JobID: 4091

Position Type:
Administration/Director

Date Posted:
12/19/2025

Location:
Administration Center - Allentown, PA

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in education or related experience to educational testing and assessment
• Valid PA Administrative Certification (i.e., K-12 Principal Certification or Supervisory Certification)
• Experience in manipulating and analyzing data in spreadsheets
• Demonstrated knowledge in current trends in standards and assessment
• Demonstrated skills to present orally and write effectively
• Satisfactory work record & criminal/child abuse clearances (Acts 34, 114 and 151)
• Such additional or alternatives to the above qualifications as the board or superintendent may determine appropriate and acceptable.

Note: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Summary

Directs, administers, and coordinates the assessments of the District in support of policies, goals, and objectives established by the superintendent and school board by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate managers:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as the academic assessment officer in identifying academic needs, addressing the needs through comprehensive planning, and monitoring the implementation of plans to determine program effectiveness in improving student achievement
• Facilitates the development of a K-12 assessment system that provides ongoing formative assessment data to support standards-aligned K-12 curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation processes within the district
• Reports to the Executive Director of Accountability the impact of plans implemented in response to identified academic gaps
• Collaborates with the Executive Director of Accountability to conduct enrollment projections and assesses attendance boundaries
• Demonstrates knowledge of the Standards-Aligned System (SAS) portal
• Coordinates the administration of all district-wide assessments, including, but not limited to DIBELS, Benchmarking Tool, Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT), Gates-MacGinitie, PSSA, PASA, PSSA-M
• Is responsible for the reporting of data for state and federal reports and grants
• Collaborates with appropriate personnel in the development, writing, and implementation of proposals to acquire funding
• Ensures the accuracy and availability of data from district-wide assessments
• Remains current on statewide and national assessment and data analysis trends
• Provides training to district staff on the administration and interpretation of district-wide assessments
• Designs and implements systems and protocols for continuous monitoring and reporting of progress on District accountability benchmarks
• Creates the District assessment calendar
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may be assigned or delegated by the Executive Director of Accountability or Superintendent.