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District of Columbia

On this page you will find:

Contacts

Organization

Name

Email

Phone

External Links

Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)

Tamara Reavis

tamara.reavis

@dc.gov

(202) 654-6100

District of Columbia Public Schools; DCPS Office of Bilingual Education; Washington Area TESOL; Capital Area NABE

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

Question

Information

Contact

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

Your W-APT™ Username and Password are required

Your district facilitator

How do I set up my account for the ACCESS for ELLs® Test Administrator Training Course?

You will need:
- Your name
- Your email address

 

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Your school's test chair will register you for an account. Afterwards, you should receive an enrollment email with your username and password.  If you don't see this message, please check your spam and bulk mail folders.

Your school's test chair. If you are a school test chair and you have questions, please contact district facilitator Margaret Miller at margaret.miller@dc.gov

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

Yes

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Do I need to retake the training quizzes if I passed them last year?

Yes, you must retake the Speaking quiz this year.

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Do I need to provide proof of a passing quiz grade (80%) from previous years?

 No

D.C. Public Schools maintains a list of individuals with passing quiz grades for each year.

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Important ACCESS for ELLs® Dates

Task

Start Date

End Date

Test Ordering

03/10/10

03/31/10

Pre-ID Ordering

03/10/10

03/31/10

Schools Receive Test Materials

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04/26/10

Test Window

05/03/10

06/04/10

Order Additional Materials Deadline

-

05/21/10

Ship Completed Materials to MetriTech

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06/11/10

Reports Shipped to Schools*

07/27/10

07/29/10*

Correction Window

07/29/10

08/26/10

* Subject to change depending on when all test booklets are received by MetriTech.

Professional Development Opportunities

Dates

Information

Contact

 

 

 

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Miscellaneous Information