
Education Assessment Specialist (Special Populations)
Job Description
Summary
Expert in special populations assessment policies, ensuring equitable testing, data analysis, and training for educators.
We are seeking an Education Assessment Specialist (Special Populations) to ensure equitable and effective assessment practices for diverse student groups. This role involves policy expertise, data analysis, and providing training to educators.
- *Responsibilities:**
- Serve as a subject matter expert on assessment policies for special populations (e.g., IDEA, Section 504, multilingual learners).
- Ensure selection and use of appropriate alternative assessments for students with disabilities.
- Oversee test administration and coordination.
- Apply policies regarding testing accommodations and accessibility tools.
- Analyze disaggregated assessment data to identify achievement gaps.
- Provide training to educators and administrators on assessment accommodations, accessibility tools, and test administration protocols.
- *Requirements:**
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree or higher in Education, a relevant subject-matter field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- **Specialized Experience:** A minimum of one year of experience serving as an above-school-level subject matter expert on assessment policies for special populations, ensuring appropriate alternative assessments, overseeing test administration, applying accommodation policies, analyzing data for achievement gaps, and providing related training.
- **Note:** Education cannot be substituted for the specialized experience requirement.
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The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a federal school system headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, responsible for planning, directing, coordinating, and managing prekindergarten through 12th grade educational programs on behalf of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DoDEA operates 163 accredited schools in eight districts located in 11 countries, seven U.S. states, Guam, and Puerto Rico.