Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern

Washington State Department of Transportation

Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern

Remote in Olympia, WA, US • Posted 16 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD 20.00 per hour

Summary

EXEMPT RECRUITMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Position: Preparation Data and Evaluation Intern Salary: $20.00/ hour (part-time) Reports to: Program Manager for Data and Evaluation Location: Olympia, Washington Closing date: October 26, 2026 PESB is located in Olympia, WA. This position is eligible to telework part-time with periodic in-person collaboration days and occasional travel for program and board meetings. Candidates must reside in Washington state.

Who we are

We believe that the success of Washington's students depends on the success of Washington's educators. At the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB), we strengthen and support the success of our educator workforce through every stage of their career.

We are one agency with two governing Boards: The Professional Educator Standards Board and the Paraeducator Board. Our policies and programs span Washington's system of educator pathways, preparation, certification, and professional development opportunities. We oversee educator standards, licensure, and hold preparation programs accountable for how they recruit, support, and prepare diverse and school-ready educators.

Our board members and staff are committed to centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work. As part of our commitment, we embrace the opportunity to address disparities and barriers perpetuated by historical and institutionalized racism within the overall education system.

Our agency values serve as a compass to guide our work. To operate as an antiracist agency, we seek candidates aligned with these values.

We value:

• Educator voice
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Educator excellence for student success
• Community engagement
• Learning and innovation

Position overview

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.

Key responsibilities

This position will provide administrative support for PESB's educator preparation team. This team oversees the data collection and analysis for all educator preparation programs. For these areas, this position will:

• 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.

• This position will also perform other duties as assigned by the Program Manager.

• Required qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED

• Ability to integrate diversity, inclusion, cultural responsiveness, and equity into your work.

• Experience with cloud-based, collaborative platforms (e.g. 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.

• Desired qualifications

• 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.

Compensation

The hourly compensation for the position is $20.00 per hour (up to 18 a week) from January 7 through March 22, 2027.