Test Developer - English Learners/Multilingual Learners

About the role

Someone in the role of Test Developer II has demonstrated strong item writing and reviewing skills, grade/grade-band lead skills, and may have multiple years as a teaching professional. A Test Developer II has significant content expertise and is able to lead expert educator content reviews. This position is focusing on individuals whose primary experience is with English Learners/Multilingual Learners.

Responsibilities

• Uses state item specifications to write effective items for multiple projects, including, but not limited to, ELP assessments.
• Works under the direction of an overall project content lead to oversee item pool development for a state or consortia of states.
• Leads group reviews and independently conducts preliminary, content review 1 across all projects, and will conduct senior reviews for all ELP assessment projects.
• Leads educator content review meetings, rubric validation meetings, range finding meetings, and data review meetings, across projects with a focus on ELP assessment projects.
• Participates in standard setting meetings as a content expert.
• Leads item development for content area of a project/projects.
• Writes blueprints and translates them into an item pool development plan, with supervision.
• Has increasingly independent client interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in teaching English as a second language, bilingual education, or applied linguistics + 5-8 years' experience or a Master’s degree + 1-4 years’ experience.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience teaching ELs/MLLs and/or developing content in an Educational Assessment environment.
• Strong knowledge and experience with the U.S. Education system and Educational Assessment, including state and federal requirements related to the screening and annual assessment of ELs/MLLs in K-12 education, is preferred.
• Current knowledge of trends, practices, and research related to language acquisition, including knowledge related to designing assessments to the four domains, is highly preferred.
• Analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify problems and conceptualize solutions.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Skilled at collaboration.

Travel

Required travel for this position ranges from 1 week to 8 trips per year. Candidates should be able to travel from 2-5 days at a time.