Working Title: Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) Coordinator

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

College/Division: College of Education

Department: 540877 - TTAC K-12 FY24

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? Yes. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon continued funding.

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

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About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Virginia Department of Education Region 5 Training and Technical Assistance Center is seeking a qualified and experienced education professional to provide training and consultation related to students with disabilities’ performance in schools targeted for assistance. We are looking for a dynamic candidate who is interested in a work environment that affords ongoing professional learning opportunities, collaboration with colleagues, and an opportunity to influence educational practices. This is a grant-funded position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position requires the TTAC coordinator to:
• Respond to requests for training and technical assistance from public schools and state operated programs in Superintendent’s Region 5.
o Requests come from teachers, paraprofessionals, building-level administrators, and central office personnel.
o Requests are submitted online and disseminated to selected coordinators by the director and/or associate director based on the area of expertise required and availability
o Coordinators work in teams to address the technical assistance request
• Coordinate and deliver professional development.
o Coordinators meet with requestor and develop an action plan, review pertinent, publicly available school or division level data, and agree on a schedule including modality and frequency of training.
o Coordinators work in teams to deliver training, focusing on High Leverage Practices (HLPs) and evidence-based practices.
• Disseminate information and resources to facilitate programming.
o Coordinators upload pertinent research articles and new publications monthly to our shared office folder for use in social media, website, and e-blast communications
• Write consultation reports and newsletter articles.
o Coordinators work in small groups to write research briefs for dissemination through our quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is posted on the TTAC website. The audience is special educators and administrators.
o Consultation reports are generated for student-specific consults. Reports are written by a team of coordinators and approved for dissemination by the director/associate director. All information and data for the report is shared by the school once parent permission has been obtained.
• Collaborate with agencies, centers, and universities.
o Coordinators attend quarterly interagency meetings with various groups including but not limited to: Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR), Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), State Council for Higher Education Virginia (SCHEV), and local and state special education advisory councils.
o Coordinators also collaborate with departments within the College of Education (CoE) and TTACs at other state universities.
• Coordinate services with the Virginia Department of Education initiatives.
o The Virginia Department of Education office of Special Populations has initiatives including but not limited to math, literacy, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), classroom management, HLPs, Specially Designed Instruction (SDI), co-teaching, inclusive practices, autism, and secondary transition.
o TTAC coordinators attend meetings when invited and participate is ad hoc work groups if requested by the VDOE.

Qualifications:

This specific position requires knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas:
• High Leverage Practices.
• Effective collaboration with colleagues to plan and provide individual and site-based technical assistance.
• Ability to provide training and follow-up coaching on evidence-based instructional practices, use of technology to augment instruction, and strategies for effectively including students with disabilities, including universal design for learning, differentiation, and specially designed instruction.
• Ability to analyze data, identify needs, and collaboratively plan and provide professional development activities.
• Effective communication in both written and oral formats.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles.
• Ability to manage professional time efficiently.
• Knowledge and experience with evidence-based practices in secondary transition for students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated record of professional development and training in areas relevant to evidence-based instructional practices, High Leverage Practices, and secondary transition.

Additional Posting Information:

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.