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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Friends,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m sharing a vacancy in Maryland for which we want to get the word out. NFB of Maryland has a vested interest in making sure someone well qualified is hired for this position. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The State of Maryland has a position for a <span class=job-preview-title><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white'>Statewide Low Vision Specialist/TVI Contract Manager. This position is something the NFB of Maryland got written into statute to improve the overall quality of the education system for blind and low vision students. The position is shared between the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Maryland School for the Blind (MSB), as MSB provides outreach and other supports state-wide. Maryland has 24 school districts, we call Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and this position provides oversight, coordination, and technical assistance. The position is local to the Baltimore area, but individuals from throughout the country are encouraged to apply (Baltimore is a great place to live). The individual should have experience serving as a Teacher of Blind Students (TBS – previously called a TVI), or administrative experience leading blindness education programming and services. The person should have a positive philosophy on blindness, and NFB of Maryland would particularly like to see a blind person in this position or someone blind at heart.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2563471">https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/2563471</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Job Type<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Full-time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>SUMMARY: </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>This position, which is jointly supervised by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB), has the statewide leadership responsibility to ensure quality programs and services for students who are blind or visually impaired, including those with multiple disabilities, by developing and implementing comprehensive plans and providing technical assistance to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and The Maryland School for the Blind (MSB).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>ACCOUNTABILITIES:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Essential Functions:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Coordinates planning, design, implementation and evaluation of statewide professional learning opportunities that focus on improving student achievement and professional growth in collaboration with MSDE, MSB, LEAs, the Maryland Instructional Resource Center (MIRC), in-state and out-of-state colleges and universities, professional and consumer organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Provides technical assistance and consultation to LEAs, MSDE, MSB, and others to enhance professional learning, student achievement, accessibility of learning materials, and other identified needs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Develops staff development and technical assistance resources for MSDE, MSB and LEAs that will be the joint approved product of the partnership between MSB and MSDE.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Coordinates statewide efforts of MSDE, MSB and LEAs to enhance parent support, training, and resources.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Coordinates statewide efforts to enhance the accessibility of learning materials for students who are blind or have low vision including those who are DeafBlind and/or have multiple disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Responds in a timely manner to a wide- variety of inquiries from LEAs, parents, and others.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Collaborates with and assists the LEA and MSB to secure special education and related services to students when the LEA does not have the local capacity in terms of available qualified staff to provide the IEP required programs and services.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Serves as the MSDE liaison to the Maryland State Steering Committee for Programs of the Visually Impaired and the MIRC.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Provide support with the annual census for Connections Beyond Sight and Sound and participate in the Advisory Board for the grant,<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Facilitate the American Printing House for the Blind Federal Quota Registration Program process for all blind students; facilitate the federal DeafBlind census process for all students with DeafBlindness.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Is accountable to the MSDE and MSB supervisors and develops annual jointly approved goals that include specific objectives with timelines.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Maintains knowledge of state and national education and special education trends, issues, and opportunities related to assistive technology, curriculum, best practices, legislation, policy, regulations and professional standards.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Works with the Division of Assessment, Accountability, and Performance Reporting regarding the production process of all large print and braille assessments for Statewide Assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Serves as National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) coordinator; state contact for questions, information, and dissemination; designate/assign State Accessible Media Producers; work with the National AIM Center at CAST regarding technical assistance to improve AIM in Maryland. <b>(Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Coordinator for Maryland)</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Coordinates Certification for teachers of the blind and visually impaired work group meetings.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Supports the Division of Curriculum and Assessment (DCA) related to all issues of accessibility; review online credit-bearing classes. <b>(Accessibility)</b><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Demonstrates understanding, instructional capability, and use of assistive technology for students who are blind or VI.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>CONDITIONS:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Equipment Used:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> Computer, phone, copier, scanner, cell phone, fax machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Performance Standard:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> Must stay abreast of national issues concerning the education of students who are blind/visually impaired, have multiple disabilities and low incidence disabilities and ensure effective coordination of statewide programs and resources to serve these students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Work Environment:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> Multiple indoor and outdoor environments with varying sound, lighting and temperature conditions. May be exposed to childhood and other communicable diseases when providing direct care to students. This position requires regular travel within the State.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Work Schedule:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> 37 1/2 daytime hours, Monday through Friday with daily one hour unpaid lunch; position requires regular travel within the state; flextime and/or additional hours, including weekends and evenings, are occasionally required. This is a twelve-month position and will follow the State of Maryland employee schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'>QUALIFICATIONS:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Minimum requirement of a Master's Degree in special education of blind or visually impaired students; Doctorate, preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Current certification as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired and/or Orientation and Mobility required. Special education administration or supervision certificate preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>A minimum of four years of teaching experience with students who are blind or visually impaired, including those who have multiple disabilities is required. A minimum of 3 years administration experience of programs for visually impaired students is preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Comprehensive knowledge of assistive technology, common core and the expanded core curriculum, best practices, legislation, policy, regulations, professional standards, education, special education trends, and statewide testing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo6;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Experience in school improvement initiatives, program evaluation, staff development training, policy development, research, professional publications preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ronza Othman, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>President</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>443-426-4110<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pronouns: she, her, hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>