Question of the Week
Q: What should a district or school do if students are not showing up in the BRIGANCE OMS?
A: As students enroll and are assigned in IC to a homeroom with the required homeroom code, the student data should automatically populate into the Brigance OMS during the weekly sync between the OMS and IC, as long as data have been accurately and correctly entered in IC. District staff can usually expect to see updates within two weeks.
If new students are not showing up after two weeks, check that everything is entered correctly in the IC. There is no way for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) or district staff to manually add students into the Brigance OMS.
Please consult Appendix M of the K Screen Implementation Guide to troubleshoot problems in IC before contacting Curriculum Associate’s customer support. If everything is correct in IC, the next weekly refresh should take care of everything.
Please contact Lisa Jett with any questions or concerns with the BRIGANCE OMS system.
BRIGANCE OMS and Infinite Campus File Error
Last week, a file error that disrupted the transmission of data from Infinite Campus to the BRIGANCE Online Management system was discovered. Once found, the error was quickly assessed and resolved allowing the affected files to be uploaded into OMS in this week’s data upload. Please contact Lisa Jett with any questions or concerns you may have.
ACT Fall 2022 Senior Administration Online Testing Site Readiness Activities
The deadline to complete online testing site readiness activities, including conducting a mock administration, is Friday, Aug. 31. Please navigate to step 2 of the ACT-hosted website to obtain additional information and resources in verifying site readiness. While the site readiness activities can be conducted leading up to the test administration windows, ACT encourages you to complete the work now to ensure your network and devices can support online testing. After the devices have been configured, it is essential to lock down all devices to prevent automatic computer updates or application auto-launching, which may negatively impact online testing. Please complete the task of freezing the devices used for testing no later than Friday, Aug. 31. ACT will email school and district testing staff next Thursday, Aug.25, with additional information about completing the site readiness activities. Testing staff is encouraged to share this information with school technology coordinators. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Shara Savage.
ACT 2022 Fall Senior Administration- Select Test Date - Deadline Approaching Reminder: Aug. 26
The deadline to complete the Select the Test Date is Aug. 26. DACs or BACs need to complete the Select a Test Date Task in PearsonAccessnext (PAN). This is a required task and should only take a few minutes to complete.
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Select test dates and shipping dates in PAN.
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Verify the shipping address in PAN.
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Submit an Address Change Request Form if the address needs to be updated. This form can be located in the PAN user guide.
The selection of online testing provides more testing flexibility during the fall 2022 administration of the ACT. Online Testing offers six testing days in each administration window. The online administration option allows schools/districts more flexibility in bringing in small groups for testing.
Important Note: the deadline to complete these tasks is Friday, Aug. 26. If a school/district does not select a test date, the school/district will be marked as not participating and will not receive future email communications or materials from ACT.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Shara Savage. As a reminder, for additional questions, feel free to join the OAA/ACT Office Hours on Thursday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. EST.
ACT 2022 Fall Senior Administration- Submit Requests for ACT Authorized Accommodations - Deadline Approaching Reminder: Aug. 26
School and District testing staff will receive a reminder email from statetesting@operations.act.org with directions to re-associate previously approved accommodations with the fall administration window and directions for requesting new accommodations in ACT’s Test Accessibility and Accommodations (TAA) system on Monday, Aug. 22. This communication will provide links to existing resources that will help staff conduct this work before the deadline of Friday, Aug. 26. Testing staff can also visit step three of the ACT-hosted website to gather information and view an on-demand accommodations training webinar.
School Counselor and School-Based Mental Health Service Provider Use of Time Updates
Senate Bill 102, KRS 158.4416 has been updated regarding what information superintendents shall report by November 1 annually. It includes school counselors, with the addition of any school-based mental health providers. The form and other information may be found within this guidance document.
Participate in an ACCESS for ELLs Event
Every year, the WIDA community is asked to participate in events and activities that help review and refresh the assessment tools.
The ACCESS for ELLs assessments are taken by a diverse population of students speaking many languages: students in big cities and in rural areas, students new to the United States, and students born here. World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) and the test development partners work hard to create an assessment that:
- Reflects the diversity of multilingual learners
- Positively portrays students with a range of backgrounds
- Carefully avoids topics or situations that may evoke a negative reaction
While WIDA works to do these things throughout test development via events such as bias, sensitivity and content reviews, classroom observations, surveys, expert panels, and field testing, WIDA knows that our perspective is by nature incomplete. For this reason, WIDA invites educators to participate in the review of test content in development. WIDA values the fresh eyes, unique perspectives and range of experiences that educators bring to items, and WIDA revises test items based on this feedback from the field.
If educators would like to contribute to WIDA test development work, please visit the Building a WIDA Assessment page to learn more and apply.
2022 WIDA Annual Conference in Kentucky
The virtual portion of the 2022 WIDA Annual Conference takes place September 28-30 in Louisville, Kentucky and features two keynote speakers as well as spotlight and concurrent sessions. Space is limited, learn more and register on the 2022 WIDA Annual Conference website.
Enter to win! WIDA is giving away one 2022 WIDA Annual Conference virtual registration, head over to Instagram to learn how to win.
Assessment Scores in Infinite Campus
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) strives to publish student results data in Infinite Campus (IC) as it becomes available. KDE will publish the Cambridge International (CAI) scores to districts beginning on Tuesday, August 23rd.
Please email KDE data services inbox with any questions on this matter.
Reminder: 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator Registration due Sept. 1
As a friendly reminder, District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) were requested to review last year’s (2021-2022) Career and Technical Education (CTE) End-of-Program (EOP) Assessment Coordinator and E-SESS administrative accounts to verify whether the information is still accurate and should be renewed for 2022-2023. Otherwise, any necessary CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator assignments or E-SESS administrative account updates (e.g., revisions, additions, deletions) are requested by Sept. 1.
One CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator assignment/renewal is required for each secondary school offering CTE courses and planning to administer the CTE EOP Assessment or Skilled Trades TRACK (Carpentry, Electrical, Welding) Assessment in 2022-2023.
The 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment and Skilled Trades TRACK Assessment testing window is Feb. 20 – Mar. 31. Schools MUST meet CRITICAL DEADLINES in order for students to test.
Please refer to the school information and registration instructions provided in the 2022-2023 CTE EOP Assessment Coordinator Verification and Registration email on August 10, 2022, or contact Sherri Craig, Office of Career and Technical Education (OCTE), for assistance.
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