Assessment Advisor

Shelby County Schools; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Shelby County Schools seeks a leader in Assessment and Accountability to guide a multifaceted testing program across district, state, and federal assessments with a high level of competency and innovative problem solving.

You will work collaboratively with professionals, supervise testing operations, ensure confidentiality of student results, prepare narrative and statistical reports, and guide the transition to online assessments with compliance to standards.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Measurement, Educational Research, Evaluation, Statistics or a related area plus an additional 5 years related experience, or equivalent, for a total education/experience of 9 years.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and ingenuity in Assessment and Accountability for managing a multifaceted testing program, including district, state, and federal assessments.
• Collaborates with other professionals and management to achieve system-wide results; may lead a team.
• Addresses unusually complex problems with innovative solutions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Directs preparation and maintenance of narrative and statistical reports and files; conducts appropriate research and reporting as needed.
• Supervises testing programs and ensures confidentiality of student test results and related information.
• Consults with state department of education officials on federal and state testing requirements and results.
• Plans for transition to online assessments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Measurement, Educational Research, Evaluation, Statistics or related area

Master's degree

Job description

Purpose and Scope

Delivers at a high level of competency in Assessment and Accountability regarding the activities pertaining to the management of a multifaceted testing program, including district, state, and federal assessments, working on unusually complex problems and providing solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and work process improvement.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides leadership and a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, resourcefulness, and competency in Assessment and Accountability regarding the activities pertaining to the management of a multifaceted testing program, including district, state, and federal assessments; and is viewed as expert within the field.
• Works collaboratively with other professionals, and management to achieve a system-wide result. May lead a team in the effort.
• Deals with unusually complex problems and provides solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious, achieving quality and work process improvements. Ensures that the workgroups goals and activities are in sync with and support the broader goals and objectives of the organization; and that the executions of responsibilities are in accordance to lawful and ethical standards.
• Directs the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative and statistical reports, records, correspondence, and files related to assigned service, activities, and operations; provides for appropriate research and compiles reports, as needed.
• Supervises testing programs and ensures appropriate confidentiality of student test results and related information is maintained.
• Consults with state department of education officials on federal and state testing requirements and results.
• Plans for the transition to online assessments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Measurement, Educational Research, Evaluation, Statistics or a related area plus an additional 5 years related experience, or equivalent, for a total education/experience of 9 years. Master's degree preferred.

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor's Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master's Degree= 2 years plus required years of experience. Where Master's degrees are required, years for Bachelor's Degrees must be included.