Educational Technology Senior Consultant (Assessment, Accountability, & Analytics) Educational Technology Senior Consultant (Assessment, Accountability, & Analytics)

Supplemental Information

• This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA**

Office of Assessment, Accountability, & Analytics

Job Focus Area 

This education technology senior consultant will assist and provide guidance to the director and assistant superintendent in the area of data privacy and security. This position will assist in establishing and maintaining data sharing agreements, processing and tracking security access for LOE staff, and sharing data securely as needed by the agency. They will act as the liaison for the LDOE to OTS and external vendors for Edlink Security (the current Single Sign On system utilized by LDOE). This person will also be responsible for providing support to the agency in understanding how access works and how to gain access to different systems. Provisioning security rights will also be required. This position will lead the data quality staff in the collaboration between technology staff and data staff to ensure data is collected, stored, and released securely, ensure data release compliance with all policies, state laws, and federal laws, and ensure LDOE staff are accessing and releasing data securely. Through benchmarking, work practice review, and customer feedback, this position will be responsible for ensuring the documentation and consistent implementation of best practices for data security and confidentiality. In addition, this position will support the Statewide Program Manager 1 with managing implementation of projects that will utilize Edlink Security and will lead in communicating with developers and support staff to determine requirements and specifications.

Candidates with the following skills and experience are encouraged to apply: 

Highly organized, self-sufficient with excellent communication skills and an attention to details and problem-solving is needed for this role. The candidate must be willing to learn about what’s best for students in the classroom and can connect their work back to the bigger agency priorities.

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy. 

• Note regarding the advertised pay range: The maximum amount listed is the maximum salary a person can make over their career, NOT the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire.

One position is available and it is located in Baton Rouge, LA. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. This position may be filled as a probation or by promotion of any current permanent State of Louisiana employee. Current permanent state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment, if selected. 

You may attach a resume; however only the information listed on the online application will be considered to determine qualification. All education, certifications, prior experience, including dates related to education and prior experience MUST be listed on the online application.

You are encouraged to attach a copy of your college transcript(s) to your online application.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities.

NOTE: Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

• Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*

For further information about this vacancy contact:

ldoejobs@la.gov

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities. 

Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A master’s degree plus five years of professional level experience in teaching, education, administrative services, web development, or graphic design.

SUBSTITUTIONS:

A baccalaureate degree plus two additional years of professional level qualifying experience will substitute for the required master’s degree.

A Ph.D. in education will substitute for two years of the required experience.

NOTE:

Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.

Job Concepts

Function of Work:

To serve as one of three primary staff assistants to the unclassified Director of Educational Technology and charged with the administration, supervision, and direction of the instructional, professional development, distance learning, technical infrastructure, leadership, funding, accountability and public awareness components of the Louisiana State Plan for Educational Technology and the federal mandates of the Enhancing Education through Technology title of No Child Left Behind legislation, all of which are characterized by high-level technical and programmatic impact.

Level of Work:

Administrator.

Supervision Received:

Administrative direction from an unclassified Director of Educational Technology.

Supervision Exercised:

Staff or direct line authority as designated by the Director of Educational Technology over subordinate managers, professional and clerical staff, as well as functional, and staff supervision over LEAs and programs under the jurisdiction of the office served.

Location of Work:

Louisiana Center for Educational Technology, Louisiana Department of Education.

Job Distinctions:

Differs from lower level education jobs by having the broadest scope and impact of all classified service educational job titles, by acting in behalf of the Director of Educational Technology, by the assignment to special state and federal educational projects across divisions, and by responsibility for the implementation of rapidly evolving technologies.

Examples of Work

Makes recommendations to the Director of Educational Technology regarding mandated and discretionary programs and budgetary or personnel matters.

Researches educational issues, federal and state laws, and state Board of Elementary and Education policies to develop proposed legislation impacting education.

Represents the division director on key departmental committees.

Designs and directs the implementation of the State Plan for Educational Technology as it relates to instructional technology, integration of technology into the curriculum, professional development, distance learning, technical infrastructure, technology leadership and accountability, technology funding and resources, and public awareness.

Develops and directs technical infrastructure models, technology-based professional development, and technology-based instructional models that support classroom reform and the state educational technology goals.

Designs and directs the implementation of the states Classroom-Based Technology Fund and Enhancing Education through Technology programs.

Advises and consults with end-users, school and district administrators, and technical support personnel regarding educational networks, standards-based software, designing and providing technology-connected professional development, and K-12 software and hardware issues.

Directs the technical and work activities of all SEA and LEA educational programs, including program and finance, for a major SDE office in the absence of the Director of Educational Technology.

Serves as principal assistant to the Director of Educational

Technology on regular or special academic and/or support projects, as assigned by the Deputy Superintendent.

Meets with the Governors Office of Education, state and local officials, legislators, professional organizations, State Department of Civil Service employees, Superintendents Cabinet, local superintendents, Board of Regents, SBESE, parental groups, special interest groups and others on matters relating to the Department of Education.

Recommends final budgets to the Director of Educational Technology from subordinate staff within the Louisiana Center for Educational Technology.

Plans and implements in-service meetings and conferences with department administrators to discuss operating, organization, personnel and technical matters and the status of departmental educational projects and programs.

Prepares responses for the Director of Educational Technology on complex and sensitive matters affecting the Louisiana Center for Educational Technology and the Department of Education, such as audit resolutions, compliance issues, resolving complaints.

Directs the preparation of special academic, technical, and support reports relating to the Louisiana Center for Educational Technology and the Department of Education as requested.

Coordinates state and federal educational program activities of several units within the Louisiana Center for Educational Technology.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity to make a difference through public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career. 

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
• Mardi Gras,
• Good Friday,
• Memorial Day,
• Independence Day,
• Labor Day,
• Veteran’s Day,
• Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
• Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

• Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
• Teacher’s Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
• Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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