Choice Weekly Update
March 6, 2020
Period 2 Endorsement Forms
Saturday, March 7, is the deadline to upload Period 2 Endorsement Forms for students with an approved Period 2 application. A payment will not be made for any student who does not have a signed Endorsement Form by the deadline.
Choice Student Application
The student application window for the 2020-2021 school year is now open. Only schools who have been approved to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program for the 2020-2021 school year will have access to the application. The 2020-2021 Student Application Guide is available here.
Choice School Application
An application to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program must be submitted each school year, even for schools who are currently participating. The window for schools to submit applications to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program for the 2020-2021 school year is open.
Required information and instruction on submitting the application are detailed on the Choice School Application Memo. The School Application Packet is available in the Nonpublic School Community on Moodle.
February Regional Meetings
Slides from the February Regional Meetings can be accessed in the Nonpublic School Community on Moodle, or by clicking here.
Calendars
2019-2020 Grade Categories
The State Board of Education placed schools in grade categories at their March 4, 2020 meeting. Please email schoolaccountability@doe.in.gov with any questions.
2019-2019 A-F Accountability Appeal Procedures
The State Board of Education has posted the 2018-2019 A-F Accountability appeal procedures on its website. A copy of these procedures is available here.
Spring 2020 ILEARN Indiana Educator Scoring Opportunity
Indiana educators interested in scoring open-ended ILEARN 3-8 and End-of Course Assessment (ECA) items must complete the application process by next Monday, March 16. This updated flyer includes links to the online application and the new Indiana Educator Scoring Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Contact the AIR Indiana Assessment Helpdesk (airindianahelpdesk@air.org) with any questions.
Winter 2020 ILEARN Biology End-of-Course Assessment (ECA)
The Winter 2020 ILEARN Biology ECA preliminary results will be posted in the Online Reporting System (ORS) next Monday, March 16. The rescore request process is scheduled for Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 27. Please initiate steps now to communicate results and your local rescore request process to parents of students who tested. We appreciate your patience while the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) and AIR complete data verification and quality control steps.
One Training Opportunity Remains for First Year I AM Test Administrators (TA)
IDOE and AIR are hosting mandatory webinars for new I AM TAs. Registration for the final training on Tuesday, March 10 from 4:00–4:30 PM EST is available on the I AM Portal. CTCs will receive a list of all educators who attended one of these sessions after the final training on March 10 and must confirm all new I AM TAs were in attendance. For questions about registration, please contact the AIR Help Desk at airindianahelpdesk@air.org. For more information about optional and required trainings for I AM, please refer to the 2019-20 AIR Training Schedule for Indiana Schools.
Cleaning Up Cohorts Report
Utlize resources found in the School Accountability & Accreditation Community on Moodle. Amoung other valuable helps in this community, find the Unknown in the Cohorts PDF. To join the Accountability and Accreditation Community use enrollment key "AccountabilityCommunity."
INTERS Report Available
If Graduate (GR) Postsecondary-Ready Compentencies codes 05 or 07 are reported, all courses taken to satisfy reporting these codes must have been reported to INTERS. Find the INTERS report in the Application Center> Data Verification> Reports> Graduate> INTERS reported.
Reporting Guidance for Early Graduates
Students should not be exited on Enrollment and Mobility (EM) with code 34 (Early Graduate) unless they have met all graduation requirements including passing the Graduation Qualifying Exams or meeting a Graduation Pathway.
Students who have completed their credit requirements only and are no longer enrolled and attending are not considered early graduates. These students would be considered dropouts since they are no longer attending classes and have not completed all of their graduations requirements. These students should be exited on EM with an appropriate dropout exit code until they have completed the graduation requirements.
Student no longer enrolled and attending, but still in need to be available in TIde for ISTEP+ Grade 10 re-test must be provided to Indiana Department of Education. Please contact the Office of Student Assessments at inassessments@doe.in.gov for assistance.
Reports Currently Open
- DOE IR 2020 (IRead-3 Exemption)
- DOE TA 2020 (Testing Accommodations)
Reports Opening Soon
- DOE AT 2020 (Attendance) - Opens May 1
- DOE LE 2020 (Federal Flexibility) - Opens May 1
- DOE DT 2020 (Dual Credit) - Opens July 6
Help Us Help You
STN Support:
- To contact the HelpDesk, click this link to create a work order.
- Please provide correct email address and phone number in the work order.
- STN Support is also available by phone at 317.232.0808.
IDOE Website Created For Schools to Support Participation in the Upcoming Census
The upcoming U.S. Census will determine federal funds schools receive. Click here to access IDOE's Census resources for superintendents, principals, teachers, and families.
Choice Scholarship Program
Kathryn Roth, Senior Choice Specialist
David Ryan, Choice Specialist
Brittany Elliott, Choice Senior Support Specialist
Email: ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov
Website: doe.in.gov/choice
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-233-2200