Director for Assessment

locations:
Academy District 20 EAC (Education and Administration Center), Colorado Springs, CO
* Reports consistently for work as scheduled
* Performs other duties as assigned
* Attains proficient or higher evaluations on established Performance Standards
* An instructional leader who leads District-wide efforts in the use of the District-wide dashboard to support academic achievement and growth
* Co-leads the review and revisions to the District Strategic Plan and supports the development of multiple ways to monitor progress in meeting the goals in this Plan.
* Communicates relevant, timely information as needed to keep the Leadership Team informed about state accountability or testing initiatives
* Ensures that all state reports related to District assessments are completed and submitted to CDE
* Ensures that results of system-wide assessments and educational quality indicators are reported accurately and used to enhance student achievement and growth
* Leads building administrators in the development of Unified Improvement Plans
* Leads District-wide use of IXL to support progress monitoring of student academic growth
* Leads the Accreditation Sub-Committee on the District Accountability Committee (DAC)
* Leads the implementation of the Student Experience Survey District-wide
* Leads the Learning Services team in the development of the District Improvement Plan
* Manages the administration of student biographical data verification (SBD) for all state and federal mandated assessments
* Meets regularly with administrators and teachers to promote the understanding of and use of results from tests, evaluations, or surveys to enhance student achievement and growth
* Partners with the Director for Curriculum and Instruction and Director for Professional Learning to foster instructional coaching efforts in teacher leaders
* Partners with the Director for Curriculum and Instruction to support schools with the development of formative assessments and curriculum alignment
* Partners with the Special Education team to ensure student accommodations are appropriate and in alignment with state guidelines
* Plans for, organizes, manages, and supervises the administration of all standardized assessments District wide to include NWEA, CMAS, SAT, PSAT, etc..
* Presents relevant and useful assessment data to groups of parents, teachers, and administrators
* Provides support for the Student Academic Growth portion of the Teacher Evaluation System
* Receives, verifies, and appeals, if necessary, all School and District Performance Framework determinations for the District and individual schools
* Stays informed of current external research or testing/evaluation activities that could benefit the District in improving its educational services and advise the administration of these developments, together with recommendations for possible implementation in the District
* Supports administrators and teachers with student data analysis to improve instruction
* Supports the Assistant Superintendent for Learning Services in the development and presentation of various board of education reports (CMAS, District Performance Framework, E1.1, etc.)
* Works with the Information Technology team, design Tableau data visualizations to support student data analysis
* Ability to communicate, orally and in writing, technical information concerning assessment matters to a lay public
* Background expertise/experience in preparation and delivery of dynamic, high-quality presentations to educators and other stakeholders
* Background expertise/experience in the design and implementation of standards-based instructional systems
* Commitment to shared decision-making and collaborative teaming
* Knowledgeable about reliability and validity in assessment design
* Knowledgeable in the area of large-scale assessment, especially the collection and analysis of longitudinal data
* Knowledgeable of pertinent legal and policy issues as they relate to the operation of a Colorado school District
* Knowledgeable of research-based best practices in assessment, professional learning, curriculum, and instruction
* Possess excellent collaboration skills
* Proficiency in use and…