Final Filing Date: February 16, 2021

Duties: The Division Directors are an integral part of the CDE's leadership team. The Director develops and recommends departmental and statewide program policies to top CDE management; works with the Deputy Superintendent, fellow Division Directors, and other CDE colleagues to ensure that common educational program and administrative goals and objectives are identified and executed in a compatible manner; advocates for legislation affecting the operation and content of the CDE program; appears before legislative committees on behalf of the SSPI and the CDE; serves as a key liaison for SSPI and the CDE to various boards and commissions including the State Board of Education and other educational sectors; represents the SSPI at meetings with the federal government, local educational agencies, private and non-profit agencies, other state agencies, and the public; and works with CDE program supervisors, administrators, and representatives of other agencies on program adminstration, policies, and budgets.

The CDE is currently recruiting for Division Director of the Multilingual Support Division. The Division Director will provide leadership in addressing the educational needs of California K-12 students who are English and multilingual learners, immigrant and migratory students. The division has responsibility for evaluating student academic and language levels, designing programs to meet student needs, and ensuring that student services are available to each student who is not identified as English proficient. The division will develop and disseminate language policies and program concepts through leadership efforts; administer all specialized programs focused on migrant education and English and multilingual learners; and establish management systems for accountability and compliance monitoring to ensure educational goals are being met. The Director will supervise the Migrant Eduction Office, the Language Policy and Leadership Office, the Technical Assistance and monitoring Office, the Division Support Offce, and the Director's Office. Spanish bilingual highly desirble.

Application Instructions:

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Moblie Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

How to Apply:

Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD. 678) and applicable or required documents must be submitted to apply ofr this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:

Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit you application and any applicable or required documents to:

Department of Education
Attn: Evette Witherspoon
1430 N Street, Room 1802
Sacramento, CA 95814

Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or rquired documents to:

1430 N Street, Room 1802
Sacramento, CA 95814
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD. 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through you Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov All experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classifcation Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included
• Statement of Qualifications - which describes your experience, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to each "Desirable Qualification" factor listed under "Desirable Qualification" section of this bulletin. You must provide specific examples for each Desirable Qualification factor. The Desirable Qualifcation factors must be addressed and numbered in the same order as listed. The Statement of Qualifications should nout exceed three pages in length with a minimum font size of 12 pitch.

Deisrable Qualifications:

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

1. Experience at the managerial level providing leaderhip in the area of English and multilingual learners or a similar field.
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 broadrange educational programs including strategic planning, performance measuement, benchmarking, and organizational development.
5. Experience at the managerial level collaborating with a variety of internal an/or external groups on educational issues of a high profile and/or politically sensitive nature.Contact Information

The Hiring Unit Contact:

Teresa Maldanado
916-319-0655
tmaldanado@cde.ca.gov