WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Program Supervisor, Secondary Mathematics
$82,847 - $97,050 annually
Closes August 25, 2026
The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) seeks to fill a Program Supervisor, Secondary Mathematics position. This permanent full-time permanent position is based in Olympia, Washington. This position may be eligible for partial to near full-time telework. Telework is a combination of in-building and off-site days. During your training period you will be required to be in the office 3 days per week. After you’ve completed your initial training, you may have the option to work from home 2 days a week on a flexible telework schedule. While we’re happy to offer this balance of in-office connections and telework flexibility, this isn’t a fully remote position. We encourage interested candidates to visit the OSPI website to gain insight into our agency.
About OSPI and our initiatives
OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K–12 education in Washington state. Working with the state's 295 public school districts and 7 state-tribal education compact schools, OSPI allocates funding and provides tools, resources, and technical assistance so every student in Washington is provided a high-quality public education.
At OSPI, we recognize that our employees are the key to the success of the agency. We are committed to our work but value the balance with our personal lives. We demonstrate our commitment to employees by providing an environment that stimulates professional growth and values them for their expertise. OSPI is a great place to work and has several initiatives to help create a great working environment, including:
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We support a healthy work/life balance by offering flexible/alternative work schedules and mobile and telework options. (Depending on job duties and work location.)
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We have an Infant at Work Program that is based on long-term values of newborns and infant-parent bonding. Eligible employees who are new parents or legal guardians can bring their infant (six weeks to six months) when returning to work. (Depending on job duties and work location.)
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We value and are actively involved in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within OSPI by way of cross-divisional, collaborative committee. The focus of the committee includes employee engagement and education; reinforcing OSPI values; and maximizing the value of diversity and identifying strategies for inclusion.
Vision, Mission, and Values
Vision: All students prepared for post-secondary pathways, careers, and civic engagement.
Mission: Transform K-12 education to a system that is centered on closing opportunity gaps and is characterized by high expectations for all students and educators. We achieve this by developing equity-based policies and supports that empower educators, families, and communities.
Values: Ensuring Equity, Collaboration and Service, Achieving Excellence through Continuous Improvement, Focus on the Whole Child
Equity
Each student, family, and community possesses strengths and cultural knowledge that benefits their peers, educators, and schools. Ensuring educational equity:
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Goes beyond equality; it requires education leaders to examine the ways current policies and practices result in disparate outcomes for our students of color, students living in poverty, students receiving special education and English Learner services, students who identify as LGBTQ+, and highly mobile student populations.
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Requires education leaders to develop an understanding of historical contexts; engage students, families, and community representatives as partners in decision-making; and actively dismantle systemic barriers, replacing them with policies and practices that ensure all students have access to the instruction and support they need to succeed in our schools.
Position Overview
The primary responsibility of the Program Supervisor, Secondary Mathematics is to provide leadership, guidance, technical assistance, professional and resource development for the state’s secondary education system for mathematics. This position is responsible for supporting the implementation of state-adopted learning standards for mathematics, which are part of Washington’s graduation requirements. This position resides in the Teaching, Learning, and School Improvement Division and is a member of the Secondary Education Content team. This position works closely with the Associate Director for Elementary Mathematics & Content Integration and serves as a liaison to Educational Service District Regional Math Coordinators and other community partners and organizations in the state and national mathematics landscape. This position also works closely with other divisions and agency partners in support of alignment with CTE equivalencies, content integration, and professional learning to support math instruction that supports all learners.
This position supports the agency’s anti-racist objectives, actively engages in systems development alignment with OSPI’s strategic goals and legislative requirements, and delivers proactive guidance focused on breaking down and removing barriers to those we serve.
Key Responsibilities
Provides statewide leadership and support for secondary math aligned to the responsibilities as outlined in RCW and to the agency’s strategic goals and initiatives in the following ways:
Program Leadership:
Proactively identifies areas of improvement within systems and processes to support closing opportunity gaps, aligning with the agency’s antiracist objectives and meeting or exceeding compliance requirements.
Maintains the highest standard of personal, professional, and ethical conduct; and supports the goals for diversity and inclusion.
Provides leadership and implementation support of math initiatives to support access to learning for secondary math.
Develops and leads statewide initiatives and professional development opportunities based on Local Education Agency and school needs to support implementation of math standards, effective instructional practices in math based on current research, instructional assessment including best practices for supporting students with disabilities, English learners, migrant, highly capable students, and students eligible for learning assistance.
Provides instructional material guidance and professional learning that supports district adoption of bias-free standards-aligned curriculum and materials, increasing the confidence and capacity of schools, educators, families, and interest-holders to create culturally responsive learning experiences for students.
Informs state level policies for legislative bills and procedures impacting math implementation; provides testimony and bill analysis for legislative bills as needed.
Overall project planning and oversight for major bodies of work that identify key activities and projects, anticipated timelines, major administrative components (e.g. grants, contracts) and evaluation of program activities (including proviso or legislative reports).
Serves as a content advisor and/or leader for math in system-wide education policy issues and in partnership with assessment staff for content related matters with partners such as Career and Technical Education (CTE), State Board of Education (SBE), and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) and supports implementation of content-related guidance, policies, and assessment system and support.
Provides leadership in support of agency direction for the third credit of math options.
Maintains the highest standard of personal, professional, and ethical conduct; supports the goals for diversity and inclusion.
