Broward County Public Schools

Broward County Public Schools is the 7th largest school system in the United States, which includes all of the public schools in Broward County, Florida.  I worked at the KCW Building, Student Assessment and Research Dept, 12th Floor, 600 S.E. Third Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301, 754-321-2500. My supervisor was the Department Director, Richard Baum.  The Student Assessment and Research Department is now called the Research, Evaluation & Accountability Department.

Employment dates: December 2, 2013 – June 2, 2017

Database Researcher I, II & III

●      Developed the Student Assessment and Research department’s MS SharePoint intranet website structure and content

●      Collaborated with the Instructure team working on the development of a more robust district-wide assessment product called Gauge to work within the Canvas LMS at Broward County Schools

●      Tested, documented, trained, and supported district staff on the administration of our internal Broward Standards Assessment (Florida Standards Assessment practice test) using the Item Bank Test Platform (IBTP) software

●      Supported school staff during Florida Department of Education requirements such as data corrections, computer-based testing certifications, and spring assessments

●      Created data-driven reports utilizing data pulled from the Data Warehouse via Hyperion

●      Analyzed data using Hyperion, SPSS, and MS Excel