1. 2008 Accountability Conference "What can ABCTools08 offer to help me improve student and teacher achievement"
What can ABCTools08 offer to help me improve student and teacher achievement?
Facilitated by
Geneva N. Squire
Northampton County Schools
x.242 (office)
Tyrana B. Battle, Ed. S.
Northeast Regional Accountability Coordinator
ABCTools08 Full Manual and Install

3. ABCTools08 – What is it? Data Management and Reporting Tool
Designed to produce historical audits and reports (targets, growth, matrix, etc.) to meet the requirements of the ABCs and NCLB

4. ABCTools08 – Who has it?
LEA Test Coordinator (school system contact person)
NCWise/SIMS Coordinator

5. ABCTools08 – Where can I find it?
3 phases needed to run properly:
MySQL,
current version of ABCTools08
Source Editor Setup

6. Who should have access? At the School Level:
Principal and/or Assistant Principal
SIMS/NCWise Data Managers/Operators
Testing Coordinator
Other personnel as deemed appropriate by the LEA Test Coordinator

7. Inappropriate Uses Teacher Evaluations
As the only piece of evidence to make student placement decisions

8. Security
Student Information
Electronic and Printed Reports Generated

9. The Reports Menu: The Historical Audit report can help schools with:
Which historical scores are missing
Which students need computer skills
Which students have met or not met the new EXIT standards.
Which students are level 1, 2, 3, 4

10. Historical Audit The Historical Audit report can help schools with:
Which historical scores are missing
Which students need computer skills
Which students have met or not met the new EXIT standards.
Which students are level 1, 2, 3, 4

11. Student Profile
This report provides a complete listing of student test scores; it can be a useful report to print for withdrawing students.

12. Predictions
The reports will list teacher names and predicted scale score of students with
Predictor scores entered into SIMS/NCWise. You will have to convert to Level.
Use pivot tables to calculate teacher predicted proficiency.
Possible use.

13. DEMONSTRATIONS ABCTools Pivot Tables
Instructions for Pivot Tables and Presentation available at

14. PRESENTERS Geneva N. Squire Northampton County Schools
x.242 (office)
Tyrana B. Battle, Ed. S.
Northeast Regional Accountability Coordinator
(office)