Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern

Position:
Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern

Salary: $20.00/ hour (part-time)

Reports to:

Program Manager for Data and Evaluation

Location:

Olympia, Washington

Closing date:
October 26,2026

PESB is located in Olympia, WA. This position is eligible to telework part-time with periodic in-person collaboration days and occasional travel for program and board meetings. Candidates must reside in Washington state.

We believe that the success of Washington’s students depends on the success of Washington’s educators. At the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), we strengthen and support the success of our educator workforce through every stage of their career.

We are one agency with two governing Boards:
The Professional Educator Standards Board and the Para educator Board. Our policies and programs span Washington’s system of educator pathways, preparation, certification, and professional development opportunities. We oversee educator standards, licensure, and hold preparation programs accountable for how they recruit, support, and prepare diverse and school-ready educators.

Our board members and staff are committed to centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work. As part of our commitment, we embrace the opportunity to address disparities and barriers perpetuated by historical and institutionalized racism within the overall education system.

Our agency values serve as a compass to guide our work. To operate as an antiracist agency, we seek candidates aligned with these values.

• Educator voice
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Educator excellence for student success
• Community engagement
• Learning and innovation

This position plays a key role in ensuring equitable, high-quality, consistent standards for educator preparation programs across Washington state through administrative support for PESB’s Educator Data and Evaluation Team on special projects related to data privacy. This position will support development and implementation of data privacy policies for quantitative review reports published on PESB’s website. This position reports to the Program Manager for Data and Evaluation, is based in Olympia, Washington, and is eligible for remote work within the state.

• Collaborate with the team to revise the educator preparation program.
• Collaborate with the team to review, redact, and organize previously collected IBPR Notification Forms and Self-Studies from preparation programs in accordance with FERPA policies and RCW 28A.410.275.
• Collaborate with the team to prepare board meeting materials.
• Once familiar, will independently plan, organize and prioritize tasks.
• Regular professional phone, email and in-person interaction with agency staff, stakeholders, and public.
• Expected to gain a solid understanding of policies, procedures and regulations necessary to perform the work.
• Schedule meetings; take and synthesize meeting notes.
• Update PESB website as relevant.
• This position will also perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to integrate diversity, inclusion, cultural responsiveness, and equity into your work.
• Experience with cloud-based, collaborative platforms (i.e. Google Workspace or MS 365).
• Demonstrated ability to articulate ideas clearly and effectively in both written and oral form.
• Demonstrated ability to work in team environments and autonomously with tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with diverse colleagues.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Must live in (or be willing to relocate to) Washington state and maintain residence in Washington.

* This part-time position is available…