2013

 

May

• Email May 13, 2013 -- School- and District-Level Value-Added Reports Available in SAFE (5/13/13)
• Email May 13, 2013 -- Accountability Report Card Timeline (5/13/13)
• Email May 8,2013 -- May Accountability and Assessment Newsletter (5/8/13)
  Attachment -- Accountability and Assessment Newsletter (5/8/2013)
• Email May 3, 2013 -- ACCESS for ELLs® Kindergarten Scoring Irregularity (5/3/13)
  Attachment -- ACCESS for ELLs Kindergarten Scoring Irregularity Issue (5/3/13)

April

• Email April 19-13 -- Online Assessment Readiness (4/19/13)
• Email April 18, 2013 -- Test Security Involved With the Previous Years' WKCE Test Books (4/18/13)
• Email April 12, 2013 -- Clarification Regarding Communication From Commercial Testing Companies (4-12-13)

March

• Email March 14, 2013 -- Online Demographic Validation: ACCESS for ELLs (3-14-13)

February

• Email February 28, 2013 -- Action Requested- Dynamic Learning Map Survey (2-28-13)
• Email February 15, 2013 -- Release of Individual WKCE Results (2/15/13)
  attachments available at http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_dacnwltrs/#infoho
• Email February 12, 2013 -- Revised Smarter Balanced Achievement Level Descriptors (2/12/13)
• Email February 7, 2013 -- ACT and Aspire (2/7/13)
• Email February 4, 2013 -- February OEA Newsletter (2/4/13)
  Newsletter February 4, 2013 -- February OEA Newsletter (2/4/13)

January

• Email January 9, 2013 -- WSAS Record Editing System OPEN (1/9/13)

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2012

December

• Email December 13, 2012 -- Smarter Balanced Achievement Level Descriptors (12/13/12)
• Email December 7, 2012 -- WISEdash Update (12/7/12)
• Email December 3, 2012 -- Important WSAS Scoring Update (12/3/12)

November

• Email November 19, 2012 -- Braille and Large Print Edition Reminders (11/19/12)
• Email November 16, 2012 -- PALS-K Score Entry Deadline (11/16/12)
• Email November OEA Newsletter (11/15/12)
  Newsletter November 15, 2012 -- November OEA Newsletter (11/15/12)
• Email November 8, 2012 -- ISES Review and Revision Period – Impact on the 2012-13 School Report Card (11/8/12)
• Email November 5, 2012 -- PALS-K Communication (11/5/12)

October

• Email October 25, 2012 -- Reclassification of English Language Learners in ISES (10/25/12)
• Email October 15, 2012 -- WKCE Testing Materials (10/15/12)
• Email October 12, 2012 -- PALS Administration Update (10/12/12)
• Email October 9, 2012 -- Spanish and Hmong WKCE Translation Materials (10/9/12)
  Attachment How to use the Translation Accommodation

Septmber

• Email September 28, 2012 -- Communications about PALS-K (9/28/12)
• Email September 21, 2012 -- 2012 Pretest Workshop, Parent Notification, and Proctor Guidelines (9/21/12)
  Attachment WKCE Proctor Guidelines
• Email September 20, 2012 -- Professional Development to Support English Learners (9/20/12)
  Attachment This letter describes these professional development (PD) opportunities and clarifies the application, implementation, notification, and follow-up process (9/20/12)
• Email September 12, 2012 -- Evers to Request ACT Suite for High School Accountability and Career Planning (9/12/12)
  Attachment Press Release (9/12/12)
• Email September 6, 2012 -- September OEA Newsletter (9/6/12)
  Newsletter September OEA Newsletter (9/6/12)

August

• Email August, 16 2012 -- Race to the Top - District Competition Information (8/16/12)
• Email August, 15 2012 -- New Communication Materials from the DPI (8/15/12)

July

• Email July 25, 2012 -- Accountability Update (7/25/12)
  Attachment Reading and Mathematics 2012 College and Career Ready Benchmarks (7/25/12)

June

• Email June 14, 2012 -- Recruitment Smarter Balanced Item Reviewers Recruitment **Registration/Application Due June 25** (6/14/12)
  Attachment Application information (6/14/12)

