ISS (ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY)
What you'd do
About the Position: This position is located at: Department of War Education Activity DoWEA-Americas Mid-Atlantic District Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.
Major duties
Lead the school district through the annual continuous school improvement process. Lead the school district through the annual accreditation process. Manage the assessment process for district schools. Analyze student achievement data for improvement plan development. Interpret continuous school improvement laws/regulations/guidelines for stakeholders. Interpret student achievement laws/regulations/guidelines for stakeholders. Establish working relationships with stakeholders. Monitor the quality of program services for professional quality assurance standards compliance.
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employee Current Excepted Service Department of War Employee Current Excepted Service Employee Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Minimum Education Requirement: A Master's degree in the field of Education. The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. The undergraduate/graduate course work must have included study in at least three of the following five areas: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training. Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Accountability Customer Service Instructional Program Administration Instructional Program Evaluation Needs/Occupational Analysis Partnering
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