South Dakota

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  • Contact Information

    Organization Name Email Phone External Links
    State Education Agency (SD Dept. of Education) Gay Pickner, Director of Assessment gay.pickner@state.sd.us (605) 773-3247 SD Dept of Education
    WIDA Consortium WIDA Help help@wida.us Toll Free 1-866-276-7735 www.wida.us
    MetriTech MetriTech wida@metritech.com
    1-800-747-4868
    (ask for WIDA Support)
    www.metritech.com
  • Assessment Materials & Training

    How do I gain access to view and/or download the W-APT screener materials?

    You must contact your district or state facilitator to request the username and password for your district. Gay Pickner (contact information above) has a copy of the master list of W-APT logins for South Dakota.

    How do I get a personal account to begin my ACCESS for ELLs online test administrator training?

    ACCESS for ELLs online test administrator training course enrollment is handled by your district assessment coordinator. Please contact that individual to request an account.

    Am I required to take the test administrator training quizzes to become approved to administer the ACCESS test?

    Yes. Log In to take the test administrator training quizzes. You must receive a passing score of 80% on all applicable quizzes.

    Do I need to retake the training quizzes if I passed them in a previous year?

    Once you have taken the complete training and passed the quizzes, only the speaking portion of the training and its corresponding quiz must be retaken every year.

  • Important ACCESS for ELLs® Administration Dates

    Task

    Start Date

    End Date

    Test Ordering TBD TBD
    Pre-ID Ordering TBD TBD
    Districts Receive Test Materials - TBD
    Test Window 02/06/12 03/09/12
    Order Additional Materials Deadline - TBD
    Districts Ship Completed Materials to MetriTech - TBD
    Reports Shipped to Districts* TBD TBD
    Correction Window TBD TBD
    * Subject to change depending on when all test booklets are received by MetriTech.
  • Professional Development

    Dates

    Information

    Contact

    12/11/12
    Differentiating for ELLs (introductory level), Ft. Pierre
    12/13/12
    Differentiating for ELLs (introductory level), Brookings
    3/12/13
    Introduction to the 2012 Amplification of the WIDA ELD Standards (advanced level), Ft. Pierre
    3/14/13
    Introduction to the 2012 Amplification of the WIDA ELD Standards (advanced level), Sioux Falls
South Dakota
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