FLKRS 2014 FAIR-FS and WSS 1 Department of Research and Assessment, School District of Lee County
What’s New? 2 FLKRS is compromised of FAIR-FS (screening tasks) and WSS FAIR-FS is administered online via AIR and is computer-adaptive. WSS (Work Sampling System) is the observation component of FLKRS and it replaces the ECHOS portion of FLKRS. The 2014 FLKRS in Lee County should be administered to Kindergarten students August 18 – September 26, All data entry into PMRN must be completed no later than September 26, PMRN will be accessible beginning August 15, For Lee’s public and public charter schools registered in PMRN, our I.S. Department will have Kindergarten data loaded into PMRN by August 25, 2014.
K-2 System Specifications Recommended Bandwidth Specifications – External Connection to Internet 100 kbps per student or faster – Internal School Network 1000 kbps per student or faster 3
K-2 System Specifications Desktop, Laptop, Netbook and Thin Client / Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Operating System Windows – XP, 7, or newer Mac OS 10.7 or newer Linux – Linux: Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16 or newer Memory – 1gb RAM or greater Connectivity - Computers must be able to connect to the Internet via wired or wireless networks. Screen Size – 9.5 inch screen or larger Screen Resolution x 768 resolution or higher 4
K-2 System Specifications Desktop, Laptop, Netbook and Thin Client / Virtual Desktop Infrastructure – Input Device Requirements Keyboard, Mouse – Headphones/Earphones Y-Jack for two sets of headphones (teacher/student) 5
K-2 System Specifications Browser Specifications – Internet Explorer (IE) Version 9, 10 – Firefox Version 26 – Safari Version – Flash Player Version 10 – Adobe AIR (for offline administration) 6
Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) Overview 7 Department of Research and Assessment, School District of Lee County
Topics FLKRS Components Accessing FLKRS Work Sampling System Teacher Administration Manual 8
Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) In compliance with Section , F.S. – All kindergarten students in each public school must be screened – Each child who was enrolled in the VPK education program during the previous school year must be submitted for the statewide kindergarten screening (FLKRS), regardless of whether the child is admitted to Kindergarten in a public or non-public school Consists of two parts: – the Work Sampling System™ (WSS™) – the screening portion of the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading (FAIR-FS) 9
FLKRS Components FAIR-FSWork Sampling System Alphabetics Phonological Awareness Letter Sounds Alphabetics Phonological Awareness Letter Sounds Oral Language Vocabulary Pairs Following Directions Oral Language Vocabulary Pairs Following Directions Comprehension Listening Comprehension Sentence Comprehension Comprehension Listening Comprehension Sentence Comprehension Probability of Literacy Success (PLS) Computed Probability of Literacy Success (PLS) Computed FLKRS Demographics Complete Work Sampling System observation sheet (paper/pencil) Enter observations Via electronic scoring tool in PMRN Enter observations Via electronic scoring tool in PMRN Rating Computed Rating Computed 10
Accessing FLKRS Accessing FLKRS Administration – Accessed by Reading Level Users – Teacher must have Kindergarten class assigned FLKRS administration is completed via – Reading Level FLKRS Data Entry page – Work Sampling System (WSS) printable materials WSS data entry currently being developed – K-2 AIR for FAIR-FS Screening tasks 11
Accessing FLKRS - Sign In Non-public schools access via To access the PMRN via SSO – SSO Portal Home Page – Click Log In button 12
Accessing FLKRS - Sign In 13
Accessing FLKRS - Sign In Organization Selection page Hosted Users – From drop-down menu, Select “SSO Hosted Users” Federated Users – From drop-down menu, select User District Click Continue to Sign In button 14
Accessing FLKRS - Sign In Hosted User Via the FLDOE SSO Sign In Page – Enter User Name – Enter Password – Click Sign In Forgot Password? 15
Accessing FLKRS - Sign In Federated User Via the District SSO Sign In Page – Enter User Name – Enter Password – Click Sign In or Login 16
Accessing FLKRS – Sign In Upon Sign In, the Reading Teacher will – access the PMRN or K-2 through the PMRN SSO portal – Click the PMRN Admin Panel or K-2 button 17
New Observation Tool Work Sampling System (WSS) Complete student data form on the 45 indicators via pencil/paper Store data in a secure location When electronic scoring tool becomes available, enter data into PMRN – Rita Effing will instructions on how to enter observation data into PMRN 18
Accessing WSS Teacher Administration Manual (TAM) WSS TAM and Student Score Booklet (SSB) – Printable downloads in PMRN Access Materials – Sign In – Click K-2 button via SSO Portal – Download materials via links 19
Frequently Asked Questions For questions regardingContact Assistance accessing FLKRS components, including PMRN FLDOE Integrated Education Network Service Center
Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) Scoring and Reports 21 Department of Research and Assessment, School District of Lee County
K-2 Accessing Reports PMRN v4 Reports available – School Reports (School Level) School Report School Missing Score Report Assessment Calendar Edit School Registration function – Teacher Report (School, Reading, Resource Level) – Class Report (School, Reading, Resource Level) – Student Report (School, Reading, Resource Level) 22
K-2 Accessing Reports School Level School Level Users – Sign In – Click the tab of the Report Level you wish to view School Reports Reading Class Reports Teacher Reports Student Reports – Click the linked name of the Report 23
K-2 Accessing Reports Reading, Resource Level Reading and Resource Level Users – Sign In – Click the tab of the Report Level you wish to view Student Reports Class Reports Teacher Reports – Click the linked name of the Report 24
Next Steps Verify with your principal that they have logged in and created school- level users. Download and read the FLKRS TAM (located at Download and read the FAIR-FS K-2 TAM (located at Download the Class Record Form for WSS observations (located at Beginning August 18, record observations for the WSS portion of FLKRS. Beginning August 25, log into PMRN and begin administering the FAIR-FS portion of FLKRS. Beginning August 25, log into PMRN and enter your WSS observations. 25
For Assistance Curriculum questions: Contact your district reading office Content and policy questions: Contact Just Read, Florida! at Technical questions: Call or FLDOE Integrated Education Network Service Center or