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Below is a full listing of Central Office positions.  To apply for a particular position, click on the link that is embedded in the job vacancy.

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Budget Analyst, Food and Nutrition Services

The Budget Analyst, Food and Nutrition Services, manages all financial aspects of food services by overseeing contracts, compliance & technology. The incumbent analyzes information and advises on programmatic changes, which result in reduced costs and increased revenues. This position reports to the Director, Food and Nutrition Services and liaises with the Business Management team and the Office of Contracts and Acquisitions in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer. Learn More »

Coordinator, Logistics Supply

The Logistics Coordinator will implement, execute, monitor and finalize projects. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and third-party contractors or consultants in order to deliver projects according to the plans scope of work. Learn More »

Analyst, Office of Contracts and Acquisitions

The goal of the Office of the Chief Operating Officer (OCOO) is to ensure that DCPS schools and Central Office staff have the operational resources and infrastructure they need so that educators can focus on instruction. Learn More »

School Investigator

The School Investigator is responsible for conducting criminal investigations, crime prevention surveys, personal security vulnerability assessments and performing personal security missions. Learn More »

Coach, Instructional Technology

The Technology Instructional Coach (TIC) is the key instructional technology specialist for the school and facilitates the effective integration of technology into the teaching/learning process and its use throughout the curriculum. This individual provides training and support to the staff on technology integration, blended learning, and the National Educational Technology Standards. Learn More »

Background Investigator

The Background Investigator is responsible for adjudicating criminal background checks for all DCPS employees, volunteers, interns, contractors and vendors and manages the Office of School Security (OSS) database of criminal records checks. Learn More »

Analyst, Communications

The Analyst, Communications is responsible for knowledge management within the Office of Special Education that improves customer service, increases employee morale, and fosters innovation and progress. This position requires strong organizational and consortium-building skills. Learn More »

Analyst, Help Desk

The Analyst, Help Desk is responsible for providing telephone and email support to the end-user community for the Special Education Data System (EasyIEP) and other DCPS data systems. This role provides resolutions on the telephone and through email with users, walks the user through a series of steps to determine the cause of a problem, updates systems to reflect users’ requests, and classifies the level, priority and nature of the problem. Learn More »

Assistant, New Media

The Assistant, New Media is responsible for incorporating the “voice” of the Chancellor and DC Public Schools into all aspects of the school district’s online presence by posting relevant content, images, video and files in the content management system. Learn More »

Manager, Non-Public Unit

The Manager, Non-Public Unit is responsible for providing support to the Director, Non-Public Unit, including strategic planning, records management, and data management, as well as the design, implementation and monitoring of business processes to ensure that all special education students are being educated in the least restrictive environment. Learn More »

Manager, Assistant Principals of Literacy

The Manager, Assistant Principals of Literacy will work with this cohort of APLs to facilitate monthly collaboration and professional development opportunities. The Manager will conduct regular site visits and meet with Principals of these schools to ensure that the APLs are being used effectively. Learn More »

Manager, Reading Specialists

The Manager, Reading Specialists will work with this cohort of staff members to facilitate monthly collaboration and professional development opportunities. The Manager will conduct regular site visits and meet with principals and assistant principals of these schools to ensure that the Reading Specialists are being used effectively. Learn More »

Manager, Instructional Coaching Program

Managers train, support, and evaluate teams of 8-13 instructional coaches. They are responsible for training coaches, supporting them through regular communication and on-site modeling and observations, and nurturing their development by facilitating monthly coaching cohort meetings. Learn More »

Coordinator, Strategy & Performance

The Coordinator, Strategy & Performance is responsible for providing technical support to teams and for managing the school budget process for OSE. This includes management of data regarding enrollment projections and staff allocations to support students receiving special education services. Learn More »

Coordinator, LEA Monitoring and School Supports Team

The Coordinator, LEA Monitoring and School Supports Team is responsible for working collaboratively with other teams in the Office of Special Education to identify legal issues and to implement legal requirements under IDEA, DL, Blackman-Jones, and other class action lawsuits. Learn More »

Director, Academic Supports

The Director, Academic Supports is responsible for overseeing and implementing key reform projects, such as the District-wide shift to developing a continuum of services at neighborhood schools, and managing operations on the Office of Special Education’s Programming Team. Learn More »

Director, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)

The Director, STEM is responsible for leading the Office of Teaching and Learning’s work in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Director will work collaboratively with internal offices across the district to ensure alignment of all initiatives with other identified district priorities. Learn More »

