Test Coordinators’ Pretest Workshop

1. Test Coordinators’ Pretest Workshop August 2011

2. Contact Information • Mark Howard- px# 86376 (432-6376) fax px# 43842(963-3842) e-mail: mark.howard.1@palmbeachschools.org • Cherie Boone - px# 48855 (434-8855) fax px# 48736 (434-8736) e-mail: cherie.boone@palmbeachschools.org • Tom Cornman - px# 42499 (681-2499) fax px# 45133 (684-5133) e-mail: tom.cornman@palmbeachschools.org • Vanessa Ferrell - px# 48355 (434-8355) fax px# 48903 (434-8903) e-mail: vanessa.ferrell@palmbeachschools.org • Ken Morris - px# 45155 (684-5155) fax px# 45133 (684-5133) e-mail: ken.morris@palmbeachschools.org • Jackie Johnson - px# 45155 (684-5155) fax px# 45133 (684-5133) e-mail: jacqueline.johnson@palmbeachschools.org

3. Assessment Website

4. Assessment Website • http://www.palmbeachschools.org/assessment • The goal of our website is to have current information at the fingertips of the test coordinators at all times • Communicate important information quickly

10. Assessment Calendars • Some tweaking needed but should be available soon.

11. Ordering Test Materials Online

14. Boone School Tom Cornman 42499 tom.cornman@palmbeachs x 1000

15. Print This Page For Your Records

17. Gridding Answer Documents

18. State Assessments • FLKRS, FAA, CELLA and FCAT • Eight digit student district number preceeded by our district number “50” • 5012345678 • Social Security Number • 123456789X

19. District Assessments • Diagnostic Tests • Eight digit student number • 12345678 • No Social Security Number

20. CORE K12

21. Contact • Questions on administration and procedures. • Carla Kendall – Office px 45822 (969-5822) Cell (561) 644-2938 • Questions about technical issues. • CORE K12 Customer Support Center - 1 (888) 778-7737

22. Program Launch Date • Who: Principals • When: August 29, 2011 • How: Email • What: Principal’s Username and Password

23. Access • Students • Username: pbstudentid • Password: pbstudentid • Teachers • Only teachers who are attached to students in TERMS will receive login information • Administrators • There is only one password per school.

24. Requirements • NO mandatory district assessments • Each school must determine what assessments they want to administer • Interim Benchmark Assessments (IBMs) • Available September 8, 2011 • Administrator or Teacher-Created Tests • Created from test banks any time • NO Testing Window • Each school must determine when they want to administer these tests. • It is a school-based decision • NO set number of assessments to administer • Each school center must determine how many assessments they want to administer.

25. Diagnostics • 16 Diagnostic Assessments will be taken online this year • 8 Fall • 8 Winter • Administered ONLINE only • Exceptions are for those students who MUST have accommodations

26. Training • All training requests must be emailed directly to Dr. Kathleen Weigel with a cc to your Area Director. • Trainings will be scheduled based on these requests.

27. Districtwide Kindergarten Through Grade Four Literacy Assessment System

28. Contacts • Questions about administration and additional materials. • Kim Stansell-Towe - px# 43882 (963-3882) • Materials delivered through the Instructional Materials Department. • Instructional Materials - px# 45119 (684-5119)

29. Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)

30. Contacts • Questions about administration • Olive Horne (ECHOS) - px# 43883 (963-3883) • Barbara Riemer (FAIR) - px# 21164 (357-1164) • Question about materials • Test Distribution Center - px# 45155 (684-5155)

31. Important Dates • ECHOS Administration: August 22- October 4 • FAIR Administration: August 22- October 4

32. What’s New • Student responses • The Progress Monitoring and Reporting Network (PMRN) http://pmrn.fcrr.org will be the data management system for submitting all observations/scores from the FLKRS. • This includes the scores from the Early Childhood Observation (ECHOS™) and the Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading (FAIR). • No Student Response Folders. • Manuals for teachers must be copied or downloaded from: • http://www.pmrn.fcrr.org/pmrn/flkrs/index.shtm

33. At the Conclusion of the Assessment • Collect and account for administration manuals and reusable screening materials from the examiners. • Store reusable materials in a secure location for use with future FLKRS administrations. • Dispose of administration manuals so they cannot be used in future administrations.

