Workshop Schedule

Website and Platform Navigation & User Roles

How do I navigate the new OPI website? Where can I find resources for all of the statewide assessments? What are user roles and what responsibilities are tied to them? Where do I access statewide assessment testing portals? How do I set up school and district access?

Test Security, Monitoring, and the MontCAS Application

How can I ensure active monitoring during test sessions? What are the local monitoring resources available to me? What is OPI site monitoring, and how does it affect my district? What happens if there is a finding or corrective action for my school system? What are my responsibilities within the MontCAS Application? How do I complete each of these sections and by when? What are testing incidents, and how do I report one?

WIDA ACCESS, Alt Screener, and Best Practices

What are the participation criteria for English Learners and the English language proficiency assessment? What are the before, during, and after assessment activities that I need to know about to be successful in preparing for the these tests? How do my EL students populate into the WIDA testing portal? 

Montana Science Assessment and the ACT with Writing

What are the before, during, and after assessment activities that I need to know about to be successful in preparing for these general education assessments? How do I register a student to test? What is new and different for the 2026-2027 school year?