Analyst, Benefits & Compensation

The Analyst, Benefits & Compensation is primarily responsible for ensuring that essential benefits, classification and retirement functions are well executed to support unit effectiveness. As needed, the Analyst also serves as a backup on Compensation functions. Learn More »

Analyst, HR Answers

Position will be responsible for responding to and resolving essential personnel issues quickly, reliably, and efficiently. This individual must also understand the challenge of responsiveness and accountability within a diverse, cross-functional organization. Learn More »

Coordinator, Strategic Communications

This position is responsible for the management of several client-facing databases, the development of new communication strategies and projects, and the efficient and effective dissemination of time-sensitive memos Learn More »

Assistant, Operations-Early Stages

The Assistant, Operations is responsible for providing direct administrative report for either the Walker-Jones or Minnesota Avenue campus of Early Stages. The Assistant, Operations reports to the Manager, Operations of Early Stages. Learn More »

Specialist, Budget and Resource Management

The Specialist will be responsible for managing OHC funds, providing budget updates, managing the procurement process, and serving as the OHC liaison with other DCPS offices such as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer and the Office of Contracts and Acquisitions. Learn More »

Analyst, Related Services

The Analyst, Related Services is responsible for communication, procurement, policy and procedure development, and budget coordination for a related service central office team of twenty that manages the services provided by over 400 related service providers. Learn More »

Coordinator, Literacy and Humanities

The Coordinator, Literacy and Humanities is responsible for using his/her expertise in project management, communications, and planning to assist the literacy team in developing the highest quality curricular resources and professional development around ELA, reading and interventions. Learn More »

Literacy Professional Learning Designer

The Literacy Professional Learning Designers will design and implement professional development experiences for teachers, as well as instructional superintendents, principals, assistant principals, master educators, instructional coaches, and central office staff. Learn More »

Manager, Advanced and Enriched Instruction

The Manager, Advanced and Enriched Instruction will help implement the successful expansion of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model as well as Advanced Placement programming in DCPS. The Manager, Advanced and Enriched Instruction will report to the Director, Advanced and Enriched Instruction. Learn More »

Manager, Autism Services

The Manager, Autism Services is responsible for the stability of approximately 70 self-contained classrooms for students with Autism. The Manager, Autism Services supervises a team of approximately nine Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) coaches who provide teachers and paraprofessional support. Learn More »

Director, Student Attendance

The Director reports to the Deputy Chief of the Office of Youth Engagement and is an integral part of the leadership team. The Director will lead the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the district’s efforts to increase student attendance, prevent truancy, and reduce the dropout rate. Learn More »

Auditor, Compliance

The Office of Compliance supports the mission of the DCPS schools by seeking to identify, and mitigate instances of waste, fraud and abuse within the agency. The individual will report to the Director of Compliance and works within a team comprised of Management & Program Analysts and Auditors. Learn More »

Compliance Case Manager

DCPS Office of Special Education (OSE) aspires to be recognized and respected as a leader in urban special education. We are determined to do whatever it takes to ensure that students with disabilities become successful adults holding good jobs, living independently, and engaging in the community. Under the leadership of the Chief for Special Education, we have made three pledges to the community Learn More »

Coordinator, Health and Physical Education

The Coordinator is responsible for supporting the implementation and evaluation of the evidence-based health and physical education curriculum, the measurement of student acquisition of the health and physical education standards, and the organization of professional development consistent with the goals and vision of the department and best practices in the field. Learn More »

Assistant, Warehouse Logistics

The Assistant, Warehouse Logistics will coordinate, expedite and maintain an efficient, productive work flow of shipping/receiving and a cross-docking system for all of DC Public Schools, Central Office, Cluster Offices, and Satellite Offices within the District. Learn More »

Analyst, Business, Office of Special Education

The Business Analyst is responsible for data management and analysis related to the Medicaid Services Team. The Analyst will work on merging several data reports into one usable format and will prepare data regularly for management to review performance of the unit. Learn More »

Specialist, School Opening

The Specialist, School Opening reports to the Director, School Opening and works with the larger School Operations Team to execute our team’s goals. The School Opening Team is a part of the Office of the Chief of Staff, responsible for managing cross-departmental and cross-agency operation projects for DCPS, including School Opening, DCPS enrollment and the Enrollment Audit, School Budgets, DCPS Emergency Response, and School Closing. Learn More »

Specialist, Professional Development

The Specialist, Professional development reports to the Deputy Chief, Programming and works closely with the Office of Special Education’s senior leadership team to identify and deliver professional learning opportunities to DCPS staff. Learn More »

