State of Connecticut Executive Branch

This class directly supervises education professionals and paraprofessional classes and other support staff in an educational services bureau. 

• Directs, coordinates and evaluates operations and activities of a unit in an Education division or bureau.
• This class is not intended to be used in administrative areas such as Information Technology, Human Resources, Fiscal, Equal Employment, Communications and other related administrative functions.

• Directs staff and operations of a unit within an Education division or bureau;
• Coordinates, plans and manages unit activities;
• Formulates unit goals and objectives which support educational initiatives and agency mission;
• Assists in developing budget;
• Maintains contact with individuals within and outside of unit who might impact on educational program activities;
• Assists in development of educational division or bureau policies and procedures and drafting of statutes and regulations; 
• Directs development of unit management systems to provide more effective functioning;
• Directs complex research and planning activities;
• Participates in total quality management and/or improvement activities;
• Prepares comprehensive written or oral reports; 
• Evaluates staff; 
• Manages special projects assigned;
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection;
• May direct preparation of division or bureau strategic plan;
• May direct development and maintenance of performance measures and standards for all departmental functional units; 
• May serve as assistant to the Division Director or Bureau Chief;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of
  • management principles and practices;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • philosophy and methods of education with emphasis on educational administration and management;
  • objectives and purposes of educational programs within area of specialty; 
  • principles and techniques of budgetary preparation and fiscal management; 
  • public school administration;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • plan, organize and direct work of a large scale educational program; 
  • make decisions;
  • prepare and present clear and concise written and oral reports; 
  • establish and maintain cooperative relationships with departmental professionals and administrators, administrative staff or higher education institutions, local school systems, other state and federal agencies, businesses, industry and labor; 
• Administrative ability.