Assessment Development Lead - Math

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a diverse team of passionate education-focused professionals responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education for each of Ohios 1.7 million students. The Department provides the resources and supports essential to raising student achievement and accelerating learning opportunities advancing the connectivity between K-12 and postsecondary learning creating programs to support and expand workforce experiences and ensuring students have the necessary supports to be ready each day to learn.

As the governing body responsible for overseeing and enhancing the quality of education within the State of Ohio the Department of Education and Workforce is dedicated to promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to learning opportunities for all students. The Department is committed to collaborating with schools districts educators students families businesses nonprofits and all stakeholders to achieve our educational goals.

The work location of this position is 25 South Front Street Columbus Ohio 43215. You will be required to report to this work location full-time if selected.

If this position is filled with an internal employee who has an approved telework agreement the employee may be required to report in-person during the initial training period.

This Education Program Specialist (EPS) position is primarily an Assessment Development lead for Ohios State Tests in mathematics for middle school grades 6-8 with possible opportunities to work with Alternate Assessments in mathematics.

As part of the Assessment team collaborates and develops Mathematics statewide assessments for Ohio:

• Administers coordinates and oversees development of Ohio Statewide Assessments which includes:
  • Reviewing draft test items for OSTs and Alternate Assessments
  • Ensuring appropriate format
  • Ensuring items are aligned with learning content standards
  • Ensuring tests are based on blueprints and specifications
  • Managing test item banks
  • Managing test assembly (construction)
  • Ensuring test drafts are error free
  • Managing field test-item development and review process
  • Building and facilitating stakeholder committees
• Oversees work related to test content deliverables and compliance to ensure statewide assessments and related materials are appropriate formatted correctly reviewed and completed (including print forms) by deliverable dates
• Provides ongoing planning and communication with contractors to ensure adherence to test specifications and blueprints (e.g. test development and training and scoring of field-test items)
• Participates in quality control of contractors work on statewide assessments
• Provides ongoing planning and communication with contractors and Ohio DEW staff to ensure effective development of statewide assessments
• Ensures adherence to established timelines and schedules for test development (e.g. timely delivery of draft and final test material)
• Collaborates with test development contractors to create and review test items and supplemental materials for Ohio stakeholder committee reviews

Provides technical assistance regarding statewide testing in accordance with state and federal law and code:

• Facilitates and/or attends multiple development committee meetings (e.g. Content Advisory Committees Rubric Validation Committees Fairness Committees)
• Helps develop training materials for scoring tests
• Develops and conducts presentations to groups
• Ensures current assessment information is available through a variety of sources (e.g. test portal website email newsletters webinars social media)
• Collaborates with other offices within the Department (e.g. Office for Academic Success Office of Literacy Office for Exceptional Children Office of Communications) with regard to testing
• Prepares correspondence and reports

Performs other duties as assigned.

Unusual Working Conditions: Requires travel throughout State of Ohio and may require overnight stay. (Must be willing and able to secure a valid Drivers License OR supply your own transportation.)

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39) and as outlined in the posting.

At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check as well as other investigative convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position unless restricted under state or federal law or federal individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is anEqual Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employerthat values diversity and seeks talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion creed national or ethnic origin citizenship status age disability veteran status or any other legally protected class. Questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Office of Human Resources ().

Minimum qualifications

• Six years experience in any combination of the following areas:
  • Working in an educational setting (e.g. K-12 higher education) in one of the following capacities (e.g. educational administrator or teacher with experience in development of districtwide/schoolwide curriculum/assessments)
  • Monitoring and ensuring compliance with contractual specifications program requirements timelines for deliverables
  • Interpreting statute and code law (i.e. operating standards Ohio Revised Code Ohio Administrative Code state/federal requirements and guidelines) providing assistance to stakeholders
  • Performing one of the following (i.e. measurements/psychometrics educational policy development assessment/evaluation) in a government and/or educational setting
  • Performing one of the following (i.e. measurement/psychometrics educational policy development assessment/evaluation) in a government and/or educational setting

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelors degree plus 6 years of experience in the areas mentioned above.

-OR-

Masters degree plus 3 years of experience in the areas mentioned above.

• Experience teaching mathematics in middle school grades 6-8 or high school
• Knowledge of student assessment or educational measurement public education procedures and/or contract oversight
• Ability to analyze data define problems recommend solutions and handle sensitive information with school personnel vendors and the public
• Able to use current technology including computers and online testing technology
• Commitment to excellence professionalism strong interpersonal communication skills good judgment of situations excellent customer service and solution driven
• Interest in professional growth and development willing to learn policies/procedures/manuals
• Competency in program improvement in content methods and materials