Question of the Week
Q: How can Building and District Assessment Coordinators be recognized for their outstanding efforts?
A: The Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators (KAAC) is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Building Assessment Coordinator (BAC) and the 2023 District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) of the year awards. To submit a nomination, please complete the nomination form. Winners will be recognized at the annual Scott Trimble Workshop in October.
BAC of the Year Nominations
DAC of the Year Nominations
If you have questions, please contact KAAC at bjones@kaac.org.
Spring Rosters Closing for SDRR
Student Data Review and Rosters (SDRR) application will close for new change requests with ACCESS, Alternate ACCESS, Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA), Alternate Kentucky Summative Assessment (AKSA) and Postsecondary Readiness on Wednesday, June 14 at 5 p.m. ET.
As a reminder, district/school personnel will need to do the following prior to SDRR closing for Spring Rosters:
- Confirm participation of students
- Review and update 100-day students for accountability
- File nonparticipation requests for students
- Add or delete students from the roster as appropriate
- Make annotations concerning students for district use only
- Mark accommodations for Individual Education Program (IEP) or Program Services Plan (PSP) students
- Annotate and delete any student who withdrew prior to the testing window
Any tickets which are not completed during Spring Rosters will be denied and may be requested again during Fall Data Review period, if needed. Remember that assistance with 100-day entity questions is available by using the 100-DAY TOOL, and that the Help Button within SDRR contains a large amount of frequently updated information to assist school and district staff with this work.
June Monthly DAC Webcast
The Office of Assessment and Accountability (OAA), Division of Assessment and Accountability Support (DAAS) hosted its live monthly DAC Webcast virtually, Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m. – 12 noon ET.
The meeting was hosted by Jennifer Stafford, Director, in the Division of Assessment and Accountability Support. She was joined by Christen Roseberry, Lisa Jett, and Jenni Larkins who provided important assessment and accountability topics. The agenda topics included:
- Spring 2023 Testing Highlights
- Standards Validation
- K-Screen Train the Trainer Updates
- 2023 Accountability Standard Setting
The June 2023 DAC Webcast PowerPoint and the DAC Webcast Video are available on the right-hand side of the KDE Meetings and Trainings webpage. The recorded session is posted on the KDE Media Portal. Future DAC Webcasts are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month.
2023 New DAC Informational Seminar (Reminder)
The New District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) Seminar helps set the stage for DACs. As a DAC you play a critical role in impacting student learning in the district. Join Kentucky Association for Assessment Coordinators (KAAC) for a day where the stage is set for DACs of all levels of experience. This newly designed workshop features an in-depth time to focus on the role of assessment and accountability in schools and districts, the organization every DAC needs to know and time to develop your understanding of accountability in Kentucky. The workshop will be facilitated by KAAC board members focused on making sure each new DAC has a smooth transition into this essential job. The workshop features networking time to meet other DACs and KDE staff. DACs of any experience level are invited to attend the New DAC Seminar on August 2 at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. ET at the KDE Building- 300 Sower Blvd. in Frankfort.
2023-2024 WIDA Screener Online Administration
The 2023-24 administration of WIDA Screener Online will open in WIDA AMS on Friday, June 30. Permissions for the new WIDA Screener administration will be assigned to existing users prior to this date. All Speaking and Writing responses from the 2022-2023 administration year must be scored by Thursday, June 29, before the 2022-23 administration changes to read only.
Additionally, please note:
- New applications for Import, Student, and Test Management will be available on June 30. Read Get ready for 2023-24 updates to WIDA AMS and DRC INSIGHT for more information.
- Reports for the 2023-24 testing year will be available in the new Reporting Services application on June 30. Reports for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 can be found in WIDA AMS under My Applications > Report Delivery.
- Beginning with the 2023-24 testing year, DRC will house only the current year plus the two previous years’ score reports in WIDA AMS. If your district needs score reports for WIDA Screener Online or ACCESS for ELLs for the 2020-21 testing year or earlier, download your reports before June 30.
For questions related to WIDA AMS, please contact DRC Customer Service at wida@datarecognitioncorp.com or (855) 787-9615.
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