Happy Holidays!!!

December Edition...

Happy Holidays! It's going to be an amazing month!

We hope that this correspondence finds you well! Wow, it is hard to believe that we are at the end of the 1st semester and celebrating the holiday season! Congratulations on persevering through our IA #1 administration and dealing with the various challenges that illuminated during that time. Also, we are excited for the use of data to assist with instructional decisions for our Big and Little KIPPsters.

As a method of continued communication from the KTX assessment department, we will be providing a monthly newsletter with pertinent information. This month, the newsletter contains some useful information as you prepare for upcoming assessments e.g. December EOC trainings, glows/grows from IA #1 administration, and NWEA Winter MAP. If you have should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the assessment department.

Educationally yours,

KTX Assessment Team

(Sam, Amanda, Dina, Eric, & Skye)

Meet the KTX Assessment Team!

SCHOOL LEADER CORNER

December 2022 SL Bulletin

This slide deck provides pertinent information and dates for upcoming training and assessments.

KTX 2022-2023 Assessment Strategy

Pertinent Testing Info for SY 22-23!

KTX 2022-2023 CTC Training Dates

These are the 2022-2023 CTC training dates for various assessments.

What is Your Leadership IDENTITY?

CTC CORNER

December 2022 "AWESOME BLOSSOM!!!"

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Davis Hagood, CTC at KIPP Alegria Primary

School/Role: Alegria Primary-Testing Coordinator

Number of Years with KIPP: 1 1/2 years, started July 2021 🙂

One thing you like/love/enjoy about being a CTC: I love technical problem solving, and find I have a knack for creating systems of organization and tracking progress. I worked at a software company prior to foraying into education, and I enjoy any chance to troubleshoot systems or use data creatively.

One favorite best practice for testing: I own my tracking of assessment completion. It’s all well and good to have teachers and test admins help you track completion, but ultimately you need to have a system to be able to quickly check and see who has or hasn’t completed testing.

Fun fact about you: I have lived in 6 states in my 26 years on this earth: Texas, Colorado, Virginia, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and now Texas again. Also, I just got engaged! 😉

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Rebecca Henders, CTC at KIPP Austin Comunidad Elementary

School/Role: Comunidad Elementary-Asst. Principal of Operations/Testing & LPAC Coordinator

Number of Years with KIPP: 7th year 🙂

One thing you like/love/enjoy about being a CTC: I love figuring out the improvements that can be made from one test to another and increasing efficiency is really satisfying!

One favorite best practice for testing: I buy new pencils for every test, donate them to classrooms after, and then buy more pencils for the next test.

Fun fact about you: I have visited 24 different countries!😉

2022-2023 KTX Testing Hub

This is a one-stop location with pertinent resources for varied examinations that will be administered throughout the academic year.

KTX 2022-2023 Assessment Calendar

This document has pertinent information pertaining to testing/training dates and deadlines.

2022-2023 KTX CTC Contacts

This document contains the CTC contact information for the various regions.

December STAAR EOC CTC Checklist

This document provides guidance on preparation steps for the STAAR EOC assessment.