Director of Accountability and Analytics

Director Of Accountability Analytics

State of Colorado

$120,000.00 - $125,000.00 Annually

Denver Metro, CO

Full Time

Job Number : 2004-Dir-Assess-1025

Department of Education

Assessment

Opening Date : 10 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : 10 / 21 / 2025 at 11 : 59 PM Mountain Time (US & Canada)

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Downtown / Denver Metro / Eligible for a hybrid (office / remote) work environment.

Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Recruitment@cde.state.co.us

Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.

The Director of Accountability Analytics will direct the Colorado Department of Education's cornerstone of the state's accountability system the district and school performance plan assignments. This entails ensuring that there is a valid evaluation of sites' performance, while also creating an atmosphere of transparency and responsiveness. The position will lead the integration of relevant changes from HB25-1278 into the frameworks. This means producing frameworks under current practices for 2025 frameworks and 2026 frameworks, while working on systems to integrate the new frameworks changes for 2027 frameworks (e.g., identify data sources, work with stakeholders, ensure technical systems are built). The Director will focus on maintaining a reliable accountability system in Colorado that contributes to state level coherence and provides meaningful information at the local levels. The Director will participate in strengthening and enhancing the state's full accountability and continuous improvement system which includes reporting, improvement planning, awards, accreditation and stakeholder engagement. This work involves collaborating on cross-department activities, such as building and maintaining data tools and visualizations (e.g., the school and district dashboards), leading analysis on accountability-related topics, and leveraging external expert partnerships to conduct research. The position works across the department in collaborative relationships with many offices, but especially with Assessment, Information Management, Improvement Planning, School and District Transformation, Federal Programs and Communications. This position will supervise staff. The final salary is anticipated to fall within the posted salary range, however could be higher or lower depending on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other qualifications of the preferred candidate while considering internal equity.

Oversight of the Accountability Analytics Office

• Supervise a team of 3-4 analysts that have deep analytical knowledge and training.
• Provide vision and strategy, in alignment with department leadership, to produce meaningful annual evaluations of schools and districts (performance frameworks) that are nested within the larger accountability system.
• Partner with the team, other CDE offices, the education field and the public to gather feedback to ensure coherence across the accountability system and continually improve the system.
• Act as the department authority on the performance frameworks and its components in support of policymakers (e.g., state board of education, legislators).
• Lead efforts to translate changes in statute, board rule and policies to practice within the scope of the team's work. Contribute to statewide efforts to operationalize performance framework-related initiatives (e.g., HB25-1278).
• Manage the office budget in service of the team's responsibilities. This includes managing several large state and and national partner contracts to deepen the team's research and analytical capacity.

State Accountability Data Reporting & Evaluation

Stakeholder Engagement & Accountability Communication

Accreditation and Accountability Collections

Unit Collaboration & Additional Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

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