Thursday, March 3, 2011

TAKS and the new STARR

I've recently been given the privilege of helping my supervising counselor organize all the materials for the TAKS testing we've had and will have soon.  I like the organizational part of it, but I have concerns about how will I know all the "rules".  My counselor spends a lot of time reading all of the manuals very closely to make sure she gets it all right.  I think the main part of this minor stress is that I envision becoming a counselor in a small rural school where I would be the only counselor, so I worry about getting all the materials out and staff trained leading to a successful administration of the test when I might not have a mentor.  I almost want to be a counselor in a slightly larger district where I might have more tips and pointers from someone who has done this several times already.  Anyhow, I know it will all work out, and that I am perfectly capable of figuring it all out, but it is overwhelming to see all that's involved as I've been allowed to help out.