Biology Integrated Alignment & Assessment Designer

Job Title:

Biology Integrated 420000 Alignment & Assessment Designer

12/9/2025

Director of Design, Development, & Project Management

January - December, 2026

The Virtual Arkansas Alignment & Assessment Designer serves as the project’s standards alignment and assessment specialist. Working alongside the Content Designer and Developer from the initial planning phase, this role ensures that course content aligns tightly to the Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks and that all assessments reflect appropriate rigor, DOK levels, and expectations found on standardized assessments such as ATLAS, ACT, and SAT.

The Alignment & Assessment Designer creates high‑quality assessment items and contributes to a coherent instructional and assessment system that supports strong student learning outcomes.

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• Review Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks to identify, interpret, and map essential standards for the assigned course
• Collaborate with the Content Designer during concept and storyboard development to ensure standards alignment and instructional coherence
• Create high‑quality, standards‑aligned assessment items—including formative checks, lesson‑level assessments, unit assessments, and benchmark‑style questions
• Ensure all assessment items reflect appropriate DOK levels, mathematical or disciplinary accuracy, and formats aligned to standardized assessments (ATLAS, ACT, SAT, etc.)
• Validate alignment between standards, learning objectives, instructional materials, practice activities, and assessments
• Document alignment decisions and communicate assessment expectations clearly to Designers, Developers, and project stakeholders
• Review course modules during development to ensure alignment and assessment integrity is maintained
• Collaborate with the Developer to ensure assessment items are implemented correctly and appropriately formatted in the LMS
• Participate in project meetings, calibration sessions, and professional development as needed
• Prioritize and adapt work to meet required deadlines
• Abide by all Virtual Arkansas and applicable Arch Ford ESC policies and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Expertise in analyzing standards and designing aligned assessments
• Ability to write high‑quality, rigorous assessment items reflective of standardized testing expectations
• Ability to work collaboratively within a project team while completing independent tasks
• Strong proficiency with digital tools and platforms
• Efficient time management and ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to learn and adapt to new and emerging technologies, including potential AI tools used for drafting or refining assessment items

• Required:
  
  Valid Arkansas Teacher Licensure in the appropriate content area and grade band
• Bachelor’s degree (minimum);
  Master’s degree preferred
• Strong familiarity with Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks for the assigned course
• Experience designing assessments aligned to standards and DOK levels
• Preferred:
  Experience with ATLAS expectations or other standardized assessment design
• Demonstrates strong content expertise and understanding of assessment best practices
• Demonstrates high‑quality written communication skills and attention to detail

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Periodic travel requirements
• Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch
• Use hands to handle or feel, type, and pick up objects, and reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear to communicate effectively
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

• This position will be hired through the Arch Ford Education Cooperative
• Telework from home office
• Compensation: minus applicable taxes, retirement, and fees