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At Humble ISD, coordinating assessments means managing testing needs across a district of nearly 50,000 students. For Katie Gomez, Julie Thomas, and Cynthia Stohs, that scale made consistency a persistent challenge, especially when it came to getting accommodations right for every student, on every campus.

When Kristin Beck stepped into her role as Director of Counseling at Columbus East High School in Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation in Indiana, graduation tracking relied more on diligence than design. Counselors worked across a mix of binders, spreadsheets, course catalogs, and the student information system to confirm whether students were on track.

In Fort Myers, Florida, the School District of Lee County stands committed to educational excellence. However, Kimberly Sass and Erin Groeneveld, Coordinators of Continuous Improvement, faced challenges in managing diverse student accommodations and adapting to Florida's evolving testing landscape — from extended testing windows to fluctuating test coordinators.

At Noxubee County School District, years of academic challenges and a state-led takeover left the district in urgent need of change. Building a stronger foundation for students and educators alike meant rethinking how instruction was delivered, supported, and evaluated. Without a system that could adapt to the district’s unique needs, staff evaluations felt disconnected from classroom instruction, and meaningful growth was hard to track.

When she was introduced to TestHound, a tool designed to centralize assessment data points, including student accommodations, Dr. Crystal Aker saw an opportunity to address Springfield’s longstanding accommodation challenges.

For Lori Stinson, District Coordinator of Counseling Services at Greater Clark County Schools in Indiana, managing graduation pathways was once a daunting and complex task. The process required significant time and effort, with multiple counselors and staff members working in different systems to manage the complex data and ensure every student met the Indiana Graduation Pathways requirements.

When Shane Brooks met with the Evaluation customer success team, it marked the beginning of a transformation for GIRESD’s evaluation processes. What had once been a cumbersome and time-consuming task became more streamlined and efficient.

Facing the challenge of managing complex College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) data for the Miles High School student body, Sara Stevens inherited a cumbersome spreadsheet from her predecessor.

Stride's expansive reach, serving Kindergarten through vocational online school programs in more than 30 states, has demanded the creation of a robust system to evaluate the performance of the staff implementing this comprehensive education model.

In the pursuit of improved and streamlined processes for staff evaluations across five different states, Charter Schools USA found Evaluation, a comprehensive solution to address their staff evaluation challenges and unique structural needs.

Lauren Buckley had to juggle numerous spreadsheets to track student data. In pursuit of efficiency and accuracy, Lauren adopted Pathways which promised a transformative shift and a platform tailored to the unique needs of school counselors.

Jennifer Payne found herself struggling with the complexities of organizing test-related data spread across multiple sources. Recognizing the pressing need for a better solution, Jennifer started her journey with TestHound.

With different evaluation timelines for tenured staff, non-tenured and those who are part-time, keeping track of evaluations was a headache for Township High School District 214. Evaluation was the perfect customizable, user-friendly solution.

Tomball ISD first implemented TestHound about nine years ago to help the staff and teachers that were overwhelmed by the sheer amount of tracking, documentation and processing that was originally required manually.

Britani Stanley, test coordinator for Okeechobee County School District, says TestHound allows her to have more visibility, be more involved, and better monitor and support the testing process.

As former regional director of the Texas Statewide Network of Assessment Professionals, past vice president of the National Association of Testing Professionals, and a trusted assessment expert, Brown believes no testing coordinator should be without TestHound.

When Kathy Milton left a large Texas district for the smaller, more rural Royse City ISD, she was thrilled to learn that she would have TestHound to help lighten the testing load.

Having been a TestHound client from its inception, former Wichita Falls ISD Director of Assessment Shannon Kuhrt says it’s an essential tool for student testing success.

The Lubbock ISD testing team said they could sleep at night since TestHound helped them reduce testing irregularities by 77% and ensure accurate state documentation.

Since 1944, Brazosport ISD has built a culture of educational excellence across 200 miles and eight municipalities. Thanks to TestHound, Brazosport ISD can ensure its 12,000 students have the best and most authentic testing experience possible.

With hundreds of miles between 58 locations across Texas, Harmony Public Schools needed a solution to close the distance between the district office and test coordination at each school.

Rapid growth requires innovative and efficient systems to maintain forward progress, and former District Testing Coordinator Theresa Ricker said TestHound modernized an area of education that was in dire need of transformation.

With nearly 10,000 high school students across the district, former Director of Student Assessment Christina Trotter said TestHound was a no-brainer when it came to helping her testing coordinators work smarter to ensure students met requirements for graduation.