Early Education Director, Child & Family Division

Position: Early Education Director, Child & Family Division

Classification: Exempt
Reports to: Currently reports to Senior VP, Child and Family. Intended to report to Sr Director of Program Operations, Child and Family Division when position is filled.
Date: 1/8/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objective:

The Early Education Director oversees strategic planning for program-wide systems that support continuous advancement of high-quality, comprehensive, research-based, culturally responsive, and data-driven service delivery within the Child & Family Division’s Early Head Start, Head Start, and Foundations for Learning Early Education departments. They provide leadership in the delivery and integration of program services through direct supervision, support, and professional development of Education Managers and assigned content area specialists. They are responsible for ensuring early education services meet and exceed local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines while incorporating the program’s mission, cultural values, and guiding principles into policies and practices.

Essential Functions

1. Oversee systems for regular classroom observations using appropriate research-based tools to assess, document, report on, and strengthen the quality of teacher-child interactions, fidelity of curriculum implementation, appropriate provision and allocation of classroom environment resources, and adherence to health & safety protocols across all early education departments.
2. Supervise, support, and evaluate the performance of direct reports, including regular reflective supervision, development of manager’s skills, providing supportive and constructive feedback, and setting and monitoring progress toward individualized professional development goals in accordance with regulatory guidelines and organizational policies.
3. Support the Sr Director of Program Operations in facilitation of a collaborative process for maintenance of EEC licensing compliance including required reporting and corrective action submission.
4. Partner effectively with program leadership to strengthen interdepartmental collaboration and to develop and implement activities and strategies for engaging parents in the educational aspects of the program in order to improve their understanding of child development and facilitate their role as the principal influence in their child's education and development.
5. In collaboration with program content area specialists, lead the development and maintenance of strong relationships with receiving public schools and other state and community agencies to support healthy transitions to Kindergarten.
6. Provide direct support to the Pyramid Model Implementation Leadership Team and all program staff in using data to assess program progress toward the Pyramid Model Benchmarks of Quality and developing action steps toward program-wide Pyramid Model implementation.
7. In collaboration with the Director of Curriculum Quality and Practice, maintain effective systems for tracking, aggregating, analyzing, and using data to identify program strengths, prioritize distribution of resources, measure the success of program efforts, report to stakeholders, and guide decisions that lead to meeting school readiness outcome goals in alignment with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
8. In collaboration with the Director of Professional Development and Coaching, support implementation and maintenance of effective systems for ensuring all Education Staff develop, implement, track, and analyze Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP), including plans for coaching.
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