Colorado State Board of Education Board Director

Director of State Board Relations

The Office of State Board Relations supports the Colorado State Board of Education and its members. The State Board is composed of nine elected officials representing Colorado's congressional districts. The role of the Director is to supervise the day-to-day operations of the State Board Office, to ensure it operates effectively and efficiently, and to anticipate State Board member requests. The Director is responsible for coordinating Board meetings, special meetings, and special events. This position must also ensure that communications with the public, Colorado Department of Education (CDE) staff, and other constituents and governmental entities are accurate and responsive. The primary, official reporting relationship is to the State Board. However, the Director is an employee of CDE and the individual in this position works effectively and collaboratively with the CDE Commissioner and the Commissioner's staff.

Key duties and responsibilities include :

• Work effectively, collaboratively, proactively, and efficiently with bi-partisan Board members, CDE staff, legislators, legislative staff, legal counsel, parents, and other community stakeholders in an even-handed, responsive, proactive, and problem-solving manner.
• Work collaboratively with CDE staff and the Attorney General's Office in reviewing proposed rules, organizing hearings and ensuring the Board's compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, and serving as the Board's liaison with the Colorado Secretary of State and the Office of Legislative Legal Services concerning Board rules.
• Organize all legal proceedings before the State Board, including working with both parties to schedule hearings, managing all motions, orders, and any other correspondence for each case. Consult, advise, and coordinate Board proceedings with the Attorney General's Office including orders and other documents; coordinate with Attorney General's Office on pending litigation involving the State Board; review, revise, and send, as necessary, final orders. Work with the Communications Office in response to open records requests.
• Schedule, arrange, and oversee all regular and special meetings of the State Board, including logistics compliant with relevant laws regarding notice and recording, coordination of materials and presentations, and posting of agendas and video recording.
• Review all submissions from the CDE staff. Coordinate content of meeting agenda with State Board Chair, Vice-Chair, Commissioner and appropriate CDE staff.
• Track upcoming agenda items to create forecasts of what is to come before the State Board.
• Serve as Board Liaison on the Commissioner's Extended Leadership Team.
• Manage the State Board Office including management of budget, personnel, legal services, and official records, including hiring, overseeing, and evaluating assistant and temporary assistants. Organize and coordinate special events, study sessions, and Board retreats. Keep board apprised of upcoming events, developments, and issues of interest.
• Monitor and update State Board website, administrative procedures, and other governing documents; work with appropriate CDE staff as necessary in response to informal requests from the public.
• Represent / support the State Board in meetings with other agencies, education groups, non-profits, and constituents; support the State Board on strategic partnerships with educational entities and furtherance of its strategic and legislative priorities.
• When necessary, assist in the search process for a new Commissioner.
• Lead on all fiscal notes for any pending legislation affecting the State Board Office as well as oversee the implementation of any legislation passed that directly affects the Office.
• Support the State Board of Education by providing information and guidance to help the elected members carry out their statutory duties. Ensure prompt and comprehensive responses for board matters requiring follow up.
• Attend meetings on behalf of the State Board, ensuring their position is represented, proper notes are taken and reported back to board leadership.
• Plan all away meetings, including but not limited to working with district leaders, planning school and community visits connected to the board meeting, creating a project plan, arranging travel, securing venues, budgeting for meetings and communicating with board members.
• Manage all contracts on behalf of the board, ensuring deliverables are met, payments are made and documentation is done correctly.

Supervisory responsibilities include :

Minimum qualifications, substitutions, conditions of employment, and appeal rights :

Bachelor's degree from a nationally recognized institution of higher education; OR minimum of six years of professional work experience in public sector program implementation can substitute for degree. Minimum of three years of professional experience in public sector program implementation including assuring program compliance with Colorado statutes and promulgating program rules. This experience must include :

Qualifications for success in the position include :

Preferred qualifications :