A District Test Coordinator (DTC) is the key person who coordinates career-technical program testing at a Career Technical Planning District (CTPD). From the standpoint of the WebXam system, there can only be one DTC at a CTPD, and he or she acts as the “root” user. Depending on what works best for the district, a DTC is responsible for either the day-to-day administration of their CTPD, or they may create the administrative accounts for others that will handle the day-to-day administration. The DTC is a special type of user in the WebXam system; all other users at a CTPD “report” to them. In addition, the DTC has access to all student, classroom, program, school, and district level data, and he or she acts as the primary link between the CTPD staff and the staff at WebXam. A DTC often coordinates testing at the Career Technical Planning District (CTPD) level.
The DTC is responsible for:
- adding, editing, and archiving all users in the school district.
- ensuring the completeness and correctness of user accounts (e.g., adding, editing, and archiving users as needed).
- ensuring that the correct number of tests are ordered for tests requiring a fee and that any purchase orders (or other forms of payment) are generated and provided to The Ohio State University.
- coordinating resources (e.g., computer availability) at the school district to administer tests.
- authorizing any student in the district to take a test and view his or her own results.
- communicating testing procedures and issues to administrators, teachers, and students.
- giving passwords and login credentials to administrators and teachers.