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
• Somewhat 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
• Demonstrate sensitivity/understanding in interpersonal relations with persons of diverse cultures/backgrounds.

Qualifications

Education experience a plus

Skills

Effective communication skills (both oral and in writing)

Data compilation and interpretation skills

Telecommunication system communication skills

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Ability to maintain accurate records and plan and implement appropriate educational programs

Interpersonal relations sensitivity/understanding 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 with maintaining accountability of students and records
• Affords assistance with administration in 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