Staff Specialist - Educational Resources

Anticipated: Staff Specialists

• Educational Resources GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB : Dutchess BOCES is seeking a dedicated Staff Specialist to facilitate professional development through workshops, consultancies, roundtables, and in-district training as assigned throughout Dutchess County. The primary goal of this position is to provide direct, in-district technical assistance, professional learning, and system design support as school teams transition through the planning, installation, and implementation phases of NY Inspires. The ideal candidate will bridge state-level expectations with local execution, working directly with district leadership, building-level teams, and interdisciplinary educators across the county. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
• Full-time, 12-month, tenure track assignment.
• Competitive salary; negotiable based on qualifications and experience.
• Full complement of health benefits REPORTS TO: Director of Educational Resources SUPERVISES : N/A QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:
• Holds current NYS Teaching Certificate
• SAS/SDA/SDL certification preferred
• 5+ years of teaching experience KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Knowledge of NY Inspires, including but not limited to the NYS Portrait of a Graduate framework, CSRE Framework, performance-based learning and assessment, and competency-based education
• Strong skills in designing rubrics, performance-based learning and assessments (PBLA), and interdisciplinary units
• Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of stakeholders, including representatives from NYSED, component superintendents, assistant superintendents, curriculum leaders, teachers, and paraprofessionals, and BOCES employees
• Exceptional facilitation, coaching, communication, and project management skills
• Serve as an in-district partner to school leadership teams to evaluate needs, design tailored implementation plans, and guide system rollouts
• Facilitate and/or conduct local audits of assessments, K-12 curricula, instructional practices, and graduation pathways to identify gaps and redundancies
• Assist districts in establishing clear stakeholder communication plans and align K-12 course catalogs and master scheduling to graduation requirements
• Design, coordinate, and deliver targeted professional learning for both internal and external educators on key transformational topics, including: o NY Inspires overviews and NYSED policy updates o Competency-based education and authentic performance-based learning and assessments o Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education and Social-Emotional Learning integration o Integration of required instructional objectives for Personal Finance Education and Climate Education o NY Learning Standards, including content, technology, and social-emotional learning standards o Co-design of Performance-based assessments, Interdisciplinary Units, Rubrics, and/or County-wide Seals o Building competency pathways for internal and external schools
• Provide instructional coaching across disciplines, including support for teacher teams, paraprofessionals, and cross-curricular instructional practices implementation
• Facilitate targeted roundtable discussions to share effective instructional practices and co-design units and assessments
• Participate in regional and state-wide collaboratives
• Attend and participate in continuing professional learning opportunities EVALUATION : Director of Educational Resources SALARY : $110,000 - $117,000