Specialist Compliance Early Childhood

Job Description - Specialist Compliance Early Childhood (260000PY) Specialist Compliance Early Childhood - (260000PY) Job Overview The Early Childhood Compliance Manager develops, follows, monitors, and improves district-wide systems to ensure Fort Bend ISD's Prekindergarten programs fully meet all High‑Quality Prekindergarten (HQPK) components and comply with district, state, federal, and local requirements. The role additionally supports early childhood programming for children ages 0–2, including childcare licensing compliance, coordination of early learning environments, and oversight support of partnerships aligned with Texas Health & Human Services (HHS) childcare regulations and certification requirements. The position supports internal and external coordination to guarantee program fidelity, accurate data submissions, continuous program improvement, and aligned support for children from birth through age five. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Compliance & Regulatory Systems (HQPK + HHS/CCR) Develops, monitors, and improves district systems ensuring compliance with all High‑Quality Pre‑K Components and Texas Health & Human Services (HHS) Child Care Regulation (CCR) Minimum Standards across early childhood programs. Maintains all required compliance documentation, including assessment schedules, staff credentials, class ratios, family engagement evidence, program evaluation artifacts, licensing documentation, and ECDS submissions. Supports verification and documentation of staff and teacher certifications required by HHS CCR and TEA additional qualifications, ensuring accuracy in training hours, credentials, and records. Assists with documentation, recordkeeping, and readiness for childcare licensing and permit processes (staff files, safety/health compliance, ratios, training records). Serves as support staff to ensure compliance during the absence of a childcare director in facilities across the district. Assessment, Data Quality & State Reporting Ensures all eligible PK4 students complete BOY, MOY, and EOY assessments across the five required domains and supports monitoring of all state-required assessments across programs. Supports assessment data validation and accuracy and collaborates on timely reporting to stakeholders, including ECDS requirements. Program Quality & Learning Environments (Birth–PK4) Collaborates to establish and monitor developmentally appropriate learning environments across early childhood settings, ensuring alignment with the district's curriculum and educational resources, HQPK, and HHS standards. Provides targeted coaching and technical assistance across instructional and non‑instructional program elements to support consistent implementation and program quality. Supports the planning, design and delivery of professional development opportunities for administrators teachers and staff, aligned to state and federal expectations. Family Engagement & Communication Supports the development, rollout, and annual review of the Family Engagement Plan to ensure all required components are met and communicated effectively. Designs and supports family events and communications, including registration processes, curriculum/assessment information, and resource dissemination. Manages dissemination of department updates, deadlines, and communications using platforms such as EZChildTrack, Smore, Schoology, Microsoft tools, and department websites. Program Improvement, Monitoring, & Cross‑Functional Coordination Supports the planning, rollout, and monitoring of the department’s improvement plan, ensuring required components are completed and communicated. Conducts audits and monitoring visits for selected aspects of early childhood programming, including compliance checks for HQPK and HHS CCR requirements. Supports coordination with internal and external partners—Operations, Special Education, Multilingual/ESL, and community childcare partners—on projects and initiatives supporting early childhood programming across the district. Supports district childcare pilot implementation and future expansion by assisting with inspections, renewals, and monitoring visits as a support role, without bearing operational responsibility. Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the above essential duties satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities, required unless otherwise stated as preferred. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentials functions. Bachelor’s degree Master’s degree preferred Principal certification, EC‑6, Bilingual/ESL preferred Texas state‑approved Day Care Administrator’s Credential required Minimum of 3 years of Early Childhood PreK programming experience Minimum of 2 years of leadership experience Knowledge of Texas High Quality PreK Components and Texas Health and Human Services Minimum Standards for Child‑Care Centers Strong analytical, project management, and communication skills Physical Requirements / Working Conditions The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed in classrooms, offices, work stations and meeting rooms. The position requires occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers and presentation materials. The employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Attendance at conferences and professional development is required. Work involves everyday risks and discomforts which require normal safety precautions when operating equipment or performing job duties. May work prolonged or irregular hours and must be able to maintain emotional control under stress. #J-18808-Ljbffr Fort Bend Independent School District