Youth Data Analyst Intern - Summer 2025

Title: Youth Data Analyst Intern – Summer 2025

Department: Assessment, Research and Evaluation (ARE)

Group: Student Intern

Reports to: Director of Assessment, Research, and Evaluation 

Prepared Date: April 2025

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The Assessment, Research, and Evaluation staff supports a model of continuous improvement for the school district by providing data on critical factors that impact educational experiences and achievement, from instruction to professional development and school culture.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES

We are looking for five Youth Data Analyst interns to join our Assessment, Research, and Evaluation team this summer. Our team is looking for students who will help us analyze district data through the lens of race, theory, current education research, and their own experience. Students will also be introduced to the research process as it relates to the history of the Institutional Review Board (IRB), data collection methods and analysis. Much of this summer’s curriculum will be grounded in the University of California-Berkeley's Youth-led Participatory Action Research (YPAR) Hub http://yparhub.berkeley.edu/ and Minnesota’s conversations about the opportunity gap in education.

This summer's project will examine SLP’s Teacher Development and Evaluation rubrics and aim to help our teaching community understand what parts of the rubric have been most impactful for student learning based on students’ experiences. The goal of this internship will be to support our school leaders in creating Continuous Improvement Plans (CIP) that will center student voice. Our students will present their findings on August 14th (8 am - noon) at our annual Data Advance. Any student interested in this topic is encouraged to apply.  

This summer position starts on June 17, 2025. Students will have an opportunity to extend their research projects, unpaid, through the 2025-2026 academic year based on student interest.

Interns will earn $1200 (before tax). Students who have not graduated from high school will earn high school credit for successful completion of the internship. Students will also earn a letter grade based upon successful completion of the requirements of the internship, supervisor evaluations, documentation of hours worked, and student written reflections.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Interns will develop research skills. This includes learning about research methods and analysis, reading academic research, and designing a research project.
• Interns will work with aggregate student data.
• Interns will conduct a research project in collaboration with a team of youth data analysts 
• Interns will present their research project to educators (E-12) at the Data Advance in August
• Interns should not be absent more than three times during the internship unless the team has been notified otherwise

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Reliability and attention to detail
• The ability to act independently and as part of a diverse team environment
• We are especially interested in recruiting students with a passion for social justice and improving the educational experiences of students from minoritized backgrounds in US public school systems

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Students must be at least 14 years old and enrolled at St. Louis Park High School.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Submit your application to HR by 5 PM on Friday, May 23rd to Dr. Lafayette 
• Interviews for finalists will begin during the week of May 26th via Zoom
• Youth Data Analyst interns will be notified by Monday, June 9th
• Internships will begin on Tuesday, June 17th

HOW TO APPLY Apply here through HR: 

• Resume required. Please contact Mrs. Kara Mueller at mueller.kara@slpschools.org or 952-928-6178 for assistance with resume writing if needed.
• Email Ms. Jinah Schad at schad.jinah@slpschools.org
• Applications are due by Friday, May 23rd by 5pm