SY24-25 PER SESSION VACANCY NOTICE # 1804: Teacher - New York State Regents Assessment Organizational Team Lead (Office of Assessment)

(CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY AND PROGRAMMATIC APPROVAL; this position is subject to budget approval and availability and may be withdrawn at any time)

 

POSITION:                 

Teachers to serve as Organizational Team Leads to support scoring of the January 2025 New York State Regents assessments

 

EXAM - EXPECTED DATES - EXPECTED HOURS (Not Guaranteed) - EXPECTED # OF OPENINGS (Not Guaranteed)  

 

Organizational Team Lead: January 23 – January 26; 22 hours; 1 opening  

* Note that end dates and expected hours are subject to change based on the volume of exams administered 

* Dates listed above do not include a mandatory training session. The location of the training session will be communicated to all selected personnel upon being offered the position. All training takes place after the regular workday.

 

LOCATION:                

Due to the lower number of exams scored in January, there will be a single scoring site:

• Forest Hills High School (28Q440)

67-01 110^th St, Forest Hills, NY 11375

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:         

New York City Department of Education intermediate/high school licensed and currently appointed teachers.

-         Applicants with an unsatisfactory, ineffective or developing rating in the 2023 - 2024 or 2022 - 2023 school year are not eligible to be selected for this activity.

-         Applicants who have received an unsatisfactory rating for an Office of Assessment per session activity are not eligible to be selected for this activity.

-         Applicants will be required to work in person for the duration of the assignment.

                                     

SELECTION CRITERIA: 

All candidates must:

-         Be available to attend the full training and scoring commitment for the particular NYS Regents exam, as indicated in the table above.  Training or scoring which occurs on school days will start at 4:30pm; training or scoring which takes place on Saturday or Sunday will start at 8:30am. See THIS LINK for the expected scoring schedule.

•  Note: Accepted applicants who are absent from training or scoring, arrive at the scoring site late, or fail to adhere to the test security protocols outlined HERE may be released from the assignment.

  -         Be familiar with the following:

  • The Regents distributed scoring process, NYSED’s school administers manual, NYSED information booklet for scoring, as well as the distribution of exams and physical packaging and handling of exams.

    -         General scoring site operations as outlined in the Site Management Team (SMT) training materials. Demonstrate organizational skills and the ability to work well in groups.

     

    PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES WHO:

    -         Hold and claim retention rights.

    -         Have been nominated by a Site Supervisor or BAID to serve as an Organizational Team Lead for January 2025 per session scoring.
  • Nominations must be submitted directly to Office of Assessment and must be received by 11:59pm on December 13, 2024 to receive consideration.

  -         Are familiar with the scoring location, and ability to effectively manage issues related to facilities and access during scoring.

   

  DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:            

  Organization Team Leads will:

  -         Attend a training session and a planning session outside of scoring hours (determined by Site Supervisors, consistent with date ranges above). The time and location of the training session will be communicated to all selected personnel upon being offered the position.

  -         Collaborate with Site Supervisor to design protocols/processes for site operations.

  -         Coordinate and supervise the check-in, distribution, tracking, scanning, and return of exams, utilizing the RSAT whenever necessary.

  -         Provide direction, oversight, support, and motivation to all Organizational Team Members and ATS Specialists.

  -         Work with Content Trainers to set up distribution system of test booklets and answer documents to scorers.

  -         Ensure all incidents are reported using the RSAT.

   

   

  WORK SCHEDULE:   

  Indicated in the table above.

  -         Note that end dates and expected hours are estimated in the posting, are subject to change, and are not guaranteed.

  -         In order to maintain continuity and consistency of scoring, applicants must be available for the full expected dates and hours of the activity in order to accept the position.

   

  SALARY:                  

  Per Session rates as per the UFT Collective Bargaining Agreement. 

   

  APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  All applications must be submitted online at https://www.nycenet.edu/offices/dhr/regents.  Applicants selected for the positions will be notified via their NYC DOE email.  If you have any questions concerning this activity, please email regents@schools.nyc.gov.

   

  PLEASE INCLUDE THE ABOVE CIRCULAR NUMBER ON YOUR APPLICATION

   

  If you have any questions about this activity, please e-mail regents@schools.nyc.gov.

   

  Please visit the New York City Department of Education website for more information on per session opportunities: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/careers/other-jobs-in-schools/per-session-jobs