Senior Associate Commissioner of Data, Assessment, and Accountability

The Senior Associate Commissioner for Data, Assessment, and Accountability reports directly to a Deputy Commissioner, is a member of the Commissioner’s Cabinet, and provides executive level decision-making, guidance and leadership for a wide range of Department programs and activities. The position participates to a substantial degree in formulating, determining, and implementing policy

This position has cabinet-level responsibility for two large offices at DESE:
Student Assessment Services and the Office of Data and Accountability. Both of these offices are overseen by Associate Commissioners who will report directly to the Senior Associate Commissioner. the following program areas:

Specifically, in this capacity the Senior Associate Commissioner for Data, Assessment, & Accountability will:

In this role, the Senior Associate Commissioner for Data, Assessment, and Accountability will directly supervise the Associate Commissioner of Data and Accountability and serve as the cabinet-level lead for district and school accountability in the Commonwealth. Additionally, this role will provide direction for all activities around the strategic planning, design/redesign and implementation of the district and school accountability system. This work will include setting the long-term accountability goals for districts and schools to ensure that they are aligned with the fundamental vision, priorities and goals of the Commissioner and the agency.

This role will also provide cabinet-level oversight for other responsibilities of the Associate Commissioner for Data and Accountability including: (1) the continued development of the cross-agency Education-to-Career Data Hub; (2) the continued execution and refinement of DESE’s data collection systems; (3) DESE’s data analytical and reporting responsibilities; and (4) DESE’s District Review program.

In this role, the Senior Associate Commissioner for Data, Assessment, and Accountability will directly supervise the Associate Commissioner of Student Assessment and provide leadership and direction to the assessment team in the development, management and implementation of policies and procedures to guide the development, production, and administration of all facets of DESE’s assessment program.

Working at the direction of the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, the role will exercise direct authority and independent judgment over the strategic vision for the agency’s overall policy around data services, assessment and accountability.