Manager, Data Systems Training and Support, Office of Data and Accountability

The Manager of Training and Support is responsible for training activities including consultation with other program areas to identify training needs, drawing up overall training plans, managing a training budget, producing materials for in-house training, working with training providers to develop suitable course content, evaluating the success of both individual training and the overall program, managing staff and making sure staff have opportunities for ongoing development. Learn More »

Director, Applications, Office of Data and Accountability

The Director of Applications will play a lead role in improving the efficiency and performance of ODA in general and the data systems team in particular. Learn More »

Deputy Chief, Continuous Improvement, Office of Data & Accountability

Deputy Chief, Continuous Improvement is responsible for lead a team focused on providing high quality data, information and analysis to enable the sweeping reforms currently underway at the District of Columbia Public Schools. Learn More »

Field Coordinator, Child Find (Public Relations)

The Child Find Field Coordinator is responsible for helping to execute outreach and education initiatives in order to identify and locate all children in the District who have a disability and are in need of special education or related services. Learn More »

Special Police Officer

This position is located in the Office of School Security for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Incumbent receives assignments directly from the supervisor along with general background information and briefings regarding desired results. Learn More »

Assistant, School Opening

The Assistant, School Opening provides essential support to the School Opening Project Manager and the Student Enrollment Manager to ensure that the office operates efficiently and effectively. The School Opening Assistant reports to the Director, School Opening. Learn More »

Specialist, Assistive Technology

The Specialist, Assistive Technology will coordinate assistive technology services throughout the district to ensure students with disabilities have appropriate access to assistive technology. Learn More »

Specialist, Resolution

The Specialist serves as an unbiased case reviewer for all hearing officer decisions and settlement agreements that result from due process complaints filed against District of Columbia Public Schools. Learn More »

Specialist, Evaluation Program-Early Stages

The Specialist, Evaluation Program-Early Stages (EPS) will assist the Evaluation and Family Care Program Managers in developing and directing the implementation of the Center’s Evaluation Program. Learn More »

Coordinator, Critical Response Team

DCPS is seeking a Coordinator for the Critical Response Team (CRT) to respond efficiently, reliably and quickly to urgent requests from the students, parents and school communities that DCPS serves. Learn More »

Senior Writer & Editor

The Senior Writer/Editor is the primary story planner, writer and editor for the district’s newsletters, publications, bulletins and announcements. He/she is responsible for investigating and developing a variety of feature stories for diverse audiences. Learn More »

Analyst, Data

The Office of Strategic Initiatives is responsible for forecasting enrollment trends, supporting enrollment through various initiatives including the management of specific school choice applications, and supporting district planning and configuration. The Analyst, Data will report to the Manager of Strategic Initiatives. Learn More »

Analyst, Quality Assurance, Office of the Chief Academic Officer

The Quality Assurance Program Analyst will collect, interpret, analyze, and present data to support overall program operations for the DCPS Head Start program. In addition, the analyst will serve as project manager for initiatives related to the overall project. Learn More »

Web Developer, Office of Data and Accountability

The web developer will have primary responsibility for architecting and developing custom code for front-end heavy applications. They will work to improve the user experience for existing applications as well as design and develop new user interfaces using a variety of technologies. Learn More »

Director, Database Administration, Office of Data and Accountability

The senior database administrator will have primary responsibility for architecting and developing complex backend data structures and queries. They will act as the main database resource for application development as well as backend tuning and setup. Learn More »

System Administrator, Office of Data and Accountability

The system administrator will have primary responsibility for care and feeding of all servers related to ODA supported applications and application development. They will also help set up systems and processes related to testing and deployment to production. Learn More »

Trainer, Data Systems, Office of Data & Accountability

The Data Systems Trainer is responsible for delivering training to the DCPS and Public Charter School staff that use DCPS data systems through hands-on trainings, personalized instructions, instructor-lead web seminars and electronic media. Learn More »

Instructional Specialist, Bilingual

The Bilingual Instructional Specialist is responsible for working with English and Spanish-speaking early childhood teachers (preschool, prekindergarten and possibly Kindergarten) and school administrators to foster a culture of collaboration and professional learning at Title I schools related to the implementation of early childhood best practices that are aligned with the DCPS Teaching and Learning Framework and Head Start Performance Standards. Learn More »

Program Assistant, Teacher Effectiveness Strategy

The Program Assistant for Teacher Effectiveness Strategy will be part of a team charged with driving the strategic work that continues to push the district toward our goal of having the strongest educator force in the nation. Learn More »

