Director, AskTED and Creative Services; Director II

Agency Information

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) oversees primary and secondary public education in Texas and is committed to improving outcomes for all public school students by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems across the state.

• We are Determined:
  We are committed and intentional in pursuing our primary purpose of improving outcomes for students.
• We are People-Centered:
  We strive to attract, develop, and retain committed talent that reflects the diversity of Texas, with each individual contributing to our shared vision for students.
• We are Learners:
  We seek evidence, reflect on outcomes, and continuously improve in pursuit of excellence for students.
• We are Servant Leaders:
  We are public servants committed to improving opportunities for students and supporting those who serve them.

This position is the Director of AskTED and Creative Services in the Division of Research and Analysis and reports to the Director of Accountability Research. This position performs advanced (senior-level) managerial work, providing direction and guidance in strategic operations and planning of the daily activities of the unit. The work involves establishing goals and objectives, developing guidelines, procedures, policies; developing schedules, priorities, and standards for achieving established goals;

coordinating and evaluating unit activities. This position is responsible for planning, assigning, and directing the work of creative services staff related to designing, producing, editing, and disseminating division research and legislative reports, conducting policy analyses and literature reviews as needed, and filling requests for technical consultation and ad hoc requests for information for stakeholders. This position serves as the business owner of AskTED, the system of record for Texas public school organization data for the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

This includes directing the work of technical staff related to maintaining and updating organization data through AskTED, overseeing training, technical assistance and customer service to AskTED users and stakeholders, engaging in strategic decision making to prepare requirements documents including in response to policy and legislative changes, conducting user testing and performing quality assurance on AskTED updates and enhancements, and overseeing the creation of summary statistics for frequent data requests prepared using SAS, SQL and Excel.

This position additionally directs the work of staff related to coordinating and processing open records requests, supporting the TEA Data Governance Board (DGB), and completing the division
¿ s strategic plan performance measures set by the Texas legislature and adopted in the General Appropriations Act. The ideal candidate is knowledgeable about the publication process including editing and preparing manuscripts for publication, has a technical background and experience with databases and database testing, and can coordinate varied tasks across different content areas with strict deadlines. This position works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

This position requires up to 5% travel, based on business needs, to support program initiatives, collaboration, and operational priorities.

Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.

Please note that a resume and cover letter are required attachments for applying to this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who are strongly being considered for employment must submit to a national criminal history background check.

Job duties are not limited to the essential functions mentioned below. You may perform other functions as assigned.