JOB GOAL: The Secondary Data and Student Achievement Specialist provides support with collecting and preparing a variety of data about student learning, facilitates the data PLC process, and assists staff to use data to improve student achievement.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Arizona Secondary Teaching Certificate (preferably Math, Science, or English)
Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card
SEI (Structured English Immersion) requirement posted on certificate
Five (5) years of successful teaching experience preferred
Experience in analyzing testing data preferred.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: 10-Month Certified Calendar
COMPENSATION: Per QCUSD salary schedule for applicable position
BENEFITS: As per QCUSD District policy
REPORTS TO: Principal
EVALUATION: Per District Policy
HOURS: 40 hours per week and may require longer hours - Monday-Friday
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
District-level Responsibilities:
Maintain leadership and involvement within Galileo Assessment Group (GAG).
Analyzes scores for Galileo benchmark tests, AzMERIT, AIMS, etc.
Lead and conduct data team meetings with administration and Teachers.
Compile reports as needed and communicate strengths and needs to site and district-level personnel.
Assists District level coordinators and Executive Director of Educational Services as needed.
Attends curriculum and data meetings and trainings as needed.
Assists with AzMERIT and other assessments before, during, and after testing. This will include events such as, but not limited to uploading student information, watching training videos, coordinating with site technology person, principal and district-level personnel for successful implementation of testing.
School-level Responsibilities:
Use data from a variety of assessment measures to identify at-risk students in core content areas
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of the AZ Math curriculum standards.
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of AZ ELA curriculum standards.
Analyze data to determine those students who need remediation, re-teaching or tutoring programs.
Assist with remediation, re-teaching, or tutoring programs.
Understand and lead PLC initiative within school.
Assists with the GAG group responsibilities (i.e. coordination of test administration for Galileo benchmarks, AzMERIT, AIMS, etc)
Attend regularly scheduled instructional team leader meetings and participate as a member of the team to promote learning activities for students consistent with district and school strategic objectives.
Coordinate with the school principal and department chairs a schedule to accommodate identified students in the reteach and enrich system.
Attend training sessions as the principal directs
Work closely with teachers to coordinate efforts of the intervention program with the regular classroom to promote student success.
Maintain required data on individual student progress and disseminates data to principal, teachers, and parents.
Collaborates with the principal and assistant principal in all areas of testing.
Provide technical support as needed by building principal.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms, stand, bend or stoop. The employee is frequently required to move about the campuses. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Queen Creek Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age or sexual orientation in admission and access to its programs, services, activities, or in any aspect of their operations and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Queen Creek Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. The following employees have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: Compliance Officer for Title IX, Assistant Superintendent of Support Services, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Compliance Officer for Section 504/ADA, Director of Special Education, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.
El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek no discrimina en base a su raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o la orientación sexual para la admisión y su acceso a sus programas, servicios, actividades, o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones y proporciona un acceso igualitario a los Boys Scouts y otro grupos de jóvenes designados. El Districto Escolar Unificado de Queen Creek tampoco discrimina en sus prácticas de empleo y contratación. Los siguientes empleados han sido designados para manejar las preguntas en cuanto a las pólizas de no discriminación: Funcionario de Cumplimiento de Título IX, Asistente del Superintendente de Servicios Auxiliares, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-7418 and Funcionario de Cumplimiento para la Sección 504/ADA, Director de Educación Especial, 20217 E. Chandler Heights Rd., Queen Creek, AZ 85142, Phone 480-987-5990.