2020-2021_K-3_Assessments_Key_Dates_v5
Greetings DTCs:
Today the State Board approved an extension to the K-3 Screener and Kindergarten Readiness testing window. Now, students must be screened within the first forty-five (45) days of school.
Attached, you will find an updated Key Dates Document.
As a reminder, the K-3 Universal Screener and Kindergarten Readiness Assessment are both checked for Kindergarten as they are both required by MS codes/State Board policy. If districts use Renaissance as their screener, then the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment suffices as the BOY and EOY universal screener since the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment is STAR Early Literacy. If districts do not use Renaissance, the Kindergarten Readiness and the Universal Screener must both be given.
As a requirement of state law (Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-16), each local school district shall use screeners in Kindergarten through 3rd grade. Universal screener data must be submitted three times a year to be reimbursed for screener costs.
At this time, we need each district to submit Beginning-of-Year (BOY) universal screener data for each school and grade level within the district, the selection notification and grant application for approved screeners, and an invoice for PreK-3rd grade screeners. All information will be collected through the SharePoint site. District test coordinators have login rights to the site, online at https://districtaccess.mde.k12.ms.us/studentassessment/default.aspx.
The updated data submission document, the selection notification and grant application for approved screeners, and detailed directions on the upload process are linked below.
- District Notification of Selection and Grant Application
- Screener Data Upload Spreadsheet
- Screener Directions for Upload
Please contact Melissa Beck at 601.359.5245 or mailto:screeners@mdek12.orgwith questions.
Please upload Beginning of Year (BOY) universal screener data, the selection notification and grant application for approved screeners, and an invoice for PreK through 3rd grade screeners no later than October 1, 2020 or two weeks after your first forty-five (45) days of school.