Certified State Testing Coordinator - Texas Connections Academy

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
• Highly qualified and certified to perform testing in Texas
• Some operational or logistics experience and/or administrative or management experience
• Education experience a plus
• Must be able to effectively communicate in English both orally and in writing
• Must be able to accurately compile and interpret data, summarize information, and provide reports to the appropriate administrator/supervisor
• Must have the ability to accurately give and receive information via telecommunication system and must be able to communicate successfully with children, parents, staff, school personnel, and outside agencies
• Standing, sitting, walking, reaching, bending, lifting more than 20 pounds is oftentimes required
• Must be able to provide own transportation to schools, work locations, and meeting sites
• Be able to travel to various locations and move freely within work sites
• Must have sufficient visual acuity to be able to work with computer monitors, read and interpret hand written documents
• Must be able to provide legible written reports
• Must understand and interpret written and verbal instructions
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
• Must have the ability to maintain accurate records, and plan and implement appropriate educational programs
• Have the ability to work under the pressure of deadlines, interruptions, and the ability to deal with other employees in such a way as to maintain their goodwill
• Must be able to respond positively to supervision and to accept commendations and recommendations
• Demonstrate sensitivity/understanding in interpersonal relations with persons of diverse cultures/backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Solicit and tabulate information regarding testing materials and needs for the school for the purpose of assisting in the preparation of the annual testing budget process
• Receive, inventory, organize, and disseminate state-mandated tests
• Retrieve and organize test materials for return to state testing agencies
• Prepare and arrange for shipment or pickup and retrieval of testing materials to and from test sites
• Order, organize, store, and inventory school wide assessment materials as directed
• Communicates often with parents and teachers to coordinate student success in and out of classroom
• Affords assistance in maintaining accountability of students and records
• Affords assistance to administration with data analysis and data delivery to teachers and students
• Organizes standardized testing, focusing on accommodations, managing schedule for the testing, making rosters of students testing for teachers’ information, etc
• Affords assistance in notifying parents of upcoming testing, contacting students who must take various types of tests
• Establishes alternate, quiet placement for students during testing hours
• Investigates possible areas for improvement with test results, working with teachers on in-classroom tactics to increase scores
• Affords assistance in preparation and dissemination of reports to assist leadership and staff in the interpretation of performance data and school/student characteristics
• Affords assistance in preparation of test data, School Report Card or other school data
• And other duties as assigned