2024-25 Part-Time Tester, Gifted & Talented/Advanced Academics Program - McAllen Independent School District

2 POSITIONS - OPEN UNTIL FILLED

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

Coordinate nomination, testing, scoring, coding of students for the gifted and talented program.  Assist with organizing the collection of staff development records. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

High School Diploma

Associate degree or minimum of 48 college hours, required

Special Knowledge/Skills:

Utilize effective interpersonal skills; ability to interpret and communicate policies and procedures relating to student data collection; interpret policy, procedures and data; knowledge of general computing equipment and software, able to communicate in Spanish preferred

Clerical and computer knowledge

Spanish Language preferred - Bilingual

Experience:

Experience in administering, scoring and interpreting test data

Minimum of 3 years of experience in school setting, background in working with gifted and talented students, preferred

Minimum of one (1) year of experience in performing multiple office tasks, preferred

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Support Advanced Academics in nomination, testing, scoring, recommending and documenting assignments for gifted students and high achieving students.

2. Organize district-testing schedule for Gifted and Talented services K – 8th grade.

3. Deliver testing material to campuses and/or test students at campuses.

4. Organize, inventory, order and store assessments for Gifted and Talented program.

5. Participate in the preparation and administration of Advanced Placement exams.

6. Participate in the preparation and administration and scoring of algebra readiness exams.

7. Participate in the preparation and administration of practice SAT and ACT exams for DUKE talent search.

8. Participate in the organization and distribution of the Readistep or other college readiness exams for middle school students.

9. Prepare, publish and distribute to all campus the Kingore Observation Inventories and planned experiences for student nomination process through district print shop.

10. Administer, norm and record Gifted and Talented qualitative and quantitative assessments K– 11th grade, complete student profile reports for eligibility committee review.

11. Record and monitor student nomination and assessment data collected to validate accuracy of information entered on profiles.

12. Maintain, organize and package for storage assessment results for Gifted and Talented nomination and screening.

13. Assist Advanced Academics staff with verification, organization and preparation of student data on program participation for entry into PEIMS file as required by law.

14. Maintain the Advanced Academics/GT Identification “blue book” for department and respond to campus requests with Gifted and Talented data.

15. Assist in processing gifted and talented testing requests from parents and campuses.

16. Roll over GT records annually for campuses and provide updates to assistant principals and counselors for 5th to 6th grade transition.

17. Work with campuses directly to identify Gifted and Talented/Pre –AP/AP /MYP/DP IB teachers K – 12.

18. Contact all teachers and collect documentation of 30 hours gifted and talented training and or 6 hour update.

19. Organize and maintain excel file on all Advanced Academics teachers, administrators and counselors with updated staff development records.

20. Prepare and distribute list of staff needing hours to campuses, follow up with teachers to attend training and submit documentation.

21. Maintain entries into the staff development electronic registry system, maintaining and documenting teacher 30 hour gifted and talented/AP/IB hours and annual 6 hour updates for all staff.

22. Assist with processing training and travel forms, as they pertain to Advanced Academics.

23. Periodically prepare reports and updates of staff development hours to campus Advanced Academic/GT liaisons at campuses.

24. Support Advanced Academics trainings by preparing sign – in sheets, signs, agendas, room arrangement, materials, time sheets, electronic entries etc.

25. Prepare DUKE Talent Search materials for campuses and collect applications for processing, annually.

26. Assist in communicating with counselors and prepare Texas Scholar Awards for all high schools and distribute to campuses.

27. Assist in collecting concurrent enrollment tuition for UTPA.

28. Assist with purchasing, inventory and distribution of supplies to all MISD campuses.

29. Answer phone and questions, communicate with parents regarding program, determine which calls are routed on.

30. Follow McAllen ISD customer service standards.

31. Perform other duties assigned by immediate supervisor (primary evaluator).

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

EQUIPMENT USED:

Computers, Copier, Fax Machine

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands:

Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control under stress; work cooperatively within the Support Services Department; maintain a climate conducive to a working relationship; coordinate varied projects/programs and meet deadlines, able to work and communicate effectively with children, parents, teachers and principals

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Prolonged and irregular hours; frequent lifting of boxes; frequent district-wide travel, warehouse work, classroom work

Workdays/Hours:  226 / 19 hours per week