SY24-25 PER SESSION VACANCY NOTICE # 1490: Teacher - NYC World Language Exam Redesign Committee Member Multiple Languages (Office of Assessment)

(CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND PROGRAMMATIC APPROVAL; this position is subject to budget approval and availability and may be withdrawn at any time)

 

POSITION:

NYC World Language Exam Redesign Committee Member (Albanian, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin SLP & Comp, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish SLP & Comp, Urdu, or Vietnamese) 

 

LOCATION:

In-Person, location varies.

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

New York City Department of Education license as a teacher of World Language currently teaching in one of the following languages: Albanian, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese

 

SELECTION CRITERIA: 

• Must have a minimum of 3 years middle or high school teaching experience in the world language. Applicants must be rated as Effective or Highly Effective for the last three years
• Fluency (read, write, and speak) in one of the following languages: Albanian, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, or Vietnamese
• Familiarity with New York State World Language Checkpoint A and B benchmarks and the New York State Learning Standards for World Languages
• Direct experience with NYSED World Language Standard development, participation on standards design committees or professional development preferred.
  • Previous experience with designing unit plans and/or assessments in alignment to new standards or curriculum preferred
• Familiarity with World Readiness Standards for Language Learning and ACTFL proficiency guidelines
• Ability to work well in groups and committees
• Ability to meet ongoing deadlines
• Ability to give and receive constructive feedback
• Comfort and proficiency with using collaborative software (e.g., Microsoft Team/Zoom, for conference calls/webinars and sharing web-based documents)
• Satisfactory cover letter which includes your qualifications and availability (See below)
• Previous experience with writing or editing items for world language assessments, such as AP, IB, AAPPL, STAMP, NEWL, etc. and/or familiarity with prior NYS Regents exams in WLs (preferred)
• Preference will be given to middle school teachers to serve on Checkpoint A committee.
• Preference will be given to high school teachers to serve on checkpoint B teams

 

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Duties and responsibilities may include one or more of following tasks:
  • Contribute to the NYC World Language exam design based on the revised NYSED World Language standards
    • Attend meetings and conference calls throughout SY24-25
    • Participate in biweekly (and any additional) design meetings to determine changes on the exam blueprint, content and tasks
    • Create, review, and revise materials between meetings, as needed
    • Review and support in gathering feedback on created materials
    • Participate in research to improve evaluation of student assessment responses
  • Participate in professional development sessions on assessment development, thinking about universal design, culturally relevant design and linguistic accessibility
  • Maintain ongoing communication with the development team until exams and/or assessment materials are complete
• Write and review sample passages and items for the revised World Language Comprehensive exam in the language in which you are fluent, which will include content appropriate to the New York State World Language Checkpoint A and B benchmarks
• Write and review assessment frameworks for the NYC World Language exams, which may include:
  • Test blueprint and test form specifications
  • Task and item specifications
  • Task templates and model/example/prototype tasks 
  • Task rubrics and model responses
  • Exam description and educator guide

 

WORK SCHEDULE:   

July 2024 – Spring 2025 – The number of per session hours depends on funding availability and program needs (To Be Determined). The work schedule may include weeklong and daily sessions, continuing after the school day and/or weekends during the school year for up to 65 hours maximum per position. Most in-person sessions will be full days and sessions during the school year will be after school for 3-4 hours at a time. Exact dates for the school year will be determined based on the availability of the group chosen.

 

Hours up to, but not limited to the approximate number of hours listed. Additional hours may be granted upon the approval of the hiring manager.

 

SALARY:                  

Per Session rates as per the relevant union/organization of the advertised title (UFT, CSA, DC-37 - Collective Bargaining Agreement).  Contingent Upon Funding Availability.

 

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Send application: OP 175, copy of resume and cover letter by June 30, 2024 to: OAPerSession@schools.nyc.gov.

 

 

PLEASE INCLUDE THE ABOVE CIRCULAR NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION

 

If you have any questions about this activity, please e-mail cmcardle3@schools.nyc.gov