nyceducationnews : Message: still hiring at DOE...& more testing in K-2

While CEC1 can’t get their AA, school aides are laid off, and 2500 teaching positions vanish, DOE is still hiring. And did you know that the Accountability office has a new name? Division of Academics, Performance, and Support. And this job is for periodic assessments for grades K-2!

And not just one exam, as recently revealed they will have for Kindergarten, but presumably many over the course of the year, including an “Early Childhood Assessment in Mathematics (ECAM) available to schools citywide by 2013-14.”

With the class sizes in the early grades of 30 or more in many schools, teachers will be spending most of their time assessing it looks like.

Periodic Assessment Associate

Tracking Code

8500

Job Description

Note: This grant funded assignment is for one (1) year with the possibility of renewal for up to three (3) years.

Position Summary: The New York City school system is the largest in the country, composed of approximately 1.1 million students and 90,000 teachers in over 1,600 schools. In January 2003, the Department of Education (DOE) launched Children First: A New Agenda for Public Schools in New York City, a multi-year reform effort aimed at significantly improving student achievement through effective teaching and learning.

Accountability is an essential element of New York City’s education reform effort. This effort is led by the Division of Academics, Performance, and Support (DAPS). The Periodic Assessment program provides accountability through data on student understanding that enables educators to analyze student performance and curriculum relative to high learning expectations for students, including the skills embedded in the New York State Standards and the Common Core Learning Standards. These formative assessments provide educators with the ongoing and timely information they need in order to differentiate instructional support for students, better target classroom instruction, plan their curriculum, implement professional development, and monitor student learning and progress over time.

The Periodic Assessment Associate is critical to the success of the program, including supporting overall program objectives and responsibility for day-to-day, detailed management of implementation activities for ECAM (Early Childhood Assessment in Mathematics), Performance Series and English Language Learner (ELL) Assessments. The Periodic Assessment Associate will also partner with the Achievement Support Initiatives team to create and implement a plan to support educators and network staff. Working closely with the other members of the Periodic Assessment team, the Periodic Assessment Associate will be responsible for ensuring programs are implemented effectively, including the assessment tools for educators. Performs related work.

Reports to: K-2 Program Manager

Direct Reports: Monitor work of external vendors.

Key Relationships: Will work closely with other Periodic Assessment Team members including the Director of Periodic Assessment and other Program Managers. The Periodic Assessment Associate will also work closely with educators using the Periodic Assessment tools at their respective schools, other Department of Education groups, including the ARIS team, the Test Design and Development Team, the Office of ELLs, Data Management Team, and Children’s First Intensive, as well as managing relationships with external assessment vendors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops and executes program plans to make Early Childhood Assessment in Mathematics (ECAM) available to schools citywide by 2013-14.

Works with vendors to develop materials to build capacity centrally and within networks to support schools in strengthening elementary mathematics assessment literacy and educational practice-including the use of ECAM.
Works with vendors to revise ECAM, where appropriate, to align with citywide instructional expectations and initiatives.

Partners with the Achievement Support Initiatives team to create and implement a plan to support educators and network staff in the use of Periodic Assessment resources and guide the creation of professional development modules to help participants effectively administer assessments, access and interpret results and use the information to inform practice in context of citywide instructional expectations.

Monitors and encourages usage and identifies support needed by schools to effectively administer assessments, access and interpret results, and use the information to inform instructional practices.
Directs the work of professional developers to support usage of student results among a wide variety of teachers, coaches, and administrators. Gathers feedback from professional development participants to inform future enhancements to products and implementation.

Manages day-to-day implementation and administration of the Performance Series Computer Adaptive English, literacy and reading and mathematics assessments and the ELL Periodic Assessments in up to 1400+ schools citywide.

Oversees Performance Series and ELL program plans, including activities such as coordinating and monitoring delivery and collection of assessment materials.
Works closely with professional developers to support usage of reporting platform among a wide variety of teachers, coaches, and administrators to retrieve and interpret student results.
Coordinates data uploads of student demographic data class roster files and student assessment results.
Monitors and encourages usage, and identify support needed by schools to effectively administer assessments, access and interpret results, and use the information to inform instructional practices.
Manages incoming and outgoing student/staff data files by ensuring the data received from internal and external sources are accurate.

Serves as an information resource to address questions and support educators and other system users on the implementation and administration of Periodic Assessments.
Supports development of communication materials for educators, e.g., administrator manuals, website materials, parent communications and other Periodic Assessment initiatives.
Assists educators, administrators, technology representatives, and other DOE offices to implement the Periodic Assessments and overall program effectively.
Coordinates with Director and other Periodic Assessment team members to help ensure coherence across multiple assessment tools, share lessons learned, and provide support for educators/users. Collaborates with other Periodic Assessment Team members on all activities related to strategic planning for and communication of the Periodic Assessment vision and assessment portfolio.

Qualification Requirements:

Minimum

Graduation from an accredited college with a baccalaureate degree and three (3) years of full-time, paid experience in education administration in one or more of the following areas: special education, career and occupational education, curriculum development, evaluation and testing, educational planning and educational statistics, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory/consultative capacity; or
High school graduation or evidence of having passed an examination for a high school equivalency diploma plus seven (7) years of full-time, paid experience in education administration or in one or more of the areas listed in '1' above, one (1) year of which must have been in a supervisory/consultative capacity; or
A combination of education and/or experience which is equivalent to the requirements in '1” and '2” above. However, all candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years of appropriate, relevant experience in one or more of the areas listed in '1' above. Teaching experience will be accepted towards meeting the requirement for experience in one or more of the areas listed in '1' above. However, all candidates must have the required one (1) year of experience in a supervisory/consultative capacity.

Preferred

Strong project management skills and the ability to analyze data from various sources and prepare updates/reports.
Strong analytical skills to understand, breakdown, and address complex problems.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Strong customer-service and problem-solving approach.
Ability to build strong working relationships with constituents and represent DAPS both internally and externally.
Ability to lead teams.
Ability to prepare written reports and make oral presentations clearly and concisely.
Experience working in the K-12 education field, with classroom experience.
Experience with content work at the early childhood, elementary, middle and high school levels or grades K-12 in one or more of the following areas: English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and tests for English Language Learners, Gifted and Talented students and cognitively disabled students.
Experience working on the fundamentals of test administration, evaluation and interpretation.
Knowledge of the specific rules, regulations, mandates and policies affecting testing and assessment, including federal, state and city mandates and other funding source mandates.
Familiarity with early childhood pedagogical practice, assessment, and research.
Understanding of cognitive development in young children.
Experience providing professional development for teachers in the area of early childhood mathematics.

Salary: $75,828+

Applications will be accepted through October 28, 2011.

Resumes will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible.

NOTE: The filling of all positions is subject to budget availability and/or grant funding.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of the Department of Education of the City of New York to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizenship status, age, marital status, disability, prior record of arrest or conviction (except as provided by law), sexual orientation, gender (sex), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation as required by civil rights law. Inquiries regarding compliance with this equal opportunity policy may be directed to: Office of Equal Opportunity, 65 Court Street, Room 923, Brooklyn, New York 11201, or visit the OEO website at http://schools.nyc.gov/OEO

Job Location

Tweed (52 Chambers Street) (TWEED)

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

New Posting

Yes

Leonie Haimson

Executive Director

Class Size Matters

124 Waverly Pl.

New York, NY 10011

212-674-7320