Virginia

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  • Contact Information

    Organization Name Email Phone External Links
    State Education Agency (VA Dept. of Education) Robert Fugate, LEP Assessment Specialist student_assessment@doe.virginia.gov (804) 225-2102 VA Department of Education
    Judy Radford, ESL Coordinator judy.radford@doe.virginia.gov (804) 786-1692
    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 W-APT screener materials?

    Your W-APT username and password are required (this is a school division-wide login, not your personal ACCESS for ELLs training login). If you don't know your school division's W-APT username and password, please contact your Division Director of Testing (DDOT).

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

    Contact your Division Director of Testing (DDOT) for help setting up your account.

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

    Yes. In addition to participating in local ACCESS for ELLs training, all test administrators are encouraged to complete the online training modules, including the quizzes. You must log in to access the training modules and quizzes. 80% is a passing score for each quiz.

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

    No, but review of the training course is strongly recommended, particularly the speaking portion.

  • ACCESS for ELLs® and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs™ 2012-2013 Testing Schedules

    Option 1 *

    Task

    Start Date

    End Date

    Divisions Order Test Materials (4 weeks) 10/15/12 11/9/12
    Divisions Order Pre-ID Labels (4 weeks) 10/15/12 11/9/12
    MT** Ships Test Materials to Divisions 1/7/13 1/11/13
    Divisions Receive Test Materials   1/11/13
    Testing Window (8 weeks) 1/14/13 3/15/13
    Additional Materials Deadline   3/1/13
    Divisions Pack Completed Materials (1 week) 3/18/13 3/22/13
    Divisions Ship Completed Materials to MT   3/22/13
    MT Receives All Materials   3/29/13
    MT scores and generates reports (8 weeks) 3/29/13 5/24/13
    Data Validation Window*** 4/29/13 5/10/13
    MT Ships Reports to Divisions 5/28/13 5/31/13
    Divisions Receive Reports   5/31/13
    Option 2

    Task

    Start Date

    End Date

    Divisions Order Test Materials (4 weeks) 11/19/12 12/21/12
    Divisions Order Pre-ID Labels (4 weeks) 11/19/12 12/21/12
    MT* Ships Test Materials to Divisions 2/11/13 2/15/13
    Divisions Receives Test Materials 2/15/13
    Testing Window (8 weeks) 2/25/13 4/19/13
    Additional Materials Deadline   4/5/13
    Divisions Pack Completed Material (1 week) 4/22/13 4/26/13
    Divisions Ship Completed Material to MT   4/26/13
    MT Receives All Materials   5/3/13
    MT scores and generates reports (8 weeks) 5/6/13 6/28/13
    Data Validation Window** 6/10/13 6/21/13
    MT Ships Reports to Divisions 7/1/13 7/5/13
    Divisions Receive Reports   7/5/13

    *Divisions must choose one testing schedule for the administration of both assessments.

    **MT = MetriTech, Inc.

    ***The data validation window allows divisions to submit updated student data files to MetriTech. No printed score report correction will be available. School divisions may contact MetriTech with questions by e-mail at wida@metritech.com or by telephone at (800) 747-4868.

  • Professional Development

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