Content Specialist II, ELA – Alternate Assessment

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New Hampshire.

📋 Description

• Contribute to the design, specifications, and development of creative content and new assessment products, systems, or services.

• Utilize databases and technological tools to create, track, and edit assessment items.

• Coordinate schedules and communicate project details with project managers and functional teams such as Graphics and Publications.

• Develop assessment item types in accordance with standards frameworks and requirements.

• Create and maintain item, test, and project specifications.

• Develop and refine multiple-choice, short-answer, constructed-response, evidence-based response, technology-enhanced items, modules, and performance tasks that align with standards.

• Create item-specific scoring guides, rationales for distractors, and additional item information.

• Conduct training sessions on item writing and test development tasks.

• Provide training and feedback to item writers.

• Review colleagues' work and offer constructive feedback.

• Coordinate the presentation and quality of items, sets, and work products.

• Prepare materials for committee meetings and facilitate advisory committees.

• Create and analyze test blueprints.

• Interpret item statistics for item selection and construct tests according to blueprints and specifications.

• Consult with scoring chief readers during benchmarking.

• Assist with assessment guides, brochures, and sample question packets.

• Collaborate with Psychometricians to develop items that meet content and psychometric parameters, including adaptive testing banks.

• Analyze trends in national and professional content standards and learning.

• Engage in personal and professional development.

• Perform related or unrelated tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.

• At least five (5) years of experience in Education.

• Two (2) to three (3) years of experience in educational assessment.

• Demonstrated experience in test development competencies.

• Experience in alternate assessment is highly preferred.

• Preference for candidates with special education experience.

• A Master's degree in Education is preferred.

• In-depth knowledge in a specific discipline.

• Education/degree combined with teaching experience must be in English/Language Arts.

• Strong communication skills.

• Technical expertise and proficiency in using technology-based tools.

• Individual accountability.

• Effective scope-of-work management.

• Leadership abilities.

• Capability to work independently.

• Strong project management and time management skills.

• Ability to train and coordinate both internal and external team members, including freelancers, consultants, and item writing houses.

• Willingness to undertake limited travel (0–10%) and attend the All Staff Company Meeting.

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off and holiday breaks.

• Comprehensive insurance plans.

• 12.5% retirement savings contribution, immediately vested from the date of hire.

• Limited travel (0–10%).

• Travel to the All Staff Company Meeting is required.