Title I School Improvement & Testing Coordinator
- Employer
- Alexandria City Public Schools
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Posted
- Feb 09, 2023
- Closes
- Jun 22, 2023
- Ref
- 2998
- Function
- IT, QA Engineer, Program Manager
- Industry
- Education
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Description
The Title I School Improvement & Testing Coordinator plays a critical role in school improvement by ensuring that the school complies with all Title I procedures and protocols, that our Title I resources are efficiently used to meet school improvement goals, and that the school properly communicates our plans with families. They assist in coordinating family engagement policies. The Title I School Improvement &Testing Coordinator also co-coordinates school-wide testing and supports the Instructional Leadership Team.
Please note: This vacancy is a Title I Grant Funded position scheduled to work 12 months/240 days per school year.
Qualifications
Experience:
Essential Functions
Clearances
Public Health Compliance
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Primary Location:
FC Hammond Middle School
Salary Range:
Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale (http://www.acps.k12.va.us/hr/compensation/)
Shift Type:
Full-Time
The Title I School Improvement & Testing Coordinator plays a critical role in school improvement by ensuring that the school complies with all Title I procedures and protocols, that our Title I resources are efficiently used to meet school improvement goals, and that the school properly communicates our plans with families. They assist in coordinating family engagement policies. The Title I School Improvement &Testing Coordinator also co-coordinates school-wide testing and supports the Instructional Leadership Team.
Please note: This vacancy is a Title I Grant Funded position scheduled to work 12 months/240 days per school year.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in a job-related area.
- Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education license preferred.
Experience:
- Job-related experience within a specialized field is required.
- Proficiency in Excel, MS Office, and Google Suite is highly preferred.
Essential Functions
- Title I
- Provides implementation support to the administration and school-community members in meeting the Title 1 program requirements.- Performs various professional, supervisory, technical, and administrative tasks in directing the implementation and administration of all district, statewide, and college entrance preparatory tests.
- Manage and oversee the Title I Crate
- Facilitate the evaluation and revision of the school's parent and family engagement policies and the parent compact.
- Convene an annual meeting to inform parents about the Title I program and to explain their right to be involved.
- Notify parents of their right to request information about teacher and paraprofessional qualifications.
- Inform parents if their children have been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not properly licensed and endorsed.
- School Improvement
- Facilitate the collection of school data to inform schoolwide, grade, and teacher-level instructional decisions.
- Create a school-wide data tracking system that starts with the CAAR and includes standard-based assessment results and intervention trackers.
- Collaborate with the school's administration to plan and prepare for various state and district-level governance and accountability meetings.
- Parent and Family Engagement
- Plan and coordinate various parent and family engagement activities aligned with goals within the School Improvement Plan.
- Solicit community partnerships to help support family engagement activities.
- Testing Coordinator
- Co-Creates the school's testing calendar.
- Collaborates on the assignment, training, direction, and supervision of staff assigned to testing programs to ensure adherence to established policies, procedures, and standards.
- Attends meetings and training sessions as a liaison with the Department of Accountability.
- Co-supervises school-wide coordination of test implementation.
- Monitors proper use and further dissemination and maintenance of score report.
- Consults with appropriate faculty/staff to determine the validity of requests for exemptions from testing and/or for modifications in testing procedures.
- Monitors the administration of tests and investigates discrepancies in test administration. Determines need to suspend or proceed with altered test administration.
- Consults with and provides test data and analysis to the administrators, instructional leadership team, teachers, and various staff members in support of improved student achievement and the School Improvement Plan.
- Collaborates on the maintenance of a list of students eligible to retake the SOL test.-
- Collaborates on the organization and running of workshops training test administrators, assistants, and students.
- Collaborates in the oversight of ordering of test materials for the school, verifies shipment, and coordinates repacking and shipping of materials.
- Collaborates on the storage of all testing material in a locked room at the school to ensure the security of test forms and related materials.
- Works closely with the Counseling Department to deliver student testing services.- Works with staff at the school to prepare for assessment programs and consults with technology services staff members on computer hardware and software issues and concerns.
Clearances
- Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance.
- Tuberculosis Skin Test.
Public Health Compliance
- Proof of COVID vaccination. Exemptions for religious/medical will be reviewed.
- Must follow safety and health protocols.
WP
Primary Location:
FC Hammond Middle School
Salary Range:
Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale (http://www.acps.k12.va.us/hr/compensation/)
Shift Type:
Full-Time