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Question of the Week
Q: When will the next KSA Office Hour be held?
A: The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA) in collaboration with Pearson will host an office hour session on Friday, April 28. Pearson will provide a tutorial to assist District Assessment Coordinators (DACs) and Building Assessment Coordinators (BACs) with tasks to be completed in PearsonAccessnext (PAN) including transferring students, attending to Work Requests and starting and stopping sessions. DACs, BACs and all test administrators will be able to ask questions and receive assistance during this time. Questions can be submitted prior to the office hour using the KSA Office Hour Form. Please use the meeting link below to join the Teams meeting. Links to future Office Hour meetings will be shared in Monday DAC emails.
KSA Office Hour Session 3 – Wednesday, May 17, 10-11 a.m. ET
Please note that the questions asked during the office hour sessions should be specific to the KSA administration and not include personal identifying information. For questions, please contact Melissa Chandler or call (502) 564-4394 Ext. 4756.
ACCESS for ELLs Score Report Resources
With ACCESS for ELLs score reporting dates approaching. Here are some resources for districts:
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Communicate with colleagues: Use the ACCESS for ELLs Interpretive Guide for Score Reports and the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Interpretive Guide for Score Reports to explain ACCESS scores to fellow educators. In addition to providing an overview of the various types of score reports, these documents explain how scores are calculated, and how educators can use proficiency level and scale scores to support the students’ language growth.
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Find more information: Watch the Post-Testing: Interpreting Score Reports webinar recording or learn more about the online Speaking test by viewing the recorded webinar, ACCESS for ELLs Online: The Speaking Test and How it is Scored on the WIDA Secure Portal. Districts can also find state-specific information about when scores will be available on Kentucky’s member/state page located on the WIDA website.
2023 WIDA Annual Conference Registration
The 2023 World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Annual Conference will take place October 17-20 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the theme Adelante with a Multilingual Mindset. New ‘need to know’ information is now available on the 2023 WIDA Annual Conference website, including the program at-a-glance, registration rates, and more. This year’s event also includes a virtual track which is designed for attendees to experience a sampling of the WIDA Annual Conference. The full conference schedule, speaker information and registration details will be available on May 8.
Enter to win! WIDA is giving away registrations to attend #WIDA2023 in Milwaukee. Head over to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to learn how to win.
KDE's Kentucky United We Learn Council to meet in-person April 25 and 26
The following press release may be of interest to District Assessment Coordinators (DACs).
The Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE's) Kentucky United We Learn Council will hold its spring convening at The Blair Center in Shelbyville on Tuesday April 25 and Wednesday April 26.
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In This Issue
2023 WIDA Annual Conference Registration
ACCESS for ELLs Score Report Resources
KDE's Kentucky United We Learn Council to meet in-person April 25 and 26
Previous Topics
2022-2023 EOP Assessment Results and Certificates Are Available in E-SESS
2023 New DAC Informational Seminar
ACT Spring 2023 Junior Administration-Reporting Timeline and Training Opportunity
Advancing ALTELLA Pilot Study: Looking for Families, Educators of Els
April Monthly DAC Webcast
DRC Technical Enhancement Q&A Webinar
Transferring Students in PAN
Important Dates
Skilled Trades TRACK Assessment Retest Option
K Screen Train the Trainers Virtual Training
Spring Rosters Tentative Window in SDRR
ACCESS for ELLs Reports Online in WIDA AMS
KSA Office Hour Session 2: 10-11 a.m. ET
ACCESS for ELL Printed Reports in the Districts
KSA Office Hour Session 3: 10-11 a.m. ET
DRC Technical Enhancement Q&A Webinar
2023 New DAC Informational Seminar
2023 WIDA Annual Conference
Applications
SDRR
Secure Web App
SRD
PearsonAccessnext
ACT
KSA
@KDE
ACCESS for ELLs
ACT
KSA
Alternate KSA
Kindergarten Screen
DAC Emails
School Report Card
Open House
Helpful Links
ACT
Admin Code Training Registration
KAAC
NAEP
Pearson
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office of Assessment and Accountability
Division of Assessment and Accountability Support
(502) 564-4394
KDE DAC Information
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