Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern

State of Washington•Thurston County – Olympia, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position plays a key role in ensuring equitable, high-quality, consistent standards for educator preparation programs across Washington state through administrative support for PESB’s Educator Data and Evaluation Team on special projects related to data privacy. This position will support development and implementation of data privacy policies for quantitative review reports published on PESB’s website. This position reports to the Program Manager for Data and Evaluation, is based in Olympia, Washington, and is eligible for remote work within the state.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED
Ability to integrate diversity, inclusion, cultural responsiveness, and equity into your work.
Experience with cloud-based, collaborative platforms (i.e. Google Workspace or MS 365).
Demonstrated ability to articulate ideas clearly and effectively in both written and oral form.
Demonstrated ability to work in team environments and autonomously with tight timelines.
Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with diverse colleagues.
Strong organizational skills.
Must live in (or be willing to relocate to) Washington state and maintain residence in Washington.
This part-time position is available exclusively to SPSCC student interns.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with diverse local and national researchers, higher education faculty, and a variety of community members and organizations.
Ability to engage and support respectful dialogue and courageous conversations even when uncomfortable.
Experience with project management.
Experience working with P-12 or higher education.
Passion for education policy and system-level thinking.
Passion for the mission of PESB.

Responsibilities

Provide administrative support for PESB’s educator preparation team, which oversees data collection and analysis for all educator preparation programs.
Collaborate with the team to revise the educator preparation program.
Collaborate with the team to review, redact, and organize previously collected IBPR Notification Forms and Self-Studies from preparation programs in accordance with FERPA policies and RCW 28A.410.275.
Collaborate with the team to prepare board meeting materials.
Once familiar, will independently plan, organize and prioritize tasks.
Regular professional phone, email and in-person interaction with agency staff, stakeholders, and public.
Expected to gain a solid understanding of policies, procedures and regulations necessary to perform the work.
Schedule meetings; take and synthesize meeting notes.
Update PESB website as relevant.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.