Compliance Consultant
Stellar Virtual
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide expert consultation on CDE rules, policies, and regulations governing online schools and programs.
- Interpret and advise on Colorado education law requirements, including accountability, governance standards, and reporting obligations.
- Offer guidance on relationships with Colorado BOCES, including authorizing expectations, oversight procedures, and compliance frameworks.
- Develop and refine enrollment procedures compliant with Colorado’s online program eligibility requirements.
- Document and optimize student transfer processes, ensuring accurate enrollment counts, residency verification, and compliance with CDE data reporting.
- Advise on integration of enrollment and transfer workflows into student information systems (SIS).
- Provide expert guidance on Colorado’s curriculum approval expectations, including alignment with Colorado Academic Standards.
- Support preparation and submission of curriculum materials and program documentation for CDE or BOCES review.
- Advise academic teams on course offerings, graduation requirements, and instructional quality metrics required for online programs.
- Provide consultation on Colorado’s K–12 funding models, including per-pupil revenue (PPR), October Count requirements, online student funding rules, and full-time vs. part-time enrollment funding impacts.
- Advise on how attendance documentation, engagement tracking, and residency verification affect funding eligibility and state revenue.
- Collaborate with finance and operations teams to ensure budget models reflect accurate Colorado revenue assumptions for online programs.
- Provide guidance on Colorado BOCES structures, including authorizing processes, accountability expectations, and performance frameworks for online schools.
- Support communication and documentation required for BOCES partnerships, renewals, or program approvals.
- Advise leadership on how to structure operational and academic systems to meet BOCES oversight requirements.
- Develop a detailed implementation roadmap for launching Stellar Virtual’s Colorado online program.
- Identify compliance gaps, risks, and operational considerations specific to Colorado’s regulatory environment.
- Collaborate across departments to ensure readiness in academics, operations, technology, compliance, and finance.
- Serve as liaison to Colorado education agencies, districts, BOCES, and external partners as needed.
- Prepare summaries, reports, and recommendations for leadership outlining progress, risks, and decision points.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience in K–12 education, virtual school operations, charter authorizing, or state-level compliance.
- Direct experience with Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and online school regulations.
- Demonstrated expertise in Colorado enrollment, transfer, and student data reporting requirements.
- Strong knowledge of Colorado Academic Standards, curriculum approval expectations, and instructional compliance.
- In-depth experience with Colorado’s K–12 funding formulas, including October Count and online program funding rules.
- Experience working with Colorado BOCES, including authorizing processes and oversight requirements.
- Exceptional communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong project management and organizational abilities.
Benefits
- Competitive vacation and paid time off plans
- Comprehensive medical (HMO, HDHP, and PPO), dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families with options available in all states, including a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) option.
- 401(k) retirement plan (pre- and post-tax options) with matching contribution up to 3% after one year of employment
- Additional supplemental disability, life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident, legal aid, and ID theft protection plans
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Two paid closure weeks each year (weeks of July 4 and December 25)
- 10 Company-paid Holidays
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
K–12 educationvirtual school operationscharter authorizingstate-level complianceColorado Department of Education (CDE)enrollment proceduresstudent data reportingcurriculum approvalK–12 funding formulasOctober Count
Soft skills
communicationdocumentationproblem-solvingproject managementorganizational abilities