Alternate Assessment Data System, Internet AADSI

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Alternate Assessment Data System, Internet
(AADSI)
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AADSIIntroduction

• Lorrane McPherson
  TUSD, Assistant Superintendent,
  Central Services
• Leila Williams
  TUSD, Special Education Program
  Specialist, Exceptional Education
• Cathy Taylor TUSD, Assistive Technology
  Specialist, Exceptional Education
• Ralph Giles TUSD, Lead Research Project
  Manager, Accountability and Research

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Alternate Assessment Update

• Window for reporting Alternate Assessment data to
  ADE is 1 April through 30 April 2003
• No paper copies are acceptable
• Two ways to report data
• AADSI
• Common logon
• Last years concerns
• Old forms and 0 vs. 1
• Scoring every performance objective on all forms
• Form 5 (Activity based assessment) has four parts
• Ungraded eligibility dates

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Alternate Assessment Update

• Memo to directors with attachments
• Updated forms
• Revised Form 1
• DESTROY all unused Forms dated before 10-01-01
• Form 2 and AST dated 10-01-01 is mandatory

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AADSIPresentation Overview

• Overview of AADSI Project
• AADSI Demonstration
• AADSI Specifics
• Training Opportunities
• Questions

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AADSIOverview

• Cooperative project between TUSD and ADE ESS
• Automate the raw data collection and reporting
  functions for AIMS-A and ASAT
• Internet based
• State-wide data entry by teacher
• District or AADSI data reporting to ADE

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AADSIOverview

• Eliminates computational error
• Minimizes need for paper copies
• Only editing required in subsequent years
• Eases student assessment data transfer from
  present teacher to nextone school or district to
  the next

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AADSI Demonstration

• This AADSI demonstration is a self-contained
  conceptual version of the program.

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AADSISpecifics

• Program utilizes
• SQL database
• Vbscript and HTML programming languages
• SSL 3.0 Encryption
• FERPA controls
• Windows Browsers (IE or Netscape 4.xx)
• Currently testing for Macintosh

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AADSISpecifics

• Requires
• Student unique identifiers presently on regular
  AIMS and Stanford 9 tests
• Student SAIS or CENSUS number
• School type (charter or public)
• School name from pull-down menu
• Teachers name and e-mail

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AADSI Specifics

• Teachers WILL need to KNOW childs
• name, gender, ethnicity, dob, start year at this
  school, years at school, years in district,
  enrolled grade, special program membership, and
  primary language in addition to SAIS and/or
  CENSUS number
• These unique student identifiers are identical to
  regular AIMS Stanford 9 requirements

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AADSIDistrict Responsibility

• Districts who choose to participate in AADSI
• Must provide an administrative point of contact
  to AADSI_at_edtech.tusd.k12.az.us .
• Will receive a Form 8 and, where applicable, a
  Form 6 for each child that is entered into AADSI.
  
• Will receive their students raw data in an Excel
  spreadsheet.
• Will receive all their data on a CD with a unique
  authorization code.

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AADSIDistrict Responsibility

• Districts
• Will verify their Form 6 and 8 data.
• Are responsible -NOT AADSI- for the accuracy of
  their data
• Will determine who and how (district or AADSI)
  will report district validated data to ADE

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AADSIDistrict Responsibility

• Districts may choose to
• Inform AADSI that their data are correct and to
  electronically transmit to ADE. NO data will be
  transmitted to ADE without a districts EXPRESS
  e-mailed permission.
• Request AADSI to correct their raw data and when
  corrected, electronically transmit that
  districts data to ADE. NO data will be modified
  without a districts EXPRESS e-mail request.

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AADSIDistrict Responsibility

• All e-mails involving authorizations for AADSI
  action must include that districts unique
  digital code assigned on that districts CD.

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AADSITimeline

• Interagency Agreement

13 Aug 2002

• AADSI available to users

10 Jan 2003

• Last day for data entry

16 Mar 2003

• Data to districts for validation

21 Mar 2003

• Last day correction/validation

15 April 2003

• AADSI validated data to ADE

30 April 2003
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AADSISummary

• AADSI
• Serves all districts regardless of size
• Accessible from any internet connection
• Cost effective single implementation
• Real-Time data entry and summary reporting
• SAIS or CENSUS number required
• Districts have explicit responsibilities

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AADSI

• Training
• Opportunities
• Latest training info can be found at
• http//edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/exced/aadsi.htm

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AADSI

• Questions

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AADSI

• Further Information concerning the AADSI may
  be obtained from

Ralph Giles, Cathy Taylor, or Leila Williams
AADSI_at_edtech.tusd.k12.az.us
520-225-5414