PROJECT LEAD – TEST DEVELOPMENT –

Summary

Project Leads work with the
Directors of Test Development to plan, organize, and establish priorities for
all phases of the development and production process of one or more assigned
statewide assessment components. As such, they provide leadership for a
specific project, and they have responsibilities for leading individual
ancillary components of a project (e.g., item samplers, administration
directions, study guides). For assigned components, they will provide support
for the development of schedules and maintain accurate records concerning
processes. They may also help to monitor costs (P&L’s) and provide proposal
text and costs for a given assigned project.  

(Note:  For project leadership roles, they may help to define specifications for statewide large-scale assessments, formative assessments, etc.; design layouts; determine process
workflow used throughout all stages of the item and test development process;
provide support for the development of quality control procedures and help in
establishing processes for all steps in the development process. They may also
support the development of standards-based programs and/or other assigned
projects by participating in meetings and/or providing support to clients.)

As needed, Project Leads may work directly with internal customers and external customers to develop and deliver multiple on-time complex assessments and assessment ancillaries, and they may also serve as the point of contact for a state department of education for a
specific assigned program. As such, they may represent the Test Development
Department at various meetings, including, but not limited to, the following:
internal planning meetings and internal and external training meetings. Project
Leads also, at any point in the process, may contribute to the writing and
reviewing of items, test ancillaries, training manuals, etc.  They work
with internal clients to plan, organize, and implement work based on
established priorities for all phases of the production of electronic or
printed documents, test materials, and communications.

This position assists the Education Group in the development and production of various testing materials, publications, and proposals by ensuring that deadlines are met and appropriate production processes and specifications are followed. They advise internal
clients on ways to improve the quality of materials. They work with internal
clients to define product and/or test/item specifications, including design,
layout, and format specifications and assist internal clients in making
decisions related to edits proposed.

Position Responsibilities

Qualifications

Preferred

Essential Job Functions