Their job is to work with the six or seven teachers assigned to their table to clarify information regarding scoring. And there are a lot of details that have to be attended to as well. The set up takes longer than the scoring. Once the tests are randomly sorted into boxes for scoring and all the other details are in place, the teachers arrive to begin the three day scoring process. A district will send anywhere from three to twelve teachers.
Some districts send the same teachers all three days, but many send different teachers each day.
This year several districts sent Principals to score. The table facilitators are expected to attend all three days. Teachers are not supposed to score a paper from a student they know. While they are not supplied the names of the test takers, if a teacher recognizes hand writing, they must pass the exam to another scorer. Scores are recorded on bubble sheets.