Testing, Testing, Testing

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I am in charge of testing at Hampton High School and this covers all testing besides that SAT.  The SAT pays a stipend so unfortunately I didn't land the once test that pays to administer.  As the first semester ends I and testing is beginning to begin after Thanksgiving break I am struggling to find time to complete my formative assessments.  There is so much work and planning that has to go into setting up the testing matrix, ensuring we are all online, and making sure students requiring accommodations are provided them.
Are there any other administrators who are in charge of testing at their schools?  How do you manage the time set in stone of testing and formal evaluations?

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  1. UnknownNovember 11, 2015 at 6:14 PM

    At my school we reduce the # of evaluations for the testing coordinator during the time she is in the testing room. We split them up and give her what is manageable for her.

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  2. UnknownNovember 18, 2015 at 7:31 PM

    Yeah, I'm not looking forward to that aspect of the job, testing or evaluations. I can definitely see how both of them combined can zap the majority of your time and energy. As the teacher of the gifted & talented, I'm only responsible for administering 3 different standardized tests 3 times per year, but it seems like every time I blink I'm testing. It takes away so much time from serving my students (their regular G/T instruction gets cancelled). We could probably test 1/3 of what we actually do and be perfectly fine. So, I can somewhat empathize with you John...testing, testing, testing!

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