Associate Director, AP English Literature and Composition Assessment

Associate Director, AP English Literature/Language and Composition Assessment – There are two openings, one role will focus on English Literature and Composition, the other will focus on English Language and Composition. 

College Board – AP & Instruction 

Location: Remote 

Type: This is a full-time position 

About the Team 

The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board (65+ staff) collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP’s 40+ courses in a wide variety of subject areas. AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. AP’s Course Leads and Assessment Leads ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content and skills. The English, World Languages, and Arts department, which includes English Literature, English Language, Spanish Language, Italian Language, French Language, German Language, Japanese Language, Chinese Language, Latin, Music Theory, Spanish Literature, and Art and Design (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing) is currently made up of 15 people supporting 14 courses in the AP portfolio. 

About the Opportunity 

As the Associate Director, English Literature and Composition Assessment Content you are responsible for sourcing texts and drafting items for use on the AP English Literature and Composition exam, as well as supporting stimulus sourcing for the AP Seminar and AP English Language and Composition exams. The Associate Director, English Literature Assessment is the primary point of contact in AP for all stimulus content development and item development for AP English Literature and Composition collaborating closely with the AP English Literature Assessment Lead (who leads all operational assessment development activities) and the AP English Literature Course Lead (who leads curriculum development, guides instructional support, and reviews assessment content). The Associate Director may provide assessment development support in other related subject areas. The Associate Director is responsible for sourcing or developing all texts, along with drafting assessment items, for use on AP English Literature and Composition exams. S/he/they train SMEs on assessment development protocols, translates between academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborates to develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP English Literature and Composition 

In this role, you will: 

Assessment Development and Scoring (85%)  

• Select appropriate stimulus material for use in developing assessment items, formative and summative for use on the AP English Literature and AP Seminar exam
• Develop and revise formative and summative assessment items, including items rationale and alignment statements
• Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content and training educator constituents to author assessment content, applying assessment best practices
• Support the review and revision of assessment content through iterative review stages with multiple internal stakeholders
• Support virtual and face-to-face committee meetings, as needed, within the context of AP English courses
• Support the successful scoring of student AP Exams at the annual scoring event in person and online—the “AP Reading”—and produce AP Reading publications materials for teacher and student use

Assessment Quality and Process (15%) 

• Contribute to current research and best practices related to assessment; participate in regular discussions with other AP Curriculum & Assessment members on the current assessment standards and practices to build a set of common, shared beliefs about AP’s assessment directions within the larger educational and assessment community
• Contribute to processes for efficient, high-quality assessment development
• Refine and improve question task models as well as exam design in collaboration with and aligned to other College Board initiatives
• Monitor and improve stimulus quality, reliability, fairness, etc.
• Collaborate with the AP Assessment Lead and AP Course Lead in engagement to drive teacher satisfaction with the AP English Literature and Composition and AP Seminar exam

About You 

You have: 

• A Master’s degree in English or a directly related discipline and knowledge of current trends in the discipline (required)
• Experience in standardized assessment development (required)
• Experience with digital assessment (preferred)
• Teaching experience (preferred)
• Superior oral and written communications skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills, including the ability to effectively handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Meticulous attention to detail, including the ability to closely proofread
• Excellent skills in process and procedure implementation, including adhering to project plans and schedules, and maintaining project management documentation for tracking
• Technical acumen and aptitude; proficiency with Microsoft Office and use of browser-based applications and tools
• Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, including the ability to deal with staff at all levels
• Willingness to give, accept, and address constructive feedback with positivity
• Strong customer service orientation
• Willingness to travel up to 6 times a year (domestic), with an additional 2 weeks in late May/June for the Annual “AP Reading”
• Eligible to work in the United States

About Our Process 

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise and/or panel interview, and reference checks. This is an approximately 8-week process

About Our Benefits and Compensation 

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market. 

The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $60,000 to $100,000. College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary. 

Your salary will be carefully determined based on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. College Board strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria. 

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to: 

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive

You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process. 

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