Question of the Week
Q: Have the dates for the Quality Control (QC) Data Review in the Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application been confirmed?
A: Yes. The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) has confirmed the dates of Aug. 6-13 for the QC Data Review in the SDRR application. OAA will also provide student listing spreadsheets through the KDE Applications - Login on Aug. 6 but does not provide state data or school/district summary data at that time. OAA plans to provide districts with the school and district summary data on Aug. 10. Quality Control (QC) Day will tentatively occur on Sept. 8. Districts will receive training material and more information about Data Review prior to SDRR opening later this week.
As a reminder, the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) login page was updated to improve security and to minimize the number of passwords in which to keep track. Both SDRR and the Student Data Details can be accessed at Applications - Login. If authorized staff have not attempted to log in, directions can be found at KDE Web Applications Update to 0365 Login. Information was also presented during the June Monthly DAC Webcast beginning around the 9-minute mark. New District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs) should contact their Web Application Administrator Points of Contacts (WAAPOC) for rights to the system. To access the WAAPOC list for each district, go to the Public School Directory listing on Open House.
Reminder: WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Q&A Webinar
Join World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Director of Test Development Mark Chapman for the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten Q&A Webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 1-2 p.m. CT.
More information and login details are in the WIDA Q&A Webinar Schedule.
Can’t make it? WIDA Q&A Webinars are recorded and posted to the WIDA Secure Portal Download Library within a week of the presentation. Want to learn more? Visit the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten: Answers to frequently asked questions news article.
EOC State Administration Training
District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and/or DAC designees may be interested in registering for the End-of-Course (EOC) State Administration Virtual Training. ACT school test coordinators or district and school administrators assisting with EOC test administration should plan to attend one of the virtual Test Administration Trainings. The training sessions will be on Monday, Aug. 23 (12 noon – 2 p.m. ET) and Monday, Nov. 1 (12 noon – 2 p.m. ET). The training is an opportunity to administer the 2021 EOC Exams successfully. An EILA Credit will be provided for the training. For any questions or concerns, please contact Shara Savage.
Register for the Aug. 23 Training:
EOC State Administration Training
Registration Now Open for 2021 Kentucky Education Summit
The following media release may be of interest to District Assessment Coordinators.
(FRANKFORT, KY) – The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) opened its registration website for the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit, which is scheduled for Nov. 1-2 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville.
The statewide summit will focus on the future of K-12 education in the Commonwealth. Over two days, the event will pull in some of the nation’s top education reform leaders to help begin a discussion about how to build a stronger education system with high standards in Kentucky.
“I am excited to bring together such a stellar group of people and dedicate those two days to really rethinking what education needs to be for our students to be prepared for life after graduation,” said Jason E. Glass, Kentucky’s commissioner of education and chief learner. “We also will be hearing reports that are now being produced by the Kentucky Coalition for Advancing Education and the mental health roundtables being led by Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman. These key insights will help fill in the pieces about what our students and families feel is needed in education.”
Individuals interested in attending the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit may complete the registration form through Oct. 29. Registration is free and open to everyone.
Confirmed speakers include:
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Pedro Noguera, Ph.D., dean of the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education, and Rick Hess, Ph.D., director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute
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Tony Wagner, Ph.D., senior research fellow at the Learning Policy Institute
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Linda Darling-Hammond, Ed.D., Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at the Stanford Graduate School of Education
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Jacqueline Coleman, 58th lieutenant governor of Kentucky and secretary of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
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Jason E. Glass, Ed.D., Commissioner of Education and Chief Learner, Kentucky Department of Education
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Lu Young, Ed.D., chair, Kentucky Board of Education
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Aaron Thompson, Ph.D., president, Kentucky Council for Postsecondary Education
Additional speakers will be announced at a later date.
For questions about the 2021 Education Summit, email Donna Melton.
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