Acelero Learning

Director

• Are you a strategic leader with a passion for growth, innovation, and transforming the landscape of early childhood education?
• Lead the implementation and oversight of Connecticut’s Local Governance Partner (LGP) system as the Intermediary under the Early Start CT initiative.
• Execute subcontracts with approximately 50 LGPs, providing oversight and technical assistance, managing data and reporting requirements, and ensuring accountability across the system.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Shine, OEC, LGPs, subcontractors, and statewide early childhood stakeholders.
• Set the vision for statewide implementation of the LGP system in alignment with OEC’s Early Start CT goals.
• Provide strategic oversight of all contracted services, including professional development, onboarding, technical assistance, communications, and evaluation.
• Manage a multi-million-dollar budget that includes both intermediary administration and flow-through funds to local LGPs.
• Oversee development of surveys, needs assessments, and evaluation processes to inform continuous improvement.
• Supervises assigned department personnel including hiring, training, scheduling, evaluating.

Project Director, Early Childhood Education

• Training and Technical Assistance and Implementation Support
• Act as lead coaches to a group of partners and delegates aligning coaching and TTA work with Acelero Inc’s Professional Learning and TTA frameworks, and utilizing research-based practice to support achievement of implementation and impact goals
• Assure that partner coaching and TTA support aligns with customer success framework
• Conduct ongoing organizational assessment and co-develop Collaborative Implementation Plan (CIP) deliverables and timelines with Senior Directors of Partnership Management (SDPMs) and partners.
• Effectively utilize data to monitor progress toward CIP goals and deliverables; modify support and deliverables in real time to address changing organizational context or needs.
• Manage time allocation across contracts to ensure efficient use of staff capacity and achievement of contract deliverables and outcomes.
• Build yearly scopes of support aligned to CIP deliverables, using a mix of evidence-based strategies (e.g., individual/cohort-based coaching, in-person and virtual T&TA, and PD).
• Provide tools and resources to support partner program planning and goal progress towards implementation of programmatic benchmarks.
• Collaborate with partner service area leads to engage key stakeholders, support change management, and build sustainable systems aligned with programmatic goals.
• Provide ongoing support and training to the Model Support Specialist to ensure alignment with the content strategies and implementation benchmarks.
• Customize PD and training content to meet partners’ specific needs and contexts.
• Communicate effectively with PSI Senior Director and SDPMs regarding partner needs, implementation challenges, and potential contract modifications.
• Collaborate with SDPMs through PODs and ongoing communication to ensure customer satisfaction and sustained program impact.
• Provides targeted coaching to community partners/delegates in preparation for federal monitoring reviews, including interview prep sessions and on-site observations as needed

Content Design and Refinement Leadership
• Actively engage with PQ and Policy and Performance (P&P) teams to inform Innovation Roadmaps, applying lessons from partner and delegate engagement to identify productization priorities
• Collaborate with PQ and P&P teams to refine or adapt content, tools, and programmatic benchmarks based on partner feedback and implementation learnings
• Collaborate with PQ & P&P teams to design new content and tools to meet emerging partner needs, aligned with organizational values/ mission, Head Start standards, state regulations and evidence-based practices.
• Co-develop or revise content used in professional learning, training, or coaching sessions to ensure alignment with regulatory standards and adult learning best practices
• Document, codify, and package effective practices and supports used in partner settings to support future scalability and reusability
• Engage in pilot testing and iteration of tools and content in collaboration with PQ or product teams to support continuous improvement and usability.
• Support the alignment of T&TA with core programmatic content, contributing to cross-functional working groups focused on curriculum, policy, or compliance innovations
• Maintain familiarity with core Shine and Acelero content to ensure partner-facing services and supports reinforce key organizational models and practices

What You Bring:
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Family and Community Engagement, Public Health (or a related field) required; master's degree preferred.
• 3+ years experience in Head Start /Early Head Start or family, community engagement and health, including experience in coaching, supervision, program management and providing technical assistance.
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• Lead the development and execution of family engagement, health, mental health, and nutrition services across partner and delegate programs at Acelero Learning.
• Supervise assigned staff, collaborate with partners and delegates to strengthen systems and build staff capacity through technical assistance, coaching, and training.
• Develop and refine content, tools, and training to support strong practice in family and health services.
• Create collaborative implementation plans with delegates/partners to achieve deliverables and demonstrate impact on families and communities.
• Act as lead coaches to a group of partners and delegates; align coaching with Professional Learning and TTA frameworks; use data to monitor CIP goals.
• Manage time across contracts; build yearly scopes of support; provide tools and resources for program planning and progress.
• Collaborate with program leads to engage stakeholders, support change management, and build sustainable systems.
• Customize PD and training content to meet partners’ needs; ensure alignment with regulatory standards and adult learning best practices.
• Maintain familiarity with core Shine and Acelero content; ensure partner-facing services reinforce organizational models.
• Engage in pilot testing and iteration of tools and content with PQ or product teams for continuous improvement.

Project Director, Early Childhood Education

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