DELAWARE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

SCHOOL READINESS Weekly Elluminate Session

Week 3 – March 15 - March 19

Elluminate Session Topics • Updated Information on Student Training Test • Updated Information Test Administrator

Certification• Demo on Using Test Information Distribution

Engine (TIDE) Application within Portal• Update for School Site Visits and Assistance from

DOE• DDOESSO DCAS Roles Update • End-of-Course Updates• Question and Answer Session

DCAS Student Training Test • Available starting today – March 17, 2010• UPDATE:

o Student will need to take Interactive Tutorial for Graphic Response items

o This should be completed before taking Training Test

• Student should complete training test for Grade Band – Elementary, Middle or High School.

• PowerPoint for Student Training test available

DCAS Student Training Test

DCAS Test Administrator Certification Update• Test Administrator Certification will be available

starting March 17, 2010• Teachers must read the Test Administrator

Manual before taking TA certification - will be available March 18, 2010

• For those who have already completed TA certification please remind them to read Test Administrator Manual.

• Test Administrator Powerpoint is currently available.

DCAS Test Administrator Certification Update• Must have DDOESSO account and access to DCAS

to access Test Administrator Certification• It is estimated certification will take 30 45

minutes. • You will receive certificate at end of the training.

You must print and retain for your records.

DCAS Test Administrator Update• IF session is split into two sessions or paused for

more than 20 minutes a new test session must be created.

• Once student enters new test session he/she will pick-up where they left off. They will not be allowed to go able to go back to items already completed if test is taken in more than one session.

• Calculators grades 3-11 only

DCAS Test Administrator Update• Scrap paper may be provided by schools but

must be collected after each session and destroyed.

• Security for all test session is still in place and each test question is secure

• Each test item will not let the student move forward if he/she has not answered the question

DCAS Tide User Application• Demo of application • https://login.doe.k12.de.us/DDOESSO/SignOnPag

e.aspx

DCAS DOE Site Visits and Assistance• Schedule will be published later this week • DOE will be available on first come first serve

basis to visit schools/district to help with onsite readiness planning

• Schedule will be emailed to DCAS Liasions

DDOESSO Updates• Districts will be provided with list of users

processed/not processed• Individuals who don’t currently have access and

request it from DDOESSO request applications menu.

• We will do another batch load by Friday so they will be available on Monday, March 22, 2010

District End-of-Course Mapping• This information will be provided to District Test

Coordinators and DCAS Liasions next week. • Timeline has been extended. The date will be

announced when the document is sent.

CONTACT US

Lisa Alexander, DCAS technology team lead and readiness coordinator at 302-735-4090 or email at lalexander@doe.k12.de.us