May

• Email May 30, 2012 -- ValueESEA Accountability Waiver Updates (5/30/12)
• Email May 30, 2012 -- Value-Added Reports are Now Available in SAFE (5/30/12)
• Email May 29, 2012 -- Recruitment for Item Authors for Smarter Balanced Item Development - Applications Due June 4, 2012 (5/29/12)
  Attachment Application information (5/29/12)
• Email May 22, 2012 -- ESEA Accountability Waiver Update (5/22/12)
• Email May 21, 2012 -- PALS Kindergarten Screening Assessment (5/21/12)
  Attachment PALs informational letter (5/22/12)
• Email May 11, 2012 -- Required Annual DAC Contact Info and Confidentiality Agreement Update (5/11/12)
• Email May 9, 2012 -- May OEA Newsletter (5/9/12)
• Newsletter May OEA Newsletter (5/9/12)

• Email April 2, 2012 -- Accountability Update (4/2/12)

March

• Email March 21, 2012 -- Online Reporting System (ORS) (3/21/12)
• Email March 15, 2012 -- Online Demographic Data Validation: ACCESS for ELLs (3/15/12)

February

• Email February 29, 2012 -- Alternate ACCESS for ELLs(tm) for English learners (ELs) with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (2/29/12)
  Attachment Sample Letter (2/29/12)
  Attachment Spanish Sample Letter (2/29/12)
  Attachment Hmong Sample Letter (2/29/12)
• Email February 27, 2012 -- WSAS On-Line Reporting System (2/27/12)
• Email February 3, 2012 -- February OEA Newsletter (2/3/12)
  Newsletter Febraury OEA Newsletter (2/3/12)

January

• Email January 19, 2012 -- Alternate ACCESS Training in Milwaukee February 7 (1/19/12)
  Attachment Alternate ACCESS Training Registration
• Email January 17, 2012 -- ACCESS for ELL Dates Reminder (1/17/12)
• Email January 10, 2012 -- Record Editing System (RES) (1/10/12)

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2011

November

• Email November 30, 2011 -- NEW Alternate ACCESS for ELL Administration Procedures for Spring 2012 (11/30/11)
  Attachment Implementation of the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs™
• Email November 21, 2011 -- November OEA Newsletter (11/21/11)
  Newsletter November OEA Newsletter (11/21/11)

October

• Email October 10, 2011 -- Spanish and Hmong Translation Materials (10/10/11)
• Email October 6, 2011 -- English Language Learner Updates (10/6/11)
  Attachment - ACCESS for ELLs® Series 203 Changes
  Attachment - SAFE AMAO Release Letter for District Administrators
  Attachment - Accessing Your District Profile Report
  Attachment - DAC ELL Update

September

• Email September 27, 2011 -- 2011 Pretest Workshop, Parent Notification, and Proctor Guidelines (9/27/11)
  Attachment WKCE Proctor Guidelines
• Email September 22, 2011 -- English Language Learner Testing Information (9/22/11)
  Attachment - WIDA Website Logins
  Attachment - Process Used to Create ACCESS for ELLs Pre -ID Labels
• Email September 9, 2011 -- Clarification: WAA-SwD Order Reminder (9/9/11)
• Email September 7, 2011 -- WKCE Braille/LP and WAA-SwD Order Reminder (9/7/11)
• Email September 6, 2011 -- September OEA Newsletter (9/6/11)
• Newsletter September OEA Newsletter (9/6/11)


• Email September 2, 2011 -- WAA-SwD Order Form (9/2/11)

May

• Email May 26, 2011 -- NEW Growth Reports Available --- draft (5/26/11)
  Attachment SAFE SGP Letter (5/26/11)
• Email May 25, 2011 -- Alternate Assessment Orders and Grant Opportunities (5/25/11)
  Attachment Alternate Assessment Educator Application (5/25/11)
• Email May 23, 2011 -- DPI OEA job postings (5/23/11)
• Email May 16, 2011 -- ELL Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) Update (5/16/11)
• Email May 11, 2011 -- Required Annual DAC Contact Info and Confidentiality Agreement Update (5/11/11)
• Email May 2, 2011 -- May OEA Newsletter (5/2/11)
  Newsletter May OEA Newsletter (5/2/11)

