Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) Coordinator

Working Title: Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) Coordinator

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Administrative & Professional (Non-teaching Faculty)

Position Status: Full-Time

 

College/Division: College of Education

Department: 540877 - TTAC K-12 FY24

 

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? Yes. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon continued funding.

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

 

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About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

 

General Information:

The Virginia Department of Education Region 5 Training and Technical Assistance Center is seeking a qualified and experienced education professional to provide training and consultation related to students with disabilities’ performance in schools targeted for assistance. We are looking for a dynamic candidate who is interested in a work environment that affords ongoing professional learning opportunities, collaboration with colleagues, and an opportunity to influence educational practices. This is a grant-funded position.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position requires the TTAC coordinator to:
• Respond to requests for training and technical assistance from public schools and state operated programs in Superintendent’s Region 5.
o Requests come from teachers, paraprofessionals, building-level administrators, and central office personnel.
o Requests are submitted online and disseminated to selected coordinators by the director and/or associate director based on the area of expertise required and availability
o Coordinators work in teams to address the technical assistance request
• Coordinate and deliver professional development.
o Coordinators meet with requestor and develop an action plan, review pertinent, publicly available school or division level data, and agree on a schedule including modality and frequency of training.
o Coordinators work in teams to deliver training, focusing on High Leverage Practices (HLPs) and evidence-based practices.
• Disseminate information and resources to facilitate programming.
o Coordinators upload pertinent research articles and new publications monthly to our shared office folder for use in social media, website, and e-blast communications
• Write consultation reports and newsletter articles.
o Coordinators work in small groups to write research briefs for dissemination through our quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is posted on the TTAC website. The audience is special educators and administrators.
o Consultation reports are generated for student-specific consults. Reports are written by a team of coordinators and approved for dissemination by the director/associate director. All information and data for the report is shared by the school once parent permission has been obtained.
• Collaborate with agencies, centers, and universities.