Reading 3D and DIBELS 2014-2015 Items on the Agenda: Benchmark windows FAQ Document Testing guidelines per the state Adding new students, staff, classes Adding assessment link to homescreen Home Connect Letter Progress Monitoring Running Records, MAP, Compass Learning DAZE and PM books

Stress the holiday dates Share why we have them and while they can be frustrating, they are a policy of CMS

Please bookmark/save…. Amplify North Carolina Site: http://www.amplify.com/north-carolina Amplify Representative for 3D licenses/kits: Adam Ulrich, aulrich@amplify.com CMS Literacy Wiki: http://literacy.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ Amplify Customer Support: 800-823-1969 ext. 3 --When there are sepcific time sensitive iPad or other questions, calling 800 number is a fast way to get answers over emailing or calling me.

Amplify North Carolina FAQ Document On the NC Amplify website under Resources tab Share with your staff key parts that you think they need Please open this document so we may go over key points together. 1. www.amplify.com/north-carolina/resources 2. Resources tab 3. Click Frequently Asked Questions Suggest making team copies and asking teachers to read the document or presenting it in a staff meeting. Scoring is important. Mention it is a little outdated and the state has been notified but that we will go over nuances together. Puruse the rest of the site and just give a quick overview of what

Benchmarks -Teachers of record (the classroom teacher) may test during BOY and MOY but not EOY. Teachers of record MAY NOT test their own students for EOY. -ONLY certified staff members may administer DIBELS and Reading 3D tests during any benchmark window. Mention that progress monitoring can be done by assistants if need be but due to Standard 6 and the law, only certified staff may test students.

NEW STUDENTS New students from within CMS schools must be transferred within the mclasshome site. Please contact the LF at the school from which the student came from to have them transfer the student to your school. New students from outside of CMS and North Carolina will need a new student account created from the Admin tab at the top right of the home screen. If students come outside of the most recent window, you can use a demo log in to test the student to find out where they are. Demo adding and transferring students

NEW Staff Members New Classes Add new staff members through the Admin tab on the top right of mCLASShome screen. New Classes Go through the admin tab to create new classes. Demo adding staff members and the levels of access. Teacher Full System Access Demo new class set up Point out that accounts only work for the school. If a staff member moves to another school, they need another account created. LFs should go in to their school staff lists and clean them up (remove anyone not still there, etc..)

Using the iPad for mCLASS assessments: Open Safari Enter www.mclasshome.com/assessment Log in When the dialogue box appears asking if you would like the site to appear on your homepage, click yes. This will be your hotlink to open the testing link. It is not an app DEMO

Parent Communication Per House Bill 230 (Read to Achieve), parents must be notified of Student progress after each benchmark window. The Home Connect Letter should be sent home with report cards or shared during a parent-teacher conference. You can find this letter under the Support tab on the top right corner of mclasshome.com DEMO

Progress Monitoring DIBELS FSF PSF NWF CLS NWF WWR DORF For students on red or yellow in any area: Drill down to the lowest skill in hierarchy and teach and progress monitor specifically to that skill. Note that this is required per law

Progress Monitoring TRC There is no written comprehension for TRC progress monitoring. You only have to do one read with a student. While the device may tell you to move up or down, you do not have to. ONE AND DONE. TRC is not to be used for MTSS (RtI) comprehension monitoring as it is not a sensitive enough instrument for weekly measurement of growth. Note this is required by law

Running Records and Benchmarking for 4/5 Teacher’s College Running Records http://readingandwritingproject.org/resources Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System http://www.heinemann.com/fountasandpinnell/BAS2_Overview.aspx DRA http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PSZ4Z4&PMDBSOLUTIONID=&PMDBSITEID=2781&PMDBCATEGORYID=&PMDBSUBSOLUTIONID=&PMDBSUBJECTAREAID=&PMDBSUBCATEGORYID=&PMDbProgramID=23661 mCLASS Reading 3D aulrich@amplify.com

Other topics: MAP data Compass Learning Progress Monitoring books Licenses for Retained 4th graders Using TRC to form LLI groups 4/5 graders showing up in mCLASS list Progress monitoring for 4/5—AimsWeb Valeriel.davis DAZE consumables arrived? Training log in: teach260 1234