WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8
Northwest
Traditional 184 work days per year
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $22.552 - $27.063
"Bilingual Spanish Preferred"
**Please note: Applications will be received until [April 4, 2024]. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board at careers.dpsk12.org.**
Essential Functions and Objectives:
- Provides instruction to linguistically diverse students in English only.
About this job:
The Site Assessment Leader is the liaison between Accountability, Research & Evaluation (ARE) and the school. Responsible for facilitation and implementation of district assessments. Provide communication and training to school staff regarding procedures for assessments.
What DPS Offers You:
A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Student Will Succeed.
Salary Range: $22.552 -$27.063 per hour. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.
In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement.
What You'll Do:
- Familiar with aspects of federal, state, and district tests.
- Receive and distribute assessment materials including tests, teacher guides, and assessment results; collects tests and portfolios to send for scoring.
- Communicate to appropriate staff definitions, timelines, etc. for completing assessment activities and compiling data.
- Assist teachers, principals and counselors with questions, problems, and concerns regarding the assessment process.
- Know the administration procedures of each test; establishes testing schedules; coordinates room locations for testing and identification of students to be tested.
- Takes responsibility for checking in materials, monitoring and certifying accuracy of assessment materials sent to the school.
- Collect, ensure and inventory assessment materials for accuracy prior to shipment and pickup.
- Maintain and keep appropriate records and documentations of all inventory, process test orders.
- Coordinate the administration of federal, state and required district assessments and surveys.
- Assume an assessment leadership role at the school and represent the school at required in-services.
- Serve as primary contact to work with the district assessment department.
- Promotes appropriate and ethical assessment practices within the district.
- Investigate, resolve and notify the principal and testing center when there are irregularities.
- Keep records of staff attendance at assessment in-services.
- Provide communication and training to school staff regarding procedures for assessments.
- Administers and plans for assessment needs such as preparation of resources and testing materials.
- Communicate assessment and survey information with school and district staff.
- Utilize assessment resources to provide training and information to staff as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You’ll Need:
- An Associates degree is required. Bachelor’s degree, preferred.
- Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education.
- Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
- Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.
Additional Information:
- Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129
- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.