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North Dakota

On this page you will find:

Contacts

Organization

Name

Email

Phone

External Links

State Education Agency (ND Dept of Public Instruction)

Rob Bauer, Assessment
(701) 328-2224

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

Kerri Whipple, ELL Programs

kwhipple@nd.gov

(701) 361-1392

WIDA Consortium

WIDA Help

help@wida.us

Toll Free 1-866-276-7735

www.wida.us

MetriTech

Metritech

wida@metritech.com

1-800-747-4868
(ask for WIDA Support)

www.metritech.com

 

Assessment Materials & Training

Question

Information

Contact

How do I gain access to view and/or download W-APT screener materials?

Your W-APT Username and Password is required

Your district facilitator

How do I set up my account for the ACCESS for ELLs® Test Administrator Training Course?

You will need:
- Your name
- Your email address

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Contact WIDA
The WIDA Help Desk (toll free 866-276-7735)

Am I required to take the training quizzes to become approved to administer the ACCESS test?

Yes

Login

Do I need to retake the training quizzes if I passed them last year?

 No

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Do I need to provide proof of a passing quiz grade (80%) from previous years?

Yes

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Important ACCESS for ELLs® Dates

Task

Start Date

End Date

Test Ordering

01/04/10

01/29/10

Pre-ID Ordering
01/04/10
01/29/10

Districts Receive Test Materials

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02/22/10

Test Window

03/01/10

04/09/10

Districts Ship Completed Material to MetriTech

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04/16/10

Reports Shipped to Districts*

06/16/10

06/21/10*

Correction Window

06/21/10

07/26/10

* Subject to change depending on when all test booklets are received by MetriTech.

Professional Development Opportunities

Dates

Information

Contact

September 23-24, 2009

Data Retreat, Bismarck

(reviewing assessment data & developing instructional programs based on data)

Kerri Whipple

701-361-1392

kwhipple@nd.gov

Fall 2009 or Winter 2010

Assessment training: ACCESS for ELLs®, W-APT™, Kindergarten MODEL™

Fall 2009 or Winter 2010
Connecting ELP Assessment to Instruction (score report interpretation and
curriculum development), Bismarck

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Miscellaneous Information

Access to the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test™ is only available to those who have attended face-to-face W-APT™ trainings.