Presenter: Glenn Milewski, Chief Program Officer, Educational Records Bureau (ERB)
Bio: Glenn Milewski is the Chief Program Officer of ERB (Educational Records Bureau), which is a not-for-profit membership organization located in New York, NY that provides admissions and achievement assessments for students from pre-Kindergarten through grade 12. Glenn oversees the day-to-day management, design, content, and psychometrics, and long-term strategy for all ERB programs. Prior to joining ERB, Glenn worked at the College Board for 16 years as a psychometrician, research scientist, and business leader. He managed the College Board’s largest testing program, the PSAT/NMSQT, which is administered to more than four million students annually, and was the head of consumer product management for the iconic SAT product line, which includes the SAT, Subject Tests, and SAT Readiness Products. He earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Siena College and his doctorate in psychometrics from Fordham University
Description:
Admission applications provide rich information on a wide range of indicators of academic performance and nonacademic potential, but how do admission offices determine the relative importance of these indicators for predicting future outcomes at their school? This session describes how independent schools can conduct local validity studies to answer this question and by doing so, set basic guidelines for admissions. It will cover what professional standards say about the importance of conducting validity studies, the methodology usually employed in the admissions context, typical study challenges and ways of overcoming them, and how to interpret and use study results.
Contact Info:
Glenn can be reached by email at gmilewski@erblearn.org