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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 made by teachers and leaders, helping IDEA Public Schools achieve its mission of supporting 100% of scholars as they proceed to and through college.

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, reading the weekly Testing Coordinator Newsletter, and assigned documents.
• 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 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.
• May be appointed as the school’s designated ACT Test Coordinator, preACT Test Coordinator and/or AP Coordinator.
• 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 test proctors, test support staff and other staff maintain compliance.
• 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 to the National Assessment Team.
• 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, but 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 for the base medical plan covered.
• Subsidized costs for spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption.
• Up to 50% tuition reimbursement per year, up to $5,250 maximum.
• 5 face-to-face mental/behavioral health counseling sessions annually.
• 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

• At IDEA Public Schools, we believe 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.
• When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family.
• You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
• The Staff Experience Team uses our 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.
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.