About the Role
The Testing Coordinator ensures students take all appropriate tests in an environment conducive to standardized testing, with approved accommodations. This role supports data-driven decisions by teachers and leaders, helping IDEA Public Schools achieve its mission of supporting 100% of scholars as they proceed to and through college. Successful execution allows the leadership team to focus on student social-emotional support and family engagement.
Responsibilities
- Ensure 100% of students at the school/campus have high-quality testing environments for district, state, and national tests.
- Attend 100% of scheduled trainings with the national Assessment Team.
- Own learning by actively participating in the TC TEAMS group and scheduled trainings, reviewing materials, and reading the weekly Testing Coordinator Newsletter.
- Create and communicate the campus testing plan for every district, state, and/or national assessment administration.
- Communicate testing schedules and updates to students’ parents/families.
- Coordinate with campus IT technician to ensure all computers used for online testing are updated and ready prior to test day.
- Ensure all applicable campus staff and students have access to the appropriate online testing system.
- Prepare 100% of testing bins 72 hours in advance of the district, state, and/or national testing date.
- Review all testing bin contents with the test administrator 2 days prior to the testing date.
- Audit all accommodation and supplemental materials with the applicable school special population point person prior to the testing date.
- Process and manage state assessment materials following district guidelines.
- Audit 100% of paper state test booklets and paper answer documents with a test-security trained lead team member.
- Execute 100% of all deliverables requested by the National Assessment Team on time.
- Lead all campus testing training to teach staff district, state, and/or national assessment policies and procedures.
- Schedule biweekly meetings with each school special point person to ensure all approved accommodations have been entered/updated.
- Schedule meetings with each test proctor at least 2 days ahead of the test to ensure proper implementation of approved accommodations.
- Oversee all testing sessions to ensure compliance with testing policies and procedures.
- Ask for and provide feedback to test support staff, proctors, and leaders after each testing session.
- Set up and monitor all online testing systems and testing implementation for the school/campus.
- Partner with the campus IT tech to ensure 100% of equipment is prepared for online assessments 48 hours in advance.
- Lead the investigation of irregularities at the campus level and report all incidents.
- Ensure 100% of teachers and leaders have access to all assessment systems.
- Update all Edcite Distribution Groups for the classes at their school/campus.
- Serve as the primary point person at the campus for all testing systems, and train and support the use of those systems.
- Monitor the scanning of assessments to ensure the campus meets the 95% multiple choice components scanned within 24 hours of testing.
- Track and monitor testing to ensure 100% of eligible students complete all applicable assessments.
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT, etc.) preferred
- Educational experience preferred
- Testing experience valued
Skills
- Superior organizational and time management skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing
- Ability to solve problems in the moment
- Ability to lead others through influence to meet timelines and achieve goals
- Open to feedback to improve work
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 0 years of experience
Education Level
- High School Diploma
- 48+ College Credit hours preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $21.56 - $26.95 per hour
Benefits
- Majority of employee premium covered for base medical plan
- Subsidized costs for spouse/domestic partner and children for medical plan
- Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption of a child
- Up to 50% tuition reimbursement per year, up to $5,250 maximum
- 5 face-to-face mental/behavioral health counseling sessions per year
- Unlimited 24/7 telephonic mental/behavioral health counseling
- Dental and vision plans
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Parenting benefits
- Flexible spending account options
- Generous vacation time
- Referral bonuses
- Professional development
- 403(b) plan
- Potential relocation allowance
About the Company
- IDEA Public Schools believes each and every child can go to college.
- Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States.
- IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists.
- IDEA serves nearly 80,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio.
- IDEA is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
- Working at IDEA means being part of the IDEA Team and Family, working alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals, are excited to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
- The Staff Experience Team uses Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.
Equal Opportunity
- Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
- Works across silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
- Believes in education as a profession and holds ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.
