Charter School Authorizing Practices Administrator-A (PED #10113285)

$32.84 - $52.54 Hourly

$68,302 - $109,283 Annually

This position is a Pay Band 80

Posting Details

THIS POSTING WILL BE USED FOR ONGOING RECRUITMENT AND MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME. APPLICANT LISTS MAY BE SCREENED MORE THAN ONCE. THIS POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.

Position may be operating through our satellite office in Albuquerque, NM based on home address.

MISSION: EQUITY, EXCELLENCE AND RELEVANCE - The New Mexico Public Education Department partners with educators, communities, and families to ensure that ALL students are healthy, secure in their identity, and holistically prepared for college, career, and life.
VISION: ROOTED IN OUR STRENGTHS - Students in New Mexico are engaged in a culturally and linguistically responsive educational system that meets the social, emotional, and academic needs of ALL students.

The New Mexico Public Education Department's Charter Schools Division (CSD) is driving student success in New Mexico by supporting excellent authorizing practices and charter schools that provide innovative, quality education.

If you need information that is not available on the website, contact Options for Parents and Families Division (OPFD) at charter.schools@ped.nm.gov.

Please note that all charter schools in New Mexico are public schools. Public charter schools can be state-chartered or district-chartered. All state-chartered schools in New Mexico are authorized by the Public Education Commission (PEC) and serve as their own Local Educational Agency (LEA).

Several public school districts also serve as charter school authorizers and those locally-chartered public schools operate under the jurisdiction of the local school district.

Why does the job exist?

This position for the PED Charter Schools Division (CSD) is required to provide oversight of state charter school performance in order to evaluate charter schools in reporting to the Public Education Commission (PEC), the authorizer of state charter schools. This position will implement the responsibilities of the Charter Schools Act, including participating in the implementation and ongoing improvement of the division's charter authorization procedures, standards and policies for monitoring, evaluation, renewal, suspension and revocation. This position will monitor, track, and report to the Director and Deputy Director on areas of charter school performance identified as not meeting the performance expectations set forth in the charter school performance framework approved by the PEC.

How does it get done?

Serve as team member and team lead on charter school annual site visits (20%)
Conduct desktop monitoring and analyze school performance relative to the school's contract and performance framework (20%)
Analyze charter school renewal applications and conduct site visits to schools seeking renewal (10%)
Track renewal conditions as part of the annual process (10%)
Document charter school performance and write annual performance reports and renewal recommendations (10%)
Review charter school requests to amend the charter contract requests from existing charter schools provide feedback, technical assistance to support schools in meeting PEC policy requirements; contribute to the written analysis and recommendations to the PEC on Amendment requests (10%)
Lead peer review team review of new charter school applications; contribute to new application analysis and recommendation (10%)
Review newly authorized schools' implementation year checklist submissions to ensure alignment with law and provide recommendations for best practices (10%).

Who are the customers?

Secretary of Education, Public Education Commission, Charter Schools.

Ideal Candidate

Master's degree in Education, Public Administration, or Business Administration. Four (4) years of experience as a teacher and/or program administrator. Two (2) years of experience working in a charter school. Two (2) years of experience using data to evaluate school performance.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Education, Public Administration or Business Administration and five (5) years of experience as a teacher and/or program administrator. Substitutions apply. See Substitution Table below.

Substitution Table

These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
Education Experience Education Experience 1 High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 9 years of experience OR High School Diploma or Equivalent AND 9 years of experience 2 Associate's degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 7 years of experience Associate's degree or higher in any field AND 9 years of experience 3 Bachelor's degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 5 years of experience 4 Master's degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 3 years of experience 5 PhD degree in the field(s) specified in the minimum qualification AND 1 year of experience
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.

• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of "semester hours" in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico's Driver's License.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required. Some occasional travel is required for meetings and conferences.

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Agency Contact Information: Brigette Russell (505)470-1574 or Email

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.