Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System

ELL Assessment Update: ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Technology Coordinator Webinar and Ordering ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials update

To:	Principals, District ELL Program Directors, ACCESS for ELLs Test Coordinators, and ACCESS for ELLs Technology Coordinators
From:	Dan Wiener, Administrator of Inclusive Assessment Alexis Glick, ACCESS for ELLs Program Specialist
Date:	November 2, 2015

Greetings! We are providing you with information on the upcoming Technology Coordinator webinars as well as updated information regarding ordering of ACCESS for ELLs test materials for your school. This Week: Important training for ACCESS for ELLs Technology Coordinators in Massachusetts schools and districts in which students are taking the online ACCESS (provided by DRC technology staff). No pre-registration necessary. See below for details.

ACCESS for ELLs Technology Coordinator Webinars

Date	Training	Purpose
Wednesday, November 4, 2015 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Join WebEx meeting Meeting number: 809 822 762 Meeting password: Drc2015 Join by phone 1-855-244-8681 or 1-650-479-3207 Access code: 809 822 762	Online (computer-based) ACCESS for ELLs technology overview for School and District Technology Coordinators (Webinars)	To provide Technology Coordinators with information and assistance in administering online ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 tests, and to answer any questions
Thursday November 5, 2015 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Join WebEx meeting Meeting number: 802 959 416 Meeting password: Drc2015 Join by phone 1-855-244-8681 or 1-650-479-3207 Access code: 802 959 416

Information regarding the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 technology specifications and requirements is available on the WIDA website.

Ordering ACCESS for ELLs Test Materials

During the week of October 19, Data Recognition Corporation (DRC), the ACCESS for ELLs test contractor, sent an email to each ACCESS test coordinator to remind them of the upcoming materials ordering window. ACCESS test coordinators will have already received their login and password information for the WIDA Assessment Management System (AMS) by email, and must have completed the Test Materials Ordering training module prior to ordering test materials. ACCESS test coordinators must order test materials for their school between October 26 and November 13. Important Note: For this year's administration, students with disabilities who are not able to take the Listening or Reading tests will be unable to take the online format of the ACCESS for ELLS test. You must order paper tests for these students. Please contact Alexis Glick in Student Assessment Services with any questions about ACCESS for ELLs testing at ACCESS@doe.mass.edu or by phone at 781-338-3625. Thank you for your attention to this important information.

Last Updated: November 3, 2015