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03-06-2020 |  WDE Assessment Updates  |  Volume 7, Issue 27

WY-ALT IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Reminder: The WY-ALT is designed for one-on-one test administration to provide the necessary supports to students with significant cognitive disabilities. Early Stopping Rule: After multiple attempts at testing, there are an anticipated few students who will not have the communicational skills to take this assessment. In order to accommodate those students please follow the bullets below to document the early stop: Contact the Help Desk at 888-897-8024. Report the student(s) WISER ID. Report which subject(s) need the early stopping rule applied. Report date and time for each administration attempt, for each subject. Learner Characteristic Inventory: The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) recommends that teachers complete the Learner Characteristic Inventory by logging into the student interface, as the student, before beginning any test sessions. The LCI Questionnaire is comprised of 19 questions that address student demographic and performance information based on the previous school year. A copy of the questions is available on the Wyoming Assessment Portal under Resources for WY-ALT Test Administrators. Informative Materials: Assessment Best Practices Guide  Pre-identify WY-ALT Testers in TIDE  WY-ALT Administration LCI Helpful Tips – 2019-2020  WY-ALT Assessment Participation Criteria Guidance 2019+  WY-ALT Participation Guidelines 2019+ For more information, contact Kascinda Fleming at 307-777-7489 or kascinda.fleming@wyo.gov or Jessica Steinbrenner at 307-777-8568 or jessica.steinbrenner@wyo.gov

WIDA Q&A WEBINAR-INTERPRETING SCORE REPORTS

This webinar is for District Test Coordinators and Test Administrators to provide how-to information on validating student data and correcting student data. From 10-11 a.m. MST on Thursday, March 12.

GET INVOLVED: ACCESS FOR ELLS BRAILLE FORMS REVIEW

WIDA is looking for educators proficient in reading braille to participate in the Braille Forms Review for future ACCESS for ELLs test content. This review ensures that the braille version of ACCESS for ELLs is accurately transcribed and free of error. The review will be conducted in Madison, WI during the week of May 18. WIDA will cover all transportation costs for this event.  Educators interested in participating in the Braille Forms Review must complete the WIDA Braille Forms Review Recruitment Survey.

STILL TIME TO REGISTER: EDUCATOR COLLABORATION TO SUPPORT MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS WIDA WORKSHOP

March 10-11 in Afton This workshop will provide an overview of collaborative methods and structures for instruction and assessment.

ORDERING WY-ALT PAPER TEST MATERIALS

If a Building Coordinator/Test Administrator needs to request paper test materials for accommodated testing on behalf of a student, justification for the request must be made in TIDE before the order is submitted. What must be included is the student’s need for paper test materials per an IEP or 504 plan. This information must be provided in the Comments section of the paper order request in TIDE. Please, just verify that the student need is documented on an IEP or 504 plan. Submissions without this information will not be approved. Student involvement in PALS, LIFE, or other alternative educational programs is not justification for a paper order and will not be accepted as such. Please do not cut-and-paste, upload, or email IEPs or 504 plans to the Wyoming Department of Education.

• March 3-April 22: WY-ALT Assessments
• March 10-11: WIDA Educator Collaboration Workshop in Afton
• March 24: ACT Paper Test (option 1)
• March 24-26, and 31, April 1-2: ACT Online Test (option 1)
• April 7: ACT Paper Test (option 2)
• April 7-9, 14-16: ACT Online Test (option 2)
• April 7: WIDA “Lesson Planning” Workshop in Laramie (registration coming soon)
• April 8: WIDA “Writing with Multilingual Learners in the Elementary Grades” Workshop in Laramie (registration coming soon)
• April 21: ACT Paper Test (option 3)
• April 21-23, 28-30: ACT Online Test (option 3)
• April 20-24: WorkKeys
• April 14-May 8: WY-TOPP Summative Assessments and Spring Interims
• April 29: SAER System Exemption Request Window Close
• May 19: WIDA “Score Reports for Instruction” workshop in Casper (registration coming soon)
• May 20: WIDA “Score Reports for Instruction” workshop in Riverton (registration coming soon)

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                                           Jessica Steinbrenner, Supervisor  | 777-8568                                                                                             Michelle Carroll, Consultant  | 777-3618                                                                                            Tahnee Hutchinson, Consultant  | 777-5296                                                                                          Antoinette Hallam, Consultant  | 777-5217                                                                                         Lisa Benson, Program Coordinator  | 777-6918                                                                             Phylicia Peterson, Administrative Assistant  | 777-2906                                                                                            Bill Pannell, DAS  | 777-7322                                                                                                          Will Donkersgoed, NAEP  | 777-5133                                                                                                 Laurie Hernandez, Director  | 777-3469

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