Ohio Department of Education and Workforce · 1 day ago
Assessment Development Lead - Math
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$34.28/hr - $34.28/hr
6+ years expThe Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for Ohio’s students. They are seeking an Assessment Development Lead for mathematics assessments, who will manage the development of statewide assessments and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure test quality and compliance.
EducationGovernmentProfessional Services
No H1B
Responsibilities
Manages, coordinates, and oversees development of Ohio Statewide Assessments which includes:
Reviewing draft test items for OSTs and Alternate Assessments (Test items are first created by the test development vendor based on Ohio’s Learning Standards and given to DEW for review)
Ensuring appropriate format of items and test forms and that they are accessible to all students
Ensuring items are aligned with learning content standards
Ensuring tests are based on blueprints and test specifications
Managing test item banks
Ensuring test drafts are error free
Managing field test-item development and review process, which includes data review/analysis of field-tested items
Building and facilitating stakeholder assessment committees
Oversees work related to test content, test development vendor deliverables, and compliance to ensure statewide assessments and related materials are appropriate, reviewed, and completed (including print forms) by deliverable dates
Provides ongoing planning and communication with test development vendor to ensure adherence to test specifications and blueprints (e.g., test development and training and scoring of field-test items)
Participates in quality control of vendor’s work on statewide assessments
Provides ongoing planning and communication with contractors and Ohio DEW staff to ensure effective development of statewide assessments
Ensures adherence to established timelines and schedules for test development (e.g., timely delivery of draft and final test material)
Collaborates with test development vendors to create and review test items and supplemental materials for Ohio stakeholder committee reviews
Facilitates and/or attends multiple in-person assessment committee meetings (e.g., Content Advisory Committees, Rubric Validation Committees, Fairness Committees)
Helps develop training materials for scoring tests
Develops and conducts presentations to internal and external groups (local, state, and national)
Ensures current assessment information is available through a variety of sources (e.g., test portal, website, email, newsletters, webinars, social media)
Collaborates with other offices within the Department (e.g., Office for Academic Success, Office of Literacy, Office for Exceptional Children, Office of Communications) with regard to testing
Prepares correspondence and reports
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Six years' experience in any combination of the following areas: Working in an educational setting (e.g., K-12, higher education) in one of the following capacities (e.g., educational administrator or teacher with experience in development of districtwide/schoolwide curriculum/assessments)
Monitoring and ensuring compliance with contractual specifications, program requirements, timelines for deliverables
Interpreting statute and code, law (i.e., operating standards, Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Administrative Code, state/federal requirements and guidelines), providing assistance to stakeholders
Performing one of the following (i.e., measurements/psychometrics, educational policy development, assessment/evaluation) in a government and/or educational setting
Preferred
Master's degree or equivalent post-bachelor course work
Experience teaching mathematics in middle school, high school, or higher education
Knowledge of student assessment or educational measurement, public education procedures, and/or contract oversight
Ability to analyze data, define problems, recommend solutions, and handle sensitive information with school personnel, vendors, and the public
Able to use current technology, including computers and online testing technology
Commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of situations, excellent customer service, and solution driven
Interest in professional growth and development, willing to learn policies/procedures/manuals
Competency in program improvement in content, methods, and materials
Company
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Brian Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Beth Fletcher
Chief Operating Officer
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