March

• Email March 21, 2011 -- Update on WI Student Assessment System (WSAS) Public Release (3/21/11)
• Email March 15, 2011 -- Online Demographic Data Validation: ACCESS for ELLs (3/15/11)
• Email March 8, 2011 -- WSAS Online Reporting and rescoring information (3/8/11)

February

• Email Februay 1, 2011 -- WSAS Online Reporting and rescoring information (2/1/11)

January

• Email January 19, 2011 -- The WSAS RES is open until NOON on FRIDAY (1/21) (1/19/11)
• Email January 11, 2011 -- The WSAS RES is now open (1/11/11)
• Email January 10, 2011 -- ACCESS for ELLs(r) Important Reminders (1/10/11)
• Email January 7, 2011 -- 2011 WSAS Record Editing System (RES) open Jan 12-22 (1/7/11)

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2010

November

• Email November 29, 2010 -- DPI "Every Child a Graduate" conference (11/29/10)
• Email November 18, 2010 -- November OEA Newsletter (11/18/10)
  Newsletter November OEA Newsletter (11/18/10)
• Email November 17, 2010 -- ACCESS for ELLs Test Administration Update (11/17/10)
  Attachment K ACCESS Quick Guide FAQ (11/17/10)
  Attachment ACCESS Training Reminder (11/17/10)

October

• Email October 12, 2010 -- Title III AMAO Report Available for Your District (10/12/10)
  Attachment Accessing Your District Profile Report (10/12/10)
  Attachment SAFE AMAO Release Letter (10/12/10)
• Email October 1, 2010 -- Invitation to DPI-ConnectEd e-newsletter (10/1/10)

September

• Email September 29, 2010 -- Fall 2010 WSAS Pretest Workshop (9/29/10)
• Email September 27, 2010 -- Commercial Products and Workshops Promoting Test Prep (9/27/10)
• Email September 10, 2010 -- WKCE braille & Large print order deadline (9/10/10)
• Email September 2, 2010 -- September OEA Newsletter (9/2/10)
  Newsletter September OEA Newsletter (9/2/10)

August

• Email August 24, 2010 -- Title III Accountability (AMAO) Update (8/24/10)

July

• Email July 9, 2010 -- Braille Edition/Picture Descriptions Order Forms for the WAA-SwD (7/9/10)

June

• Email June 2, 2010 -- Braille/Large Print Versions of the WKCE and Commercial Products and Workshops Promoting Test Prep (6/2/10)

May

• Email May 17, 2010 -- Required Annual DAC Contact Info and Confidentiality Agreement Update (5/17/10)
• Email May 12, 2010 -- Revised Assessment Accommodations Matrices (5/12/10)
• Email May 6, 2010 -- May OEA Newsletter (5/6/10)
  Newsletter May OEA Newsletter (5/6/10)

April

• Email April 1, 2010 -- Deadline Extended until April 16, 2010 for Online WIDA ACCESS for ELLs(r) Data Validation Update (4/1/10)

March

• Email March 30, 2010 -- WIDA ACCESS for ELLs® Data Validation Update (3/30/10)
• Email March 4, 2010 -- WSAS Reports (3/4/10)

February

• Email February 2, 2010 -- February OEA Newsletter (2/2/10)
  Newsletter February OEA Newsletter (2/2/10)

January

• Email January 21, 2010 -- WIDA Update (1/21/10)
• Email January 11, 2010 -- WSAS Record Editing System (RES) Window - January 13-22 (1/11/10)
• Email January 8, 2010 -- 2010 Wisconsin RtI Summit (1/8/10)

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For additional information about the Knowledge and Concepts Examinations contact either Lynette Russell at lynette.russell@dpi.wi.gov or phone (608) 267-1072, or Viji Somasundaram at visalakshi.somasundaram@dpi.wi.gov or phone 608-267-7268.