategy and program implementation in collaboration with the Office of Community Schools. Coordinate and supervise Homeless Education Programs and federal McKinney Vento requirements in accordance with established guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and expertise in the implementation of evidence-based strategies that support students in meeting state academic standards, including social-emotional learning, supplemental reading and mathematics instruction, additional teaching staff, high-quality instructional materials, and before/after-school and summer programs that extend the regular school day.
• Supports school leaders and teams in implementing Title I Schoolwide Programs, School Progress Plans (SPP), and Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) plans.
• Creates and monitors systemwide initiatives that support co-planning, modeling, coaching, and collaboration.
• Coordinates systemwide professional development for Title I school staff on effective family engagement strategies, supporting documentation, and metrics for monitoring strategy implementation, ensuring best practices in family engagement support school improvement efforts.
• Collaborates with service and content offices within the Division of Curriculum and Instruction and the Department of Employee Training & Development to provide regional and school-based training in assessed instructional and compliance needs.
• Supervises and builds the leadership capacity of specialists supporting school-based grant programs, McKinney-Vento, and Neglected and Delinquent institutions in school improvement strategies, strategic plan development, data-driven decision making, grant compliance, and the continuous cycle of improvement.
• Leads the development, implementation, and monitoring of Title I and Targeted Assistance School Plans.
• Reports issues and provides feedback to school teams on program and grant implementation.
• Collaborates with the Office of Community Schools, Central Programs, and Family and Community Engagement to monitor grant-funded strategies aligned to approved Community School Implementation Plans.
• Coordinates follow-up with Community School Facilitators when implementation barriers arise, and ensures Title I and Concentration of Poverty (COP) resources are aligned to identified school needs.
• Serves as a liaison between the Division of Curriculum and Instruction and Grant Program and Homeless Education Program Specialists to support schools in enhancing educational opportunities for students, supporting families, and providing high-quality professional learning.
• Collaborates across offices to collect and analyze systemwide data measuring the return on investment of grant-funded activities, remove barriers, and monitor outcomes connected to grant-funded strategies.
• Approves and provides feedback to schools, program specialists, and inter-department teams on the alignment of Title I, School Improvement, and COP grant expenditures with approved plans, identified needs, evidence-based strategies, and applicable federal and state cost principles.
• Attends internal, state-level, and community organization meetings and chairs committees on behalf of the Office of School Grant Programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree. Five years’ leadership/management experience in an education setting. Five years’ teaching or related experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Possession of a Maryland Educator Advanced Professional Certificate in an area appropriate to the assignment with an Administrator I endorsement, or possession of, or eligibility for, a Maryland Educator Advanced Professional License in an area appropriate to the assignment and Administrator I Licensure.
• Knowledge of current research-based school improvement practices, programs, and strategies.
• Knowledge of current practices in assessment and State accountability proficiency.
• Demonstration of skill, experience, content knowledge, and pedagogy in instruction.
• Demonstration of skill and experience in data analysis and strategic planning.
• Demonstration of success in incorporating assessment requirements into classroom instruction.
• Demonstration of experience in school progress plan development and professional development.
• Demonstration of strong leadership, management, organization, communication, and human relations skills.
• Demonstration of strong knowledge and skill in computer/educational technology.
• Demonstration of strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to appropriately maintain confidential information.

Conditions of Employment

• Work schedules may include evenings and weekends.
• Employees may be required to work beyond their normally scheduled hours with little or no advanced notice.
• The work of this class is interactive and performed primarily in a school environment. Work hours will include after school and evenings. Work includes the operation of office equipment, including personal computers, and occasional limited physical activities.

Pay

$112,787 - $170,897

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and 403(b)/457 plans.
• Paid holidays, sick leave, personal business days, and bereavement days.
• Flexible leave options such as FMLA, sick bank, and board-approved leaves.
• Eligible for the Maryland State Retirement System.
• Position may be eligible for relocation bonus, extra duty activities pay, or other student activities pay as defined in the applicable Bargaining Unit Agreement.