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Education Consultant 1/2/3-AAA

Salary

$4,385.33 - $7,517.47 Monthly

Location

Baton Rouge, LA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

LDOE50319288-092625EL-AAA

Department

Education-State Activities

Opening Date

09/26/2025

Closing Date

10/6/2025 11:59 PM Central

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About this Job

This position is located in Baton Rouge, LA

Office of Assessment, Accountability, and Analytics

Job Focus Area

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to ensuring every Louisiana student is assessed fairly, accurately, and meaningfully. As an Education Consultant in the Office of Assessments, Accountability, and Analytics, you will lead statewide efforts to support students with significant disabilities and English Learners in the Louisiana School and District Accountability System. In this role, you will design resources, policies, and communications for local education authorities, oversee quality control of assessments, and ensure data accuracy and test security. Success requires strong program administration, attention to detail, and a deep commitment to equity in education. This is a unique opportunity to shape statewide policy and practice while advancing inclusive, high-quality assessment for all Louisiana students.

Minimum Qualifications

Five years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

Six years of full-time work experience plus two years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

A bachelor's degree plus two years of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services; OR

An advanced degree plus one year of experience in education, teaching, or administrative services.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be foundhere (https://apps01.civilservice.louisiana.gov/onestopjobinfo/DisplayJobSpec.aspx?JobCode=168190) .

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

+ Develop resources and communications to support assessment and accountability programs for students with significant disabilities and English Learners.

+ Provide guidance to school systems on policies, procedures, and laws for both summative and non-summative assessments.

+ Support the development and implementation of goals and objectives for statewide assessment and accountability programs.

+ Collaborate with LDE staff to ensure resources and practices align with the Louisiana School and District Accountability Program.

+ Monitor and ensure smooth implementation of statewide assessment and accountability initiatives.

+ Conduct quality control reviews of assessments, including text-to-speech, technology, and other test forms.

+ Review data certification submissions in line with statewide assessment and accountability policies.

+ Participate in test monitoring to ensure test security and the validity of student results.

+ Analyze accountability data for irregular patterns and conduct audits when necessary.

+ Evaluate district and school requests for data corrections and provide clear explanations for approval or rejection.

+ Document data revisions to guide technical staff in producing valid accountability scores.

+ Perform additional duties as assigned by the Division Director or Assistant Superintendent.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: Probational, Promotional, or Job Appointment. The person hired for this position is expected to regularly report to the Baton Rouge office. Current permanent classified state employees may be required to accept a probationary appointment if selected.

Career Progression: This position participates in a Career Progression Group. Vacancies may be filled from this recruitment as an Education Consultant 1/2/3, depending on the level of experience of the selected applicant.

Work Schedule: Work hours are Monday - Friday. Work hours will be determined.

Compensation: The salary offered will be determined based on qualifications and experience.

**Note regarding the advertised pay range: The Education Consultant series has a special entrance rate of $25.30 hourly, $2024.00 biweekly, which is above the minimum hire rate for these positions. The maximum amounts listed are the maximum salary amounts a person can make over their career, andnot the maximum amount we are allowed to pay a new hire .

Education Consultant 2 (AS-617)

Hourly: $27.07 – $46.41

Biweekly: $2,165 – $3,712

Annually: $56,306 – $96,533

Education Consultant 3 (AS-618)

Hourly: $28.96 – $49.66

Biweekly: $2,317 – $3,972

Annually: $60,248– $103,293

How To Apply:

No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.

To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.

* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.

For further information about this vacancy, contact:

Louisiana Department of Education – Human Resources

PO Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

[email protected]

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.

Louisiana State Government represents a wide variety of career options and offers an outstanding opportunity tomake a differencethrough public service. With an array of career opportunities in every major metropolitan center and in many rural areas, state employment provides an outstanding option to begin or continue your career.

As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:

Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/

Parental Leave– Up to six weeks paid parental leave

More information can be found athttps://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx

Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:

+ New Year's Day

+ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,

+ Mardi Gras,

+ Good Friday,

+ Memorial Day,

+ Independence Day,

+ Labor Day,

+ Veteran's Day,

+ Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

***** Additional holidays may be proclaimed by the Governor

State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.

Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):

+ Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video (https://lasersonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Your\_Retirement\_System.mp4) to give you more detailed information about their system

+ Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),

+ Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others

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I understand that information on this application may be subject to investigation and verification and that any misrepresentation or material omission, including on my responses to supplemental questions, may cause my application to be rejected, my name to be removed from the eligible register, and/or subject me to disqualification from future job opportunities and/or dismissal from state service.

+ Yes

+ No

02

Have you had experience with the administration of statewide LEAP Connect assessments?

+ Yes

+ No

03

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

04

Have you had experience with the administration of ELPT and ELPT Connect assessments?

+ Yes

+ No

05

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

06

Have you participated in the accountability data certification process?

+ Yes

+ No

07

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

08

Have you had opportunities to participate in statewide assessments at the school or district level?

+ Yes

+ No

09

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

10

Do you know how students are identified for participation in alternate assessments?

+ Yes

+ No

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If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

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Would you make any changes to the LEAP Connect assessment?

+ Yes

+ No

13

If you answered YES to the previous question, please describe your experience and reference the experience included in your application (not resume). If you answered NO to the previous question, enter "N/A".

14

Are you a current employee of the Louisiana Department of Education? Please note - teachers and other employees of the school system are NOT considered employees of the LA Department of Education:

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

State of Louisiana

Address

For agency contact information, please refer to

the supplemental information above.

Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802

Phone

(866) 783-5462

Website

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/louisiana/default.cfm

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