Testing Coordinator - IDEA Lakeland (26-27

Role Mission:
The role of the Testing Coordinator is to help ensure 100% of students perform to the best of their ability in an environment that is conducive to testing. Through the work of the testing coordinator, teachers and leaders can feel confident in the data driven decisions that are making for all students at IDEA Public Schools. Ensuring that 100% of students get the appropriate test, accommodations and testing environment will help us achieve the goal of our mission of 100% of students to and through college.

When this work is executed successfully, the leadership team can focus on the social emotional support of students and family engagement work.

• Compensation for this role is set at an hourly rate ranging between $16.96 for 0 years of experience and $21.20.

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Some of the special benefits we offer at IDEA include:

• Paid Family Leave:
  Eligible staff may receive up to 8 weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, based on their tenure with the organization and caregiver designation.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Staff members may apply for up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year subject to manager discretion and budget availability.
• Employee-Paid Mental/Behavioral Health: 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services available at no cost.

Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, referral bonuses, professional development, and an employer paid 403(b) retirement matching of up to 4% of your annual compensation. IDEA may offer a relocation allowance to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma;
  Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience:
  
  Educational testing experience preferred

• Superior organizational skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects at the same time
• Ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing
• Ability to problem solve in the moment
• Open to feedback to improve work

Campus earns an A rating by the Texas Education Agency

• 100% of students at the school/campus have high quality testing environments for district, state, and national tests, allowing them to perform to their best ability.
• TC will attend 100% of scheduled trainings with the national Assessment Team
• TC is responsible for owning their learning by actively participating in the TC TEAMS group and scheduled trainings, reviewing training materials after the training (especially if they missed the training), reading the weekly Testing Coordinator Newsletter, and all other assigned required testing manuals and/or documents.
• TC will create and communicate the campus testing plan for every district, state and/or national assessment administration to their manager, lead team, teachers, and staff, in accordance to the timelines presented by the national Assessment Team
• TC is responsible for communicating the testing schedules and any other applicable updates to students’ parents/families
• TC is responsible to coordinate with campus IT technician to ensure all computers used for online testing are updated and ready prior to test day.
• TC ensures all applicable testing coordinators and students have access to the appropriate online testing system
• TC prepares 100% of testing bins 72 hours in advance of the district, state and/or national testing date. This includes small group testing and obtaining supplemental materials from the appropriate special programs point person at the school ahead of time.
• TC reviews all testing bin contents with test proctor 2 days prior to the testing date and ensures the proctor understands how they will be implemented.
• TC and the applicable school special population point person (SPED, ELL, 504, RTI) audit all accommodation and supplemental materials prior to the testing date
• TC processes and manages the state assessment materials following district guidelines and is responsible for checking state assessment materials in and out from the national Assessment Team
• TC audits 100% of paper state test booklets and paper answer documents with 1 test-security trained lead team member to ensure all student information, including demographics, are correct before returning to the national Assessment Team
• TC is responsible for on-time execution of 100% of all deliverables requested by the national Assessment Team, which include, but are not limited to: data reporting, student counts by test/grade level/subject, computer needs for online testing, and any other requested information for students participating in district, state and/or…