Choice Weekly Update
February 28, 2020
February Regional Meetings
The slides from the meetings can be accessed in the Nonpublic School Community on Moodle or by clicking here.
Choice Student Application
The student application window for the 2020-2021 school year opens Sunday, March 1. 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.
The information that is required and instructions on how to submit the application are detailed in the Choice School Application Memo. The School Application Packet is available in the Nonpublic School Community on Moodle.
Period 2 Endorsement Forms
Students with an approved Period 2 application must have a signed Endorsement Form uploaded in the STN Application Center by March 7. Students with a Period 1 application that had an Endorsement Form uploaded earlier in the school year will not need to upload an Endorsement Form during Period 2. A payment will not be made for any student who does not have a signed Endorsement Form by the deadline.
Corrective Action
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is working on finalizing documentation to further explain the Corrective Action Policy and the appeal process. Once all documentation is finalized, schools will be contacted directly via email.
Calendars
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.
Withdrawal to Non-accredited Nonpublic Form
IDOE has recently received numerous inquires regarding putting the State Board of Education approved Withdrawal to Non-Accredited Nonpublic School Located in Indiana on a school's letterhead. After consultation with our legal department, no alterations to the State Board of Education approved form, including putting the form on a school's letterhead, will be permissible. Only the state developed and state approved form in compliance with IC 20-33-2-28.6 is acceptable. The form can be found in the School Accountability & Accreditation Community on Moodle.
Please send all accountability and accreditation questions to schoolaccountability@doe.in.gov
WIDA ACCESS Testing Window Wrap-up and Reminders
The WIDA ACCESS testing window closes today, February 28. Additionally, all used and unused secure paper test materials must be picked up by UPS today for return to the vendor. Late returns will not be processed for scoring. Any online tests in WIDA AMS that are "In Progress" at the close of the test window will be forced complete by the system.
Winter 2020 ILEARN Biology End-of-Course Assessment (ECA)
The Winter 2020 Biology ECA online test window closed February 27. Corporations and schools must report any test invalidation and resolve any discrepant test records (paper testing only) in TIDE by March 17. All are invited to complete a satisfaction survey to share feedback about this test administration. Please contact the AIR Indiana Assessment Help Desk if you have any questions.
Important Update to AIR's Test Administrator (TA) Interface
As detailed in this memo, a minor update was made to the test selection process within AIR's online Test Delivery System's TA Interface. Share this memo with all staff serving as TAs in your corporation and schools. Please contact AIR's Indiana Help Desk with any questions.
2018-2019 and 2019-2020 Use of ILEARN Scores for Accountability and Teacher Evaluation
The Indiana General Assembly recently passed updates to Indiana Code 20-31-8 and Indiana Code 20-24-2 defining the use of statewide assessment test scores in state accountability calculations as well as the inclusion of ILEARN test scores in teacher evaluations and pay adjustments. Please review this memo fr more information regarding the implications of this legislation.
2020-2021 Formative (Interim) Assessment Grant Overview and Timeline
Schools may now access the Formative (interim) Assessment Grant overview and timeline of activities and events for the 2020-2021 school year. This guidance does not affect the current guidance published for the 2019-2020 school year. Contact Mary Williams with questions.
Share with Educators! Two Training Opportunities Remain for First Year I AM TAs
IDOE and AIR are hosting mandatory webinars for new I AM TAs. Registration is available on the I AM Portal through Tuesday, March 10. CTCs must confirm all new I AM TAs have attended one of these trainings. Remaining opportunities include:
· Wednesday, March 4 from 3:30-4:00 PM EST
· Tuesday, March 10 from 4:00-4:30 PM EST
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.
ISPROUT Training of Trainers
Plan ahead for fall ISPROUT training! Training of Trainer sessions are being held in April to help you get ahead of the summer and fall training rush. Register for training on Monday, April 13 in Bloomington or Wednesday, April 15 in Zionsville by clicking here. A one hour webinar is required prior to the on-site training. Additional training opportunities will be provided in the fall. Please direct your ISPROUT questions to Felecia Jordan at fjordan1@doe.in.us.
Membership for Vouchers (MV)
Signoff only phase ends Friday, February 28 at 4 p.m. ET. The signed summary report is required to be uploaded by the deadline.
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 EM 2020 (Enrollment and Mobility)
- DOE IR 2020 (IRead-3 Exemption)
- DOE TA 2020 (Testing Accommodations)
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.
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