Jackson County Intermediate School District
Seeks Early Childhood Specialists
The Jackson County Intermediate School District administers an early childhood program for
Jackson County, consistent with the Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) requirements.
Currently, the JCISD oversees GSRP classrooms in various locations throughout Jackson
County. The JCISD is interested in receiving proposals to perform the program responsibilities
set forth in the GSRP handbook to be performed by an Early Childhood Specialist, including the
following essential functions:
1. Complete necessary paperwork, documentation, narrative reports, correspondence and
evaluation measures to assure all grant requirements are met in a professional and timely
manner
2. Conduct the Program Quality Assessments (PQA’s) in all assigned GSRP Jackson Quality
Preschool district and partner preschool classrooms to ensure implementation of quality
curriculum and child outcome standards.
3. Visit assigned classrooms to monitor programs 2-3 times per year, in addition to the PQA.
4. In collaboration with preschool teaching teams, design and implement PQA Continuous
Improvement plans for all assigned partner classrooms.
5. Assist partner preschool programs in the collection, management, and assessment of child
outcome data for all partner preschool programs.
6. Attend monthly JCISD Quality Preschool Meetings, if possible.
The Early Childhood Specialist will be an independent contractor. The contractor will
transport him/herself to the assigned program locations and furnish all materials and
equipment needed to perform the responsibilities. The contractor will maintain appropriate
professional liability insurance. The JCISD has budgeted $2,000 per classroom to fulfill the
Early Childhood Specialist responsibilities.
Minimum qualifications for this work include a master’s degree in early childhood or
childhood development, and three years of successful experience working in or
overseeing an early childhood program.
Proposals to perform this work should be sent to the attention of Susan Townsend, Director of
Instruction, JCISD, 6700 Browns Lake Road, Jackson MI 49201 or emailed to
susan.townsend@jcisd.org no later than September 26, 2013. Proposals should indicate the
individual’s qualifications to perform the GSRP Early Childhood Specialist responsibilities, the
number of GSRP classrooms for which the individual is interested in providing services and any
other relevant information.
The Jackson County ISD, Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including
sexual orientation or transgender identity), disability, age (except as authorized by law), religion, height, weight, marital or
family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category, (collectively, “Protected
Classes”), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities.