Assessment Communication
May 4, 2020
I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message. Steve Irwin
KISD Assessment Dept.
NEW for 2019- 2020 The official hashtag of Keller ISD is... (drumroll please...) #CelebrateKISD!
Campus Secure Folders Located in your Google Shared With Me drive.
Website: http://portal.kellerisd.net/functions/learning/assessment/Campus%20Administrator%20Assessment%20Reminder%20Charts/KConnect%20Assessment%20Site%2012-13.aspx
Location: 350 Keller Parkway, Keller, TX, United States
Phone: 817.744.1219
Twitter: @KISDASSESSMENT
4th nine weeks grading instructions
MAY MAP TOT Training Elementary, Intermediate, and Middle School
Cohort 1 Signup (Returning MAP Campuses)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/12wQKprjQSLV4AylYECKTWq_z7AOzNYCIvHES4TLQ_Sk/edit?usp=sharing
Cohort 2 Signup (New MAP Campuses)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMyvXLIUBpG7idkwlQozAVvH21VJsq-dlXbBrt8lP-E/edit?usp=sharing
State Assessment Guidance
High School Specifics - National Assessment Resources/ Released exams posted on our site
CTC Agenda for Meeting Tuesday, May 5th
CB Webinar, May 1st Summary Attached to this newsletter.
PAA Video required for TSI- Guidance from Fleming: It is expected, but if they don't do it we are not going to track them down.
AP Coordinator COVID 19 SITE - Check Regularly for the latest information from CB
AP 2020 Manual Published April 28th, attached to this newsletter and posted on our site.
CTCs please continue to record any students who will no longer be taking the AP exam(s) they registered for. Please indicate on your documentation if these students are scholarship recipients so that we will be able to square away accounts at the end of the month.
Review/forward on to anyone who you feel needs any of this information:
- Playback the 2020 AP Exam Updates with Trevor Packer presentation
- Review the Updates for AP Students and Schools Affected by Coronavirus website including
2020 Exam Schedule | Course-Specific Information | Exam Security/Test Day Protocols - Review the Updates for AP Coordinators at Schools Affected by Coronavirus website
- Students with a Need for Mobile Tools or Connectivity
Important deadlines:
- May 26 (11:59 p.m. ET) Deadline to indicate students’ fee reduction status in AP Registration and Ordering.
- June 20 Deadline to confirm the accuracy of student school code
- June 26 Postmark deadline for 2020 AP Exam payment to be sent to College Board. The invoice will be generated after the makeup AP Exam testing window in early June.
REPEAT:
National Recognition Numbers were pulled from information submitted by CTCs. We filtered by seniors and provided information to communications, to continue celebrating the hard work of our KISD graduating class from afar.
1. ACT / SAT Saturday administrations have all been canceled
- Parents should work with these organizations regarding reimbursement/rescheduling options.
- Right now these rescheduling options will likely be in August at the earliest. ACT has started discussions around at- home testing but nothing official has been scheduled. FRHS and KHS pls be sure your families and the community are aware of this, and that you are not planning to host any testing on Saturdays at this time.
2. National Testing Materials returned to ACT/ CB prior to spring break:
- CTCs please check on all of your materials shipped back to CB or ACT to ensure all boxes have arrived.
- If you discover any materials that have not made it, please email marjorie.martinez@kellerisd.net and Jennifer.price@kellerisd.net today with the tracking number and we will follow up with ACT/ CB immediately.
- If we don't receive an email by 8:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27th we will assume all materials arrived at their final destination.
ACT Results are being mailed home by April 21st to the address students provided on their answer documents. Once students receive the paper score report at home, students will be able to view scores online. https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act.html
- The assessment dept. will upload ACT results as soon as we are able to access the CD that will be mailed to our office. At this time ACT has issued a statement that this will be the only format in which we may receive/ view our results as a whole. If we receive different communication we will notify CTCs/HS campuses.
4. AP testing for May: SEE PPT ATTACHED! Please share it with AP teachers.
- CTCs will meet Tuesdays via zoom for the duration of this COVID 19 quarantine. Communication for parents and AP students was written during these meetings thus far with the CTCs. This communication was sent to HS families last week regarding AP testing and options for reimbursement for those students no longer wanting to test. Communications is also pushing this information out as well on various platforms.
- An email was sent to CTCs regarding devices checked out and ready for testing on April 8th.
- April 28th CB will provide "A Guide To Test Day"
- See notes and Q/A regarding CB webinars
- Review extended timeline/ changes for spring 2020 (fees, invoicing and more) https://apcoronavirusupdates.collegeboard.org/coordinators/fees-invoices-payment
- Save this as a favorite for communication from CB regarding AP testing this spring: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/about-ap/news-changes/coronavirus-update
PSAT Cohort/ Mentor Teachers -
- We will provide more guidance as soon as possible. For now, the cohort is not active ...
- Summer Camps, at this time on hold
IGC Revised Projects and Portfolios have been posted: assessment site. If you have a question please contact the content coordinator or our office.
- Revised IGC documents are posted to our site for use the spring
- IGC webinar held on April 2nd is recorded and posted to this page on our assessment site as well.
ALBERTio!!! PLEASE PLEASE Encourage your MS / HS teachers and students to utilize!!!
- Three of our 4 HS are really utilizing this platform and showing growth in student performance!
- All of the MS's except one have shown significant growth in student usage as well!!!
If anyone is needing assistance please feel free to reach to marjorie.martinez@kellerisd.net or suzanne.mcgahey@kellerisd.net or contact your colleagues on other campuses to learn more about how you better utilize this resource!! Attached to this newsletter is a great one page/ 6 step guide to utilizing ALbertio for STAAR prep! This is only a portion of what ALBERTio offers!!!!