MOY Assessments Information

Ask | Please ensure that your campus administers MOY Assessments and note the upcoming deadlines in your school calendar

• MOY Upcoming January Dates:

  • 1/7 - 1/30 Optional MOY Science MAP

  • 1/13 - 1/17 mClass DIBELS MOY 3-5 (PS 5th only)

  • 1/13 - 1/17 mClass 5-6 mClass DIBELS (only did not pass & approaches on last STAAR); i-ready Reading MS (5th-8th)

  • 1/14- 1/28 - iReady Math PS if not tested in December

  • 1/21 - 1/28 iReady Math 5-8 

  • 1/14 - 1/30 Circle Wave 2

  • KTX Assessment Calendar

MOY

• 1/8 & 1/9 

  • Topic: MOY Testing 

  • Only for CTCs who support i-ready, mCLASS, and MAP

  • Time: 10:00 - 11:30

  • Recording - Wednesday 1/8; Thursday 1/9

mCLASS Dibels 8 overview

More information about KTX's mCLASS DIBELS 8 Testing Plan can be found in the 2024-2025 KTX Assessments Handbook. 

mCLASS with DIBELS 8th Edition is an integrated literacy system based on the Science of Reading and validated for universal screening, progress monitoring, and screening for risk of dyslexia. DIBELS (Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills), which is automated through the collection of data through the mCLASS platform, is a widely-used series of short tests developed by the University of Oregon that assess K–8 literacy. DIBELS is an observational assessment collected by teachers interacting with students one-on-one. The assessment is typically administered three times per year (beginning, middle, and end of year), and is used to identify reading difficulty, monitor progress, and inform instruction, especially for struggling readers.

In addition to providing useful information for students, families, and school staff, the KIPP Foundation uses mCLASS DIBELS 8 scores to understand student progress across the network.

Testing Windows

At KIPP Texas, students are tested 2-3 times per year: in the BOY (Fall), MOY (Winter), and EOY (Spring). Please refer to the KTX Assessment Strategy and KTX Assessment Calendar for more information.

Student Participation

• Primary School Grades K-5**

  • All enrolled students take all mCLASS DIBELS 8 measures as appropriate based on platform requirements.

• Middle School Grades 5-8

  • Any 5th-8th student who did not pass or received a score of approaches on STAAR will take mCLASS DIBELS (diagnostic)

  • A preliminary list of students will be provided to schools

    • Schools will be responsible for reviewing the testing records of any new to KIPP students during the school year to see if they meet the requirements for testing and add them to their list

    • Schools may use the Student Data Request Form for new to KIPP Students to officially request their testing records from TEA.

** All 5th graders who are at a PS campus will take all mCLASS DIBELS 8 measurements as required. PS 5th graders do not take i-ready reading diagnostics like their middle school peers.

Testing Time, Location, and Logistics

All mCLASS DIBELS 8 tests are given in class by the classroom teacher (and support staff if you want to expedite testing). CTCs/teachers must make every effort to test all students and pull students for makeup testing if needed.

• K-6 - assessments are given 1:1 (except for MAZE). 

  • The student facing resources must be printed.

  • The teacher will input student answers directly into mCLASS during the assessment

    • The computer automatically collects and scores data

  • MAZE is a computer-based assessment kids can take whole group

• 7-8 DIBELS 8 is not a digital assessment

  • All student facing materials must be printed

    • ORF - Oral Reading Fluency

    • All MAZE assessments must be printed

  • All tests are hand scored by the assessor

  • Assessment results must be manually entered into the DDS - DIBELS Data System by the assessor or other school personnel as designated by the CTC/SL.

See the recommended schedule for testing and time allotments below.

mCLASS DIBELS 8 is rostered by the KTX Applications team and teacher of record accounts will automatically be created through CLEVER. Any support staff who require access will have to put in an IT Applications Help Ticket.

Test Administrators - Who should proctor?

• Teachers

• Assistant principals

• Members of the leadership team

• Learning specialists

• Teaching fellows/assistants under the supervision of someone else

• All proctors should be trained in mCLASS DIBELS 8 Procedures and Test Security to ensure reliability and validity of data

  • Initial training for all teachers/staff was during SPL

  • Campuses are responsible for training any test administrators who either did not complete the training during SPL or New Hires using resources on the Testing Hub and mCLASS DIBELS 8 PD site.

Reset and Retest Policy

mCLASS DIBELS 8 call retests Spoiled Measures (unplanned situations that occur that result in the invalidation of a student’s assessment).

Spoiling occurs when:

o   Interrupted test session (ex- fire drill in the middle of an assessment)

o   Not adhering to standardized administration (Assessors should cancel the measure if this occurs instead of submitting for scoring) 

·         Directions

·         Scoring rules

·         Prompts

·         Procedures

When a measure is spoiled, or an unapproved change is used the measure is no longer valid and data cannot be used comparatively. These scores should not be entered into the testing system and should be marked as spoiled.

