Assessment Newsletter (Volume 9, Issue 22)

Wyoming Department of Education sent this bulletin at 01/28/2022 10:02 AM MST

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WDE Assessment Updates

01/28/2022  |  Volume 9, Issue 22

TEST SECURITY TRAINING

To be Completed by All School Staff Before StatewideTesting

Test security is important for all assessments. Any violation of test security, whether intended or accidental, can compromise our ability to make inferences about student performance on state assessments. The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) emphasizes proactive practices — before, during, and after testing — as the primary method of ensuring test security. Following appropriate procedures regarding preparing for testing, handling test booklets, and administering tests is fundamental to ensuring public confidence in the results we report. 

All District Test Coordinators, Building Coordinators,Test Administrators, Proctors, Custodians, Secretaries, Behavior Specialists, and other staff who are directly or indirectly involved in state assessment, or have access to secure assessment materials, must be trained in test security and must sign a WDE Test Security Agreement before the start of testing. Reference the Assessment Security Guide for more information on test security practices.

For more information, contact Cat Palmer, WDE Assessment Supervisor, at 307-777-8568 or catherine.palmer@wyo.gov.

ADMINISTERING ACCESS FOR ELLS OR WIDA SCREENER ON iPAD DEVICES

Correctly Setting up an iPad for Testing

  • To administer ACCESS for ELLs or WIDA Screener using iPad devices with OS 14.x or higher, you must enable Cross-Website Tracking on each testing device. If Cross-Website Tracking is not enabled, student testing will be interrupted, and students will not be able to continue testing until this is corrected. To manually enable Cross-Website Tracking, perform the following steps on each iPad:
    • Navigate to Settings;
    • Click DRC INSIGHT Online Assessments;
    • Toggle Allow Cross-Website Tracking to On.

See the Technology User Guide, located in WIDA AMS under My Applications > General Information > Documents for additional information. 

For more information, contact DRC Customer Support at wida@datarecognitioncorp.com or (855) 787-9615.

UPDATE INFORMATION

Notify the WDE of updates to District Test Coordinator (DTC) and Building Coordinator (BC) assignments by completing this form. For WY-TOPP and WY-ALT, also notify the Wyoming Help Desk at 888-897-8024 or wyohelpdesk@cambiumassessment.com.

SY 2021-22 IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • September 14-June 17: WY-TOPP Modulars (optional).
  • December 1-February 25: WIDA AMS Test Setup Available.
  • January 5-February 18: ACCESS Additional Test Material Ordering Window in AMS.
  • January 11-February 4: WY-TOPP Interim Winter (optional).
  • January 18-February 25: ACCESS & ALT-ACCESS Assessment Window.
  • January 24-March 4: NAEP Assessment Window.
  • March 1: ACCESS Deadline for Shipping Completed Test Materials to DRC.
  • March 1-April 22: WY-ALT Assessment Window.
  • March 18-31: ACCESS Pre-Reporting Data Validation for LEAs in WIDA AMS.
  • March 29: ACT Test Opportunity 1 Paper.
  • March 29-31 & April 1, 4-8: ACT Accommodated Paper Window.
  • March 29-31 & April 5-7: ACT Online Standard & Accommodated Window.
  • April 12: ACT Test Opportunity 2 Paper.
  • April 12-14, 19-21: ACT Online Standard & Accommodated Window.
  • April 12-15, 18-22: ACT Accommodated Paper Window.
  • April 12-May 6: WY-TOPP Interim Spring (optional).
  • April 12-May 6: WY-TOPP Summative.
  • April 18-29: WorkKeys Spring Window (optional).
  • April 26: ACT Test Opportunity 3 - Emergency Window Paper.
  • April 26-28, May 3-5: ACT Online Standard & Accommodated Dates.
  • April 26-29, May 2-5: ACT Accommodated Paper Window.
  • May 4: ACCESS Reports and Data Files Available Online in WIDA AMS.
  • May 20-24: ACCESS Printed Reports Available in Districts.
  • June 17: ACCESS Updated Data Posted in WIDA AMS.