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About the Role
The Campus Special Programs & Testing Manager will collaborate with the campus principal and admin team to meet state and local requirements for testing, special programs, and compliance, ensuring scholars achieve academic success. This role also serves as the Homeless Liaison under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, coordinating services for students experiencing homelessness, and leads special programming for Emergent Bilingual and 504 scholars. Additionally, the manager acts as the Campus Testing Coordinator for various assessments.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate, monitor, and communicate project plans, timelines, deliverables, and outcomes to maintain stakeholder engagement.
- Establish and maintain systems and processes to support strategic planning, grant implementation, compliance monitoring, documentation, evaluation, and reporting.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local grant requirements.
- Collaborate with technical assistance providers, district leadership, and other partners to develop and implement action plans and achieve grant objectives.
- Develop and maintain systems to track strategies, evaluate outcomes, identify effective practices, and support continuous improvements.
- Respond proactively and professionally to stakeholder requests, emerging issues, compliance concerns, and operational challenges.
- Support compliance with applicable student support requirements, including the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
- Follow and support the implementation of district policies, administrative procedures, applicable laws, and regulatory requirements of the LPAC and 504 programs.
- Participate in required training and professional development.
- Maintain accurate, organized, and confidential records relating to grants, compliance activities, recruitment, personnel, and student services.
- Demonstrate consistent attendance, punctuality, reliability, and professionalism.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support campus & district goals and operational needs.
- Provides guidance, technical assistance, training, and support to personnel regarding federal program requirements, grant compliance, documentation, program implementation, and applicable student support procedures.
- Works collaboratively with campus personnel, families, and community partners to support the identification of students experiencing homelessness and coordinate appropriate educational services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
- Texas Teaching Certificate.
- Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience in school operations, federal programs, grant administration, compliance, finance, or a related field.
- Knowledge of school campus improvement initiatives, comprehensive needs assessments, program evaluation, and continuous improvement processes.
- Knowledge of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and applicable requirements concerning the identification, enrollment, educational rights, and support of students experiencing homelessness.
- Knowledge of LPAC and 504 Meeting Requirements for scholars served in those programs.
- Knowledge of Campus Testing Coordinator best practices, and responsibilities.
- Demonstrated analytical, data interpretation, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Suite, and other relevant data management and reporting applications.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form and explain complex regulatory, grant, and program requirements to diverse audiences.
- Ability to develop and deliver presentations and training, maintain accurate documentation, manage multiple projects, and meet established deadlines.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with district and campus administrators, Finance, educators, families, community organizations, and external agencies.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive personnel, student, financial, and grant-related information appropriately.
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
- Strong long-term planning, project management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities, coordinate multiple projects, maintain accurate documentation, and meet established deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal, teamwork, collaboration, and relationship-management skills.
- Ability to facilitate collaboration, build consensus, support shared accountability, and coordinate initiatives involving multiple departments, campuses, and external partners.
- Ability to analyze information, identify risks and operational challenges, evaluate program effectiveness, interpret regulatory requirements, and develop practical solutions.
- Ability to interpret and apply applicable grant requirements, federal and state regulations, TEA guidance, and district policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated initiative, accountability, strong work ethic, attention to detail, and commitment to achieving measurable results.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and proactively address issues and concerns.
- Ability to manage ambiguity, adjust to changing priorities, respond effectively to urgent requests, and work successfully in a fast-paced educational environment.
- Ability to use spreadsheets, reporting tools, project tracking systems, and other relevant technology.
- Ability to safeguard confidential student, family, personnel, financial, and grant-related information.
- Ability to demonstrate integrity, high expectations, commitment, respect, dedication to teamwork, and a passion for a student-centered educational environment.
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Google Suite
- Data management
- Reporting applications
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Presentation skills
- Project management
- Organizational skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
- Collaboration
- Relationship management
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Grant administration
- Compliance monitoring
- Program evaluation
- Strategic planning
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Texas Teaching Certificate
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000
Benefits
- Free Health Insurance, including major medical, dental, vision, and life (Employee Only)
- Sustainability Fridays
- Free Pre-K for Staff Children
- Professional Development and Coaching
- 403(b) plan
- Texas Retirement System Plan
- Stipends for candidates who meet special program qualifications
About the Company
- At Wayside Schools, we seek staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, talents and ideas to meet the needs of our growing body of scholars and dynamic programming.
- At Wayside, we know that leaders who possess specific traits and competencies are more likely to be successful in their roles and in their service to staff, scholars and families: passion for our mission, a deep connection to issues of social justice, a commitment to all scholars we serve and a focus on personal growth and development.