Assessment Update Webcast

1. Assessment Update Webcast SY 19-20 Update #1 August 14, 2019

2. Today’s Topics • WaKIDS • What’s new? • This Month’s Tasks • What’s Right Around the Corner? • Data • End of Year: Reporting • Start of Year: User Setup • Start of Year: Getting Kids into TIDE • Development • Staff Introductions • New Resource: Starting Smarter Website • WCAS Update: 2019-20 School Year • Inventory of Time Students Spent Testing • SBA ELA and Math • Operations • Contact Info in WAMS Profile • TIDE: New for 2019-20 • Projected Testing Material Delivery Schedule • Training for DC/DAs • Select Assessments • OSPI SAT and ACT Vouchers • WA-AIM Fall Retakes • 1-Day WA-AIM Fall Training Agenda • WA-AIM Training Dates • ELP Update • GTSA • Technology • Secure Browsers for 2019-20 • Minimum supported OS Versions • Julie Voice Pack Update • Miscellaneous • WCAP Contacts

3. WaKIDS 2019-20 Update

4. WaKIDS 2019-20 • What is new for the Year • New Quick Start Guide (QSG) • Contact WaKIDS office if you have not received the 2019/20 version • 9000 ECEAP Children to rollover • They will appear as transfer students during initial upload • WAMS transfer application will be use to move them into classes

5. This Months Tasks: All instructions found in QSG • Clean up • Delete any classes not being used this year • Archive any users not needing access to student data for 2019/20 • Set up • Create new classes if needed. Avoid naming functions with dates to avoid having to change yearly • Create user accounts for administrators as needed • NEVER create teacher accounts. These are created at the WaKIDS 101 training • Upload Children • Use the csv file found in WAMS to upload children into GOLD

6. What’s Right Around the Corner • Administrator Training • A new canvas course for Administrators will be available the last week in August. To register, contact Early Learning Office at OSPI • Kindergarten Implementation Support • A new canvas shell is open for teachers who would like direct support from OSPI year round. Great place for tips, trick, ideas and more • Late Hire Training • For teachers hired after the first day of school, they are eligible to attend our late hire trainings. A list will be available after September 1st

7. Data Update

8. End of Year Reporting • August 22nd – Data available in EDS, all grades and subjects • CAA/CIA • WA Query • WAMS File Downloads • Report Card Preview in Tableau Secure in EDS also August 22nd • Accountability Data (Lance’s team) working on ‘How to Access’ resources

9. Start of Year: User Setup • Returning Users (with same email address as previous year) • Go to WCAP login screen (New URL: wa.) • Click “First Time Login This School Year?” • Follow instructions • New Users’ Accounts • DC Roles created by State level users, • All other counts can be created locally • New user will get authentication email • “Must” respond within 15 minutes… • …However, the email contains a link to click to get a new email if you don’t get around to it in the first 15 minutes.

10. Start of Year: Getting Kids into TIDE • CEDARS Go-Live: August 15th • No “Bulk Upload To Tide” • WAMS “Send Student To TIDE” currently available • NEW: “delete student from TIDE” function • Requires student to have SSID, full CEDARS record not required • Temporary IDs for ELPA21 screening • NEW: “Merge TempID with Permanent ID” feature available; requires student be in CEDARS in same district as TempID in TIDE

11. Development Update

12. Staff Introductions • Korey Peterson – Science Assessment Specialist • Joins the WCAS team • Serena O’Neill – Mathematics Assessment Specialist • Joins the Smarter Balanced assessment team

13. New Resource: Starting Smarter website

14. Starting Smarter Webpage: Home • Description of performance areas (claims) • Sample pdf of Family Report

15. Starting Smarter Webpage: Home, cont. Use the dropdown menus to see more specific information

16. Starting Smarter Webpage: Test Questions • Short explanation about the area (Claim) • 3 sample test questions (intentionally do not look like online test) • Links to: • Parent Teacher Conference guide • Accessibility resources page • GreatSchools.org • Parent Roadmaps from the Council of the Great City Schools • Link to Smarter Balanced Sample Items Website

17. Starting Smarter Webpage: Accessibility

18. Designated Supports Color Contrast Masking Mouse Pointer Stacked Spanish Translation Translation Glossary Accommodations American Sign Language Audio Transcript (Braille Transcript) Starting Smarter Webpage: Accessibility List • Universal Tools • Calculator • Digital Notepad • English Glossary • Zoom • English Dictionary* • Thesaurus* • Spell Check* *ELA PT only

