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December 2018 Newsletter
Certified Enrollment, Winter Assessments, Grading, and More

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2018-19 Certified Enrollment Results
The 2018-2019 Certified Enrollment Data is here!  This report is based on full-time equivalents (FTE). As seen in the chart below, the district student FTE count decreased by 269 from 2017-18 to 2018-19. The 2018-19 Demographic Report is based on student counts (a student counts as one regardless of FTE).  The certified enrollment count is always taken on the 1st day of October every year or the following Monday if the 1st falls on a weekend. 
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Reminders concerning SAMI/State Testing/ESSA
All principals should have received an email from Mary Grinstead with pending action items related to accountability with the Iowa Department of Education. Below are highlights and reminders from that email:

Action: Proper and Ethical Test Assurances
The Iowa Department of Education requires a signed copy of the Assurances for Proper and Ethical Test Administration form for every PK-12 building principal each fall/winter.  Please ensure the form is signed and emailed to April Murray ([email protected]) by December 14.

Action: Consolidated Accountability and Support Application (CASA) Access
If you do not have access already, please complete the steps below to gain access to CASA to enter your SAMI needs assessment data during the SAMI process.
  1. Create an A&A account.  Directions are located here. If you already have an account and forgot your username or password, click here.
  2. Request access to CASA for your school.  Directions are located here. Please select the CASA_Submit role so you may edit and submit your data.

Informational: ESSA Designations Reminder
Schools will be receiving early embargoed information on ESSA designations and new report card based on the ESSA accountability index (call the Iowa School Performance Profiles) during the week of December 3.  These designations and report cards will be made public during the week of December 17.  More information can be found here.
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Winter MAP Testing
On Monday, December 3rd the MAP testing window will open for our winter session. The testing windows are:
  • Elementary: December 3rd – December 21st
  • Middle School: December 3rd – January 11th
  • High School: December 3rd – January 11th (Optional)
Please be aware that one of the high schools is going to use a MAP Screener during this session that will appear in the dropdown of assessment choices. Make sure that your teachers are choosing the Growth assessments when assigning tests to students so that we can collect growth data from MAP. Please contact Jeff Panek with any questions about MAP testing.

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 End of the Semester Grading Reminders
 The current semester ends on Tuesday, January 15th.
 
Elementary & Middle Schools
Your semester grading window will be opened on January 10th for you to start posting grades. All grades must be completed and posted for the semester by noon on January 21st. Office managers – if you want semester 1 reports cards printed, you must complete the electronic order form found in Infinite Campus. This can be submitted at any time for second semester but must be received by noon on January 21st to guarantee that reports cards are ready by January 28th. Any teachers having issues with their gradebooks should complete an SRG Support Ticket found in the electronic forms section in Infinite Campus. Please contact Kaitlyn Evans if you have questions.
 
High Schools
The semester 1 grading period ends on January 15th. Registrars at each high school will open your semester grading window sometime in January just before the end of the semester. More information about grade submission will be provided at the building level as they open the grading window. Any teachers having issues with their gradebooks should complete an SRG Support Ticket found in the electronic forms section in Infinite Campus. High schools wanting to order printed report cards for semester one should notify
Kaitlyn Evans by January 21st in order to have report cards ready by January 28th.

Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Results
Gallup is hosting a webinar on Wednesday, December 12 from 3:30-4:00 PM for all DMPS administrators and supervisors to review results from the Fall 2018 Q12 Employee Engagement Poll.  Gallup will also provide an overview of their new reporting platform, Gallup Access.  Q12 Employee Engagement Poll results will be available on Gallup Access (login.gallup.com) by December 7.
Webinar Information
Audio Login
Toll free: 866-740-1260
Access Code: 1362858
Web Login
Meeting URL: www.readytalk.com  
Participant Access Code: 1362858

UPCOMING DATES

December 3 - December 14: Grades 1-5: Winter MAP Growth Testing
December 3 - January 11: Grades 6-8: Winter MAP Growth Testing
December 12: Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey Results Webinar

January 7 - January 25:  FastBridge Testing (K-3 Reading and K-1 Math)
    --January 23: Soft close for data use at T&L
January 15:  Last Day of 1st Semester

WAIT... WHAT?
Dear Data Dude,
I want to send a short survey to my staff, how do I use Qualtrics to do this?  Does everyone have an account?
Thanks,
Searching for Feedback


Dear Searching for Feedback,
All DMPS employees have access to a Qualtrics account. We have utilized single sign on so that your Microsoft credentials allows you to access Qualtrics. To create an account, go to dmschools.qualtrics.com. Once you have created an account visit the Qualtrics Quick Start Guide to get an introduction to Qualtrics.
As Always,
Data Dude
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Spotlight on This Month's Data Dude
David Roney

I serve as the assessment coordinator and support buildings, administer district assessments, load and analyze assessment data, and assist with school improvement planning. Outside of work I love spending time with my wife (Sarah) and daughter (Leslie). We enjoy spending time outdoors, rebinging Parks and Recreation, and reading together.


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