Academic Center Lead (Full-Time, School Year)

About Waterford Union High School & the Academic Center

Waterford Union High School District (WUHS) is a single-school district serving approximately 890-950 students in grades 9-12 in the Village of Waterford, Wisconsin. WUHS operates as a model Professional Learning Community (PLC) committed to ensuring high levels of learning for every student. The Academic Center is the building''s hub for makeup testing, accommodated assessments, and peer tutoring. The Lead of this space plays a critical role in protecting test integrity, implementing accommodations, and running a peer-tutoring environment that keeps students on track.

Position Summary

The Academic Center Lead is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the WUHS Academic Center, which functions as both a secure testing center and a peer-tutoring space. The Lead coordinates makeup and alternative testing sessions, implements approved testing accommodations under IEPs, 504 Plans, and EL plans, and maintains a strict no-cheating, distraction-free environment for test takers. The Lead also runs the day-to-day operations of the Center''s peer-tutoring program - managing attendance, environment, and student flow - while peer tutors themselves are recruited, scheduled, and organized by Hannah through CLAW and the National Honor Society (NHS). The Lead is not the tutor of record; the Lead is the operational anchor of the Center, ensuring testing integrity and a productive learning environment at all times.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Operate the WUHS Academic Center as a secure, professional, no-cheating zone for all testing activity, including makeups, retakes, accommodated tests, and alternative testing periods.
• Coordinate and schedule makeup and alternative testing sessions in partnership with classroom teachers, counselors, and administrators; track who owes what test and when it must be completed.
• Receive, log, secure, administer, and return testing materials (paper and digital) following teacher instructions and district assessment protocols.
• Implement testing accommodations exactly as written in each student''s IEP, 504 Plan, or EL plan, including extended time, separate setting, read-aloud, scribe, frequent breaks, and approved assistive technology.
• Communicate proactively with case managers, counselors, and EL staff when an accommodation is unclear, missing, or appears not to match the student''s current needs.
• Establish and enforce clear, consistent expectations for academic honesty: phones secured, materials cleared, eyes on own work, no unauthorized resources, and proper use of permitted tools (calculators, formula sheets, reference materials).
• Actively monitor the testing environment at all times - circulating, scanning sight lines, and minimizing distractions - even when also supporting tutoring activity in the room.
• Document and report suspected academic dishonesty to the appropriate teacher and administrator using district procedures.
• Maintain a calm, focused, and respectful tone in the Center so that students feel both accountable and supported.
• Coordinate the day-to-day operations of the Center''s peer-tutoring program: check tutors and students in and out, track attendance and tutoring minutes, assign tutor/student pairings on the floor, and ensure productive use of time.
• Partner with Hannah (CLAW / NHS), who recruits, schedules, and organizes the peer tutors, to keep the tutoring schedule staffed and aligned with student demand; provide feedback on tutor performance and student needs.
• Maintain a focused, on-task tutoring environment - managing noise level, seating, sight lines, and student behavior - so peer-tutoring sessions are productive and the testing environment is never disrupted.
• Support students with executive-functioning needs: organization, planning, breaking down assignments, time management, and self-advocacy (without serving as the primary content tutor).
• Partner with classroom teachers, the Reading Specialist, and math interventionists to align Academic Center support with Tier 1 instruction and Tier 2 / Tier 3 interventions in our MTSS framework.
• Maintain accurate logs of student visits, tests administered, accommodations provided, peer-tutoring sessions completed, and incidents observed; share data with administration on a regular cycle.
• Manage Center inventory and setup: pencils, scratch paper, calculators, headphones, privacy dividers, assistive technology, and digital devices; keep the space orderly and exam-ready.
• Provide coverage planning and clear written procedures so the Center can run smoothly when the Lead is absent.
• Serve as a mandatory reporter and follow all district policies regarding student safety, harassment, and crisis response.
• Participate in relevant professional development, building meetings, and PLC conversations related to assessment, accommodations, and student support.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Student Services.

What Success Looks Like

A successful Academic Center Lead is part proctor, part operations manager, and part peer-tutoring coordinator. They protect the integrity of every test administered in the Center, ensure every accommodation is delivered exactly as written, and run a peer-tutoring environment in which students stay on task and tutors feel supported. They are unflappable under pressure, fair and consistent with students, and trusted by teachers, families, and administrators.