We wanted to alert you to a potential problem as you get ready for your fall data days and offer three solutions.
The Problem
The current version of the electronic 4-Box Filemaker Pro tool that you received as part of the IDM Winter or Spring Cohort Reunion no longer works. Because the UO DIBELS Data System has two sets of benchmark goals (i.e., the Recommended and the Former), the Data System no longer populates a necessary field in the data set that is downloaded from their system and imported into the Filemaker Pro tool.
Three Solutions:
1. We have updated the electronic 4-Box Filemaker Pro tool (version 2.1). That means you will be able to initially sort your students by need based on their DIBELS Next data. However, you will need to delete the old Filemaker Pro tool and install the new tool. Click here for directions on how to delete the old tool, install the new tool and download the correct data set from the UO DIBELS Data System. Version 2.1 of the Filemaker Pro tool uses the Former (i.e., the goals we used last year and recommended by the DIBELS Next authors) benchmark goals. Please note that this solution is only for schools that use Mac computers.
2. A second solution is the availability of a quadrant report in HEART. You will need to work with your Heartland assessment consultant for assistance with importing the DIBELS Next data set into HEART. For an overview of how the HEART quadrant report functions, please see http://tinyurl.com/8lhu8ne. The HEART quadrant report allows you to set your own cut scores, thus the DIBELS Next Former or Recommended benchmark goals can be used. This solution works for Macs and PCs.
3. Of course, various paper-pencil versions of the 4-Box are still available. If you or staff at your school are a DIBELS Mentor, the grouping worksheets are available on Dynamic Measurement Group's Mentor website: http://dibels.org/mentors.html. In addition, Becky Hinze, AEA reading consultant, has a version of the grouping worksheets posted on her wiki: http://beckyhinze.pbworks.com/w/page/53368611/DIBELS. For these worksheets, please note that there is a slight modification in the winter and spring of 1st grade grouping. Instead of using Nonsense Word Fluency - Whole Words Read (WWR) as the second sorting variable, Nonsense Word Fluency - Correct Letter Sounds (CLS) is used. The grouping worksheets cited above currently reference the Former Goals.
One Caution
As you download the data set from the UO DIBELS Data System for import into the Filemaker Pro tool or HEART, you’ll notice that the Data System reports that the data set (i.e., DIBELS Next and Math Data Export (Deprecated)) will no longer be available after December 1, 2012. Please know that we are exploring several possibilities and are confident we can develop a solution before your winter data day.
If you have any question about the Filemaker Pro tool, please contact Alecia Rahn-Blakeslee (arahn@aea11.k12.ia.us) or Berrett Rice (brice@aea11.k12.ia.us). If you have questions about the HEART quadrant report, please contact the assessment consultant for your region.
Friday, September 7, 2012
New Data Collection System for Bullying/Harassment
For the 2012-2013 school year, the Iowa Department of Education (DE) is launching a new data collection system for bullying and harassment reports for all public and accredited non-public schools in Iowa.
Webinar sessions have been going on in August and September to give guidance to the system. The sessions are designed for district personnel who have the responsibility for reporting bullying and harassment incidents to the Department. Historically, this reporting has been a part of spring BEDS – Basic Educational Data Survey. Bullying and harassment data reporting will now be a part of Ed-Info.
The purpose of these sessions is to introduce each district to the new reporting system features and to provide guidance on the reporting and use of data from the system to guide district efforts in addressing bullying. There is another webinar scheduled for Friday, Sept. 14, 1-2 p.m., and you can register by clicking here.
Each session will include step-by-step instructions followed by a question-and-answer period. Handouts for the webinar sessions are available on the Department’s Anti-Bullying Anti-Harassment webpage. If you are not able to attend one of the sessions, a pre-recorded webinar will be available beginning Sept. 15.
You can also click here to view a recorded session of a previous webinar. http://iowa.adobeconnect.com/p5zwrgq2tdc/. Click here for a presentation handout introducing the new reporting system.
For more information, contact the Department’s Penny Bisignano at (515) 725-2142 or penny.bisignano@iowa.gov or Barb Anderson at (515) 664-6732 or barb.anderson@iowa.gov.
Webinar sessions have been going on in August and September to give guidance to the system. The sessions are designed for district personnel who have the responsibility for reporting bullying and harassment incidents to the Department. Historically, this reporting has been a part of spring BEDS – Basic Educational Data Survey. Bullying and harassment data reporting will now be a part of Ed-Info.
The purpose of these sessions is to introduce each district to the new reporting system features and to provide guidance on the reporting and use of data from the system to guide district efforts in addressing bullying. There is another webinar scheduled for Friday, Sept. 14, 1-2 p.m., and you can register by clicking here.
Each session will include step-by-step instructions followed by a question-and-answer period. Handouts for the webinar sessions are available on the Department’s Anti-Bullying Anti-Harassment webpage. If you are not able to attend one of the sessions, a pre-recorded webinar will be available beginning Sept. 15.
You can also click here to view a recorded session of a previous webinar. http://iowa.adobeconnect.com/p5zwrgq2tdc/. Click here for a presentation handout introducing the new reporting system.
For more information, contact the Department’s Penny Bisignano at (515) 725-2142 or penny.bisignano@iowa.gov or Barb Anderson at (515) 664-6732 or barb.anderson@iowa.gov.
September Edition of "Each and Every Child"
Click here for the September edition of "Each and Every Child" brought to you by the Iowa Department of Education’s Bureau of Student and Family Support Services. The e-newsletter is designed to enhance communication between parents and teachers. Please forward it to your parents, and use the stories as opportunities for discussion.
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