Assessment Newsletter (Volume 4, Issue 17)

Wyoming Department of Education sent this bulletin at 05/13/2016 02:09 PM MDT

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May 13, 2016  |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 4, Issue 17

NEW PAWS ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM

WDE is pleased to offer a new online reporting system for PAWS results. While this reporting system does not provide official results for accountability, it will give schools a preliminary look at their performance along with detailed information to support school improvement. We are offering the following training sessions on the new ORS: 

  • May 24, 3 to 4 pm MDT

Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1452464030950494980

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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  • May 25, 8:30 to 9:30 am MDT

Registration URL: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3465198130920056836

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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ACT WORKKEYS RESULTS

Wyoming schools that tested with WorkKeys paper materials this year will be receiving an email on or about May 20 with User ID and Password information.  This will allow test coordinators to log into a website where they will be able to retrieve electronic copies (PDFs) of their students’ WorkKeys score reports, once they have been posted. A second email will be sent on May 24 that will notify the test coordinators that the PDFs are available for retrieval. Test coordinators will have 10 calendar days to download the reports from the website. The second email  will also provide a Site ID and PN as well as a link to the site where the score reports can be accessed. All test coordinators who had students that took the WorkKeys test with paper materials during the State WorkKeys testing window, should be looking for these emails. If there are questions about this process, please contact ACT WorkKeys Customer Service at: 800/967-5539.

COMPASS TEST SCORES

To ensure that students meet their college application/class placement deadlines, please be sure that they have a printed copy of their scores before leaving your testing facility. Although the Department has accommodated summer score requests in the past, summer travel workshops and events may limit our ability to provide COMPASS results quickly. Also, please note, next fall will be the last administration opportunity for this assessment as ACT will no longer be providing it.

Please contact the Assessment office with any questions or concerns, 307-777-2906.

WIDA SCREENER TRAINING COURSES NOW AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICTS

The WIDA Screener training course is now available including information about logistics, scoring and reporting, accommodations, and materials and resources. The training course is located under the secure login on the WIDA website.

Please review the training memos for more information on WDE's Access and the WIDA webpage, under 'Training Opportunities.'

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WORD OF THE WEEK

Ceiling

 

The upper limit of performance that can be measured effectively by a test. Individuals are said to have reached the ceiling of a test when they perform at the top of the range in which the test can make reliable discriminations.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • May 24: Early Childhood Specialty Assessment Committee - Casper
  • May 24: New PAWS Online Reporting System (ORS) Training - Webinar
  • May 25: New PAWS Online Reporting System (ORS) Training - Webinar
  • June 2: Career/Tech Ed Specialty Assessment Committee
  • June 2: English Language Proficiency Specialty Assessment Committee
  • June 3: Alternate Specialty Assessment Committee