Cognia
201 - 500 employees
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
Education • Non-profit • Professional Learning
Cognia is a forward-thinking nonprofit organization dedicated to improving education for all learners. As a global leader in educational improvement, Cognia provides a holistic approach encompassing accreditation, certification, assessment, and professional learning services tailored for various educational institutions including public and private schools, charter schools, and state education agencies. With a commitment to advancing learning, Cognia leverages its extensive network of educators to implement strategies and insights that promote continuous improvement and academic excellence in schools worldwide.
Lead Evaluator, Early Learning
🕒 June 4
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Cognia
201 - 500 employees
📚 Education
🤝 Non-profit
Education • Non-profit • Professional Learning
Cognia is a forward-thinking nonprofit organization dedicated to improving education for all learners. As a global leader in educational improvement, Cognia provides a holistic approach encompassing accreditation, certification, assessment, and professional learning services tailored for various educational institutions including public and private schools, charter schools, and state education agencies. With a commitment to advancing learning, Cognia leverages its extensive network of educators to implement strategies and insights that promote continuous improvement and academic excellence in schools worldwide.
📋 Description
• Provide high quality personalized and customized service to early learning institutions (birth through kindergarten) in the Cognia network, particularly in relation to accreditation evaluation. • Conducts various types of Cognia reviews, including Accreditation Engagement, Monitoring, and Candidacy Reviews, ensuring alignment with Cognia’s standards and expectations. • Successfully completes a comprehensive training program consisting of multiple courses that equip evaluators to conduct all types of Cognia reviews with consistency and quality. • Participates in ongoing professional development and in-service training to continuously enhance evaluation expertise and remain current with Cognia protocols. • Delivers technical assistance and accreditation-related training to institutions, supporting them throughout the accreditation lifecycle. • Supports institutions during their six-year accreditation cycles by offering expert guidance and resources tailored to their specific needs. • Provides technical support for Cognia’s accreditation tools, including both online and offline platforms. • Facilitates high-quality training sessions to prepare institutions for upcoming reviews, ensuring a thorough understanding of accreditation expectations and processes. • Offers post-review support to institutions, including interpretation of findings and strategic guidance for improvement planning to advance institutional goals. • Serves as a representative of Cognia in professional settings, promoting the organization’s mission and services within the broader education community. • Delivers presentations and informational sessions on Cognia accreditation and improvement services at institutional meetings, conferences, and other relevant forums. • Participates in school and system meetings on behalf of Cognia to provide feedback, present recognition, and support institutional engagement. • Collaborates with regional and state offices to execute service plans and initiatives that enhance the accreditation process. • May review reports and/or serve in a mentoring or coaching role for other accreditation team members to support capacity building and quality assurance. • Assists Senior Director(s) with quarterly newsletter to institutions preparing for or going through an Accreditation Engagement Review. • Performs duties and fulfills responsibilities that may, from time to time, include related or unrelated tasks.
🎯 Requirements
• BS in Early Childhood Education or equivalent required • M.Ed. Ed.D. or Ph.D. in educational leadership area preferred • A minimum of five (5) years of Birth through Kindergarten teaching experience required • Three (3) or more years in a leadership capacity in an early learning school district early learning program, early learning system of schools or early childhood education focused not for profit or state agency preferred • Experience as an educational leader at the building or central office level desired • Evaluators are expected to complete required initial and ongoing training on reviews and interpretations • Evaluators are expected to maintain a high level of knowledge about the current operations of Cognia by participating in on-going professional development related to Cognia’s work • Certification for eleot™ and/or erel™ required • Experience with Cognia tools and processes preferred
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