Sr Assessment Designer (ELA / Science)

About the role

NWEA® is a division of HMH that supports students and educators through research, assessment solutions, policy and advocacy services, professional learning and school improvement services that fight for equity, drive classroom impact and push for systemic change in our educational communities. For nearly 50 years, NWEA has developed innovative pre‑K–12 assessments, including their flagship interim assessment, MAP® Growth™ and their reading fluency and comprehension assessment, MAP® Reading Fluency™. HMH is a learning technology company committed to delivering connected solutions that engage learners, empower educators and improve student outcomes. As a leading provider of K–12 core curriculum, supplemental and intervention solutions, and professional learning services, HMH partners with educators and school districts to uncover solutions that unlock students’ potential and extend teachers’ capabilities. HMH serves more than 50 million students and 4 million educators in 150 countries. Location: Remote (this job may be performed in any state in the U.S.).

Responsibilities

• Provide ELA & Science subject matter expertise in the use of NWEA assessment data relating to teaching and learning and develop content that promotes that usage.
• Apply a high level of knowledge and skill to clarify appropriate and consistent messaging about HMH/NWEA’s products and usage to ensure promotion of defensible and equitable use of NWEA data.
• Review, evaluate, and revise materials for HMH and Heinemann products beyond the use of NWEA data (e.g., Into Math, Into Reading, Waggle) to promote the highest quality assessments for students.
• Lead projects, tracking deliverables to ensure timeliness and quality and communicating progress and concerns (with proposed solutions) to leadership.
• Unique responsibilities include content‑area leadership, senior‑level reviews, training, project coordination, and approval of development deliverables.
• Develop and maintain high‑quality assessment items/passages in accordance with assessment program needs, aligning content to standards/frameworks/resources and providing senior reviews of item/passage sets against checklists, specifications, and style guides.
• Contribute to the development of process documentation and evaluation of passage or item bank inventories.
• Support efforts for connecting assessment data from NWEA products to teaching and learning, ensuring data is understood and used appropriately as one point within a comprehensive assessment system.
• Serve as an ELA & Science subject matter expert in content area(s) & assessments when collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Consult with program management on issues and concerns with projects, attending relevant meetings and tracking progress.
• Apply research‑based practice: ensure that all product strategies and approaches reflect evidence‑based and equitable practices and promote understanding of research‑based best practices both internally and with