Assessment Newsletters (Volume 5, Issue 23)

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July 7, 2017  |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 5, Issue 23

CONFIDENTIAL PAWS AND Wy-ALT RESULTS

The Wyoming Department of Education confidentially released results from the 2017 PAWS and Wy-ALT assessments to school districts on Monday, June 26. School districts will have until Monday, July 10 to review the reports. District Superintendents need to verify online that they have received and reviewed the data. 

ACT PROFILE SUMMARY REPORTS

Profile Summary Reports are being released early for the state of Wyoming. This means that reports will be available for schools by July 14 instead of July 24 as previously indicated. The original schedule can be found here. Please remember these reports are preliminary. 

FALL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDED BY JAN HOEGH WITH MARZANO RESEARCH, LLC - PHASE I, II, and III

Phase I & II - Literacy and Formative Assessment

These trainings serve as foundational components within the comprehensive instructional framework that is further developed in Phase III -The Art and Science of Teaching. In this training educators will gain an awareness of the research regarding classroom assessment, understand the difference among obtrusive, unobtrusive, and student-generated assessments, and how to use each in the classroom, learn data analysis practices related to classroom assessments, and learn attributes of high-quality performance tasks.

  • September 12 - 13 in Evanston

Phase III - The Art and Science of Teaching Unit 1
Districts should send teams of 6 – 8 educators for both Unit 1 and Unit 2. The Art and Science of Teaching will span a total of four full days. Two days in the Fall and two days in the Spring. Teams will include district or building leaders, instructional facilitators, and classroom teachers. Smaller teams will work with others attending the training.

  • September 21 - 22 in Gillette
  • October 11 - 12 in Casper
  • October 18-19 in Jackson

Mark your calendar! Registration will open soon.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • June 26-July 10: Data verification window for PAWS and Wy-ALT data
  • July 7: ACT Aspire individual student reports and aggregate reports available in portal
  • July 10-14: ACT School, district, and state aggregate reports delivered
  • July 31-August 2: WAVE Conference
  • September 5: WY-TOPP Test the system day
  • September 12-13: Evanston - Phase I & II Literacy and Formative Assessment Workshop
  • September 19: WIDA Online Screener Training 
  • September 21: WIDA Online Screener Training
  • September 21-22: Gillette - The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 1
  • October 11-12: Casper - The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 1
  • October 18-19: Jackson - The Art and Science of Teaching, Unit 1
  • October 23-November 17: WY-TOPP Fall Interim window