Retest will only be approved for a spoiled measure as listed above you must submit a retest request form. You can keep track of the status of retest requests on the retest and termination tracker.

·         If a measure is canceled by the assessors due to not adhering to standardized administration no retest request is required, it will automatically reset. 

·         Retest requests will be reviewed on a student-by-student basis. Retest policies are subject to change once we have fully implemented and completed BOY testing. 

·         If retest is approved- retest on a different day using a different form from the end of the progress monitoring booklet for the end of that student’s grade.

Mass Terminations:

There should not be a need for a mass termination of any assessments. In the event of an emergency where a mass termination may be needed, please reach out to your Regional Assessment Coordinator prior to terminating any tests. 

***Please note - A student not receiving an accommodation is NOT a reason for retesting. Please make sure you set up your accommodations and train staff in advance to avoid accommodations errors! ***

Accommodations

Accommodations and modifications are planned deviations from standardized testing protocol. The purpose of the mCLASS DIBELS 8 assessment is to see an accurate picture of the student’s abilities so that individual student performance over time can be accurately measured.

The assessment is created in a way that there should be no need for additional  accommodations (STAAR like accommodations) because it is formative, not summative. mCLASS: Reading is an assessment tool that is appropriate for capturing the developing reading skills of all students learning to read, with few exceptions. 

mCLASS DIBELS 8 Assessment Accommodations (see list of allowable accommodations in picture)

·         Minor changes to assessment procedures

·         Unlikely to change the meaning of the assessment results

·         Approved by assessment developers and other assessment professionals- the KTX Assessment Team Policies.

·         Used only when an accurate assessment score is unlikely to be obtained without the accommodation

Without them, the assessment would be measuring something other than the intended targeted skill. i.e.- using braille testing materials for a blind student or amplification devices for HoH students.

·         Must be specified in the student’s IEP or 504 plan.

If an approved accommodation is used, it must be marked on the assessment, checked in system when entering scores, or otherwise documented as required.

Approved accommodations are intended to be used for students to provide more accurate scores for those students who need the accommodation, thus scores can be used as any other scores can be used. The scores are considered to be valid.

Assessment Modifications - Anything not on the approved accommodation list is NOT ALLOWED (even if it is in the student’s IEP). Modifications are significant changes to the standardized procedures and render results that are likely to be meaningfully different than they would have been without the modification.

Clarification on Testing GAIN Students - KIPP Texas requires that all GAIN students complete BOY and EOY testing. However, the guidance has always been that unless a student is exempt from district assessments in their IEP, they should be assessed.  A small number of GAIN students are exempt due to still being emergent learners (i.e. do not yet have conceptual understanding of number or letter recognition).  If a student is exempt, it must be in their ARD. Your special pops lead should provide you with the testing page of their ARD documenting this decision. This documentation must be included in your documentation folder for each assessment.  This exemption is the exception and not the norm and must be made by the ARDC on an individual student basis. Student exemptions may change throughout the year(s) as the students make progress towards their educational goals so documents should be checked, and exemption status should be checked before all test windows. 

Resources

Administration and Fidelity Checklist - use this to create your campus testing plan and schedule

Implementation Planning Checklist for Administrators use this to create your campus testing plan and schedule

Manual - Link; Implementation playbook (KIPP Foundation)

Script - no external script, assessors must follow the measure prompts without deviation.

mCLASS DIBELS Materials K-6 - Kits should be delivered to campuses with curriculum. Link to print student facing materials

DIBELS 8 - for 7G-8G - materials for printing https://dibels.amplify.com/ ; DDS Links Printing is a campus responsibility.

Student Data Request Form - CTCs must fill out for new to KIPP Students so we can officially request their testing records.

Got questions? Click on the orange dialog image any amplify/mCLASS webpage and they will connect you directly to support.

How to Create Student Groups in mCLASS for non-ELAR TOR (teacher of record)

The only staff members who will have students automatically rostered to them, will be reading/ELAR teachers of record. For all other staff members who need access to students in order to support/assist with assessing, the CTC (or other API) will need to create and share student groups in mCLASS. 

How to Create Student Groups  - step by step guide created by the KTX IT-Applications Team

Video - Video demonstration of the process created 8/2024

sy 24-25 Retest/Reset Request Form & Tracker

• All KTX Retest/Termination Request Form Link mCLASS DIBELS 8

• All KTX Retest/Termination Tracker

2024-2025 Irregularity and Incident Report Links

2024-2025 Irregularity Report Form (all assessments)

2024-2025 Testing Irregularity form 

Signature Page (original doc title says 22-23 but it has not changed)