Assessment and Data Information Specialist 3

Northwest Regional

Education

• Service District

• Posted Date 7/23/2026

• Description Northwest Regional

Education

• Service District is an equal opportunity employer; committed to building an inclusive community and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. We are proud to be an antiracist organization. We work to understand how racial ideology is manufactured and how it impacts the lives of our staff and those we serve.

• In line with our commitment to disrupting systemic racism, we acknowledge that research shows that Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and women are significantly less likely to apply for some positions, believing they must meet every qualification as described in the job description. At NWRESD, we value representation, and we are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job. We know that sometimes that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you meet every one of the qualifications described below.

• Position Title: Assessment and Data Information Specialist 3

• Department: Instructional Services

• Location: Washington Service Center

• Reports To: Senior Director of Research, Assessment, and Evaluation

• FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

• Bargaining Unit: Classified, OSEA

• Compensation: Classified

Salary

Schedule - Range Z ($42.89 - $52.27 per hour, DOE) Workdays: 250 days per year NW REGIONAL ESD'S MISSION STATEMENT: In partnership with the communities we serve,Northwest Regional ESD improves student learning by providing equitable access to high quality services and support.

General Description:In alignment with the NWRESD's mission statement, this position has an advanced understanding of the NWRESD data models, data sets, and produces a wide variety of queries and dynamic reports tied to the strategic plan and department-specific goals. The person must possess the skills and abilities to collaborate with numerous departments across the NWRESD and component districts to identify needs and develop reports for end users. Additionally, this position is responsible for providing data literacy support for educator teams and ensuring their data collection systems are user-friendly.

The nature of the work requires adherence to standard procedures, policies, and regulations. Under general direction, the Assessment and Data Information Specialist 3 conducts advanced small-to-large scale data, statistical and mathematical analysis, and query or database programoptimization, including query development and data validation, to provide meaningful data and information for use in a variety of programs and reports; create queries, validate, and audit data and use statistical techniques and programs to synthesize, transform, combine and manipulate multifaceted data sets from multiple sources into reports or other representations; lead the work of determining assessment requirements, data collection and interpretation, reporting, and analysis. May serve in a lead capacity and provide work direction and guidance to designated staff.

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

1. Bachelor's degree in a Data Science, Social Sciences, Computer Science, or related field preferred. Equivalent experience/training and college coursework considered
2. Experience in a similar role and/or knowledge, experience, and skills to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
3. Expertise with Student Information Systems
4. Expertise with various data dashboarding and report development tools
5. Expertise with SQL (Structured Query Language) script development
6. Experience with statistical modeling software (SPSS, R) preferred
7. Advanced experience with Microsoft Office Professional Suite (Word, Excel, Access)
8. Valid Driver's License; available transportation and proof of auto insurance.
9. Bilingual and biliteracy skills preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:1. Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias 2. Ability to exhibit professionalism and effective human relations 3. Confer regularly with immediate supervisor 4. Proficient in the use of computer and internet-based applications, including but not limited to email, internet software, Google Suite, and word processing (MS Word) 5. Ability to work with a very high degree of accuracy and organizational skills 6. Ability to understand the overall and detailed functions of a student information system and the Oregon Department of Education's data systems and processes 7. Ability to analyze problems, provide recommendations, and implement solutions with a high degree of accuracy 8. Excellent organizational and multitasking skills, and ability to deal with a variety of situations. 9. Education, training, and experience related to computer applications, operating systems, file systems, and troubleshooting 10. Experience in educational settings 11. Ability to lead work with minimal supervision, communicate clearly, and prioritize, manage, and delegate multiple projects

Essential functions: Include the following. Performs some or all of the following tasks. Other Duties may be assigned. The duties listed below are not inclusive, but characteristic of the type and level of work assigned for this position.

A. Lead the querying of student, staff, and financial data from multiple systems for further reportingB. Lead the coordination of the scope of work with instructional/educational data usersC. Develop and deliver training that models appropriate use of technology in an instructional settingD. Demonstrated ability to extract information from a variety of electronic sources withdifferent formats and to reorganize and synthesize the resulting data set for analysisE. Data mine from and report development from Infinite Visions, Synergy, ECWeb, andother district and ESD data sourcesF. Work with stakeholders to create new reports or modify existing reports for the programevaluations, grant applications, and other related needs; provide status updates andfindings throughout projects, analysis, or the reporting cycle to key stakeholdersG. Efficiently produce polished and clear data reports for end usersH. Comparative analysis of data sets with respect to state reporting, auditing, and districtguidelinesI. Work with stakeholders to design, revise, and install data collection systems andbusiness processesJ. Utilizing best practices, participate in the creation, automation, and standardization ofqueries and reports; prepare and present recommendations, and implement solutions forthe elimination, consolidation, or addition of reports or reporting standards that supportthe reduction of manual report generation or distributionK. Initiate, develop, and implement procedures, priorities, and timelines for data cleanup toassure data is available to meet reporting timelines and other annual reporting processes and requirements; maintain and distribute recurring reports, ensure that reports meet requirements and are submitted in a timely manner to remain in compliance with NWRESD, local, state, federal, and other reporting agenciesL. MS SQL and MS Access database management and revisionsM. Document requirements for current production report requests, both small and largeN. Collaborate with the Director of Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in all phases of academic data testing and reportingO. Keep current on research design, and statistical methodologies in education; attend and participate in meetings, conferences, and seminars relevant to new developments in assessment, reporting requirements, compliance, data collection, analysis, and distribution; lead, attend, and participate in a variety of meetings, in-service trainings, workshops, conferences, and seminars relevant to data analysis and reportingP. Document current reporting environment and processesQ. Effectively communicate technical issues to end users and non-technical staffR. Perform other job duties as assignedNote: The description contained herein reflects general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned, including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload.

NWRESD believes that every individual makes a significant contribution to our success. The administration reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties