Director, AP Statistics Assessment Lead - REQ001649_2-3175

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Director, AP Statistics Assessment Lead - REQ001649_2-3175

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This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For moreinformation, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6554455 Director, AP Statistics Assessment Lead
College Board - A&I
Location: This is a fully remote role. Candidates who live near CBoffices have the option of being fully remote or hybrid (Tuesday andWednesday in office).
Type:This is a full-time position
About the Team
The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board (60+ staff)collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program todevelop, manage, and deliver AP\'s 40+ courses in a wide variety ofsubject areas. AP is a rigorous academic program built on thecommitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators fromsecondary schools and higher education. AP provides willing andacademically prepared high school students with the opportunity to studyand learn at the college level. AP\'s Course Leads and Assessment Leadsensure that course curricula are aligned to higher educationexpectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline,contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, anddevelop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstratetheir mastery of course content and skills. The STEM department, whichincludes computer science, mathematics, the sciences, and statistics, iscurrently made up of 17 people supporting 15 courses in the APportfolio.
About the Opportunity
As the Assessment Lead for AP Statistics, you are responsible for thequality and validity of all assessment content for the AP StatisticsExam.
The Director, AP Statistics Assessment Lead is the primary point ofcontact in AP for all assessment content for AP Statistics,collaborating closely with the AP Statistics Course Lead (who leadscurriculum development, guides instructional support, and reviewsassessment content). The Assessment Lead may provide assessmentdevelopment support in other related subject areas. The Assessment Leadis responsible for all item development and management from authoring toadministration; training and collaborating with subject-matter experts(SMEs), typically college professors and secondary school teachers. TheAssessment Lead trains SMEs on assessment development protocols,translates between academics and technical experts (psychometricians),and collaborates to develop formative assessment materials and resourcesto support AP Statistics teachers worldwide.
In this role, you will:
Assessment Development and Scoring (85%)
Serve as the assessment leader for AP Statistics, the primary personresponsible for assessment development for AP Statistics
Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content andtraining educator constituents to author assessment content,including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and applyingbest assessment practices
Lead the development and management of all assessment contentthrough iterative review stages with multiple internal and externalstakeholders, including the AP Statistics Course Lead, AssessmentProduction team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader
Be responsible for development of all assessment forms, ensuring theAP Exam development aligns with approved curricula and testspecifications
Conduct multiple face-to-face and virtual meetings (during workweek, evenings, or weekends) annually with each of the committeeswithin the Director\'s stewardship as well as other committeemeetings in the discipline as needed
Lead the successful scoring of student AP Exams at the annualscoring event in person and online-the \"AP Reading\"-and produce APReading publications materials for teacher and student use
Assessment Quality and Process (15%)
Contribute to current research and best practices related toasses ment; participate in regular discussions with other APCurriculum & Assessment members on the current assessment standardsand practices to build a set of common, shared beliefs about AP\'sassessment directions within the larger educational and assessmentcommunity
Contribute to processes for efficient, high quality assessmentdevelopment
Refine and improve question task models as well as exam design incollaboration with and aligned to other College Board initiatives
Monitor and improve exam validity, reliability, fairness, andquality, as well as reader reliability in accordance withestablished Program thresholds
Serve as a recognized and trusted resource within the community bycollaboration with the AP Course Lead in engagement with thecommunity to drive teacher satisfaction with the AP Statistics Exam
About You
You have:
A Master\'s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, andknowledge of current trends in the discipline (required), although adoctorate in the discipline is strongly preferred
Experience in standardized assessment development (required)
Experience with digital assessment (preferred)

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