Patricia Beadle Ed.D., PMP

Experience

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  Berryville Public Schools

  Aug 1997 - Dec 2012

  Director, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

  District Curriculum and Assessment Leader – (2003 – 2012) Primary responsibilities included oversight for curriculum development, instructional practices, and quality assessment administration. District Director – (1999 – 2003) As the District Director for the Alternative Learning Center, a rigorous curriculum was designed and implemented engaging real-world projects. Teacher – (1997 – 1999) – High School History Teacher

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  Arkansas Department of Education

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2014

  Associate to the Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services/Data Literacy Leader

  Associate to the Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services/ PARCC Grant Coordinator (November 2013 – March 2014) –aided the Assistant Commissioner in the daily operation of the Division of Learning Services and provided leadership to the multiple units in the Division. Additionally, responsible for leading the Schools of Innovation initiative, attending various stakeholder meetings, and participating in advisory groups such as the Grade-Level Reading Advisory Panel and the Stem Coalition as well as working with grant applications and budgets. Duties performed as the PARCC Grant Coordinator included participation in the Research and Psychometric Operational Working Group (RAP).Data Literacy Leader (December 2012 – November 2013) – This position was created recognizing the need to integrate and de-compartmentalize the state’s Student Assessment and Curriculum/Instruction programs. It provides the opportunity to immerse multi-level innovative projects to enable higher academic achievement in the state and directly impacts policy and the future of the Arkansas Education Program. Other major responsibilities include representing the Assessment Director in consortia meetings; representing the State of Arkansas in Operational Working Groups necessary for PARCC assessment administration; as well as representing Arkansas as the state lead in the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA 21). Show less

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  Parcc Inc. (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2017

  Associate Director, Summative Assessment Management

  Provides project management support for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) consortia operational assessment which tests over three-million students annually across seven states. Responsible for overseeing development of the PARCC summative assessments by managing the PARCC operational assessment vendors, facilitating the engagement of PARCC state leaders in passage, item, bias and sensitivity, editorial, and data reviews, as well as Test Construction. Also, facilitates the development and maintenance of PARCC’s specification and guideline documentation. In addition, provides support for test administration, scoring, reporting, research, and licensing as necessary.• Oversees the PARCC operational assessment vendor’s customer service work, during the review process in areas of performance, quality of knowledge base information, and quality of customer experience.• Works with the English Language Arts/literacy (ELA/L), mathematics, and accessibility, accommodations, and fairness (AAF) operational working groups to assist in obtaining feedback for item quality, meeting training materials, all specification and guideline documents, and PLDs.• Investigates escalated issues, work with ELA/L and math content staff to understand underlying causes of issues and, if necessary, work with Quality Team to address process concerns.• Communicates project status, issues, and risks to internal and external audiences clearly and concisely, identifying actions needed by state leaders.• Gauges vendor quality in all aspects of Test Development through the review of vendor program summaries, dashboards, decisions logs, risk registers and vendor invoices.• Directs, monitors, and evaluates the activities of department staff to ensure that PARCC assessments are developed on time and within budget. Identifies resources needed and assigns individual responsibilities. Show less

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  CenterPoint Education Solutions

  Nov 2017 - Feb 2022

  • Director, Professional Learning Services

    Jul 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Senior Advisor for Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Learning

    Mar 2018 - Feb 2022

  • Senior Advisor for Curriculum, Assessment, and Professional Learning

    Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

  • Account Manager, District and Client Relationships

    Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
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  ACT

  Aug 2020 - now

  *Monitor and provide input into the services road map*Oversee financials (P/L) for ACT’s professional services*Establish vision and specifications for content and assessment development for product training and professional development services*Organize team efforts to research, organize, write, gather, and construct learning and assessment content for specific products and services*Develop strategies and execute plans for producing, maintaining, and improving learning and assessment content across a continuum of K-12, post-secondary, and workforce services*Review and approve plans for large and/or complex content and service development projects*Estimate costs and timelines for content and service development*Review and process product and service evaluation results to drive product road mapping*Advise and collaborate with client-facing team members on content and service development activities*Develop a three-year strategic plan in conjunction with other senior leaders for the services department Show less *Assessed, fulfilled, and/or revised as needed content and assessment development requirements as dictated by product requirement plans for product training and professional development services. *Lead efforts to research, organize, write, gather, and construct learning and assessment content for specific products and services*Helped develop strategies and execute plans for producing, maintaining, and improving learning and assessment content across a continuum of K-12, post-secondary, and workforce services*Helped plan large and/or complex content and service development projects*Reviewed and processed product and service evaluation results *Developed content and assessments with varying levels of complexity and deliver services directly to a variety of clients*Advised and collaborated with client-facing team members on content and service development activities Show less

  • Lead Program Manager at ACT

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Director, Professional Learning Services

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Senior Content and Services Developer

    Aug 2020 - now