Lead, Measurement and Data Collection

This is a full-time position located from a remote office anywhere in the country with a requirement of up to 25% national travel in accordance with public health guidelines.

What You’ll Do

At Instruction Partners, we are dedicated to achieving our vision that all students experience an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams. We believe using data to make decisions about our current and future services is a critical part of continuous improvement, and we take pride in being a learning organization. Whether by recommending existing measurement tools, designing new practical instruments, or identifying and interpreting data patterns across partners, we want to hone our understanding of promising practices in pursuit of sustainable impact for the schools and systems we serve.

Reporting to the Associate Director of R&D Learning, the Measurement and Data Collection Lead at Instruction Partners plays a crucial role in advancing our mission to improve educational experiences and outcomes by leading the development, implementation, and interpretation of measurement tools and data collection systems. This position works as part of our Research and Development Learning System to ensure that we have valid, reliable data to drive learning and evaluate impact.
 

Responsibilities:

Measurement Tool Selection, Design and Implementation

• Recommend measurement tools: Conduct searches to identify and evaluate existing measures of constructs in our instructional leadership framework and theory of change.
• Measure development: Partner with content experts to design high-quality measurement tools, including surveys, rubrics, interview and focus group protocols, and other instruments tailored to collect information about  instructional leadership, professional learning, classroom instruction, and student experience.
• Design data collection systems: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish and implement processes for collecting valid, reliable data. This may include observation and scoring protocols, and survey deployment strategies. 

Psychometric Analysis and Validation

• Psychometric Analysis: Conduct psychometric analyses (e.g., reliability testing, factor analysis, Rasch analysis).
• Tool Refinement & Continuous Improvement: Regularly evaluate and refine measurement tools and methodologies based on feedback, ongoing psychometric analysis, and evolving educational goals.

Data Quality and Integrity

• Quality Control: Implement rigorous quality control measures to ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data collected through developed tools, and troubleshoot any issues with tool performance or data validity.
• Ethical Data Handling: Ensure that all data collection processes comply with ethical standards and privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA), maintaining the confidentiality of sensitive educational data.

Stakeholder Engagement & Support

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with project leaders across the organization to understand their measurement needs, ensuring that tools are both practical and impactful in improving practices.

Ad Hoc Support

• Across Research and Development (R&D) projects, assist with day to day requests, analysis, and thought-partnership

Candidate Qualifications and Traits:

• At least 5 years of experience with the following:
  • Designing surveys, rubrics, and other measurement tools for educational settings.
  • Applying statistical methods for psychometric analysis, such as item response theory (IRT), classical test theory (CTT), and factor analysis.
  • Analyzing complex educational data, assess the effectiveness of measurement tools, and apply psychometric techniques to improve tool performance.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) for presenting findings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for creating clear, accessible reports and presenting findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of equitable measurement practices and a commitment to designing inclusive measurement systems.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment, balancing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to develop and execute plans while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Experience with qualitative analysis and mixed-methods research approaches.
• Proficiency in statistical software and data analysis tools (e.g., R, SPSS, STATA, Facets/Winsteps).

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Hiring

At Instruction Partners, we know that difference enhances, transforms and strengthens our ability to serve students and schools. We invite and celebrate diversity of all perspectives, and we are deeply committed to ensuring equitable access and voice throughout our organization. Instruction Partners is proudly an equal opportunity workplace, and we value the inclusion of persons who have experienced poverty and/or for whom English is not their first language, and every race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, culture, ancestry, religion, national orientation, age, marital status or Veteran status. Join us, and let's work together to support great teaching and accelerate learning for every student.

Compensation:

The salary for this role is $85,500.00. Detailed information about the organizational compensation philosophy can be found here. Competitive benefits and private retirement investment options are available, as well as a generous vacation policy. See our detailed benefits package here: 2023-2024 Benefits in Brief Overview.

Our Vision

All students experience an excellent education that prepares them to contribute to their community, achieve economic security, and pursue their dreams.

Our Mission

We strengthen instructional leadership in schools, school systems, and states to ensure teachers have the support they need to improve learning experiences and learning outcomes for students - with attention to students of color, students experiencing poverty, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.

How We Work

Instruction Partners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to excellent instruction for all students, with a focus on students in poverty, students with disabilities, students learning English, and students of color. We keep one foot in practicality and the other in evidence-based best practices, because we believe that leveraging high-quality, grade-level content and providing just-in-time supports will accelerate learning for all students.

Instruction Partners spends time getting to know the needs of the educators, leaders, and systems it serves, allowing the team to custom-build service plans to support partner goals. Partnerships include on-the-ground support, and partnership team members serve as thought partners to the school systems they serve, a team educators can reach out to and feel supported by.

Instruction Partners provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Instruction Partners complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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