Social Science Curriculum & Assessment Support (Part-time/ Temp)

Job Number:

2500008P

Posting Date

: Feb 18, 2025, 9:44:13 PM

Primary Location

: Central-42 W Madison St (Pre-K - 12 Curriculum)

Estimated Annual Salary Range

: 35.00 - 35.00

Position Type: Temporary Position

Overtime Status

: Non-exempt

Final salary offers are dependent upon candidate qualifications.

JOB DESCRIPTION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is a district on the rise, serving over 320,000 students in 500+ schools and employing over 44,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity. Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

The Department of Curriculum, Instruction, and Digital Learning is leading the Curriculum Equity Initiative (CEI) - a comprehensive Pre-K through 12th-grade curriculum and digital ecosystem. Launched in July 2021, Skyline - the district’s first standards-aligned, culturally responsive, digital PreK-12 curriculum - provides CPS students and teachers with access to high-quality, engaging learning materials.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Manager of Digital Curriculum, the part-time/temporary Social Science Curriculum & Assessment support position will assist with the development of materials for both the Skyline Social Science curriculum and student assessments utilized across grades K-12. This part-time/temporary position will be compensated for time worked on an hourly basis. The work schedule for this role will consist of an estimated 30 hours per week for an anticipated period of 13 months beginning March 2025 and ending June 2026. This is a part-time non-exempt position that will be paid for time worked on an hourly basis.

The part-time/temporary Social Science Curriculum & Assessment Support position will be held accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Work within the Chicago Public Schools Social Science curriculum and assessment design guidelines, as well as the C3 inquiry framework, to design three Social Studies interim assessments per grade level with the goal of measuring student integration and application of learning
• Assist with the development of high-quality interim assessments, including:
  • Ensuring assessment design meets interim design guidance
  • Working with the drafted assessment blueprints
  • Identifying and incorporating culturally-relevant, grade-level texts
  • Applying best practices in item and test development, including standards interpretation and appropriate alignment determinations to create assessment with teacher and computer-scored items in the district assessment system
  • Developing assessment rubrics and/or item rationales to help guide item scoring and use of assessment to inform instructional adjustments
• Collaborate with Skyline Assessment Manager, Curriculum Designers, and Content Team members to ensure assessment materials created meet the design guidelines necessary to support outlined purpose and use.
• Other duties as assigned

In order to be successful and achieve the above responsibilities, the part-time/temporary Social Science Curriculum and Assessment Support position must possess the following qualifications:

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science, History, or a related Social Science discipline from an accredited college or university is required
• Master’s Degree in the field of Education preferred.
• Illinois (or reciprocal) Teaching Certificate preferred.

Experience Required:

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience writing and developing social science curriculum, including the following, is required:
  • Experience writing culturally relevant, grade-level assessments
  • Experience utilizing educational and/or assessment technical platforms
• Three (3) years of experience teaching social studies in a large, urban setting strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Deep knowledge of equity issues in education and a commitment to providing access to high-quality, Social Science digital curriculum for all students.
• Strong knowledge of the following:
  • Best practices for social science teaching and learning
  • Assessment design best practices, including standards alignment, text selection, item development, rubric and rationale creation
  • The Skyline Social Science Curriculum that has been previously published on the Knowledge Center (preferred)
  • WIDA ELD Standards (preferred)
  • Understanding by Design principles for curriculum design
  • Universal Design for Learning principles for instructional design
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective problem-solving skills/strategies
• Capable of collaborating with culturally and educationally diverse teams.

Conditions of Employment

As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:

• Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency - Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district. The Chicago residency requirement does not apply to temporary/part-time positions, however, all CPS employees must be residents of Illinois.