September 2019 Newsletter
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Action Needed: 2019-2020 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 (april.murray@dmschools.org) by September 14th, 2019. Fall FastBridge Assessment Window Opens September 9
Fall FastBridge testing is open from September 9 - 20. Kindergarten through first grade students will take earlyReading and earlyMath. Second through third grade students will take CBMreading. Guidance for the 2019-2020 FastBridge administration is located here. Panorama Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Survey
We are starting to add information about the Panorama SEL Survey to our webpage as we work with Panorama to prepare for an October administration. Panorama will be hosting two webinars on September 25 for those coordinating the survey at their school. Webinar links: FERPA Reminder
DMPS cannot share potentially personally identifiable information with non-staff--that includes the school board, media, and community partners that we do not have an MOU in place with. We cannot share educational or health records about individual students. When sharing information about groups of students, we cannot share information about groups that contain less than 10 students. Staff Conducting Research
If you have staff members conducting research in your school for a graduate program, their research proposal must be approved by the district. Applications for research are located here. |
Fall MAP Assessment Window Opens Tuesday
Fall MAP testing is open from September 4 through October 4. Second through tenth grade students will take both the math and reading assessments. Guidance for the 2019-2020 MAP administration is located here. Make sure that your proctors are aware of the new auto-pause feature in MAP this year. The Proctor Quick Sheet gives directions on how to return students who are rapidly guessing to testing. There is also the 2019 Training & Updates PowerPoint available in these resources that demonstrates the new features in MAP for 2019-20. New in Infinite Campus: Student Summary Tab
Teachers can now access the New Summary Tab (which includes the student’s home primary language) by clicking on Student Information > General > Summary. 
And then clicking the blue link for “New Summary Tab”.
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UPCOMING DATES
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September 3 - October 4: Grades 6-10: Fall MAP testing
September 23 - October 4: Grades 2-5: Fall MAP testing September 9 - 20: Grades K-3: FAST testing (math: K-1) |
October 7 - 18: Grade K-12: Panorama SEL Survey
October 15 - 30: All Staff: Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement Survey October 16: Grade 9: PSAT (Optional) |
WAIT... WHAT?
Dear Data Dude,
I am spending hours every week pulling ad hocs and sorting & filtering data in excel. Isn’t there a report or a process that will do this for me?
Signed, Mr. Inefficient
Dear Mr. Inefficient,
We may already have reports that answer your questions in Tableau. If not, fill out a data request and we can write a tableau report to help you. We can even schedule the report to be emailed to you periodically. If you still love Excel, you can download the data directly to Excel.
If the data lives in Infinite Campus, we can help get you what you need!
Sincerely, Data Dude
I am spending hours every week pulling ad hocs and sorting & filtering data in excel. Isn’t there a report or a process that will do this for me?
Signed, Mr. Inefficient
Dear Mr. Inefficient,
We may already have reports that answer your questions in Tableau. If not, fill out a data request and we can write a tableau report to help you. We can even schedule the report to be emailed to you periodically. If you still love Excel, you can download the data directly to Excel.
If the data lives in Infinite Campus, we can help get you what you need!
Sincerely, Data Dude
Spotlight on This Month's Data Dude
Lee Pearson
Lee Pearson joined the Assessment, Data, and Evaluation team as a data analyst in August of 2015. Prior to joining the team, he taught business education for five years in Des Moines. Lee teaches driver education in his spare time and enjoys spending time with his wife Thepmala, son Carter (12), and daughters Sophie (10) and Norah (5). Lee is a proud North High graduate.
Lee Pearson joined the Assessment, Data, and Evaluation team as a data analyst in August of 2015. Prior to joining the team, he taught business education for five years in Des Moines. Lee teaches driver education in his spare time and enjoys spending time with his wife Thepmala, son Carter (12), and daughters Sophie (10) and Norah (5). Lee is a proud North High graduate.
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