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Evaluation Specialist II - Accountability

Employer
Hawaii Department of Education
Location
Honolulu, HI, US
Salary
EOSR-7, $97,202 to $137,596
  • APPLICANTS MAY BE EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS, TEACHERS AND OTHER QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS
  • TYPE OF APPOINTMENT ISSUED: This position is included in the Educational Officers' Bargaining Unit and will be filled as a clear line appointment.
  • MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: EVALUATION SPECIALIST II
    Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in education with specialization in educational psychology or any other field of education, which included coursework in research and statistics in education.
    Desired Education: Master's degree in public policy, public administration, political science, sociology, or related field, which included coursework in educational research, evaluation, or assessment.
    Experience: Six (6) years of responsible professional work experience in education, of which four (4) years shall have been in teaching and two (2) years in education evaluation.
    Desired Experience: Teaching or conducting research.
    Combined Education and Experience: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be acceptable, as determined by the Department. Substitutions can be considered for the requirement of experience in an education program, agency or system.
    Knowledge of: Foundations of curriculum and instruction; instructional media and computers; foundations of American education; tests and measurement; principles of learning and individual differences; education statistics; design and evaluation procedures in education research; research developments, trends and current issues and problems pertinent to the areas of assignment; laws, rules, regulations and administrative procedures pertinent to the areas of assignment.
    Ability to: Provide leadership, supervision, planning, and coordination in the areas of responsibility; develop, analyze and evaluate plans, programs, and procedures; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; operate computer and other business machines; maintain awareness of developments in education evaluation.
    Desired Skills/Abilities: Work with and make presentations to individuals and groups; conduct training; prepare, review, edit, and rewrite memos, letters, testimony, reports, and manuals; operate personal computers and related technological devices and equipment to perform word processing, create textual documents, charts, graphs, spreadsheets and databases, and conduct statistical analyses; develop specifications for program and project plans, contracts, staffing, and other resources.
  • A WRITTEN EXAMINATION/ASSIGNMENT MAY BE ADMINISTERED TO HELP DETERMINE POSSESSION OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES PORTIONS OF THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
  • Duties and Responsibilities: Under the general supervision of the Evaluation Specialist III of the Accountability, the Evaluation Specialist II:
    1. Plans, develops, and implements evaluation strategies and procedures individually designed for educational programs or projects. Clarifies and defines objectives as required and develops data collection plans for evaluation projects, including sampling designs and procedures as required. Compiles, analyzes, and interprets data for projects assigned. Conducts quality control checks based on established quality assurance procedures. Provides technical and consultative services to program managers and others as needed or assigned.
    2. Designs and develops data collection instruments (including survey questionnaires, interview schedules, and forms) and determines the technical adequacy of data collection instruments for use in conducting the accountability or evaluation project assigned; reviews, assesses, and selects appropriate data collection instruments where extant instruments are available. Plans and conducts surveys on educational outcomes and other issues as assigned; develops sampling designs, data collection plans, interview protocols, and other instruments required for assessment and evaluation projects.
    3. Develops, produces, and distributes individual, annual educational assessment reports, and school accountability report cards for schools under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Develops, produces, and distributes state and complex area summary reports on system and school accountability. Provides in-service training on the conduct of a full range of educational accountability institutional research and evaluation activities, school accountability, student growth models, needs assessment, prerequisites for program or project evaluation, evaluation standards, evaluation designs, instrumentation, data collection and analysis, data interpretation and reports, etc. Conducts research and development work on educational indicators and the analysis and reporting of both system and school performance and improvement efforts. Conducts institutional research and analytic studies as assigned.
    4. Plans, coordinates, and attends meetings as required for the project assigned; attends committee or other meetings as required. Writes technical reports to present findings or material clearly and concisely for a range of audiences and decision-makers; may report orally and present materials to a range of audiences and decision-makers.
    5. Researches, reviews, and monitors federal and state requirements related to school and state educational accountability reporting. Researches, reviews, and evaluates strengths and limitations of student achievement research and growth models potentially useful as components in school accountability or educator evaluation systems.
    6. Provides assistance in planning, establishing, and revising procedures and criteria to compute metrics monitoring institutional performance. Plans and assist in preparing growth data files and programming code required to generate growth analyses and results for school and educator accountability. Assists with reviewing and improving teacher-student roster verification procedures. Assists in developing, producing, and distributing annual educator evaluation results.
    7. Performs other related duties as required or assigned.
  • SALARY RANGE: EOSR-7, $97,202 to $137,596. Department of Education certificated employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations. All others will be placed on the first step of $97,202.
  • WORK YEAR AND BENEFITS: This appointment will be on a 12-month basis with vacation and sick leave provided according to applicable regulations.
    POSTING CYCLE: Vacant or unfilled positions may be internally and/or externally advertised on the 1st and/or 15th of any calendar month.
    HOW TO APPLY: All materials submitted become the property of the Hawaii Department of Education and will not be returned to applicant.
    1. Visit the Hawaii Department of Education website and submit the online application prior to the deadline. Be sure to include a "Personal Statement" of what you can contribute to this specific position.

      http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org

    2. Official transcripts (if not on file) must be submitted at the time of an official offer of employment. Transcripts may be sent by U.S. mail to the Office of Talent Management/EO Recruitment, P.O. Box 2360, Honolulu, HI 96804.
    3. After you submit your online application, you will receive a system generated email acknowledging receipt of your application.


    APPROVED:

    Cynthia A. Covell
    Assistant Superintendent

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