Associate Director II

JobID: 23989

Position Type:
Administration

Date Posted:
12/17/2025

Location:
Organizational Effectiveness

Date Available:
As soon as possible

Closing Date:
01/09/2026

Job Title

Associate Director II - Student Assessment

Department/Location

Organizational Effectiveness

Supervisor

Director of Organizational Effectiveness

Salary Schedule

Administrative

Lane Placement

DA-DD

Contract Length

12 months (243 days)

FTE

***************1.0**************

FLSA Classification

Exempt

GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT – ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR II - STUDENT ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required. Regular attendance and timeliness is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary

Provide leadership, coordination, and management of the Granite School District's assessment systems. Major responsibilities include contracting and collaborating with providers such as external assessment coordinators, commercial assessment providers, and with the Utah Board of Education. Also, the position works with school and district office leadership to execute the measurement of student achievement in a variety of ways. Finally, this position works as part of a research and development team to determine best practices and provide professional learning as appropriate.

Essential Functions

• Oversee assessment implementation in collaboration with Granite school principals, school technology specialists, and other district office departments
• Plan and conduct testing cycles with a focus on supporting classroom teachers and students
• Work to provide data to end-users such as directors, principals, and teachers through dashboards, reports, and presentations
• Form valid and reliable calculations of student academic growth from a variety of assessments
• Provide professional learning in the use of assessments, tools, and measures
• Coordinate research projects that evaluate the use of instructional practices and interventions
• Perform other job-related duties as requested or required

Non-Essential Functions - Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods, evaluation, and analytics preferred
• Experience with Excel (data analysis tools feature), Access, and Power BI preferred
• Experience providing professional learning in an educational setting preferred
• Experience executing complex logistical events preferred
• Understanding of Granite School District student assessment practices, platforms, and student data privacy policy
• Understanding of continuous improvement processes and practical applications in a preK-12 organization
• Understanding of adult learning theory and effective professional learning practices
• Understanding of the components and practices in the Graduate of Granite Strategic Plan
• Understanding of Grading Utah Schools performance measures
• Working knowledge of Granite School District policies, rules, and procedures
• Ability to communicate and collaborate well with staff and constituents of all levels, including classified and certified staff through verbal, written, and interpersonal means

Required Education, Training and Qualifications

• Current Utah Administrative/supervisory license (required)
• Internal Applicants Preferred

Required Prior Experience

• Successful experience as a school administrator (required)
• Minimum of 5 years of professional/licensed experience in education (required)
• Internal Applicants Preferred

Non-Supervisory Interaction

• Interacts and collaborates with employees, board members, patrons, vendors, administrators and secretaries in schools.
• Works with various department secretaries, coordinators, managers and directors.
• Works positively and collaboratively with District departments including administrators and secretaries.
• Works with employees for certifications of time worked.
• Interacts with community partners to implement programming and secure donations for program student incentives.
• Strong interpersonal skills along with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of people.
• Able to create and support a team-based environment within the program and department.

Working Environment

• Work takes place in a typical school environment.
• Supervision of students requires both indoor and outdoor responsibilities (e.g. recess duty, gymnasium activities, etc.) in all types of weather and air quality.
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Physical Demands
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.