Data & Assessment Associate SY26-27

Who We Are

District of Columbia International School (DCI) is a public charter school serving over 1600 racially and economically diverse students in grades 6-12 from across the District of Columbia. We aim to provide our students with a world-class education that empowers them to follow their passions and change the world. DCI’s education centers on an International Baccalaureate curriculum, advanced language learning in Chinese, Spanish, and French, and a culture focused on student agency supported by 1:1 technology.

Position Overview: DCI is hiring a full-time Data and Assessment Associate. The Data and Assessment Associate owns the data systems, processes, validation and configuration at DCI, In partnership with the Data & Assessment Coordinator, the principals, and the CAO this role also assists with the planning and coordination of all standardized assessment administration. 

Salary Range:  $50,000 - $70,000 (Starting salary is determined by education and years of relevant experience) 

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree is required.

• Experience with data management and testing coordination in a school setting required.
• Experience with DC Standardized Assessments is a plus.
• Experience as a teacher is a plus.
• Excellent excel and data analysis skills as well as building data dashboards required.
• Excellent project management skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills necessary.
• Ability to use multiple technology platforms to guide instruction and communicate with students and families and proficiency with communicating using G-Suite tools, including Gmail, is preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Clear a background check.

Key Qualities & Skills:

Educational Data Management

• Build and maintain systems of data collection across school teams including dashboards, calendars, trackers, etc.
• Serve as a data management liaison and technical support for key platforms used at DCI (example - Toddle).
• Build and use data systems to proactively report data to instructional leaders for use in making instructional decisions.
• Analyze and organize data for the Data & Assessment Coordinator, senior leaders, and instructional leaders for use in presentations and in alignment with DCI’s Five Year Strategic Plan and ongoing focus areas. 
• Assist with professional development for educational staff in order to increase their skills in using current data platforms. 
• Assist with student and staff culture survey implementation, and analysis for reporting.
• In partnership with the Data & Assessment Coordinator, support the management of SIS (eSchools Plus) and other data systems as needed, reconciling errors between systems.
• Prepare and analyze data for special projects.
• Analyze and report all data points as required by OSSE and PCSB.

Assessment  

• Supervise the implementation of our testing protocol and calendar, including the planning and communication of all test administration windows (STAMP, MAP, SAT/PSAT, ACCESS, and DC CAPE)
• Provide professional development for educational staff in order to increase their skills in providing a compliant and effective testing administration environment. 
• Partner with the Student Support Team (SST) team and grade level teams to support small group testing accommodations. 
• Ensure data security protocols for all standardized assessments
• Supervise the training and support of all staff in completion of testing and makeup testing
• Other duties as assigned.

Faculty and Staff Development/Benefits: DCI is committed to the principles of servant leadership and to providing faculty and staff with the resources and training they need to provide an excellent education experience for every student and family. 

• We have a benefits package that includes health and disability insurance and paid leave.  
• We offer teachers daily planning time, professional development, and reasonable class sizes.
• Teachers and staff have the appropriate technology and support to do their work.

DC International School is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural and multilingual environment.