Prior to testing, please ensure that all students’ demographic data and accommodations are correct in WIDA AMS Student Management.  For students testing on paper, verify that their Pre-ID labels are correct.  If the data is incorrect, you may still use the label, but make sure to update the data in WIDA AMS Student Management.  For detailed information on WIDA AMS Student Management, see the WIDA Assessment Management System (WIDA AMS) User Guide on the WIDA Training Course.

Online testers must also be placed in appropriate test sessions with WIDA AMS Test Management.  To check the test sessions, follow the directions below to generate a report showing the students in test sessions.

1. Log in to WIDA AMS
2. Click on Report Delivery>Status Reports
3. Select the Administration and District (Select the School, if applicable)
4. Click on the Daily Cumulative Student Status Report

 Any changes to test sessions must be made in WIDA AMS Test Management.  For detailed information on Test Management, see the WIDA Assessment Management System (WIDA AMS) User Guide on the WIDA Training Course.

Your students must complete their tests before the testing window ends on February 28.

Please contact DRC Customer Support with any questions at WIDA@DataRecognitionCorp.com or 1-855-787-9615. 

The “Update Student List” process has changed in the online MyNAEP system, i.e., since the last round of NAEP testing in Wyoming in 2015.

In 2017 building coordinators will have an option on Update Student List (USL), to EITHER:

a) Manually add any newly enrolled grade 4 or 8 students (i.e., new kids since September) one-by-one into the MyNAEP system in January…OR,

b) Upload a current student file from your school’s Student Information System or SIS to MyNAEP during January. The uploaded file, as in 2015, must be formatted in Excel and contain student names and their month/year-of-birth.

During 2015, all schools were required to upload an Excel file to MyNAEP…so having an option this year to pick a method that fits a school’s circumstances is a definite plus.

Student now listed in MyNAEP reflect an enrollment snapshot from early October, i.e., as submitted by district offices to the WDE via the state’s Form 684 data collection process.

Here is some guidance in picking an Update Student List method at your building:

• Manually adding students one-by-one to the MyNAEP system via the “Add Newly Enrolled Students” option is likely a good choice for schools with fifty (50) or fewer students slated for 2017 NAEP testing…there are many such schools in Wyoming. It’s also a good pick if a building has had none, or just a few new grade 4 or 8 students enroll since late September.      
• On the other hand, uploading an Excel file will be an efficient path for schools with substantially more than 50 students taking NAEP in grade 4 or 8. It also works for schools experiencing a lot of new grade 4 or 8  student enrollments since September. School staff who are adept in handling and formatting Excel spreadsheet files will prefer this approach, regardless of size.

At large schools especially, uploading an Excel file will be an efficient approach. This option electronically compares current student information system or SIS listings with Form 684 student data already in MyNAEP, and then identifies and adds new enrollees to MyNAEP automatically; this can save staff time in cross-referencing lengthy student lists, and manually keying-in new enrollees’ names and birth information one-by-one into MyNAEP.

WDE trusts building coordinators’ ability to best identify an option that fits for their school, its new student enrollment flow since September, its in-house Excel file handling expertise, etc…. and trusts in school-based option selections for completing the Update Student List (USL) task during January.

Each option works, and will be available for USL input on MyNAEP next month. One could prove more efficient in completing the USL step, i.e., given a school’s situation and specifics.

Please view the Update Student List tutorial and contact Will Donkersgoed at (307) 777-5133 or william.donkersgoed@wyo.gov if your NAEP building coordinator needs further input re: the respective USL options…he’ll be glad to discuss the matter directly, and further advise building coordinators. 

All Spring 2017 Test Administrators (TAs) and Second Scorers (SSs) must attend one of the Wy-ALT trainings, even if they administered the test in the past. If you administered the test last year and feel comfortable doing so in 2017, you can attend one of three in-person half-day refresher trainings rather than the full day training for new TAs and SSs. If you have a conflict and cannot attend any of the in-person trainings, there is also the opportunity to attend a Refresher Training Webinar.

Wy-ALT Training Locations and Dates:
Full-Day Trainings Required for New Test Administrators and Second Scorers*

• Monday, January 9 in Powell at 9:00 AM
• Tuesday, January 10 in Casper at 9:00 AM
• Friday, January 13 in Evanston at 9:00 AM
• Wednesday, January 18 in Cheyenne at 9:00 AM

Half-Day Refresher Trainings for Previous TAs and SSs*

• Wednesday, January 11 in Casper from 9:00 AM to 11:30 PM
• Wednesday, January 11 in Casper from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM
• Thursday, January 19 in Cheyenne from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Refresher Training Webinars for Previous TAs and SSs* (if unable to attend any in person)

• Tuesday, February 7 in the afternoon 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
• Thursday, February 9 in the morning 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM