Tea with Troy: Office Hours May 26, 2016 Troy Couillard, Director Office of Student Assessment

Today’s Agenda GlobalMeet participation reminders May discussion –Spring assessment updates –Q & A

GlobalMeet Participation Participation Options: Chat Box (lower left) –General tech issues –Inquiries re: participation –Content-related questions Q&A (upper right) –Private dialogue w/DPI Unmute & Speak Dialogue : General in nature Constructive Short and concise Public/recorded

Office of Student Assessment Updates New Director Tea With Troy Formative Assessment position Kudos

MAY DISCUSSION Spring Assessment Updates Q & A

Feedback What went well? What improvements would you like to see? How can we serve you better?

Spring Assessment Highlights: WI Student Assessment System (WSAS) Grades 3-8: ELA and Mathematics Grades 4 & 8: Science Grades 4, 8, 10: Social Studies WI Forward Exam ACT Aspire - Grades 9 & 10: Reading, English, Mathematics, Science, Writing ACT plus Writing – Grade 11: Reading, English, Mathematics, Science, Writing ACT WorkKeys – Grade 11: Locating Information, Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics ACT Suite of HS Assessments Grades 3-11: ELA and Mathematics Grades 4 & : Science Grades 4, 8, 10: in Social Studies Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

Spring Assessment Highlights: Spring Testing Windows AssessmentWindow ACT plus Writing March 1: Statewide Administration March 1-15: w/Accommodations March 15: Makeup ACT WorkKeys March 2: Statewide Administration March 2-16: w/Accommodations March 16: Makeup WI Forward Exam and DLMMarch 28 – May 20 ACT AspireApril 25 – May 27 PALSApril 25 – May 20 REPORTING

Spring Assessment Highlights: Critical Dates to Remember** Aspire 5/27 at 4 pm – all test sessions closed by TC 6/3 – Paper answer documents due back to Aspire PALS 6/3 – Score entry deadline FORWARD 5/27 – Student information cleanup deadline 6/6 – District survey deadline **For a complete list of dates, please refer to the DAC Digest and the test-specific “Calendar” pages on our website

Noteworthy: Forward Student Reports –Student reports and summaries will be posted in eDIRECT in mid- to late-July. Hardcopies of individual student reports will be mailed to districts in early August. Student Information in eDIRECT –Deadline to update student information (not tested codes, accommodations, etc) in eDIRECT is extended until 11:59pm Friday, May 27 th.

Noteworthy: Forward Please help us improve your Forward Exam administration experience by completing the district survey no later than June 6, – nOMB-ABIYrc2rTVUPXJsj8/viewformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gyzDvW_1nS424BK8D0W8X nOMB-ABIYrc2rTVUPXJsj8/viewform

Noteworthy: DLM Individual Student reports –Student summary reports will be posted in KITE Educator Portal in September. –District Test Coordinators/Building Test Coordinators will need to download the reports and share with teachers.

Test Administration Feedback Survey: –DLM seeks feedback on the test administration process. Please forward the link below to your DLM Test Administrators: Noteworthy: DLM

Discussion & Dialogue Assessment Q & A –Hot topics –Concerns –Solution sharing

Until We Meet Again… Send follow up and questions to: Stay tuned for “Office Hours” details TBD Thanks for ALL you do, and have a terrific summer!!!