Data & Assessment Associate SY26-27

Position Overview: DCI is hiring a full-time Data and Assessment Associate. The Data and Assessment Associate owns the data systems, processes, validation and configuration at DCI, In partnership with the Data & Assessment Coordinator, the principals, and the CAO this role also assists with the planning and coordination of all standardized assessment administration. 

Salary Range:  $50,000 - $70,000 (Starting salary is determined by education and years of relevant experience) 

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree is required.

• Experience with data management and testing coordination in a school setting required.
• Experience with DC Standardized Assessments is a plus.
• Experience as a teacher is a plus.
• Excellent excel and data analysis skills as well as building data dashboards required.
• Excellent project management skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills necessary.
• Ability to use multiple technology platforms to guide instruction and communicate with students and families and proficiency with communicating using G-Suite tools, including Gmail, is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Clear a background check.

Key Qualities & Skills:

Educational Data Management

• Build and maintain systems of data collection across school teams including dashboards, calendars, trackers, etc.
• Serve as a data management liaison and technical support for key platforms used at DCI (example - Toddle).
• Build and use data systems to proactively report data to instructional leaders for use in making instructional decisions.
• Analyze and organize data for the Data & Assessment Coordinator, senior leaders, and instructional leaders for use in presentations and in alignment with DCI’s Five Year Strategic Plan and ongoing focus areas. 
• Assist with professional development for educational staff in order to increase their skills in using current data platforms. 
• Assist with student and staff culture survey implementation, and analysis for reporting.
• In partnership with the Data & Assessment Coordinator, support the management of SIS (eSchools Plus) and other data systems as needed, reconciling errors between systems.
• Prepare and analyze data for special projects.
• Analyze and report all data points as required by OSSE and PCSB.

Assessment  

• Supervise the implementation of our testing protocol and calendar, including the planning and communication of all test administration windows (STAMP, MAP, SAT/PSAT, ACCESS, and DC CAPE)
• Provide professional development for educational staff in order to increase their skills in providing a compliant and effective testing administration environment. 
• Partner with the Student Support Team (SST) team and grade level teams to support small group testing accommodations. 
• Ensure data security protocols for all standardized assessments
• Supervise the training and support of all staff in completion of testing and makeup testing
• Other duties as assigned.