KBE​/KDE Ed Academic Program Manager; Non-Merit

Final date to receive applications: 3/14/2026 (8:00 PM EDT)

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KBE/KDE Ed Academic Program Manager (Non-Merit)

Salary: $8,434.16 Monthly

Employment Type:

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency:
Education & Labor Cabinet | Department of Education

Location:

300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

The agency may authorize the selected applicant to telecommute on a hybrid schedule. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Office of Educator Licensing and Effectiveness (OELE), Division of Educator Preparation and Certification, Educator Preparation Branch in Frankfort (Franklin County) has an opening for a KBE/KDE Education Academic Program Manager – Early Literacy Program Manager.

KDE employees work to support and improve our public education system so that the nearly 650,000 students attending public schools will have a bright and successful future. KDE offers its employees exciting and rewarding careers supporting Kentucky’s public education system. In addition to rewarding work, KDE employees enjoy excellent benefits and flexible work opportunities, including telecommuting commensurate with job duties and responsibilities.

KDE is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in Kentucky’s public schools and the KDE workforce.

• Supports the development and implementation of high quality foundational literacy instruction across educator preparation programs (EPPs) by ensuring that early childhood and elementary educators are equipped to deliver conceptually rich, developmentally appropriate, and evidence based early numeracy instruction. As an Academic Program Manager within the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE/KBE) Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness, collaborates with EPP faculty, KDE staff, and external partners to align coursework and clinical experiences with state standards, research based best practices, and statewide tools.
• Provides strategic leadership and program oversight by leading statewide initiatives to improve early literacy instruction within educator preparation programs, develops and implements a strategic plan that aligns EPP curricula with state priorities and research-based practices, and offering policy guidance to integrate literacy standards into program approval and accreditation processes.
• Provides technical assistance and support by offering targeted guidance to EPPs on designing literacy-aligned coursework, clinical experiences, and assessments; collaborates with deans, faculty, and the Early Literacy Cohort to strengthen literacy preparation across institutions; and serves as a liaison between KDE and EPPs on early literacy requirements and resources.
• Coordinates and delivers professional development to EPP faculty and staff on literacy instruction, intervention, and assessment; develops and disseminates tools and resources to support the integration of evidence-based literacy practices; and remain current on national trends and emerging research related to early literacy and teacher preparation.
• Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of EPP literacy preparation through data analysis, site visits, and stakeholder feedback; supports the development and refinement of evaluation tools and rubrics to assess the integration of early literacy practices; and use findings to recommend program improvements, policy adjustments, and professional learning priorities.
• Builds and maintains strong partnerships with KDE, national organizations, and higher education institutions; serve as a thought leader and representative in work groups, conferences, and cross-agency teams focused on literacy and educator effectiveness; and communicates regularly with stakeholders about progress, updates, and opportunities for collaboration in early literacy and teacher preparation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. KDE will only use E
- Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

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