Why you’ll love this position:
The Office of Educator Quality serves all educators by: Setting standards and requirements in the development of pre-service educators and accrediting educator preparation programs in Missouri. Issuing educator certificates to all educators who work in the state’s school systems, as well as assisting with the review of certificate-holders who are charged with misconduct. Assisting with the development of model teacher, leader, librarian, counselor standards, as well as developing evaluation models for school personnel. Delivering educator development programs for practicing educators (teachers and administrators) at the state level.
What you’ll do:

• Support the implementation of state and federal statutes, standards, and regulations governing all educator preparation programs.
• Support the review and evaluation of educator preparation programs with a particular emphasis on analysis and interpretation of performance data.
• Work with the Educator Quality staff to: Provide technical assistance to educator preparation programs to ensure successful completion of required data reports. Assist in the development of data reports for educator preparation program accountability and program improvement. Work with Core Data to maintain and analyze data collection systems. Assist in providing data to stakeholders pertaining to candidates and/or practicing educators for professional certification. Assist in the continued development of an Annual Performance Report for Educator Preparation Programs (APR-EPP).
• Provide assistance to the National and/or Missouri Technical Advisory Committees for educator preparation accountability systems for recommendations on data collections, reports, and performance metrics.
• Provide technical assistance to assessment vendors and educator preparation programs.
• Prepare correspondence in order to communicate results of analyses.
• Review documentation to ensure accuracy.
• Create and maintain spreadsheets in order to facilitate analyses and/or to track information.

All you need for success:

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or High School Equivalency.
• Two or more years of experience successful performing progressively responsible support tasks.
• Background in working with data management systems preferred.
• Experience in multi-tasking to complete work products and meet deadlines.
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Excel including the ability to pivot and filter data, and write expressions.
• Intermediate level skill in querying of data from databases.
• Basic understanding of data analysis concepts.
• Ability to distill essential information from multiple sources, including complex or technical sources.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities through strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required; Proficiency with Tableau or other statistical software packages strongly desired.

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position please contact: hr@dese.mo.gov

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), please contact Human Resources at (573) 751-9619, through Missouri Relay System at (800) 735-2966, or via email at hr@dese.mo.gov.
Notice of Non-Discrimination: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to Department employment practices may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Human Resources Director, 8th floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-0480; telephone number 573-751-9619 or TYY 800-735-2966.
To Our Applicants with Disabilities: For assistance with any phase of the Department process, please notify the Director of Human Resources at (573) 751-9619. Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate special needs. TTY/TDD Relay Missouri service (800) 735-2966.
Notice to Applicants: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is unable to sponsor applicants in their application for work visas through INS. If you have questions, please contact Human Resources.

The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.