Design Specialist, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform: DC Public Education Fund is looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to collaborate with staff at the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS).  The Design Specialist, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform will work closely with DCPS employees in the Office of Human Capital to help design and launch of a state-of-the-art online platform to be used to provide training to DCPS staff responsible for teacher evaluation, monitor their inter-rater reliability over time, and provide targeted support to individual evaluators to ensure that their scoring practices remain consistent with district standards.

Candidates selected for this position will be responsible for designing and and scripting training curriculum and for coordinating production of master scores and justifications for calibration videos. This work will involve a high volume of writing and group facilitation. Additionally, candidates selected will collaborate with the media/technology company contracted to design the functional components of the online platform. They also will be responsible for piloting training materials with district employees and incorporating revisions into the training content. This groundbreaking online platform will ensure that DCPS teachers’ evaluation scores are as consistent and supportive as possible while also setting a model for other states and districts that are developing similar systems, spurred by Race to the Top.

For more information, please read the  Design Specialist, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform position description .  

Design Coordinator, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform: DC Public Education Fund is looking for highly motivated and skilled talent to collaborate with staff at the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS).  The Design Specialist, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform will work closely with DCPS employees in the Office of Human Capital to help design and launch of a state-of-the-art online platform to be used to provide training to DCPS staff responsible for teacher evaluation, monitor their inter-rater reliability over time, and provide targeted support to individual evaluators to ensure that their scoring practices remain consistent with district standards.

Candidates selected for this position will be responsible for designing training curriculum and for coordinating production of master scores and justifications for calibration videos. This work will involve a high volume of writing and group facilitation. Additionally, candidates selected will collaborate with the media/technology company contracted to design the functional components of the online platform.  They also will coordinate filming of classroom teachers in order to capture video examples to be featured in the online training modules.  This groundbreaking online platform will ensure that DCPS teachers’ evaluation scores are as consistent and supportive as possible while also setting a model for other states and districts that are developing similar systems, spurred by Race to the Top.

For more information, please read the  Design Coordinator, DCPS IMPACT Training and Calibration Platform position description .