Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

One site that I looked at is called Access Quality Education. The mission of the National Access Network is to provide comprehensive, up-to-date, nation-wide information regarding efforts to promote equal educational opportunity, especially in regard to the financing of public education, and to promote meaningful educational opportunities for all children, especially those low-income and minority children currently being denied this opportunity.

I like this program because it does what I would love to do and that is to reach out to all students to help them receive equal and quality education. 

Their link led me to the NC School jobs link (http://schooljobs.dpi.state.nc.us).  Here I was able to look at potential jobs.  One job that I found of interest was a counselor job in Alamance County.  With this job you would be required to assist students with school, home, and beyond school issues.  At this time I would not qualify for this position because it requires you to have a NC Teacher’s license. 

Resources - National Education Organizations is a site that takes you to many links that you choose upon preference.  The links are all education related and have in-depth descriptions of organizations and programs that are working for the better success in schools and with teachers.  Once at this site I clicked on the link for Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.  This site opened up doors to discuss different curriculums that teachers and schools could use and how they could help students of all backgrounds become more successful learners. 

I did not find a job at this site but it did direct me to how to start a Professional Interest Community.  These communities help to develop the whole child while guiding the teacher into continuous training.  I would like to be a part of that community so that I continue to learn and reach out to my community in an effort to give the children all that I have so that they can learn with success.

National School Boards Association allows you to contact or join your local school board.  This will give you the opportunity to encourage positive changes within the state.  The board works together to ensure that the schools in their district are receiving high quality of care.  The board in Orange County, NC consists of 7 members that serve four-year terms.  The only opportunity they currently have is for a superintendent.  This isn’t a position that I would like to apply for, however, I would love to be a part of the board.  This would give me the opportunity to serve my community and try to build the foundation for equality in the classroom.

References:

Access Quality Education: National Advocacy Organizations.  Retrieved: March 29, 2013.

            www.schoolfunding.info/advocacy/adv_nationalorg.php3.

National School Boards Association.  Retrieved: March 29, 2013. www.nsba.org/. 

NC School jobs link.  Retrieved: March 29, 2013. (http://schooljobs.dpi.state.nc.us). 

Resources - National Education Organizations.  Retrieved: March 29, 2013.     www.capso.org/resources/resnatedorg.html