NMPED LETRS Help Center - Discontinued Eligibility Tracker Information for Course Managers

The NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants tracks participant progress toward eligibility to apply for a Reading Endorsement.

To become eligible for a Reading Endorsement, a participant must meet the following requirements:

Attend 40 hours of live facilitated LETRS sessions
Achieve 80% or higher on every LETRS unit assessment and volume posttest
Log 32 hours completing LETRS coursework in the LETRS platform for a total of 40 hours of online coursework

You can read more on the Reading Endorsement Information page.

To understand the information on the NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants, please be sure to read everything in each section below.

Progress toward Reading Endorsement eligibility will be updated on the NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants during the first week of each month.

Facilitated Session Attendance, Assessment Scores, and Time Spent Completing Online Coursework will be updated through the end of the preceding month.
- Example: All of the attendance, scores, and time from May will be updated during the first week of June.
For the most current Assessment Scores and Time Spent Completing Online Coursework information, please review participant progress on the LETRS course platform.

Attendance

Eligibility Requirement

To qualify for a reading endorsement, a participant must attend at least 40 hours of documented live sessions (Facilitated Sessions).

There are 16 live three-hour facilitated sessions built into the LETRS course. To meet the reading endorsement eligibility requirements, participants need to attend a minimum of 14 of the 16 facilitated sessions.

On the NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants

Absent indicates that a participant did not attend a full facilitated session.

Present indicates that a participant attended a full facilitated session.

Please note that attendance defaults to Absent, so if a participant hasn't attended a session because the cohort hasn't been scheduled for that session yet, attendance for that session will register as Absent.

Time in each session is logged through Zoom attendance reports as well as the LETRS entry and exit forms that participants complete in each session.

All attendance is tied to the email address that the participant used to register for LETRS. If a participant attends a facilitated session and uses a different email address, the attendance will not be logged appropriately.

In this instance, participants are encouraged to complete a Discrepancy Reporting Form.

Scores

Eligibility Requirement

To qualify for a reading endorsement, a participant must achieve a score of 80% or higher on each Unit Assessment and Volume Posttest.

On the NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants

Scores at or above 80% are indicated as Score Qualifies on the Eligibility Tracker.

Scores below 80% are indicated as DNQ--Does Not Qualify.

Please note that scores default to DNQ, so if a participant hasn't taken an assessment, the score will register as DNQ on the Eligibility Tracker, as there isn't a qualifying score yet.

Important: Do not confuse the Average Unit Score with the Unit Assessment Score. The score recorded on a participant's Certificate of Mastery is the Average Unit Score--not the Unit Assessment Score.

You should log in to the LETRS Platform to view participants' most up-to-date unit score information. LETRS Login

Time

Eligibility Requirement

To qualify for a reading endorsement, a participant must complete at least 40 hours of online coursework.

The LETRS platform automatically logs a participant's time spent in the LETRS course.* This time must be at least 32 hours in order for a participant to qualify for a reading endorsement.

Participants are expected to complete Bridge to Practice activities and read their LETRS manuals to complete the additional eight hours of online coursework.

*Important: After a participant completes the Volume 2 posttest in the LETRS course, the LETRS platform may stop logging the time a participant spends in the course. This means that if a participant has not logged 32 hours by that point, the participant will not be eligible for the reading endorsement.

Participants should be sure that they have logged 32 hours before they take the Volume 2 posttest.

On the NMPED Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker for Active LETRS Participants

Participants who have logged 32 or more hours in the LETRS platform have met the time spent completing online coursework eligibility requirement.

This is indicated as TRUE in the Time column. If a participant has not yet met the 32 hour requirement, FALSE will appear instead.

Participants are encouraged to monitor their time spent completing online coursework by reviewing their LETRS Transcripts located on the LETRS platform.

Tracking Participant Progress

To Track Participant Progress

You no longer need to access the statewide Eligibility Trackers to track the progress of LETRS participants in your LEA!

Instead, view their progress on your LEA's LETRS Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker and Participant ID Numbers Google Sheet. You can still view the statewide Eligibility Trackers by clicking the buttons below.

Troubleshooting

Problem: I can't find my LEA's LETRS Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker and Participant ID Numbers Google Sheet.

Solution: If you have a Google Account associated with your school email address, you can access your Google Sheet there. If you do not have a Google Account associated with your school email address, you can still find the link to your Google Sheet in the email from Coleen Ferrier (coleen.ferrier@ped.nm.gov).

Problem: I never received my LEA's LETRS Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker and Participant ID Numbers Google Sheet.

Solution: All course managers received their Google Sheets in mid-February of 2023 via email and again in mid-July2023 via email. Please check your email inbox as well as the spam/junk folders for the email from Coleen Ferrier (coleen.ferrier@ped.nm.gov).

If you cannot locate the email, please verify that your contact information is correct on the NMPED's Course Manager Directory (button below). If it is not correct, please update it using the Course Manager Update Form (button below).

If your information is correct and you did not receive the email with the link to your Google Sheet, please email Coleen Ferrier: coleen.ferrier@ped.nm.gov.

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Info, Troubleshooting, & Support

If you need help with your LEA’s LETRS Reading Endorsement Eligibility Tracker and Participant ID Numbers Google Sheet, please click the button to the left to access more information, troubleshooting suggestions, and options for support.

Attention Course Managers

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