34. Scholastic Reading Inventory - Interactive (SRI-I)

35. Contacts • Questions about content • Elementary Kim Stansell-Towe - px# 43882 (963-3882) • Secondary Diana Yohe - px# 25989(357-5989) • Questions about technical support • Bruce Roland - px# 48565 (434-8565)

36. Palm Beach Writes

37. Contacts • Questions about administration • Nikki Jones (elementary) - px# 86399 (432-6399) • Diana Yohe (secondary) - px# 25989 (357-5989) • Questions about materials for grades 2 - 10 • TDC - px# 45155 (684-5155)

38. List of Writing Prompts • Link is available in two locations: • On the Test Coordinators’ Palm Beach Writes Page • On each of the order forms

39. Information • School sets specific administration dates within the given administration window. • Schools are responsible for scoring. • Schools will enter rubric scores into EDW for Teachers using the data entry screen. • Mandatory at all schools

40. Diagnostic TestReading, Mathematics, Science and EOCs

41. Contacts • Questions about paper/pencil administration • Cherie Boone - px# 48855 (434-8855) • Questions about materials • Test Distribution Center - px# 45155 (684-5155) • Questions about secondary pregridding (secondary only) • Glen Rovinelli - px# 48514 (434-8514) • Questions about CORE K12 administration • Carla Kendall - px#45822 (969-5822)

42. Test Book Configuration

43. Test Administration - Elementary • Administration Window • August 29 – September 2, 2011 • Mandatory at all schools • Reading at grades 3 – 6 ** • Math at grades 3 – 6 ** • Science at grades 3 – 6 ** • Answer Document Return Date • September 2, 2011 by 4:00 pm • Glades area schools will be picked up beginning in the morning. **Elementary Schools with Grade 6 may use the elementary or secondary diagnostic window.

44. Test Administration - Secondary • Administration Window • September 16 –27, 2011 • Students Tested • Reading at grades 6 – 10, Retakes (SSS and 2.0) • Mathematics at grades 6 – 8 , Retakes (SSS) • Science at grades 6 – 8 • EOC Algebra 1, Geometry and Biology 1 • Any student currently enrolled in a course • Mandatory at all schools • Answer Document Return Date • Tuesday September 27, 2011 by 4:00 pm* • Glades area schools will be picked up beginning in the morning.

45. Test Administrations • Recommended testing times for all tests is 90 minutes • Pregridded answer sheets • Elementary Schools: alphabetical by home room (fall administration only) • Secondary Schools: deadline for selecting sort options is 12:00 pm on August 31, 2011. • Any schools that do not submit a sort option will receive their answer sheet sorted alphabetical by grade level.

46. Accommodations • Allowable accommodations • LEP • ESE • 504

47. Answer Sheets • Color coded for each test. • Answer sheets that are preidentified for a student CANNOT be used for another student. • The Student Name and Student Number bubbles on a non-pregridded answer document MUST be darkened.

48. Pre-Identified Answer Document Check the Gridded Information

49. Non Pre-Identified Answer Document Hand write & bubble 8 digit Student Number (no 50 - no ss#) Hand write & bubble Student Name Must be bubbled accurately and filled in completely!!!!

50. Returning Answer Documents • Return only To Be Scored answer documents. • Make sure all answer documents are facing the same direction. • Do NOT paper band, paper clip or rubber band answer documents. • Transcribe answers and information from torn answer or badly damaged sheets to new answer sheet. • Transcribe answers from large print or Braille tests • Grade levels and subjects can be mixed and returned in the same box.