Alternate Assessment Psychometrician - Education Research Consultant 15B

About the role

This is a continuous posting and will remain open until a candidate has been selected. MDE will review applications every two weeks.

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.

In addition, in developing and promoting the state’s Top 10 Strategic Education Plan, MDE works with partner education entities and stakeholders to improve public education for children across the state.

MDE’s role in the improvement of public education extends to providing information and feedback to public policy-makers, convening educators on public policy issues, recommending draft language on legislation, and developing guidance to districts on statutory changes adopted at the state and federal levels.

Join a team of highly trained and educated individuals committed to supporting learners and learning in Michigan. Serving students, parents, families, educators, and communities within a culture that promotes excellence and respects diversity, our work is meaningful and impactful.

As a State of Michigan employee, you will receive a competitive wage and benefit package that values your experience and skills. You will join a team of more than 400 professionals at the department and almost 50,000 in state government who are committed to excellence in public service.

The Office of Educational Assessment & Accountability (OEAA) is an office within the DASISS. The responsibilities of this office include:

• Developing, administering, and reporting on assessment programs
• Jointly developing and maintaining content standards with OES
• Electronically housing the libraries of content standards developed jointly with OES
• Developing achievement standards (i.e., proficiency standards or cut scores) on the assessment programs for which it is responsible
• Operating the Formative Assessment for Michigan Educators (FAME)
• Program and data management of all OEAA projects
• Management for all the OEAA systems (Secure Site, Item Bank System, etc.)
• Responding to assessment and accountability reports and state analysis requests

Primary Physical Work Address - Position is located at the John Hannah Building, 608 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan. Hybrid flexible schedule of in-person and remote work arrangement.

Position Summary - This position functions as the Alternate Assessment Psychometrician performing specialized assignments for statewide Michigan’s alternate assessments (MI-Access) with 10,000 or more test takers, using highly complex advanced statistical research methods and analysis. MI-Access is Michigan's alternate assessment system and is designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

The primary areas of responsibilities include development and implementation of psychometric procedures and research that are required 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.

Position Description

Job Specification: Education Research Consultant 15B

State of Michigan Benefits

• Please review the job specification and the position description for the full list of responsibilities, required education and experience, and knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience that provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities will be evaluated on an individual basis.

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)

The Michigan State Employees Retirement System (MSERS) is separate from the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS). If you are currently a MPSERS retiree, there should be no impact to your MPSERS pension due to employment with the Michigan Department of Education. If you are currently eligible for a MPSERS retirement benefit and become the successful candidate for this position, you should contact the Office of Retirement Services (ORS) to determine any impact if you elect to immediately begin receiving your MPSERS retirement benefit.