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| Title | Senior Research Associate |
| Body | WestEd Position Announcement Position Title: Senior Research Associate Reports to: Project Director Program: Comprehensive School Assistance Program Salary: Level H - $54,926 - $78,465 Date Posted: 05/14/2003 Location: Los Alamitos, Oakland, or San Francisco, CA Time Base: 100% Position No: 980 WestEd, a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. While WestEd serves the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah as one of the nation's Regional Educational Laboratories, our agency's work extends throughout the United States and abroad. It has 16 offices nationwide, from Washington and Boston to Arizona, Southern California, and its headquarters in San Francisco. WestEd's Comprehensive School Assistance Program (CSAP) seeks to build the capacity of low-performing schools and their districts, as well as those who work with them, to plan, implement and refine research-based, comprehensive school improvement programs. Through publications, products and services, CSAP contributes to a growing knowledge base of how high-poverty schools can improve student achievement, and also brings together research and practical experience to inform policy makers at all levels as they make critical decisions designed to close the achievement gap. The English Learner Evaluation & Accountability Support (ELEAS) strand of CSAP provides research, development, and technical assistance/consulting services to educators and policy makers serving our region's large and growing English Learner (EL) population. Specifically, ELEAS helps states, county offices of education, school districts, and schools to improve their assessment, evaluation and accountability policies, practices and systems for English Learners. We provide policy development and analysis; formative and summative evaluations, technical assistance, and targeted professional development. The overarching purpose is to build and sustain clients' capacity and internal accountability for the success of their English Learners. Position Description The successful candidate for this position will bring a wide array of expertise and experience in applied research, consulting, and technical assistance regarding the evaluation and improvement of educational services for English Learners. (Note: In addition to Los Alamitos Office, location for this position may also be in WestEd's Oakland or San Francisco Offices.) Responsibilities 1. Provide consultation and training on areas critical to implementing Title I, Title III, and migrant programs under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. Specific areas include EL program development and implementation; standards-based instruction and assessment; and evaluation and improvement of programs serving ELs. 2. Collect and analyze data from multiple sources on student and teacher demographics, English language development, academic achievement in core subject matter, instructional programs and services (including bilingual instruction, structured English immersion, sheltered content instruction, and K-12 ESL instruction); synthesize findings, write reports, and present findings to staff and clients. 3. Participate in field-based research and evaluation projects at statewide and local levels. This includes planning and conducting school and district site visits, interviews, focus groups, and classroom observations; analyzing qualitative and quantitative data; developing recommendations and providing structured, constructive feedback to clients. 4. Participate collaboratively in multi-state and multi-organizational activities to implement, evaluate, and improve policies and programs addressing the needs of English Learners in WestEd region and beyond. Qualifications - Master's degree required (doctorate preferred) in education, policy analysis, evaluation, or related field. - A minimum of five years' experience as an educational researcher, con |
| Source | WestEd, CA |
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