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Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SIS – The point of truth Region/County/District/Type/School (RCDTS) Home School Testing School Serving School The IAA student population offers some unique challenges when it comes to managing their RCDTS codes. Nearly all ISAT students test at their Home School Most IAA students test outside their Home School
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. SIS Material Distribution On-line Scoring Site Successful Administration
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. The goal is to get the test materials to the teachers as quickly as possible. Teachers prepare material to administer IAA test Additional orders process Test security Test form management Same logic applies to the on-line scoring
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Your RCDTS Code and what is it Your RCDTS Code is a 15-digit code that is assigned by ISBE, that identifies your district and school. The entire 15-digits are necessary! 2-Digits, Region 3-Digits, County 4-Digits, District 2-Digits, Type 4-Digits, School
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Home School – Gilson Brown Elementary School ALTON CUSD 11 Serving School – Gilson Brown Elementary School ALTON CUSD 11 Testing School – Gilson Brown Elementary School ALTON CUSD 11 Test Materials will be sent to Alton CUSD 11
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Home School – Gilson Brown Elementary School ALTON CUSD 11 Serving School – Lewis-Clark Elementary School WOOD RIVER-HARTFORD ESD 15 Testing School – Lewis-Clark Elementary School WOOD RIVER-HARTFORD ESD 15 Test Materials will be sent to Wood River-Hartford ESD 15
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Solution… …the students Testing RCDTS Code needs to reflect where that student will physically be located during the test administration. Only the students Home District can make updates to SIS.
Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education, inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Key Dates December 2008 – SIS updates should be complete Including test type (IAA, ISAT, PSAE) January 2009 Pre-Id file sent to Pearson January/February 2009 – Regional Training for IAA February 2009 – IAA test materials distributed February 2009 – IAA on-line scoring site populated March 2009 – IAA Test Administration
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