Learning Standards:
Executes the statewide development, revision, and implementation of revised learning standards for math, including partnerships with internal and external interest holders in collaboration with agency leadership for the learning standards revision project.
Provides leadership for building statewide capacity for implementation of the revised math learning standards.
Builds and delivers professional learning and technical assistance in support of the math learning standards.
Supports models of instructional practice aligned to the learning standards and offers resources and guidance that ensure graduates are prepared for post-secondary success.
Offers expertise in determining dual-credit and equivalency to math courses in the service of post-secondary success.
Manages, develops and curates resources aligned to learning standards.
Collaboration and Partnerships:
Collaborates with Regional Math Coordinators from the nine Educational Service Districts and AESD leadership to plan and provide aligned support for schools and districts in secondary mathematics.
Participates in committees which advise and direct programs with partner organizations that seek to support secondary mathematics learning (e.g. Fellows Advisory Committee, Bridge to College) under the direction and approval of agency leadership.
Cultivates partnerships between both internal and external interest-holders to further the development of the K-12 education systems to enable continuous improvement and the fulfillment of state requirements.
Collaborates with the OSPI Professional Certification, the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), and the State Board of Education (SBE) in support of state-level policies impacting math.
Serves as agency liaison or representative with key content-specific national and state education associations and agencies, as well as specific departments within OSPI identified as key collaborations necessary to accomplish position expectations.
Facilitates or participates in advisory committees and workgroups for program planning and oversight per legislative or agency directive.
Organizes, facilitates and supports educator groups and workgroups as necessary in support of agency initiatives.
Collaborates with internal partners across departments and divisions to develop and support cross-disciplinary integration work and resources.
Maintains frequent and ongoing collaboration with members of the elementary and secondary education teams.
Communication:
Maintains, revises, and develops content web pages, resources and regular statewide communications.
Provides timely responses to interest-holder email and executive correspondence requests.
Completes legislative reports, proviso, bill analysis and annual work plan within established timelines.
Demonstrates and promotes individual and group interpersonal skills including but not limited to listening for understanding, influencing, mediation, consensus building and collaboration.
Strategically and effectively communicates with media by providing responses and/or talking points to frequently asked questions about mathematics education, issues and state regulations such as high school graduation requirements under the direction of supervisor and in collaboration with agency departments (e.g. governmental relations, communications, and division leadership).
Assessment, Data Analysis & Reporting:
Develops and supports implementation of content-related guidance and policies for content assessment.
Uses OSPI data to inform policy and programmatic continuous improvement in service to Math educators and students.
Supports assessments aligned to learning standards in alignment with legislative requirements.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion must be embedded into the work and goals of each employee, both in what work is done and how.
Required Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in mathematics or education, educational administration or related area.
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A minimum of three (3) years of experience in math as a teacher in a secondary position (grades 6–12).
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A combination of education and related professional work experience may be considered year for year.
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Experience using Washington State learning standards for mathematics, curriculum and course development, creation and use of instructional resources related to the learning standards.
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Experience developing and/or providing professional development resources.
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Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and commitment to provide public sector leadership around the agency’s anti-racist objectives.
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Demonstrated good judgment and empathy in order to communicate and collaborate across cultures effectively.
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Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking skills to address and resolve complex, unprecedented issues.
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Travel expected for site visits, attendance at trainings and /or conferences,meetingsor other approved events.
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Must reside in the state of Washington
Knowledge of:
Current research, procedures and best practices in K-12 mathematics content area education, including curriculum, program evaluation, assessment for classroom and large-scale applications.
Change management practices, best practices for professional staff development, program planning, individual and group decision making strategies
Desired Qualifications:
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Advanced coursework, master’s degree or higher in area related to math/education, educational administration or related area.
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A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a K-12 school or district position since the 2020-21 school year.
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Experience developing and leading professional development for educators, administrators and other mathematics interest holders.
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Familiarity with graduation requirements including course equivalencies for mathematics.
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Experience providing instructional leadership through instructional coaching, building-level or district-level leadership.
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Experience with relevant state government, laws, and legislative processes.
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Experience in serving traditionally underserved students.
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Broad practical experience in leadership, personnel management, collaborative problem-solving and conflict management.
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Ability to provide long and short-term strategic planning and program development goals.
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Experience with data analysis and reporting.
Compensation
The annual compensation for the position is $82,847 - $97,050 per year and depends upon experience, educational background and qualifications. Geographic differentials may be applied based on work location of successful candidate. Washington State offers a generous benefit package including health, dental and life insurance, retirement and an optional deferred compensation program. Please visit Health Care Authority for information regarding health benefits and the Department of Retirement Systems for retirement plan information. This is a Washington Management Position. This position is not represented by a bargaining unit.
Application Process
Those interested in this position must apply through Careers.wa.gov. Applications must include the following documents in MS Word or PDF format:
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A letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement;
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A current résumé, and;
A list of three or more professional references.
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NOTE: Your resume and letter of interest must be attached to your application. Please confirm they are attached before you submit.
Please address any questions to:
Sal Salazar, Human Resources
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
600 Washington Street Southeast
Olympia, Washington 98504-7200
360-725-6278
: [email protected]
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources Office at (360) 725-6270 or (360) 725-6066, or e-mail
[email protected].
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OSPI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from job seekers who will contribute to our diversity. OSPI provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. If you would like, please include your name and gender pronouns in your application, to ensure we address you appropriately throughout the application process. Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may contact the human resource consultant listed in “Application Process.”
