Deaf or Hard of Hearing Statewide Consultant

The Agency of Education is seeking to establish contracts with one or more contractors to strengthen local educational teams’ capacity to implement research-based interventions and current best practices in education. Contractors will support individual students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH), ages 3–22, as well as their educational teams. The Contractor will deliver professional development, training, technical assistance, and consultation to educators and related professionals. Key aspects of the job include: providing statewide consultation services, ensuring compliance with State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) reporting requirements, and promoting Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiated instruction, and inclusion in the general education curriculum. • Provide consultation services to children ages 3–22 enrolled in Vermont schools who are identified as Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Hearing Impaired, or Deaf-Blind. • Ensure that consultation services are delivered by appropriately licensed and credentialed professionals. • Promote Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiated instruction, and inclusion in the general education curriculum. • Provide in-service training and professional development for school teams on individual student needs, transition planning, data collection and data-informed decision-making, language and communication modes, and strategies to reduce visual and auditory environmental noise.