Assessment and Accountability Specialist

The Vacancy, Basic Function, Minimum Qualifications

The Vacancy, Basic Function, Minimum Qualifications

This recruitment is open and promotional, meaning all are welcome to apply and current employees in permanent positions are eligible to receive seniority credit and promotional placement once passing all exams.

There is currently one vacancy within the Education Services Division (working 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 12 months per year).

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Under the direction of the Director Professional Learning Communities and K-12 Assessment, plan, organize, coordinate and implement specialized duties in support of the District student assessment program; coordinate state testing aspects including ordering, training, assisting with compliance, maintaining testing procedures and security; provide teachers, principals and district administrators with pertinent and accurate information to impact student achievement.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Any combination equivalent to: graduation from high school supplemented by college-level coursework in statistics or related field and five years increasingly responsible experience in the administration of a student assessment program.

Exam Weight

Supplemental Questions:
Qualifying

Written Examination:
50%

Qualifications Appraisal Interview:
50%

The supplemental questions to the application will be reviewed and rated for certification. These questions are required at the time of application and are qualifying.

An eligibility list will be established for successful candidates which will be used to fill open positions during the life of the list.

Examinations and interviews held to create the eligible list will be conducted virtually, using different online/internet platforms that require video recording or conferencing capabilities, as well as access to a computer with internet connection and basic Microsoft Office Suite Software.

The virtual written examination is tentatively scheduled for the week of October 19th.

The virtual qualifications appraisal interview (oral exam) is tentatively scheduled for the week of October 26th.

You will be contacted via email, as indicated on your application, regarding your ability to participate in the examination phase of this recruitment.

Applications will be reviewed for minimum requirements. However, Newport-Mesa Unified School District reserves the right to hold a competitive screening based on the number of applications and the needs of the District.

If you elect to have Newport-Mesa Unified School District (hereafter, 'District') contact you via email regarding your application and the hiring process, please be aware that the District is not responsible for any contacts you may have blocked on your email service. Unclaimed emails to applicants are not the responsibility of the District. In an effort to allow our emails through your personal spam filter, you can try to add the domain  and  to your safe senders list

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

Plan, organize, coordinate and implement specialized duties in support of the District student assessment program; serve as a technical resource to school sites, system vendors, subcontractors, auditors and parents regarding assessment policies and procedures and data information.

Coordinate state testing aspects including ordering, training, assisting with compliance, maintaining testing procedures and security; provide administrative support and oversight to current state testing standards and physical fitness tests.

Provide support to District-level assessments; design assessment shells and other data collection and reporting systems.

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