Alissa Rutledge Email & Phone Number

- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, and psychometricians to design, develop, and maintain i-Ready Standards Mastery- Lead teams of vendors, editors, copyeditors, and illustrators to create content for large-scale digital and print assessment products for benchmark and classroom use- Coordinate the work of an editorial team of 8 dedicated to advancing culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) assessment practices, in collaboration with Access & Equity… Show more - Collaborate with product managers, engineers, designers, and psychometricians to design, develop, and maintain i-Ready Standards Mastery- Lead teams of vendors, editors, copyeditors, and illustrators to create content for large-scale digital and print assessment products for benchmark and classroom use- Coordinate the work of an editorial team of 8 dedicated to advancing culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) assessment practices, in collaboration with Access & Equity teams- Initiate, design, and execute trainings on varied topics, including accessibility, cultural responsiveness in assessments, and assessment best practices and processes. Planned and facilitated an Excel learning group involving 5 units of project-based learning grounded in the day-to-day work of an assessment developer or content/project manager, with content stored for asynchronous access by future hires- Work cross-functionally to build and pilot AI-assisted internal tools Show less

- Collaborated with product managers, engineers, designers, and psychometricians to design, develop content for, and maintain i-Ready Diagnostic- Managed the work of FTE and freelance editors

Austin, Texas, United States

- Spearheaded the implementation of accessibility features (alt text, long description, tactile graphics, and aria labels) in 30k items- Worked with teachers of the visually impaired to produce customer-facing documentation on accessibility features of the i-Ready Diagnostic- Build and/or maintain internal tools to increase operational efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement (e.g., an HTML pattern library for alt text/long description, a vocabulary lookup tool, an Excel-based… Show more - Spearheaded the implementation of accessibility features (alt text, long description, tactile graphics, and aria labels) in 30k items- Worked with teachers of the visually impaired to produce customer-facing documentation on accessibility features of the i-Ready Diagnostic- Build and/or maintain internal tools to increase operational efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement (e.g., an HTML pattern library for alt text/long description, a vocabulary lookup tool, an Excel-based bookmap)- Led an editorial team to produce the BRIGANCE Transition Skills Activities- Developed math content for BRIGANCE Show less

Chicago, Illinois

- Created test blueprints and ancillary materials- Facilitated reviews with educators- Developed assessment content for i-Ready Diagnostic, i-Ready Standards Mastery, and Comprehension Checks

Itasca, Il

- Managed project teams of up to 15 to develop and maintain large-scale formative and summative math assessment- Streamlined processes to maximize efficiency and product quality (e.g., piloted automatic item generation, eliminating $94k in vendor costs and reducing the cost of item development by 82%)- Developed platform requirements and technical guides for content management and reporting- Created and implemented tools and processes for resource allocation, vendor evaluation… Show more - Managed project teams of up to 15 to develop and maintain large-scale formative and summative math assessment- Streamlined processes to maximize efficiency and product quality (e.g., piloted automatic item generation, eliminating $94k in vendor costs and reducing the cost of item development by 82%)- Developed platform requirements and technical guides for content management and reporting- Created and implemented tools and processes for resource allocation, vendor evaluation, andautomatic item generation, increasing operational efficiency, productivity, and employee engagement Show less

Greater New Orleans Area

- Developed an inquiry-based math curriculum that reduced students’ math achievement gap by 35%- Implemented a blended reading curriculum that resulted in average Lexile growth of 300 points- Participated in summer fellowships for inquiry-based math teaching and STEAM- Procured grant money for classroom books and supplies