Bridgett McDowell, PMP

Senior Education Assessment Specialist at Michigan Department of Education
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(386) 825-5501
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Northville, Michigan, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
    Project Management Institute
    Mar, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Michigan Department of Education
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Senior Education Assessment Specialist
      • Nov 2022 - Present

      •Creates and manages multi-year product roadmaps, ensuring alignment with organizational and state goals.•Manages $18M teacher certification testing program, overseeing and enforcing all aspects of contract with vendor.•Develops product strategy aligned with MDE priorities through collaboration with key external partners, policy makers, and departmental stakeholders.•Publishes technical documentation for multiple users.•Communicates complicated technical information to a variety of audiences, regularly receiving compliments for making complex ideas easy to understand.•In first month, identified root causes for unusually low pass rates, presented findings to key user groups, convened stakeholders to develop an agreeable solution moving forward.•In first year, devised and implemented accountability systems to address historical concerns around the quality of MDE intellectual property and materials. Show less

    • Education Assessment Specialist
      • Apr 2019 - Nov 2022

      •Oversaw the state's high-stakes testing program for all teacher candidates through implementation and enforcement of terms of contract with vendor.•In first month, identified root causes for unusually low pass rates, presented findings to key user groups, convened stakeholders to develop an agreeable solution moving forward.•In first year, devised and implemented accountability systems to address historical concerns around the quality of MDE intellectual property and materials.

  • WestEd
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Mathematics Content Specialist
      • Oct 2016 - Apr 2019

      •Trained and led editorial and item writing staff on multiple large-scale assessment projects. •Supported peers, management, and external staff in technical use of an unfamiliar, advanced item banking system. •Provided analysis and organizational support for national and state research projects. •Trained and led editorial and item writing staff on multiple large-scale assessment projects. •Supported peers, management, and external staff in technical use of an unfamiliar, advanced item banking system. •Provided analysis and organizational support for national and state research projects.

  • Pearson
    • United Kingdom
    • Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assessment Specialist
      • Jan 2013 - Oct 2016

      •Became go-to technical item writing lead on multistate assessment projects. •Identified and drove internal businesses process improvements for high-stakes, statewide assessment projects. •Led a variety of stakeholder meetings (item review, data review, forms construction) for a variety of high-profile programs. •Became go-to technical item writing lead on multistate assessment projects. •Identified and drove internal businesses process improvements for high-stakes, statewide assessment projects. •Led a variety of stakeholder meetings (item review, data review, forms construction) for a variety of high-profile programs.

  • Measurement Incorporated
    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 500 - 600 Employee
    • Math Assessment Specialist
      • Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

      •Led and organized exploratory project to transform communication of assessment results to multiple audiences. •Individual contributor on a range of high-stakes assessment projects, including item development and test construction. •Led and organized exploratory project to transform communication of assessment results to multiple audiences. •Individual contributor on a range of high-stakes assessment projects, including item development and test construction.

  • MetaMetrics, Inc.
    • United States
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Coordinator
      • Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

      •Primary contact for executives, managers, and editors on calibration projects.•Managed workloads and processes of internal and external Curriculum Specialists for calibration projects.

    • Mathematics Curriculum Specialist
      • Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

      •Individual contributor to a variety of item writing and analysis projects for off-the-shelf products.

  • Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
    • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    • Middle Grades Math Teacher
      • Aug 2004 - Jun 2008

      •Greatest year-over-year increase in student achievement on statewide assessments for multiple years. •Greatest year-over-year increase in student achievement on statewide assessments for multiple years.

Education

  • North Carolina State University
    Master of Education (MEd), Educational Psychology
    2013 - 2015
  • University of Michigan
    BA, History, Math Education
    1999 - 2004

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