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Assessment Update

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

PARCC

  • Student scores for PARCC are being reported in Pearson Access Next. Scores will appear on a rolling basis under On Demand Reports. The mathematics scores will be the first to appear. The number of student scores are displayed in the report. Using that number, you can determine how complete the report is for a specific test.
  • Student scores for PARCC are scheduled to appear in SIS on June 18th.
  • To report lost or damaged PARCC test material (secure material only), complete the form and fax the document to Pearson.
  • ​PARCC Help Center Contact
    • Monday - Friday 5:30 am - 6:30 pm (CT) 
    • 1-888-493-9888

S AT®Spring 2018

  • June 2018: SAT Scores Training Workshops
  • Four Steps to Accessing SAT® Suite of Assessment Results (for Educators and Students)
  • SAT® School Day scores from the April 10, 2018, SAT School Day administration will be available to students in their College Board account beginning on Thursday, May 3, 2018. If students cannot view their scores, they should call the College Board's Student SAT Helpline at 1-866-756-7346.
  • SAT® School Day scores from the April 10, 2018, SAT School Day administration will be available to educators through the College Board K-12 Reporting Portal beginning Monday, May 21, 2018, for students who tested at their school.  
  • Scores for some students will be released later than May 3, 2018, for reasons that include participation in the later accommodations testing window or on the makeup testing date, late receipt of answer sheets, missing information on the answer sheet, or other exception conditions that require additional attention. If educators have questions about the K-12 reporting portal contact College Board at 1-888-728-4357 or k12reports@info.collegeboard.org.
  • SAT data are scheduled to be posted in ISBE's Student Information System in mid-July 2018.
  • Districts may begin to review the SAT Correction file in SIS, including entering “Reason for No Valid Test Attempt" (RNVTA) codes. Please refer to slides 41-49 from the April 13, 2018, Assessment Webinar Update PowerPoint for detailed guidance.
  • ISBE Web Link for SAT® Information
  • SAT® Illinois Customer Service:
    844-688-9995 - Option 1
    ilsat@collegeboard.org

Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) - 2018

  • Corrections:
    • Initial test records loaded into IWAS under the Assessments System Listing Friday, May 19.
    • ISBE is matching remaining records with poor data quality, so please verify SIS enrollment data. Create enrollment record if none exists. Then contact ISBE if you have students missing from the test record count and we will attempt to match them to the correct enrollment records.
    • School districts can continue to enter RNVTA and make corrections to SIS data.
    • ISBE will announce, via the listserv and webinars, when the ISA correction window closes (after agency staff complete the initial data reviews etc.).
  • ISA Test Windows
    • 2018-19 Test Window: March 1st - April 30th, 2019
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Access

  • ACCESS Scoring Appeal Requests
    DRC has two scoring appeal windows for 2018. For requests received by July 13, 2018, reports that show improved results will be posted on WIDA AMS by August 29, 2018. For requests received between July 14 and September 21, 2018, reports that show improved results will be posted on WIDA AMS by October 30, 2018. Scoring appeals are available for only the writing and speaking domains from the 2017-18 cycle. A $200 fee per domain applies if the score does not change. To request an appeal contact ISBE at 866-317-6034, or send an email to Barry Pedersen at bpederse@isbe.net.
  • WIDA 2018 Summer Professional Development Academies
    Academies are three-day offerings that allow K-12 educators to further explore WIDA's products and resources, supporting their implementation of the WIDA ELD Standards. Designed for 30-50 participants, they provide ample opportunities for discussion and application.  Learn More about the WIDA 2018 Summer Professional Development Academies .
  • WIDA Screener Live Q&A Webinar Schedule
    WIDA and DRC are offering free, live Q&A webinars about the WIDA Screener. Some of the webinars will focus on the online WIDA Screener, and others will address the paper form.
    Please see the schedule and log in information at this link. No advance registration is required. You can join the webinar 15 minutes prior to the start time. The webinars will be recorded and posted on the WIDA website once complete.
  • American Indian English Learner Research Alliance Conference
    The Second Annual AIERA Conference will be held June 12-14, 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The aim of the conference is to celebrate Native languages, cultural preservation and culturally responsive instruction and assessment. The presenters and keynote speakers will share resources, information and tools as well as provide opportunities for networking and collaboration. The conference is a product of collaboration between the NM Public Education Department, University of Wisconsin, South Central Comprehensive Center, Utah Public Education Department, and Albuquerque Public Schools.  Register here to attend .
  • WIDA Client Services Center Summer Hours
    April through September
    Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm CT
    866-276-7735, help@wida.us
    A customer service representative will be available by phone and email during these times. We respond to other email and voicemail messages within 24 hours.
  • ACCESS Score Caps Discontinued
    For 2017-18, score caps will no longer be applied to Tiers A and B of the listening and reading domains on the paper form. Prior to the 2017-18 administration, students who took the ACCESS for ELLs Tier A and Tier B test forms using the paper mode had their proficiency level (PL) scores capped. Tier C proficiency level scores were not capped.

    • Students taking the Tier A test form could not score above PL4.0 in Listening or Reading.
    • Students taking the Tier B test form could not score above PL5.0 in Listening or Reading.

    The WIDA Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) recommended removing the score caps as a step to improve score comparability between the Paper and Online administration modes of ACCESS for ELLs 2.0. Beginning in 2017-18, score caps have been removed for listening and reading and students' PL scores are no longer capped in any tier. This change applies only to ACCESS (Paper test form) in grades 1-12.

  • My Child is an ELL: A Parent's Guide ​

    WIDA has created a flyer that helps educators explain the EL identification process to parents and families.

  • ​ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Score Interpretation Resources

    2017-18 score report resources are now updated and posted on the WIDA website, including:

    • Interpretive Guide for Score Reports
    • Individual Student Score Notes template
    • PowerPoint for talking with parents and families
    • Lesson Plans for talking with students about ACCESS testing and results
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  • WIDA 2018 Conference Registration
    Registration is now open for the WIDA 2018 Annual Conference! Attendees can save $100 during early bird registration which runs through May 31.
  • WIDA Foundational Workshops are Now Available to Districts and Schools
    WIDA-developed, research-based professional learning workshops are now available. The workshops are designed to support use of the WIDA ELD Standards & Assessment System in districts and schools.
    Contact WCEPS,
    Email WCEPS
    toll free:1.877.272.5593
    fax: 1.608.441.2769

DLM

  • DLM correction window opened on  May 10th. Any student who did not test will need to have a Reason for No Valid Test Attempt (RNVTA) entered in SIS under DLM-AA.
  • District test coordinators can begin to pull a DLM Test Administration Monitoring report in Educator Portal to verify who did or did not complete training.
  • Test Windows: 2018-2019 School year
    • Wednesday, March 13th - Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 ​