19. Starting Smarter Webpage: Home, again Links to: • Learning Heroes website • PDF resource on Parent Teacher conferences • WCAP Practice Test site • Questions?Email asi@k12.wa.us

20. WCAS Update: 2019–20 School Year • Braille administration • Available only through paper-pencil • In TIDE, select “Paper Pencil Braille”under the non-embeddedaccommodations section

21. Inventory of Time Students Spent Testing • Data from the 2018–19 • Reminder: Deadline of October 15, 2019 • Prepare with the “Assessment Inventory Data Collection Worksheet” (Test Coord > General Info) • Questions? Email Kara Todd, Content Coordinator for Test Development

22. SBA ELA and Math – New Interims • Focused Interim Assessment Blocks (IABs) • 42 Focused IAB’s • Closer evaluation of specific targets • Enhance formative assessment opportunities for educators

23. SBA ELA and Math – ICAs for High School • 9th and 10th grade Interim Comprehensive Assessments (ICAs) • Grade level appropriate cut scores • Grade level appropriate content

24. SBA ELA and Math – Interims Supports • 2019–20 Smarter Balanced Interim Assessment Overview • New Digital Library Playlists in the fall for Focused IABs

25. SBA ELA and Math – Portal Document Updates in the WCAP Portal • Interim Hand Scoring Materials (THSS), Answer Keys, and Answer Keys-Detailed • Will be available in TIDE and AIRWays Reporting • Interim Blueprints • Will be available in General Information folder under Resources tile

26. SBA ELA and Math – Interim Results Interim results will be found in AIRWays Reporting • Interims scores for the 2019–20 school year will not be available in ORS

27. Operations Update

28. Contact Information in WAMS Profile EDS > WAMS > Profile • In WAMS Profile it is critical that you update your: • Shipping address for secure test materials • DC and DA contact information

29. TIDE: New for 2019-20 • New URL: wa.tide.airast.org • The Test Administrations have been collapsed into one administration for this year: WCAP School Year 2019-2020. • A specific administration only needs to be selected for additional orders.

30. Projected Testing Material Delivery Schedule User guides and manuals availability on the WCAP Portal • SEPTEMBER • AIRWays Reporting User Guide • AVA UG: Assessment Viewing Application User Guide • Interim Assessment Guide • ORS UG: Online Reporting System • Technology • Assistive Technology Braille Manual • AUGUST • GTSA: Guidelines on Tools, Supports, and Accommodations • Quick Start for New DACs/DAs • SRMAAG: Student Record Management and Assessment Reporting Guidelines • TIDE UG: Test Information Delivery Engine User Guide • Technology • Operating System Support Plan • Quick Start for Setup Guide • OCTOBER • TA UG: Test Administrator User Guide • TCM: Test Coordinators Manual • PIRG: Professional Standards and Security, Incident, and Reporting Guidelines Reminder: Spring 2018-19 materials will remain on the WCAP Portal until the current 2019-20 versions are posted.

31. Training for DC/DAs NEW and RETURNING district level assessment staff (DC/DAs) • Purpose: Share information to help all district-level assessment staff (new and returning) to begin their tasks for the SY 2019-20. • Friday, August 23, 2-4pm • Registration Link • Will be recorded. NEW district level assessment staff (DC/DAs) • Purpose: Orient NEW district-level assessment personnel to the OSPI staff, assessments, systems, and processes essential to SY 2019-20. • Wednesday, August 21, 2-4pm • Registration Link • Will be recorded. Returning staff welcome to listen in.

32. Select Assessments Update

33. OSPI SAT and ACT Vouchers • In section 102 of HB 1599, OSPI test vouchers concludes with the Class of 2019.   • Class of 2019 (or earlier) students who have not met their assessment graduation requirement and who have not previously received an OSPI voucher, districts can submit the OSPI Voucher Request Form in late August for the 2019-2020 school year.  • Please consider using free and reduced lunch fee waivers from ACT or College Board for eligible Class of 2020 and beyond students. 