Coordinator, Teacher Effectiveness Strategy

The Coordinator for Teacher Effectiveness Strategy will be part of a team charged with driving the strategic work that continues to push the district toward our goal of having the strongest educator force in the nation. Learn More »

Director, HR Data Integrity & Analytics

The Director, HR Data Integrity & Analytics supports data-driving decision making by ensuring data integrity in all HR data systems and by analyzing data in such a way to help inform the work of DCPS senior leadership. Learn More »

Coordinator, School Leader Recruitment and Selection

The Coordinator will work closely with other Recruitment and Selection team members as well as all colleagues on the PE team to ensure that every DCPS school is led by a highly effective principal by 2017. The Coordinator will also collaborate closely with recruitment and selection teams in other divisions (most notably, the Teacher Effectiveness and Central Office Effectiveness teams). Learn More »

Cluster Coordinator, Out-of-School Time Programs

The Office of Out-of-School Time Programs (OSTP) Cluster Coordinator will play a critical role in the management and delivery of high quality afterschool programs. Learn More »

Manager, School Improvement Grant

The Manager, School Improvement Grant is responsible for collaborating with the members of OST to ensure alignment of support to schools in restructuring status, specific to the District’s persistently lowest achieving schools that have been identified by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) as eligible for School Improvement Grant-funded turnaround strategies. Learn More »

Coordinator, Principal Effectiveness

The Coordinator, Principal Effectiveness will engage in various aspects of the District’s principal effectiveness strategies, and will also provide logistical and analytical support for key strategic initiatives such as the implementation of the enhanced school evaluation system, launch of a new cutting edge, comprehensive training program for aspiring leaders, research of talent management best practices, and collection and analysis of school leader data to inform future priorities. Learn More »

Analyst, Procurement

The Analyst, Procurement is responsible for developing and overseeing office-wide procurement processes, and is also responsible for the development and issuance of purchase orders using appropriate acquisition procedures and contract operations on behalf of OSE. Learn More »

Analyst, LRE Support & Policy

The Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Support & Policy Team is dedicated to ensuring that all Office of Special Education policies and programs comport with the LRE requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for ensuring DCPS implements and complies with all special education directives issued by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. Learn More »

Specialist, Visual and Digital Arts

The Visual and Digital Arts Specialist is responsible for supporting the development, implementation and evaluation of the visual and digital arts curriculum, the measurement of student acquisition, and the organization of professional development consistent with our vision. Learn More »

Coordinator, School Leadership Initiatives

The Coordinator, School Leadership Initiatives will take primary responsibility for the coordination and execution of all of the Leadership Academies (LA), including our annual Summer Leadership Academy (SLA). The Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to ensure the delivery and assessment of high-quality professional learning experiences for current school leaders. Learn More »

Coordinator, Mary Jane Patterson Fellowship (DCPS Aspiring Leaders Program)

The Coordinator, Mary Jane Patterson Fellowship (DCPS Aspiring Leaders Program) will support the design and launch of a new cutting edge, comprehensive training program for aspiring leaders to create an internal school leadership pipeline that will run parallel to other development pipelines. The Coordinator will work closely with members of the DCPS Principal Effectiveness team to ensure that every DCPS school is led by a Highly Effective principal by 2015. Learn More »

Specialist, Academic Intervention

The Intervention Specialist is responsible for collaboration with other members of the Office of Youth Engagement team to ensure that each school is a place where targeted student support is provided to students so they can work hard, be productive, and achieve at the highest levels in a safe environment. Learn More »

Coordinator, Online Teacher Professional Development Platform

The coordinator plays an integral role in tying teachers and their daily practice to the online world by ensuring that the appropriate online resources are available for professional development. The coordinator will drive DCPS initiatives around using the Platform to drive data to inform instruction, transitions to the Common Core and alignment to DCPS’ Teaching and Learning Framework Learn More »

Instructional Specialist, Early Childhood Education, Office of the Chief Academic Officer

The ECE Instructional Specialist is responsible for fostering a culture of collaboration and professional learning at Title I schools related to the implementation of early childhood best practices that are aligned with the DCPS Teaching and Learning Framework and Head Start Performance Standards. Learn More »

Speech-Language Pathologist, Early Stages, Office of Special Education

The Center is responsible for executing DCPS’s Child Find program for children ages 3-5 and operates in conjunction with the Office of Special Education. The center is intended to be a national model for the identification, screening and evaluation of young children for special education services. Learn More »

Occupational Therapist

This position is located in the Early STAGES Center within the District of Columbia Public Schools. The Center is responsible for executing DCPS’s Child Find program for children ages 3-5 and operates in conjunction with the Office of Special Education. Learn More »

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