The Texas Education Agency (TEA) needs to improve outcomes for all public-school students by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems. This role specifically supports the Educator Preparation, Certification, and Enforcement (EPCE) department by collecting, reporting, and analyzing data related to educator preparation and certification, overseeing educator preparation programs (EPPs), and supporting the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC). The Senior Analyst will provide usable, useful, and timely information on the Accountability System for Educator Preparation (ASEP) through efficient data processes and annual evaluations.
Requirements
- Skill in using statistical software, including advanced skills in SAS
- Sophisticated knowledge of programming techniques and languages used in relational databases, including SQL
- Advanced knowledge in developing tools in business intelligence software, including PowerBI
- Knowledge of advanced statistical processes and large data set use in fields including education policy research, econometrics, demography, education efficacy, data science, or predictive analytics
- Ability to plan, organize, and manage multiple work streams and projects with minimal supervision
- Knowledge of research methods, principals, and philosophies, and experience with implementing of research processes including writing and dissemination activities
- Experience with leading a team of researchers and technicians to collaborate in completing a research project is preferred
Responsibilities
- using SAS, Stata, SQL, PowerBi, and Excel to develop efficient processes to execute ASEP evaluations annually.
- maintains a robust set of SAS programs to produce new data that support accreditation outcomes for Educator Preparation Programs.
- co-designs, leads, and conducts descriptive and advanced analytic analysis to support the continuous improvement of the Accountability System for Educator Preparation.
- leads the design, production, and maintenance of key data warehouse files for ASEP enabling more efficient production annually and opening the door for evaluation of the ASEP system.
- Update all SAS programming to align Accountability System for Educator Preparation Texas Administrative Code with the execution of the evaluation
- Execute analytic, evaluative, and data visualization data projects for Accountability System for Educator Preparation leveraging SAS, Stata, PowerBi, HTML, and SQL programming to do so
- Perform analytic, evaluative, and data visualization data projects for the Educator Preparation and Certification teams at TEA leveraging SAS, Stata, PowerBi, HTML, and SQL programming to do so
Other
- This professional works under limited supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
- Flexible work location within the state of Texas may be considered for qualified candidates.
- Share the belief that all Texas students can achieve at high levels and are able to succeed in college, career, or the military
- Ability to gather qualifications and delimiters from multiple stakeholders and incorporate them into analyses
- Experience in maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of individuals and groups
