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    {"id":24762,"date":"2024-07-09T18:29:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/?p=24762"},"modified":"2025-02-05T10:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T10:12:21","slug":"acing-it-a-spotlight-on-the-assessment-services-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/acing-it-a-spotlight-on-the-assessment-services-department\/","title":{"rendered":"Acing It: A Spotlight on the Assessment Services Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24762\" class=\"elementor elementor-24762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fcdb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7fcdb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db36430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db36430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/crodev.site\/viedu_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Assessments-Dept.-Wire.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24763\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c347ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c347ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15d9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15d9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Acing It: A Spotlight on the Assessment Services Department<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-424f605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"424f605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>The Assessments Department has put up some impressive numbers \u2013 supporting teachers and case managers in achieving\u00a0<strong>94% completion<\/strong>\u00a0of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP),\u00a0<strong>100% completion<\/strong>\u00a0of the Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC), and\u00a0<strong>95% completion<\/strong>\u00a0of the Summative ELPAC, as well as\u00a0<strong>increasing State Seal of Biliteracy awards by 48%.<\/strong>\u00a0What\u2019s even more impressive is that these goals were supported and made possible by a team of only four people.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m very fortunate to work with, support, and be supported by Joel, Silvia and Erica.\u00a0I have the pleasure and privilege of working with the team to coordinate state and local assessment efforts,\u201d says David Villegas, Assessment &amp; Evaluation Manager. \u201cI came from an organization where I felt very much alone in the work despite having an equally sized staff. I don\u2019t feel that way here.\u201d<\/p><p>David refers to the team as \u201cdoers\u201d, folks who \u201ccare greatly about continuous improvement\u201d and doing what they can to\u00a0<strong>increase the efficiency and the effectiveness of assessment administration.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cAs a team, we are all fairly new to this department and growing into our roles everyday,\u201d explains Joel Aguilar, Student Services Representative 1. \u201cPart of the job is learning to take our failures on the chin and\u00a0<strong>growing from our mistakes so we don\u2019t repeat them.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Completing the Puzzle<\/span><\/h2><p>Like so many things at Visions, the administering of assessments requires copious amounts of planning and behind-the-scenes effort by multiple departments. At the forefront of this initiative is the Assessments team, with Joel leading CAASPP and Physical Fitness Testing (PFT), Erica Wilkins leading Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) testing, Silvia Covarrubias leading Initial and Summative ELPAC testing and the State Seal of Biliteracy program, and David supporting his team and our credentialed teachers and case managers who administer the testing.<\/p><p>\u201cThere is a whole lot of prepping and planning in the months leading up to testing season. Aside from what we do internally, we also collaborate with other departments to ensure everything is ready to go,\u201d explains Erica, Student Services Representative 1.\u00a0<strong>\u201cWe know testing is a beast for everyone involved, so our goal is to make it as efficient and user-friendly as possible.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cAssessments works with several departments, such as Enrollment to make sure we know what new students are EL and are placed in correct EL support programs, Instruction for the recruitment of teachers to support ELPAC, and STS to make sure our students are equipped with the correct devices and software,\u201d adds Silvia, Student Services Representative 1.<\/p><p>There are so many moving pieces in coordinating our annual testing, but the team loves the challenge. From\u00a0<strong>reserving test sites to training teachers to coming early and staying late<\/strong>\u00a0to load and unload testing equipment, every member of the team goes above and beyond to set our students and teachers up for success.<\/p><p>\u201cPlanning assessments is like a yearlong process of putting a jigsaw puzzle together,\u201d explains Joel. \u201cAs a non-classroom based charter school, it\u2019s like putting the puzzle together with one hand tied behind our back.\u00a0<strong>We have to continue to learn and grow professionally to be able to overcome any obstacles we face each year.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly proud of our Assessments team!\u201d says Soren Gutierrez, Director of Accountability &amp; Data Services. \u201cDavid, Erica, Silvia and Joel\u00a0<strong>go above and beyond to make sure that our teachers have the resources they need to seamlessly and easily administer all of our State and Local Assessments to our students both in person and remote.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s a huge task that requires an incredible amount of planning and coordination and they make it look easy!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><h3><span style=\"color: #002d72;\">Practice Makes Perfect<\/span><\/h3><p>With another school year over, the team has taken the time to reflect on their recent successes, such as providing training for test administration, setting up in-person testing events in LPAD, and increasing direct communication to families. 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