Weekly Wednesday Webinar 02.03.2016

AIR Help Desk Zac Sweeny

Technology Updates

Chrome OS 47 AIR is working to support Chrome OS 47. If your county’s testing device package includes Chromebooks, please be aware that WVDE is working with AIR on this issue. The option to remain at Chrome OS 46 by freezing Chrome updates exists. Questions regarding Chrome updates should be directed to your WVDE tech contact.

General Summative Assessment

General Assessment West Virginia General Summative Assessment ELA Grades 3-11 Math Science Grades 4, 6 and 10

P35 – Tactile Graphics P35  Braille Online Fixed Math (ELA-adaptive)  NEW CODE This is NOT available for grades 9th and 10th.  As a reminder for the other grades choosing this option, please make sure the online IEP is amended. Change of P35 from uncontracted braille to Braille Online Fixed Math (ELA-adaptive). Counties with 9/10 braille readers:  Barbour, Braxton, Hampshire, Hancock, Jefferson, Mason, Monroe, Putnam, Raleigh, and WVSB For braille reading students in grades 9 and 10, your options are braille paper form (P03) or online adaptive for ELA and Math in which you will need the tiger embosser for math (P17).

TIDE Contact Information Confirm your contact information in TIDE Working with AIR to fix missing contact County Contact information Order TAB Active Boone N Clay Grant Hampshire Jackson Kanawha Mason Mineral Morgan Putnam Randolph Tyler Wayne Webster Wyoming

TIDE LP and Braille Quantities for Large Print and Braille In TIDE Webinar on Ordering How to confirm QTYs How to order additional quantities Projected for February Once contact information in corrected

Accommodations Please be reviewing accommodations in TIDE and Accoms.14 Not in TIDE but in Accoms.14 – WVDE/AIR Not in Accoms.14 – County

Student Information Successful file transfer 01.28.16 Working to resolve the file transfer  

Homebound Remind principals of the importance of testing homebound students Should be tested at school of record Unless approval granted by WVDE   

School Test Dates School testing dates Must be inside district testing dates Guidelines Instructional days needed to complete testing Twenty-five testing days Five make-up days following 25 days Last week of school used for make-up test administration Need more than 25 days (exclusive of 5 day make-up) Request approval from WVDE Can use up to 36 days Last day of testing (including make-ups) should be the last instructional day for students Scheduled testing should be completed 5 days prior to end of testing Grade 12 Retest (CCR) 5 days prior to opening of General Summative Test Administration

Grade 12 Retest (College and Career Readiness) School Test Dates Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday   Grade 12 Retest (College and Career Readiness) WVGSA WVGSA WVGSA WVGSA WVGSA WVGSA Make-up Testing

mdmullins@k12.wv.us BY 02.12.2015 School Test Dates School testing dates must be emailed to mdmullins@k12.wv.us BY 02.12.2015

School Test Dates Please include request for additional days in your email with school testing dates. All schools end testing widow should match the last day of instruction. You may include known EOY calendar adjustments (not required). Calendar adjustment spreadsheet will have an early April due date.

School Test Dates If a school needs additional days, please include this request in your email with school testing dates. All schools end testing widow should match the last day of instruction.

Date Format YYYY-MM-DD School Test Dates DISTRICTID DISTRICTNAME SCHOOLID SCHOOLNAME RECORDTYPE D-District S-School Y-Nonpublic Start Date YYYY-MM-DD End Date 011 Carrol County   D 2016-04-24 2016-06-01 011-101 Larry White Elementary S 2016-05-04 011-201 Sara Webb Middle/High 011-999 Carroll County Home School Y Date Format YYYY-MM-DD

Science Assessment High School Item Development Item Writing Workshop - Complete High school science teachers Life Science Earth Science Physical Science (Chemistry/Physics) Item Content Review Workshop - Complete Tuesday, 01.26.2015 - Wednesday, 01.27.2015

Science Assessment Science Item Development Additional Item Writing, Content/Bias Review, Standards Setting, etc. workshops will be held for future development of items for the new science assessment. Science educators from all programmatic levels will be needed for this important work. You will receive a nominations form later this week to recommend teachers for these activities. Please remember to submit you nomination forms ASAP for teacher participation in further science assessment endeavors Item writing in June

Home-Instructed Validation Code for requesting Assessment ID is WVGSA16

Home-Instructed

Home-Instructed

Home-Instructed

Investigations Processing files from 2014 and 2015 Accommodations, Summative vs Interims, etc. Result Emails will be arriving over the next two months We anticipate process all files prior to 2016 testing

Policy 2340 Current policy posted on WVDE website and portal If signed prior to 01.19.2016 New security agreement needs signed In process of posting all one page Appendices to portal

Portal The WVGSA Portal Resources pages are in revision. Some changes have been completed. Please go look around and let us know if you think something needs changed or additions made.

Manuals/User Guides Online Test Administration Manual Being revised Will have test-specific scripts as an addendum Paper-Pencil Test Administration Manuals ELA Math Test Delivery System – Test Administrator User Guide Has been revised and posted for 2015-2016 Teacher Hand Scoring System User Guide Under Review Online Reporting System User Guide Updated guide awaiting posting Test Information and Distribution Engine User Guide NeoSpeechTM Voice Pack Installation Guide Checklists will be revised

Key Events Large Print and Braille Test Booklets County testing opens Two shipments Mid-March Notified of your county’s shipping date County testing opens 03.21.2016

DTC Meeting WVDE Building 7 – Capitol Room Monday 03.21.2016 Marlena will be re-emailing information and registration by mid-January 2016.

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