Assessment Newsletter (Volume 9, Issue 28)

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WDE Assessment Updates

03/11/22  |  Volume 9, Issue 28


EDUCATOR RECRUITMENT

Assessment Alignment Studies for ELA and Math

  • The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) will be working with EdMetric to perform an alignment study of the WY-TOPP and WY-ALT Assessments to the State Standards in ELA, Math, and Science.
  • ELA and Math Alignment Studies will be performed 4-7 p.m. on Monday through Friday as follows:
    • WY-TOPP -  March 28-April 1, 2022.
    • WY-ALT - April 4-8, 2022.
  • Any necessary Alignment Studies for Science will be done after this year’s test, in late summer or early fall 2022.
  • Register here by March 22, 2022 for all three content areas.

ACCESS and ALT-ACCESS for ELs

Data Validation March 18-31, 2022

  • Data validation is completed by the District Test Coordinator (DTC), but permissions may be given to Building Coordinators and/or Test Administrators.
  • Use WIDA AMS for data validation.
  • Pre-reporting data validation occurs before initial reporting and impacts reports (both printed and posted in WIDA AMS) and data files. 
  • WIDA AMS will be closed for editing when the data validation window closes while reports are being printed/posted to AMS.
  • See the User Guide Supplement: Data Validation for more information on how to complete the data validation process.

For questions or assistance with Data Validation, call 855-787-9615 or email WIDA@datarecognitioncorp.com.


WY-ALT

Quality Assurance and Test Security Monitoring

  • The Assessment window is open from March 1-April 22, 2022
  • WDE Assessment Team members will be conducting on-site and desktop monitoring during the assessment window. 

For more information, contact Becca Velikaneye, WDE Assessment Consultant, at 307-777-6804 or rebecca.velikaneye@wyo.gov.


WY-TOPP

Paper Order Window March 1-25, 2022

  • The WY-TOPP Summative initial order window, for students with a paper testing accommodation, will remain open until Friday, March 25, 2022.
  • Orders must be placed on TIDE. 
  • District Test Coordinators must verify the shipping address for each order. 
  • Note: Select WY-TOPP Paper Orders from the Test Administration drop-down when logging in to TIDE.

For more information, contact the Wyoming Help Desk at 888-897-8024 or wyohelpdesk@cambiumassessment.com.


HOMESCHOOL STUDENT REQUESTING TO TEST

Any homeschool student who receives services or classes at a district school should already be a part of the nightly upload as a primary enrolled student with the homeschool indicator. In order to identify homeschool students not enrolled within the student information system, the WDE must collect information to associate them with a school in TIDE. The WDE687 collection will be used to collect information on homeschool students not served by a school district. This collection will open April 5, one week prior to the testing window. 

The collection will be submitted through the DCS (Data Collection Suite). The WDE687 Certify role will need to be assigned to the WyEd User account of the person submitting the roster. To access the data collection form, guidebook, and error report go to the Forms Inventory Page and click on the arrow to the left of the WDE687 and then to the  Documents tab.

For more information, contact Michelle Carroll, WDE Assessment Consultant, at 307-777-3618 or michelle.carroll@wyo.gov.


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).
  • February 22-April 15: WY-ALT Paper Accommodation Order Window in TIDE.
  • March 1-April 22: WY-ALT Assessment Window.
  • March 15: ACCESS Post-Testing Interpreting Score Reports Q&A Webinar.
  • March 18-31: ACCESS Pre-Reporting Data Validation for LEAs in WIDA AMS.
  • March 25: WY-TOPP Paper Order Window Closes.
  • March 28-April 1: WY-TOPP ELA and Math Alignment Studies.
  • 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 4-8: WY-ALT ELA and Math Alignment Studies.
  • April 5: WDE687 Collection Opens.
  • April 8: WY-TOPP and WY-ALT Test Delivery System Downtime.
  • 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.