DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CAREER EXECUTIVE ASSIGNMENT EXAMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT

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DEPARTMENT:	DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION	RELEASE DATE:	Friday, March 14, 2014
POSITION TITLE:	Director, Professional Learning and Support Division	FINAL FILING DATE:	Friday, April 4, 2014
CEA LEVEL:	CEA B	EXTENDED FINAL FILING DATE:	Friday, April 18, 2014
SALARY RANGE:	$ 8,594.00 - $10,237.00 / Month	BULLETIN ID:	03122014_3

POSITION DESCRIPTION
The California Department of Education (CDE) is currently recruiting for the Director of the Professional Learning & Support Division. CDE Division Directors are an integral part of the CDE’s leadership team. The Director, under the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Chief Deputy Superintendent, and the Deputy Superintendent for Instruction and Learning Support Branch is responsible for leading the implementation of State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s priorities and initiatives to ensure all of California’s students are career and college ready upon completion of high school. This includes developing and implementing educational strategies and programs for transforming the K–12 educational experience and objectives for professional learning programs; and, promoting twenty-first century skills. Central to the position is the ability to lead Professional Learning Programs and policy. The Director oversees all activities and relationships with the professional educational organizations, and provides leadership and oversight of programs that prepare students for transition to college or advanced training. In addition, the director interacts and communicates with a diverse group of stakeholders, including Association of School Administrators, California School Boards Association, the California Teachers Association, County/District Superintendents, local educational agencies (LEAs), schools, higher education agencies, state agencies, other professional associations, federal government , State Legislature, and business and labor representatives.

The Director provides leadership and supervision to staff in the four offices that comprise the Literacy, History & Arts Leadership Office, the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Office, the Title II Leadership Office and the Administrative and Fiscal Services Office. The Director is responsible for Kindergarten through grade twelve (K–12) education, represents the California Department of Education Professional Learning Support Division’s activities and policies. The Director is responsible for recommending and establishing program goals and objectives; ensuring that program planning and development efforts are consistent with approved departmental objectives; overseeing budget preparation and expenditures; allocating program grants; and providing technical assistance to LEAs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:

Either I
Must be a current State civil service employee with permanent civil service status, as defined in Government Code Section 18546.

Or II
Must be a current or former employee of the Legislature, who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service as defined in Government Code Section 18990.

Or III
Must be a current or former nonelected exempt employee of the Executive Branch of government who resigned or was released from service within the last 12 months, and with two or more consecutive years of service (excluding those positions for which the salaries are set by statute) as defined by Government Code Section 18992.

Or IV
Must be a person retired from the United States military, honorably discharged from active military duty with a service-connected disability, or honorably discharged from active duty as defined in Government Code Section 18991.

(1) Knowledge of the organization and functions of California State Government including the organization and practices of the Legislature and the Executive Branch; principles, practices, and trends of public administration, organization, and management; techniques of organizing and motivating groups; program development and evaluation; methods of administrative problem solving; principles and practices of policy formulation and development; and personnel management techniques; the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program objectives; and a manager’s role in the Equal Employment Opportunity Program.

(2) Ability to plan, organize, and direct the work of multidisciplinary professional and administrative staff; analyze administrative policies, organization, procedures and practices; integrate the activities of a diverse program to attain common goals; gain the confidence and support of top level administrators and advise them on a wide range of administrative matters; develop cooperative working relationships with representatives of all levels of government, the public, and the Legislature and Executive branches; analyze complex problems and recommend effective courses of action; and prepare and review reports; and effectively contribute to the department’s or agency’s Equal Employment Opportunity objectives.

CEA Level A Responsible for broad administrative and program activities, including the execution and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level B Responsible for extensive managerial and program administration or broad program manager experience with substantial participation in the formulation, operation, and/or evaluation of program policies.

CEA Level C Responsible for extensive highly professional influence and contributes to program, policy, and the methods to provide professional services needed to set policies, to meet the mission of the State department and often exercising technical and or professional skills that are required at this level.

1. Experience at the administrative level in leading, and establishing educational strategies, program goals and objectives for professional learning programs.

2. Experience at the managerial level developing and implementing educational policies.

3. Experience in managing multi-disciplinary professional and technical staff in order to advance the activities of an educational program.

4. Experience at the managerial level in developing and implementing broad-range educational programs including strategic planning, performance measurement, benchmarking, and organizational development.

5. Experience at the managerial level collaborating with a variety of internal and/or external groups on educational issues of a high profile and/or politically sensitive nature.

6. Experience at the administrative level in effectively planning, implementing, and monitoring State and Federal funding, including budgeting, grants management, monitoring, establishing effective controls, and reporting of results.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION
A minimum rating of 70% must be attained to obtain list eligibility. Hiring interviews may be conducted with the most qualified candidates. All candidates will receive written notification of their examination results. The result of this examination will be used only to fill the position of Director, Professional Learning and Support Division, with the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Applications will be retained for twelve months.

The Results of this examination will be used only to fill this position and may be used to fill subsequent vacancies for this position for a period of up to twelve months.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

Interested applicants must submit:

• A completed Standard State Application (Form 678).
• A "Statement of Qualifications". The Statement is a narrative discussion of how the candidate's education, training, experience, and skills meet the minimum and desirable qualifications and qualify them for the position. The Statement of Qualifications serves as a documentation of each candidate's ability to present information clearly and concisely in writing and should be typed and no more than three pages in length with a font no smaller than 10 pitch. The desireable Qualification factors must be addressed in the same order as listed.
• Resumes do not take the place of the Statement of Qualifications.
• Applications submitted without Statement of Qualifications will be rejected from this examination.
• Statement of Qualifications submitted without specific examples for each Desireable Qualification factor will be given a disqualifying score.

Applications must be submitted by the final filing date to:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Selection Services Office
1430 N Street Ste. 1802, Sacramento, , CA 95814
Lynne Alex | 916 319-0688 | lalex@cde.ca.gov

SPECIAL TESTING
If you have a disability and need special testing arrangements, mark the appropriate box in Part 2 of the "Examination Application." You will be contacted to make specific arrangements.

GENERAL INFORMATION
If you meet the requirements stated in this bulletin, you may take this examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described on this bulletin will be compared with the performance of others who take this test, and all candidates who pass will be ranked according to their scores.

The DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION reserves the right to revise the examination plan to better meet the needs of the service if the circumstances under which this examination was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service law and rules and all competitors will be notified.

General Qualifications: Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

Class specs:  CEA and Exempt Appointees