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A second position open at the same institution.

Dr. Franklin

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From: Theresa Austin < taustin at educ.umass.edu 
>
Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Position Opening South Berkshire Educational Collaborative
, Massachusetts
To: AERA_DIVISION_C-ANNOUNCE at listserv.aera.net 
> FYI 
>  
> Please forward to anyone who might be interested. 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> *From:* Peter Kopcha < pkopcha at educationalcollaborative.org 
> 
> * 
> * 
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 04, 2009 8:49 AM 
> *Subject:* Position Opening 
>  
> Here is both the Vacancy Notice and the full Position Description for the 
> Data/Program Evaluation Specialist position opening that we have 
available.
> Thank you for sharing this with the appropriate faculty in your 
Department.
> Should they have any questions regarding the position please have them 
> contact me via e-mail or phone as identified below. Again, thank you for 
> your assistance. 
>  
>  
>  
> *Peter Kopcha* 
>  
> Executive Director 
>  
> South Berkshire Educational Collaborative 
>  
> Phone: (413) 528-6263 
>  
> Fax: (413) 644-9067 
>  
>  pkopcha at educationalcollaborative.org 
 
>  
> *Data/Program Evaluation Specialist* 
>  
> *The South Berkshire Educational Collaborative has an immediate opening 
> for a Data/Program Evaluation Specialist to provide consulting, technical 
> assistance and professional development support to school district staff 
in
> Berkshire County MA in the collection, presentation, analysis and 
> appropriate interpretation/use of student performance and other data in 
> bringing about curricular/instructional change leading to improved student 
> performance. The professional qualifications for the position are 1) 
Masters
> Degree in Education or a closely aligned field of study, 2) coursework and 
> two years experience in the application of statistical/measurement 
processes
> and the use of related software packages and/or the conduct of program 
> evaluations in the field of education or the social sciences, 3) 
> demonstrated experience in the delivery of high quality professional 
> development, 4) four years K – 12 classroom teaching experience and an 
> understanding of school district cultures highly desired, and 5) knowledge 
> of and use of the Massachusetts State Education Data Systems desired. 
Salary
> of $70 - $75 K dependent on experience with excellent benefits including 
> MTRS. Send a letter of application, resume and four (4) professional 
> references by Tuesday, December 1, 2009 via mail to Peter Kopcha, 
Executive
> Director, SBEC, 662 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230 or via 
> e-mail to dflanders at educationalcollaborative.org. 
* 
>  
>  
>  
> *Position Description* 
>  
>  
> *Position: *Data/Program Evaluation Specialist 
>  
>  
>  
> *Reports to: *Executive Director, South Berkshire Educational 
> Collaborative 
>  
> *Position Function:* 
>  
> To provide consulting, technical assistance and professional 
> development support to school district staff at all levels in the 
> collection, presentation, analysis and              appropriate 
> interpretation/use of student performance and other data in bringing 
about
> curricular/instructional change leading to improved student 
performance.
>  
>  
> *Position Responsibilities:* 
>  
> - Collaborate and coordinate the function of this position with the 
> State funded District & School Assistance Center (DSAC) staff including 
> attendance at weekly coordination meetings. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop and maintain a working knowledge at an expert level of 1) all 
> of the State data systems which school districts must provide data to 
and
> which can be used to display and analyze data and 2) commercial 
statistical
> and data analysis packages (e.g. SPSS) which can be used to support the 
> function of the position. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop and maintain on an on-going basis a work plan for each 
> priority school district and its priority buildings which is 
coordinated
> with the services of the DSAC and which has been approved by the 
> Superintendent of the district. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop standardized reports from the State data systems and 
> commercial statistical and data analysis packages based upon the needs 
> identified in each of the priority school districts and provide an 
analysis
> for the district of the conclusions that can be appropriately 
ascertained
> from the report(s). 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop and provide professional development programs and 
> presentations for administrators, teachers, school committee members 
and the
> public at large in understanding the data provided in developed reports 
and
> how to appropriately interpret the results contained in the report(s). 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop and provide professional development programs for 
> administrators and teachers on topics related to data analysis, program 
> evaluation, local test development and other related topics that 
support the
> use of data in the improvement of curricular/instructional processes 
and
> student performance. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop, plan and implement program evaluation studies focused on 
> specific programs/services identified by the priority need school 
districts.
>  
>  
>  
> - Attend and actively participate in all Massachusetts Department of 
> Elementary & Secondary Education (DESE) identified meetings/trainings 
for
> the funded Data Analysts. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the other 
> DESE funded Data Analysts and develop cross sharing relationships in 
order
> that work done in other regions can be used to support the Berkshire 
County
> school districts and the work done in Berkshire County can be shared 
with
> other Regions. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Carryout all DESE and/or contracted consultant  required evaluation 
> processes to measure the effectiveness of the Specialist position and 
> provide support to the DSAC staff in their carrying out of any required 
> evaluation processes. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Actively participate in a variety of professional development 
> activities which supports the development and maintenance of the skills 
> required to deliver effective, high quality Data/Program Evaluation 
> Specialist services to the school districts of Berkshire County. 
>  
>  
>  
> *Professional Qualifications:* 
>  
> - Masters Degree in Education or a closely aligned field of study. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Coursework and two years experience in the application of 
> statistical/ measurement processes, use of statistical analysis 
software
> packages and/or the conduct of program evaluations in the field of 
education
> or the social sciences. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Demonstrated experience in the delivery of high quality professional 
> development. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Four (4) years K-12 classroom teaching experience and an 
> understanding of school district cultures highly desired. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Demonstrated knowledge of and use of the Massachusetts State Data 
> Systems desired. 
>  
>  
>  
> *Personal Characteristics:* 
>  
> - Demonstrated excellent interpersonal communications, presentation and 
> group facilitation skills. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Demonstrated ability to be an effective, contributing member of a 
> team. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Demonstrated ability to plan, implement and manage multiple 
> priorities effectively. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Demonstrated ability to self-reflect on one’s work and redirect 
> plans, approaches and/or work to develop new competencies based on the 
> self-reflection. 
>  
>  
>  
> - Exhibits an entrepreneurial spirit. 
>  
>  
>  
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