School and District Profiles Survey

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking feedback about the School and District Profiles website to inform its examination of current functionality and future potential use. The Department provides this site as the central online repository for sharing public education data. Please share your feedback through the anonymous survey posted at http://surveys.pcgus.com/s3/Profiles before February 28.

Anticipated MCAS Reporting Schedule 2014

Here are the dates that were shared in last week's MCAS test administration training (FYI, the conference call version of the training is being offered again next Wednesday 2/12). Of course, these dates may be subject to change but are still very useful for planning!

 

Anticipated MCAS Reporting Schedule 2014
March 21	Access February Biology data files and rosters at DropBox Central
April 16	Access March Retest data files and rosters at DropBox Central
May 1	Districts receive February Biology and March Retest Parent/Guardian Reports
Mid-May	Schools and districts receive printed ACCESS for ELLs reports and data posted at DropBox Central
Mid-June	Districts access prelim MCAS and MCAS-Alt student results:
	ELA: preliminary results, including performance levels, scaled scores, and SGPs
	Math: multiple choice only
	STE (5&8): multiple choice only
	MCAS-Alt
	MCAS ELA long comps available at MCASservicecenter.com
July 1-July 31	MCAS discrepancy reporting by phone
August 6	Preliminary Math and STE MCAS results (combined with June ELA)
August 6-12	MCAS discrepancy reporting online
mid-September	Official results in security portal for districts
(week of Sept 19)	One day later: Public release of results; Parent/Guardian Reports shipments
Note: data will be in Edwin Analytics within 3 days of DropBox release

Sharing Some News....and Looking for Your Help!

As some of you may know, I started a new position as the Data Management and Accountability Specialist for the Marshfield Public Schools last week. I'm very excited about this new challenge but will miss working with the dedicated educators in the DSAC districts...and those on the DSAC team as well!

I'm looking for YOUR help in finding a fabulous new Data Specialist for the Southeast DSAC. The position is posted on SchoolSpring at: http://www.schoolspring.com/job.cfm?jid=599682. Please take a look and share with any colleagues you know who may be interested in this unique opportunity! Thank you!

P.S. Yes, I plan to keep up this blog in my new role, although I may tweak it a bit moving forward...stay tuned!