Assessment Newsletter Volume 6, Issue 102

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05-17-2019  |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 6, Issue 102

WY-ALT STANDARD SETTING - CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

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July 16-18, 2019 - Cheyenne

The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) seeks general education, special education, content specialists, academic coaches, curriculum directors, and administrators to participate in standard setting for the WY-ALT assessments in English Language Arts grades 3-10, mathematics grades 3-10, and Science grades 4, 8, and 10. Travel and lodging reimbursements will be offered to panel members traveling from outside of Cheyenne. 

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WY-TOPP SCIENCE RUBRIC VALIDATION COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITY

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July 10 - July 11 2019

WDE is seeking Wyoming educators interested in participating in the NGSS Rubric Validation Review Committee meeting being held in Cheyenne. Travel and lodging reimbursements will be offered to committee members traveling 50 or more miles outside of Cheyenne. All applications submitted by 11:59 p.m. on June 10, 2019, will be considered.

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WY-TOPP SCIENCE DATA REVIEW COMMITTEE OPPORTUNITY

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August 27, 2019

WDE is seeking Wyoming educators interested in participating in the Data Review Committee meeting in Cheyenne. This committee will review how the new NGSS aligned items performed during the Spring 2019 field testing. Travel and lodging reimbursements will be offered to committee members traveling from outside of Cheyenne 50 or more miles. All applications submitted by 11:59 p.m. on August 3, 2019, will be considered. 

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NEW EMAIL LOGINS REQUIRED FOR WIDA

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Beginning June 10, 2019, educators who log in to the WIDA Secure Portal will be prompted to update their username to their work email address. Take this opportunity to make sure you're receiving emails from help@wida.us and info@wida.us so you don't miss important news, announcements, or account information.


COMING SOON: WIDA ACCESS 2.0 SCORES TO BE RELEASED

ACCESS 2.0 Reports Online were released on May 14, 2019

ACCESS 2.0 Reports Printed will be received on May 21, 2019

School and district shipments will arrive on the same day. Districts and schools will receive a shipment with an affixed yellow label on boxes containing the following reports:                               

 Districts 

  • Grades K-12 ACCESS for ELLs District Frequency Distribution Reports.
  • Grades 1-12 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs District Frequency Distribution Reports (if applicable) District boxes may also include boxes for schools (this is the same process for delivering test materials).

  Schools

  • Grades K-12 ACCESS for ELLs School Frequency Distribution Reports.
  • Grades K-12 ACCESS for ELLs School Roster Reports.
  • Grades K-12 ACCESS for ELLs Individual Student Reports.
  • Grades 1-12 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs School Frequency Distribution Reports (if applicable).
  • Grades 1-12 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs School Roster Reports (if applicable).
  • Grades 1-12 Alternate ACCESS for ELLs Individual Student Reports (if applicable).

For Parent and Interpretive Guides in multiple languages please visit the WIDA Resource Library at: https://wida.wisc.edu/resources


INTERPRETING ACCESS FOR ELS 2.0 SCORE REPORTS

May 21 in Casper & May 22 in Riverton

EL Teachers, EL Coordinators, administrators, and instructional coaches have the opportunity to learn how the ACCESS for ELs. Score Reports provide important information about students’ academic English language proficiency. Participants will examine the different types of reports available and each report’s function. Participants will also discuss the connection between the score reports and the WIDA ELD Standards and Assessment System, and how these reports can serve as a tool to initiate discussion about instruction. This is a great opportunity to get any questions you might have answered. Participants have the option to bring score reports or learn how to pull score reports at the workshop.

Follow this link to register for the Casper location.

Follow this link to register for the Riverton location.


CHANGE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CRITERIA 2018-2019

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Wyoming uses the ACCESS and ALT ACCESS as the valid and reliable ELP assessments that test all four language domains to ensure that ELs have achieved English proficiency. The proficiency score on the ELP assessment that is administered every spring must be set at a level that enables students to effectively participate in grade-level content instruction in English without EL services. Wyoming has a new multi exit criteria set for the 2018-2019 school year.

For an English Learner to be considered proficient on the ACCESS assessment, a student must have:

  • An overall composite performance level (CPL) score of at least 4.6 AND
  • A literacy performance level (LPL) of at least a 4.3

SIGN UP NOW: WIDA MODEL ONLINE WRITING FIELD TEST

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August 19-January 20

WIDA is currently recruiting schools to participate in a field test for the new writing tasks. The test consists of two writing tasks that take about 60 minutes to administer. The field test is open to all schools and districts with multilingual learners in grades 1-12. Writing prompts will be online, however, students in grades 1-5 will handwrite their responses and students in grades 6-12 will type their responses on the computer. WIDA will provide a $100 stipend for participating schools.

If you’re interested in participating in the writing field test complete the interest form located at: go.wisc.edu/MODELfieldtest. Please complete one form for each school you plan to register.