Jesse Markow
Director, Communication & Business Development
Jesse Markow communicates with State Education Agencies as they seek information about Consortium membership and acts as project manager for SEAs once they have joined. He also works with agencies and vendors who are interested in WIDA products and services and represents WIDA at conferences and meetings. Jesse also serves on the WIDA Research Subcommittee. He worked as project lead for the development of customized, large-scale, criterion-referenced statewide assessments for 10 years, overseeing test design, item development and review, standards alignment, open-response scoring, and issues of accessibility for test takers. Prior to his work with assessments, Jesse earned an M.A.T. in Secondary Education and a B.A. in American Studies and taught in a variety of school environments at grade levels 6-12 for eighteen years.
Contact Information: markow@wisc.edu, 608-262-7594
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