Accreditation & Assessment Analyst - School of Education

Job Summary

This position serves as the SOE’s primary resource in understanding policies and regulations; preparing mandatory reporting; and analyzing and making use of data for continuous improvement. This position will work toward the development, alteration, implementation, and evaluation of unit-wide strategic initiatives, including the SOE Strategic Plan, the SOE Comprehensive Assessment Plan, individual Program Action Plans, the SOE Accreditation Launchpad, and the SOE Annual Report. This position will prepare and deliver formal reports and consultation to faculty, staff, and university partners for Educator Preparation Programs. This position will serve as a thought partner to the SOE Director and faculty. The position must be able to drive alignment between outside regulations, and daily work within the SOE.

Department Summary

The School of Education (SOE) offers a variety of post-baccalaureate teaching credentials, an advanced credential, and four master’s degrees. As an interdisciplinary unit, the SOE delivers its programs in partnership with eight departments across three colleges, and nearly 50 school districts and county offices of education in our expanded service area. The SOE also works closely with the other CSM units focused on Teacher Education: Liberal Studies and the Center for Engineering, Science and Mathematics Education.

Key Qualifications

• Excellent computer skills and proficiency with a variety of computer applications including professional document creation and report design, statistical visualizations and reporting, word-processing, spreadsheets, databases, online systems, Internet as well as online calendaring and email. Ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge of and ability to apply expertise in the theories, principles, methods, and practices associated with education program management, educational assessment, data science and management, survey design and administration, and continuous program improvement.
• Extensive and in-depth knowledge in project management, including research and analytical methodologies. Ability to interpret and integrate complex data and information to formulate appropriate courses of action, which have broad and far-reaching impact for the program, unit, university, CSU and state agencies.
• Ability to understand broad implications of university, state, CSU, and CTC laws and regulations that are highly complex and require substantial judgment and discretion in interpreting and applying them.
• Substantial and broad knowledge of education institutions, K-12 education, higher education, the university, CSU, and state education agencies, including their organization, operating structures, systems, and functional areas. Ability to integrate and apply this knowledge to anticipate problems and assess the impact of proposed solutions on various organizational areas.

Education and Experience

Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university. Three years of technical or administrative experience. A graduate degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the required experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Salary and Benefits:

Anticipated Hiring Range: $60,000 - $73,500 annually

Classification Range: $46,764 - $84,612 annually

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information.

Cal Poly

Known for its Learn by Doing pedagogy, Cal Poly is the flagship of the world-renowned California State University system. Annually recognized as one of the top public universities in the nation, Cal Poly continues to offer an academic curriculum based on learned experience gained through real-world practice. Located in San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly is nestled comfortably among the coastal foothills, minutes from the Pacific Ocean and equidistant to the Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer.

Supplemental Information

CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to humanresources@calpoly.edu.

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.