Manager of Educational Assessment and Analytics

Title
:
Manager of Educational Assessment and Analytics

Executive Area
:
Academic Affairs

College/School/MBU
:
College of Education

Department
:
Dean - College of Education

Work Location
:
Amherst

Schedule
:
Full time

Work Arrangement
:
Hybrid

The Manager of Educational Assessment and Analytics leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of organizational assessment to support the College’s mission of supporting “Education for a Socially Just World.” Working under the supervision of the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and in collaboration with the leadership team of the College, the Manager supports state, national, and professional accreditation program approval processes for licensure programs as well as College-level strategic planning efforts.

As part of this work, the Manager provides relevant information to other members of the College leadership. A central part of this work is to provide updated data to program coordinators of educator preparation programs and generate required reports.

• Develop and implement multiple data collection and reporting protocols using large databases such as SPIRE, Flagship Analytics, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Academic Analytics to inform program and unit improvement.
• Use the University’s Flagship Analytics platform and Tableau to lead the development of College-level dashboards and analytics tools related to the effectiveness of educational programs and the College’s progress in meeting strategic planning objectives.
• Serve as a core member of the UMass Amherst Educator Preparation leadership team on assessment matters related to state program approval and compliance with regulations established by state, federal, and specialized professional associations.
• Generate and interpret reports from various data sources such as DESE databases and UMass Flagship Analytics to provide educator preparation programs with data to support decision making.
• Collect and maintain data and prepare reports related to field placement sites and supervising practitioners, including census data (practicum demographics reports).
• Serve as a core member of the team preparing for state program approval and national accreditation visits; maintain accreditation documentation located in common files and websites.
• Design data collection and analysis for required data for the College leadership team.
• Serve as the College’s primary point of contact for compliance-related reporting and provide data for national and statewide assessment reports (e.g., Title 2, State Annual Report).
• Work with the Educator Licensure officer to provide the information required to upload the Candidate Assessment of Performance Report.
• Respond to internal and external requests for data (e.g., U.S. News & World Reports, College Factbook, strategic planning data).
• Coordinate with University Analytics and Institutional Research (UAIR).

• Perform other duties as assigned, showing adaptability and flexibility to meet Department, Executive Area/Division, and University goals and objectives.
• Travel and attend meetings as requested.
• Complete special projects as assigned.

• Master’s Degree in a field related to educational assessment, evaluation, or research and two (2) years of experience in assessment, evaluation, and research at the PK‑12 or post‑secondary level, OR Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and four (4) years of experience in assessment, evaluation, and research at the PK‑12 or post‑secondary level.
• Experience with research and survey design, research methodologies, and statistical analysis.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Problem‑solving, organizational, planning, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and representation software.

• Doctoral Degree in a field related to educational assessment, evaluation, or research.
• Knowledge of practices and methods of program evaluation and assessment with demonstrated knowledge and experience with the creation, manipulation, and extraction of information from large and small data sources (data mining).…