Public Service Manager II - Assessment Team Director

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Assessing student learning is an essential aspect of education, as it provides data that can lead to improved instruction and student outcomes. The role of the Assessment Team Director is to ensure Maine Department of Education’s approach and implementation of assessment is innovative, meaningful and provides actionable data to inform decision-making at the state, school administrative unit (SAU) and school level. Additionally, the Assessment team Director is responsible for ensuring the Department of Education meets all state and federal statutory requirements to administer a state assessment system and to coordinate all assessment activities related to the Maine Educational Assessments (MEA). This position oversees all aspects of the work of assessment staff who manage the comprehensive assessment system in Maine K-12 schools.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT-

• Innovative statewide vision for assessment 

• Program goals, objectives, and work activities at national and state levels 

• Relevant assessments utilizing collaboration with professionals from pertinent fields, including government, education, business, community, and colleagues 

• Strategies to improve the quality of services the assessment team provides 

• Statewide training materials regarding assessment administration standards and appropriate interpretation of assessment results for educational professionals, including superintendents, principals, curriculum coordinators, assessment coordinators, and teachers 

• Components of assessment system in compliance with state and federal requirements 

IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, & RESOLVE-

• Program needs, deficiencies, problems, and trends  

• Data discrepancies, state and regional areas of concern, and future improvements 

COLLABORATE WITH-

• Commissioner’s Office to lead and/or support state assessment initiatives 

• Colleagues, and education officials to coordinate corrective actions and program improvements  

PROMOTE-

• Effective collaboration with other Department teams, including but not limited to Data Team and Content Specialists 

• Transparent communications related to state assessments, including drafting internal and external communications, preparing informational letters, and maintaining web pages to provide essential information and technical assistance to key partners, internal teams, school administrators, committees, leadership, and the public 

MANAGE-

• Creation of contracts and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to obtain services necessary to develop, administer, and support assessment system implementation 

• Facilitation and collaboration to implement assessment Technical Advisory Committee and related bias and sensitivity committee convenings.  

ANALYZE, INTERPRET & PROVIDE- 

• Accurate and consistent data to appropriate internal and external requests and inform Department of Education initiatives 

• Uniform understanding of state and federal laws, rules, regulations, and policies about state assessment programs 

REPRESENT-

• Department of Education in negotiations with contractors to ensure deliverables are met, maintaining proper documentation and technically defensible results
• Department of Education publicly and during legislative session as a subject matter expert

• Bachelor of Arts/Science degree in education or a related field
• Four (4) years professional level experience in planning, developing and implementing large-scale statewide assessment programs
• A Master’s degree in education or a related area may be substituted for experience on a year-to-year basis. 

• Have state-level assessment experience in implementing state student assessment programs, providing assessment-related professional development and technical assistance to educators and administrators and large-scale assessment related contract administration and subsequent negotiations. 

Please submit a cover letter along with a current resume and three (3) professional references.

In order for us to properly determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for any posting, you must be sure your resume includes the month and year for any relevant experience listed. Your resume should include the duties and responsibilities associated with each position. Any experience that was not full-time employment should be identified as such.

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