Special Education Assessment Specialist
FT / PT Status – Full-Time
Salary – $43.39 - $52.36 Hourly Wage
Remote Work / In-Office – Hybrid
Recruiter – Elida Barrera | ebarrera@utah.gov | 385-295-7911
Application Deadline – 8/21/2026*
*This job posting may close at any time after the minimum advertising period of three (3) business days has passed, should a sufficient applicant pool be received. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Key Responsibilities
Special Education Assessment Specialist
Be a hero to administrators and educators! The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) is looking for a candidate with demonstrated successful special education teaching experience who possesses the ability to positively improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The Special Education Assessment Specialist will be part of the USBE Assessment & Accountability team and will collaborate with USBE personnel including the Special Education team, Utah educators, parents, and with assessment vendors to provide the appropriate use of accommodations and supports in their assessment systems, ensuring that
assessment content is developed with UDL practices and is free of accessibility barriers. Your work will impact the lives of Utah students.
Principal Duties
The Special Education Assessment Specialist is responsible for providing support and training for grades 3-11 large-scale assessment systems. This includes how the assessments are administered, monitored, and reported, in addition to overseeing
the communication between vendors and educators.
- Assists with the implementation of the Board’s vision, mission, and goals.
- Assists in implementing the Utah State Board of Education’s Strategic Plan.
- Oversees the implementation of accommodations for statewide assessments in grades 3-11 including representing the USBE in weekly systems and content calls, monitoring help desk interactions, reviewing/editing associated manuals, and providing systems and content development training.
- Participates in all fairness and bias reviews for any state assessment content and other development workshops, as needed.
- Ensures meaningful and appropriate participation in instruction and statewide grades 3-11 assessments for students with disabilities through the use of accommodations to improve the outcomes of students across Utah.
- Supports Utah’s Local Education Agencies (LEAs) with policy, technical assistance, professional learning, and compliance oversight in statewide assessments and in current and future programs within the USBE Assessment and Accountability section.
- Provide policy guidance, technical assistance, training, and support for the appropriate implementation of accommodations and accessibility in instruction and statewide assessments in collaboration with others.
- Problem solving, data sharing and other inquiries about accommodations and statewide assessments, including approving accommodations requests.
- Supports LEA assessment directors and central office staff through scheduled meetings, conferences, workshops, training, and communications.
- Works within program budgets to execute the job duties.
- Implements procedures in response to related agency policy, state, and federal laws, etc.
- Provides consultation, makes recommendations, gives appropriate advice, and/or facilitates decisions.
- Collaborates internally amongst various departments to ensure that consideration of students with disabilities is included in conversation and decision-making.
- Travel may be required, both in and out of state
Qualifications
The Ideal Candidate
- At least 5 years of classroom teaching experience.
- Knowledgeable and experienced with accommodations
- Previous successful leadership experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge of adult learning theory.
- Ability to communicate effectively through listening, understanding, speaking, and writing, clearly and concisely.
- Demonstrate sensitivity and professionalism through their interactions with others and can lead diverse groups of people through encouraging participation, building mutual trust, facilitating collaboration, and exemplifying respect.
- Demonstrate an ability to manage complex proje