Ohio Resident Educator Summative Assessment
Assessor Position
Educopia is looking for teachers, administrators, and university education faculty to
become assessors for the Ohio Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) this
year. Selected applicants, who will be compensated and trained, will review and score
the RESA, which is being administered for the first time to teachers who are in their third
year of support and mentoring through the Resident Educator program. Resident
Educators must successfully complete the RESA, among other requirements, to qualify
for their five-year professional educator licenses.
Primary Job Responsibilities
Educopia is managing the administration of scoring the RESA on behalf of the Ohio
Department of Education. Assessors will review and score RESA submissions by
Resident Educators. Assessors will be assigned to one of the five RESA tasks for
training and certification based on the need for particular skills and knowledge to score
each task. Assessors may request to score more than one task, and some may be
asked to train for a second or third task based on the RESA program scoring needs.
Assessors may work as much time as they have available throughout the scoring
window on the task for which they are certified, up to a total of 30 hours per week. More
information about the RESA assessor position can be found on the RESA Assessor
page of OhioRESA.com.
Assessor Tasks
• Complete the online training modules that cover task-specific content in addition
to non-task-specific topics such as the assessment overview, bias control, and
evidence collection.
• Successfully pass the certification test for the assigned task (up to two attempts).
• Score RESA submissions as assigned with high levels of quality and accuracy.
Job Requirements
• Each assessor applicant must have a minimum of five years of teaching
experience in either a pre-K–12 setting or in teacher education at a college or
university. Applicants with a current professional educator license or permanent
teaching certificate are strongly preferred.
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• Each assessor must complete online training and pass a certification test prior to
scoring assessments. Assessors will be trained to review and score RESA tasks
submitted by Resident Educators. Training and scoring will take place online, so
assessors will not be required to travel to participate.
• Each assessor must agree not to score submissions by Resident Educators
whom they know.
• Assessors familiar with or who have experience scoring performance-based
assessments are encouraged to apply.
Additional Desired Skills
In addition to scoring submissions from Resident Educators who teach more general K–
12 courses, Ohio RESA assessors will also be asked to score submissions from
individuals seeking professional educator licenses for less common specializations.
Therefore, Educopia also seeks assessor applicants with experience and certifications
in less common specializations, including:
• Low-frequency foreign languages, such as Latin, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, or
ASL
• Vocational and career technical fields
• Students with special needs, such as emotional disturbance, visual or hearing
impairments, or intellectual disabilities, and English language learners
• Settings such as crisis centers, detention centers, or medical settings
About Educopia
Building upon a comprehensive performance assessment created by a team of national
experts, Educopia works shoulder-to-shoulder with states to design and implement
innovative Tier 2 licensing systems. By training and certifying local educators to score
authentic work from their peers and aligning the assessment to the essential
competencies in the state standards for the teaching profession, we help states reach a
shared vision for effective teaching and learning.
How to Apply
Qualified educators who are interested in becoming a RESA assessor should contact
Teachscape at resa.assessor@educopia.com.
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