Alternate Assessment Psychometrician - Education Research Consultant 15B

About This Role

This role functions as the Alternate Assessment Psychometrician, performing specialized assignments for Michigan's alternate assessments (MI-Access), which serve 10,000 or more test takers. The position uses highly complex advanced statistical research methods and analysis for MI-Access, an assessment system designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. The primary responsibilities include developing and implementing psychometric procedures and research to ensure the highest standards of measurement quality for the state's assessments and accountability projects. This position also serves as the project coordinator for all psychometric, statistical, and accountability-related deliverables for MI-Access.

Responsibilities

• Develop, administer, and report on assessment programs
• Jointly develop and maintain content standards with OES
• Electronically house the libraries of content standards developed jointly with OES
• Develop achievement standards (i.e., proficiency standards or cut scores) on the assessment programs for which it is responsible
• Operate the Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators (FAME)
• Manage programs and data for all OEAA projects
• Manage all OEAA systems (Secure Site, Item Bank System, etc.)
• Respond to assessment and accountability reports and state analysis requests

Requirements

• Please review the job specification and the position description for the full list of responsibilities, required education and experience, and knowledge, skills, and abilities

Important Details

• Work format: hybrid flexible schedule of in-person and remote work arrangement

Application Process

• This is a continuous posting and will remain open until a candidate has been selected. MDE will review applications every two weeks
• Your submittal is considered complete with the following required documents:
  • Completed Application
  • Resume (entered or attached to the job posting)
  • Official copy of transcripts (when necessary)

About the Company

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) provides leadership, resources, support, and guidance to approximately 200,000 school district staff serving approximately 1.5 million students in public and non-public schools and 39,000 students in special education transition services. In addition, MDE provides administrative support and supervision for the Michigan School for the Deaf and the Library of Michigan. MDE is responsible for state education leadership in a local control state and works to implement state and federal education laws, disburse state and federal resources, license educators, develop state summative assessments and accountability systems, create state academic standards, and coordinate school health and nutrition programs. It also develops and promotes the state's Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, working with partner education entities and stakeholders to improve public education for children across the state. MDE provides information and feedback to public policy-makers, convenes educators on public policy issues, recommends draft language on legislation, and develops guidance to districts on statutory changes adopted at the state and federal levels. The Office of Educational Assessment & Accountability (OEAA) is an office within the DASISS.