Question of the Week
Q: Has the Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) updated the Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulation Trainings?
A: Yes. The Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulation Trainings have been updated to include the transition to online testing, among other updates and clarifications. The regulation has not changed. The training series has been updated to reflect the implementation of current assessments.
As of Aug. 15, the Administration Code and Inclusion of Special Populations Regulations updates are effective. The training series includes new overall videos and PowerPoints, module videos and module PowerPoints. The modules break each training session into sections to quickly load into a school Operating Management System (OMS). The regulation trainings are available on the Assessment Regulations Training page.
ACT Fall 2022 Administration Office Hours
ACT and OAA have partnered to offer office hours beginning late August through the fall 2022 administration. OAA will provide reminders on specific hours in upcoming DAC communications.
ACT Office Hours: (All times listed below are eastern standard time)
- Thursday, August 25, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thursday, September 8, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thursday, September 29, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thursday, October 13, 2022, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Inaccurate Dual Credit Data in Postsecondary Readiness Spreadsheets
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) appreciates District Assessment Coordinators’ (DACs) thorough examination of individual student data released when the Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application opened on August 11.
The review has revealed a data extraction error that resulted in some instances of incorrect Postsecondary Readiness data, specifically with the Academic and Career and Technical Education (CTE) dual credit (columns N, O, P).
Across the state, there are approximately 2,500 students that are currently marked "No" for Academic Dual Credit that should be marked "Yes,” and approximately 800 students that are currently marked "No" for CTE Dual Credit that should be marked "Yes.”
Amended Postsecondary Readiness data files will be available for review prior to Public Release. (Districts will get one more look at the data on Quality Control (QC) Day and will be able to report any systemic issues.)
DACs should review for other reasons that dual credit data could be displaying as “No,” but should be “Yes” such as Infinite Campus set up errors including using an incorrect course code (all academic dual credit courses should begin with 8000 {e.g., 800011 – Dual Credit Written Communications}) or failing to mark the course as dual credit. These errors should be corrected at the school or district level.
Students will be indicated as “Yes” for academic dual credit if they were scheduled in the appropriate course code on the student transcript (“8000” codes) AND earned a grade of “C” or higher.
Contact Scott U’Sellis with any questions on this matter.
August DAC Monthly Webcast
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) hosted its live Monthly DAC Webcast on Aug.11. The meeting was hosted by Jennifer Stafford, Director of DAAS. She was joined by DAAS consultants Shara Savage, Chris Williams, and Jason Howard. Topics included,
- Fall Data Review Opening Reminder
- Minimum N Count Impact and Resource
- ACT Updates
- Alternate Assessment Updates
The August 2022 DAC Webcast PowerPoint and the DAC Webcast Video links are available on the right-hand side of the KDE Meetings and Trainings webpage. The recorded session is posted on the KDE Media Portal.
WIDA Assessments in the 2022-23 School Year
Check out the What to know: WIDA assessments in 2022-23 school year news article to learn about what’s new with WIDA Screener, ACCESS for ELLs and WIDA MODEL Plus, WIDA tells schools and district staff what to do to make sure testing counts and how to stay in the know about all things WIDA.
2022-2023 WIDA Courses Launch Sept. 1
On Sept. 1, WIDA assessment training courses change to the 2022-2023 administration year.
- When accessing a course in the portal on or after Sept. 1, users will be prompted to “Enroll Now” in the course for the 2022-2023 course year.
- Educators who have passed only one quiz in the WIDA Screener for Kindergarten: Administration and Scoring training course will need to pass the second quiz and generate their certificate by Aug. 31 if test administrators want the certification to be recorded for the 2021-2022 administration year. The WIDA Screener for Kindergarten training course is considered complete when both quizzes have been passed and a certificate has been generated
On Sept. 1, 2022-2023 virtual professional learning offerings will also become available. Educators participating in any of the 2021-2022 Self-Paced eWorkshops have until Aug. 31 to complete their course(s).
Update: WIDA ELD Standards Framework, 2020 Digital Explorer Available Now
The WIDA ELD Standards Framework is now available in a digital format, allowing for quick and easy reference of grade-level cluster Language Expectations and Proficiency Level Descriptors (PLDs). Use the Digital Explorer to browse, select, and/or print only the components of the WIDA ELD Standards Framework that staff need. You can view Language Expectations and PLDs together, integrate sets of Language Expectations (e.g., Standard 1 and Standards 2-5) with each other, and easily identify what has changed from one grade-level cluster to the next and from one proficiency level to the next.
View The 2020 Edition webpage for more information and a link to the Digital Explorer.
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