Policy Research Analyst

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Candidate Activity

This assignment includes one required section and three optional sections. Applicants are highly encouraged to complete the optional exercises. If you do not have the past experience necessary for an optional exercise, please state so in a brief response. Applicants who do not have past experience related to an optional section are still encouraged to apply, as OREA seeks to hire applicants with a wide range of skillsets.
Candidates must use their own words for these exercises. Any submissions that are found to be plagiarized in any way will not be considered.

REQUIRED EXERCISE:
State law requires the Office of Research and Education Accountability to review and study the Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act of 2023. Review the study requirement as written in law, below, and formulate a research plan for OREA’s first evaluation of the program. Limit your research plan to two pages.

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TCA 49-4-701. Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act of 2023

(k) The office of research and education accountability (OREA), in the office of the comptroller of treasury, shall review and study the pilot program created in this section and the Tennessee Future Teacher scholarships awarded through the pilot program to determine the effectiveness of the scholarships in increasing the number of licensed educators in this state. The study must be conducted in the third and fifth year of the pilot program and four (4) years after the program terminates on July 1, 2028. The OREA shall report its findings and conclusions of each study to the speakers of the senate and house of representatives and to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 31 each year a study is conducted.

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OPTIONAL EXERCISE 1:
If you have past experience creating and following a research plan, or evaluating data, please explain, including any problems encountered and how you addressed them. Limit your response to one to two paragraphs.
OPTIONAL EXERCISE 2:
If you have past experience using STATA or another statistical analysis software, please explain. Limit your response to one paragraph.
OPTIONAL EXERCISE 3:
Background: Senator John Doe sent the following email to the Comptroller: “I keep hearing that schools in my district are having trouble keeping teachers employed. Turnover seems to be a big problem. Can someone in your office tell me how many teachers in my district quit in the 2024-25 school year? Thank you.” For the purpose of this exercise, Senator Doe’s fictitious district includes Macon, Smith, DeKalb, and Cannon counties. The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) publishes teacher retention data on its website. There may be additional data on TDOE’s website that is informative.
Exercise: Prepare a one-page memo that answers Senator Doe’s question. Include a separate document that explains considerations you made in preparing the one-page memo for Senator Doe.

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