Jack Kopcak CEO Of TaDA

Jack Kopcak has a strong and proven background in all facets of education, development and implementation of turn-key programs, of motivational speaking and is a specialist in collaborative training and learning for varied stake holders. He began his career as a secondary English teacher in Aberdeen, Maryland and while teaching received his Master’s degree in educational measurement.  As a teacher Jack headed several county wide projects for both reading and writing initiatives. He chaired the committee to restructure the writing curriculum from transformational generative to a traditional “bottom-up” program. He also led a committee for the construction of anchor papers for the holistic scoring of writing samples. He also participated in the county program to pilot differentiated instruction for high school reading. 

Most recently, Jack founded and is the CEO of “Test and Data Associates, Inc.” (TaDA) an educational consulting firm that specializes in aiding districts with testing programs and the correct use of data driven instruction. TaDA has created an external reference “Test Audit with Report and Recommendations ™”, which helps districts to sift through and delete unnecessary and redundant testing while helping the district to streamline its testing programs. By utilizing a Test Audit, a district saves both valuable time and money while being provided an actionable and reliable data stream to improve instruction. TaDA also consults with districts to create better use of professional development regarding assessment and data driven instruction.  Districts also use TaDA services to help them to adopt new testing products and programs.