Accreditation Coordinator
Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, VA, United States
Accreditation Coordinator
Dept of Ed Central Operations
Location: RICHMOND 306
Salary: $70,000 - $112,892 (based on experience). Pay Band 5.
Job Duties
The Accreditation Coordinator serves as the vital link between the Virginia Department of Education and division-level success by facilitating a unified approach to state accreditation compliance, ensuring Virginia’s public schools meet the Standards of Quality and Accreditation through accountability and supportive partnerships. This leader will advance a solutions-oriented compliance model by balancing rigorous oversight with proactive support, ultimately helping to ensure public education funds deliver maximum value for students and taxpayers alike. The Coordinator will facilitate all aspects of the accreditation process, act as a policy expert on the SOQ and SOA for agency colleagues, leaders, the Board of Education, legislators and others. By working across internal agency departments, the Coordinator will develop standard guidance documents and protocols for the annual accreditation process and support local leaders with high-quality resources to successfully manage the process, ensuring every school division has the support needed to achieve long-term capacity and excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
State and Federal Compliance Regulations: Comprehensive knowledge of relevant laws and regulations (e.g., SOQ, SOA, ESSA, EDGAR, Uniform Guidance, state-specific codes).
Public Sector Governance and Policy: Understanding of how school boards, superintendents, public charter boards, and state agencies interact, including legal and operational responsibilities.
Change Management and Capacity Building: Proven ability to support struggling entities through technical assistance, professional development, and effective corrective action strategies.
Essential Skills
Ability to lead large-scale initiatives, align cross-functional teams, and design compliance systems that scale across a variety of local education agencies.
Strong analytical skills to interpret financial reports, audit findings, and performance data to inform decisions and prioritize oversight.
Skill in crafting clear, actionable policies and translating them into operational tools and supports for schools and systems.
Excellent communication skills to explain complex issues clearly to policymakers, school leaders, school business officials, and the public, and to build consensus for action.
Key Abilities
Lead with integrity and accountability – set a tone of transparency, high expectations, and fairness in all interactions with divisions and agency staff.
Balance Oversight with Support – Apply a nuanced approach to compliance, knowing when to enforce, when to guide, and how to build local capacity without micromanaging.
Innovate within Constraints – Identify creative, cost-effective solutions to operational or compliance challenges within legal and policy frameworks.
Drive for Continuous Improvement – Relentlessly pursue higher standards of performance, using evidence and feedback to refine systems and raise the bar for schools statewide.
Additional Considerations
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration, education policy, education leadership, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree or higher in one of the following areas is strongly preferred:
Public Administration (MPA)
Business Administration (MBA)
Education Leadership or Policy
Prior work experience that is strongly aligned includes charter or division school business official, or finance, operational, or accreditation responsibilities in a public or charter school, or state agency.
Experience developing, influencing, or consulting on education policy, particularly related to funding, compliance, or governance, is preferred.
Familiarity with consulting, data analysis, dashboard development, and/or stakeholder engagement is a plus.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce. The policy of the Commonwealth and the VDOE is that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.
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Dept of Ed Central Operations
Location: RICHMOND 306
Salary: $70,000 - $112,892 (based on experience). Pay Band 5.
Job Duties
The Accreditation Coordinator serves as the vital link between the Virginia Department of Education and division-level success by facilitating a unified approach to state accreditation compliance, ensuring Virginia’s public schools meet the Standards of Quality and Accreditation through accountability and supportive partnerships. This leader will advance a solutions-oriented compliance model by balancing rigorous oversight with proactive support, ultimately helping to ensure public education funds deliver maximum value for students and taxpayers alike. The Coordinator will facilitate all aspects of the accreditation process, act as a policy expert on the SOQ and SOA for agency colleagues, leaders, the Board of Education, legislators and others. By working across internal agency departments, the Coordinator will develop standard guidance documents and protocols for the annual accreditation process and support local leaders with high-quality resources to successfully manage the process, ensuring every school division has the support needed to achieve long-term capacity and excellence.
Minimum Qualifications
State and Federal Compliance Regulations: Comprehensive knowledge of relevant laws and regulations (e.g., SOQ, SOA, ESSA, EDGAR, Uniform Guidance, state-specific codes).
Public Sector Governance and Policy: Understanding of how school boards, superintendents, public charter boards, and state agencies interact, including legal and operational responsibilities.
Change Management and Capacity Building: Proven ability to support struggling entities through technical assistance, professional development, and effective corrective action strategies.
Essential Skills
Ability to lead large-scale initiatives, align cross-functional teams, and design compliance systems that scale across a variety of local education agencies.
Strong analytical skills to interpret financial reports, audit findings, and performance data to inform decisions and prioritize oversight.
Skill in crafting clear, actionable policies and translating them into operational tools and supports for schools and systems.
Excellent communication skills to explain complex issues clearly to policymakers, school leaders, school business officials, and the public, and to build consensus for action.
Key Abilities
Lead with integrity and accountability – set a tone of transparency, high expectations, and fairness in all interactions with divisions and agency staff.
Balance Oversight with Support – Apply a nuanced approach to compliance, knowing when to enforce, when to guide, and how to build local capacity without micromanaging.
Innovate within Constraints – Identify creative, cost-effective solutions to operational or compliance challenges within legal and policy frameworks.
Drive for Continuous Improvement – Relentlessly pursue higher standards of performance, using evidence and feedback to refine systems and raise the bar for schools statewide.
Additional Considerations
Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, public administration, business administration, education policy, education leadership, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree or higher in one of the following areas is strongly preferred:
Public Administration (MPA)
Business Administration (MBA)
Education Leadership or Policy
Prior work experience that is strongly aligned includes charter or division school business official, or finance, operational, or accreditation responsibilities in a public or charter school, or state agency.
Experience developing, influencing, or consulting on education policy, particularly related to funding, compliance, or governance, is preferred.
Familiarity with consulting, data analysis, dashboard development, and/or stakeholder engagement is a plus.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Virginia Department of Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages diversity within its workforce. The policy of the Commonwealth and the VDOE is that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.
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