34. WA-AIM-Fall Retakes Who: • Students in grades 11 or 12 • Eligible to take the WA-AIM as determined by the student’s IEP team • Did not meet the WA-AIM graduation cut-scores in ELA (<104) and/or Math (<103) When: September 9-November 15, 2019

35. 1-Day WA-AIM Fall Training Agenda Understanding the WA-AIM Access Point Frameworks • Define the key knowledge and terms of the assessed standards. • Understand the differences between access points and between grade levels. • Develop a common understanding of key terms and content related vocabulary. • Explore and develop examples of IEP goals or student learning objectives from the Access Point Frameworks to help define instruction. • Discuss activities and strategies to embed the assessed knowledge, skills, and abilities measured by the WA-AIM into daily instruction. WA-AIM Administration Training

36. WA-AIM Training Dates ESD 189: September 24 and 25 ESD 113: October 2- registration ESD 123: October 7 ESD 171: October 8- registration ESD 105: October 9 - registration ESD 101: October 10 ESD 112: October 16 ESD 114: October 23- registration ESD 121: November 20- registration

37. ELP Assessment Update – ELPA21 Screener The screener is open and ready for testing. • Temporary IDs are available • CEDARS is scheduled to open on August 15.

38. ELP Assessment Update –Screener Training • TA Training for ELPA21 Screener test administrators is available on Moodle. • Recorded webinar • Quiz • Registration • DACs can find lists of trained TAs on WAMS. These lists will generally be updated weekly through September and then as needed.

39. ELP Assessment Update – ELPA21 Annual K-1 Writing Supplements • With the 2019-2020 administration year, the K and 1 writing supplements will no longer be a part of the ELPA21 Annual testing experience. • The tests for both kindergarten and grade 1 students will now only include the four online domain tests. • To maintain standards coverage in the test map, additional online items will be included for writing domain test in these grades.

40. ELP Assessment Update – Monitoring • As part of ESSA requirements, Leslie will be monitoring districts as they administer the screener and the annual (ELPA21 and WIDA). • Monitoring may include: • On-site visits to observe test sessions (Screener, Annual, and/or alt Annual) • Access to district documentation for review of local processes • Accommodation processes

41. ELP Assessment Update – Training Two Available Trainings • An introduction to the ELP standards and ELPA21 annual assessment and how to use assessment results in the classroom. This training will be a full day intended for content teachers who are interested in better serving their ELs. • An in-depth approach to integrating assessment data in instructional planning across the curriculum. This training is intended to build on the first.

42. 2019-2020 GTSA • Reduced size • Structured for easier use • Recognizes different user needs • Publish Date – Week of August 12

43. Technology Update

44. Secure Browsers for 2019-2020 • New Secure Browsers for Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and Chrome OS were released on August 1 • Download from the WCAP portal at https://wa.portal.airast.org/secure-browsers.stml • Current browsers will continue to be supported through at least end of August for ELPA21 Screener use • New iOS Secure Browser for 2019-20 will likely be released in September or October

45. Minimum Supported OS Versions • Windows 7 will be supported through end of testing in June, 2020, even though Microsoft official support for it will end in January, 2020. It will NOT be supported for 2020-21 testing. • Mac OS X 10.10 will be minimum Mac OS supported after OS X 10.15 is released, likely in September or October • iOS 11.4 will be minimum iPad OS supported after iOS 13 is released, likely in September (when new iOS Secure Browser is released in September or October) • Chrome OS 75 and higher will be supported for 2019-20 testing

46. Update to Julie Voice Pack for Windows • For students testing on Windows machines, the NeoSpeech™ Julie Voice pack is again available for the 2019-20 school year (through June, 2020).  Full voice pack, new license file, and directions for installation can be found in TIDE on WCAP portal under Additional Resources. • If you downloaded the Julie voice pack prior to August 5, 2019, you must either fully re-install the latest version of the voice pack or install just the new license file.

47. Miscellaneous

48. WCAP Contacts AIR Help Desk for Technical, Network, and password issues AIR Help Desk: wahelpdesk@air.org1-844-560-7366 OSPI Assessment Analysts for student data issues OSPI Assessment Analysts: assessmentanalysts@k12.wa.us360-725-6109 OSPI Assessment Development for content questions ELA and Math assessments: asi@k12.wa.us Science assessment: science@k12.wa.us OSPI Assessment Operations for assessment policy and test materials Assessment Operations: Assessment@k12.wa.us (360) 725-6348 or (800) 725-4311, press option 3

49. Welcome to School Year2019-20!