Director, AP Spanish Language and Culture Assessment Lead (Spanish Fluent) College Board - AP&I Remote This is a full time position About the Team The AP Curriculum and Assessment Team at College Board (40+ staff) collaborates with colleagues across all aspects of the AP Program to develop, manage, and deliver AP's 40+ courses in a wide variety of subject areas. AP® is a rigorous academic program built on the commitment, passion, and hard work of students and educators from secondary schools and higher education. AP provides willing and academically prepared high school students with the opportunity to study and learn at the college level. AP's Course Leads and Assessment Leads ensure that course curricula are aligned to higher education expectations and reflect the state of the art in the discipline, contribute to instructional resources and tools for teachers, and develop assessments that allow students in these courses to demonstrate their mastery of course content and skills. The English, World Languages, and Arts department, which includes English Literature, English Language, Spanish Language, Italian Language, French Language, German Language, Japanese Language, Chinese Language, Latin, Music Theory, Spanish Literature, and Art and Design (2-D, 3-D, and Drawing) is currently made up of 15 people supporting 14 courses in the AP portfolio. About the Opportunity As the AP Spanish Language and Culture Assessment Lead you are responsible for the quality and validity of all assessment content for the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam. The Director, AP Spanish Language and Culture Assessment Lead is the primary point of contact in AP for all assessment content for AP Spanish Language and Culture collaborating closely with the AP Spanish Language and Culture Course Lead (who leads curriculum development, guides instructional support, and reviews assessment content). The Assessment Lead may provide assessment development support in other related subject areas. The Assessment Lead is responsible for all item development and management from authoring to administration; training and collaborating with subject-matter experts (SMEs), typically college professors and secondary school teachers. S/he/they train SMEs on assessment development protocols, translates between academics and technical experts (psychometricians), and collaborates to develop formative assessment materials and resources to support AP Spanish Language and Culture teachers worldwide. In this role, you will: Assessment Development and Scoring (85%) * Serve as the assessment leader for AP Spanish Language and Culture, the primary person responsible for assessment development for AP Spanish Language and Culture * Be responsible for authoring/revising assessment content and training educator constituents to author assessment content, including selection of appropriate stimulus material, and applying best assessment practices * Lead the development and management of all assessment content through iterative review stages with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including the AP Spanish Language and Culture Course Lead, Assessment Production team, Test Development Committee, and the Chief Reader * Be responsible for development of all assessment forms, ensuring the AP Exam development aligns with approved curricula and test specifications * Conduct multiple face-to-face, weekend meetings, and virtual meetings (during work week, evenings, or weekends) annually with each of the committees within the Director's stewardship as well as other committee meetings in the discipline as needed * Lead the successful scoring of student AP Exams at the annual scoring event in person and online-the "AP Reading"-and produce AP Reading publications materials for teacher and student use Assessment Quality and Process (15%) * Contribute to current research and best practices related to assessment; participate in regular discussions with other AP Curriculum & Assessment member