Literacy Consultant - Education Consultant 11-P13

h2About the Department/h2pimg src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/1608/jobpostings/image/MDE Logo (Color) (002).jpg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" data-uw-rm-alt="QU"brbrspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"***This position is being reposted, if you have already applied there is no need to submit a second application.***/strong/spanbrbrspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"The Michigan Department of Education (MDE)nbsp;/strongprovides leadership, resources, support, and guidance to approximately 200,000 school district staff serving approximately 1.5 million students in public and non-public schools and 39,000 students in special education transition services. In addition, MDE provides administrative support and supervision for the Michigan School for the Deaf and the Library of Michigan./spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"MDE is responsible for state education leadership in a local control state and works to implement state and federal education laws, disburse state and federal resources, license educators, develop state summative assessments and accountability systems, create state academic standards, and coordinate school health and nutrition programs. In addition, in developing and promoting the state’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, MDE works with partner education entities and stakeholders to improve public education for children across the state. MDE’s role in the improvement of public education extends to providing information and feedback to public policy-makers, convening educators on public policy issues, recommending draft language on legislation, and developing guidance to districts on statutory changes adopted at the state and federal levels.nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"Join a team of highly trained and educated individuals committed to supporting learners and learning in Michigan. Serving students, parents, families, educators, and communities within a culture that promotes excellence and respects diversity, our work is meaningful and impactful.nbsp;/spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"As a State of Michigan employee, you will receive a competitive wage and benefit package that values your experience and skills. You will join a team of more than 400 professionals at the department and almost 50,000 in state government who are committed to excellence in public service./spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"The Office of Educational Supportsnbsp;/span/strongspan style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"is/spanstrong style=" font-weight: 700;"span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"nbsp;/span/strongstrong style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"an office within the span style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"Division of Assessment, School Improvement, and Systems Support/span. OES provides support to local education agencies, including PSAs, to develop and implement programs and services funded with supplementary Federal or State funds to accelerate student achievement through continuous improvement and close achievement gaps for the most at-risk students. OES supports MDE policy development on a range of issues, including research-based strategies to support learning, equitable educational experiences, supports for school turnaround, the closure of achievement gaps, coordination of services, and tools for instructional techniques to increase learning./span/strong/spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"Primary Physical Work Address/strong/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"nbsp;-nbsp;/strong/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"Position isnbsp;/strong/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"located/strong/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"nbsp;at the John Hannah Building, 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan. nbsp;Hybrid flexible schedule of in-person and remote work arrangement./strong/span/spanspan style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"nbsp;/strong/spanbr style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"br style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"span style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"Position Summary:nbsp;/strongThis position serves as the dyslexia consultant collecting, researching and disseminating structured literacy practices that are aligned with the Science of Reading for teaching and learning in grades K-12. A primary function will be to support and monitor the development and implementation of requirements outlined in Public Act 146 of 2024, the K-12 Literacy and Dyslexia Laws. This position will also provide support and monitor the development and implementation of early literacy coaching programs/initiatives./spanbrbrspan style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"Position Description: a href="https://mcsc.state.mi.us/AgencyPDFs/LITERACYCONSULTANT.pdf" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc=""Education Consultant 11-P13/a/strong/spanbrbrspan style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"Job Specification: a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/E/EducationConsultant.pdf" data-uw-pdf-br="2" data-uw-pdf-doc=""Education Consultant 11-P13/a/strong/spanbrbrspan style="font-style: normal; text-indent: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: left; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"strong style=" font-weight: 700;"State of Michigan Benefits:brimg src="https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/1608/jobpostings/image/1-Benefits Graphic.jpg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii" data-uw-rm-alt-original="" alt="State of Michigan Benefits:" data-uw-rm-alt="CT"/strong/span/ph2Position Duties/h2pundefinedspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"Please review the job specification and the position description for the full list of responsibilities, required education and experience, and knowledge, skills, and abilities./spanbr/undefined/ph2Minimum Qualifications/h2pundefinedspan style="color: inherit; font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;" id="isPasted"Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis./spanbr/undefined/ph2Other Qualifications/h2pdiv style="font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted"div style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"p style=" margin: 0px 0px 10.6667px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: inherit; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Your submittal is considered complete with the following required document/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"s:/span/span/p/divdiv style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"ul style=" margin: 0px 0px 3pt; padding: 0px;"li style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"p style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: inherit; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Completed Application/span/span/p/li/ul/div/divdiv style="font-style: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"div style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"ul style=" margin: 0px 0px 3pt; padding: 0px;"li style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"p style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: inherit; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Resume (entered or attached to the job posting)/span/span/p/lili style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"p style=" margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: inherit; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Official copy of transcripts (if applicable)/span/span/p/lili style=" margin: 0px 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px;"p style=" margin: 0pt 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; color: inherit; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"Cover Letternbsp;/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"br/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"br/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"T/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"span style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"he Michigan State Employees Retirement System (MSERS) is separate from the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). If you are currently a MPSERS retiree, there should be no impact to your MPSERS pension due to employment with the Michigan Department of Education. If you are currently eligible for a MPSERS retirement benefit and become the successful candidate for this position, you should contact the Office of Retirement Services (ORS) tonbsp;/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"determine/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"nbsp;any impact if you elect tonbsp;/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"immediately/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"nbsp;begin receiving your MPSERS retirement benefit/spanspan style=" margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"./span/spanbrbrbr/p/li/ul/div/div/p