• Job Description

  Req#: 17516

  About

  Job Class: 1809 Educational Policy Analyst
  Salary Range: $104,321 - $142,499/annually
  Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt (what does this mean?)
  Length of Appointment: Permanent Exempt, Full Time not to exceed three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.
  Hours: Full Time / Full Year

  Who We Are

  The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

  What It Means to Work Here

  The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

  • Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
  • Fearless: We persist through challenges
  • United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
  • Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
  • Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

  
  We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives.SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As aCORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

  Who We Want

  We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are committed to and will champion our Core Values, are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, problem solvers and who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

  We want a team player who will lead and collaborate on designing, producing, interpreting, and facilitating programmatic decision-making from a combination of research and evaluation activities in service of educational improvement, including: summative evaluations of impact; formative evaluations capturing early evidence of progress; continuous quality improvement to guide iterative development and adaptation of innovations; and exploratory research to discover emerging opportunities. In addition, the 1809 Educational Policy Analyst will support the efficient operations and general communications of the department.

  
  As the 1809 Educational Policy Analyst, you will be a member of the African American Achievement & Leadership (AAALI) Team in the Office of the Superintendent. This team is charged with supporting and monitoring the implementation of the SFUSD’s Board of Education Policy promoting African American achievement and leadership and with building strong partnerships with the African American youth, families, and community leaders. AAALI works cross-functionally with SFUSD departments and in collaboration with African American students, families, educators, and community-based organizations to develop specific strategies in support of African American achievement. AAALI is committed to raising expectations for and belief in African American student achievement, engaging, affirming, and empowering African American students and families, coordinating comprehensive wraparound support for African American students, and ensuring African American students receive culturally responsive, rigorous instruction.

  
  The 1809 Educational Policy Analyst will be responsible for data analysis, strategy planning & implementation, and overall organizational strength of the AAALI team, under the direction of the Director/Special Assistant for African American Achievement & Leadership.

  To maximize our team’s versatility, we seek a candidate with skills and learning potential in one or more of the following areas:

  • mixed-methods research
  • design-based implementation research
  • participatory and utilization-focused evaluation
  • continuous / quality improvement

  
  The 1809 Educational Policy Analyst, Evaluation will:

  • Motivate shared purpose and maintain team focus on progress toward outcomes, nurturing relationships that support strong working teams
  • Elicit diverse perspectives and equitable participation across stakeholder groups
  • Facilitate collaborative development of project design (goals, challenges, and theory of action) and implementation plans (developing operational definitions of measures, designing and executing planned experiments, and collecting reliable data) to meet project needs
    

  Who We Want, continued

  • Synthesize and summarize relevant research literature
  • Create technical framework for improvement projects (logic models, driver diagrams, conceptual models, system maps, process maps)
  • Develop measurable aims with key performance indicators; design data collection instruments (protocols, rubrics, assessments, surveys, etc.) and plans (stratification, sampling options, frequency, duration) Collect qualitative data through surveys, interviews, think-alouds, classroom observations, and assessments; document decision-making processes; analyze artifacts
  • Code, score, visualize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data (e.g., run charts, control charts, funnel plots, time series, intervention analysis, regression, factor analysis, social network analysis, propensity score modeling)
  • Produce timely reports documenting changes tested and outcomes obtained, including concise, intuitive visual displays and summaries of findings
  • Guide teams in valid interpretation and collaborative decision-making based on research Present results in oral and written form to academic, practitioner, and policy audiences

  Demonstrate a Data-Driven Mindset

  • Planning for key performance indicators and data collection
  • Development of accessible, informative visualizations
  • Help inform strategic budgeting decisions

  Manage to Results

  • Support with Improvement Science framework
    • Technical Framework
    • Goal Setting
  • Project Management Assistance
  • Produce timely reports documenting changes tested and outcomes obtained, including concise, intuitive visual displays and summaries of findings
  • Facilitate collaborative development of project design

  Manage Team Communications and Relationships

  • Support Meeting Structure
  • Coordinate interdepartmental and public communications
  • Skillfully build the capability in professionals to lead, innovate, and collaborate in the conduct of improvement work

  This is a Permanent Exempt (PEX) appointment type. Permanent Exempt, Full Time not to exceed three (3) years. This position is excluded by the Charter from competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointing officer.

  Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A. / B.S) from an accredited college or university; advanced degree preferred
  • Two (2) years of professional-level experience in a large, urban school district, or human resources department, or other educational setting

  Desired Qualifications

  • An unwavering commitment to equity and excellence in serving all students, facility with systems thinking, appreciation and respect for the strengths and perspectives of diverse stakeholders, openness to exploring and iterating on new ideas, and disciplined inquiry in applying measurement for improvement
  • Outstanding active listening skills to sensitively elicit and address stakeholders’ concerns in collaborating on improvement projects
  • Ability to skillfully build the capability in professionals to lead, innovate, and collaborate in the conduct of improvement work
  • Strong quantitative and/or qualitative analytic skills
  • Experience conducting formative and summative evaluations for external stakeholders, and/or leading continuous improvement projects
  • Professional experience in PK-12 education
  • Deep knowledge of education research, education policy, or the learning sciences in an area of specialization such as teachers’ professional development, school organization, curricular and pedagogical innovation, etc., especially from an equity lens
  • Strategic leadership and management experience; in a K-12 public educational setting preferred

  What We Offer

  SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $104,321 - $142,499 commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

  How to Apply

  • Visit www.careers.sfusd.edu and create a new account to begin your application.
  • If you have previously applied to a job on JobAps, you will be prompted to “select an application to copy;” please select any previous application: you will have the opportunity to update the application and your resume; if you have not previously applied you will be prompted to create a new account
  • You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
  • Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

  Non-Discrimination Policy

  San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.

  
  For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030 .

• About the company

  San Francisco Unified School District, established in 1851, is the only public school district within the City and County of San Francisco, and the first in the state of California.

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