DATE:
Thursday, May 16, 2019
TO:
All Principals
FROM:
Dr. Anthony Godfrey, Associate Superintendent
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability
SUBJECT:
2019 WIDA Reports
Hard copy 2019 WIDA Individual Student Reports (ISRs) will be hand-delivered to schools by Friday, May 24, 2019. A copy of each student’s ISR printed in English should be placed in their CUM file.
Per state law, a copy of each student’s ISR also needs to be sent home within three weeks of receiving them. We have included an ISR for the home language listed for each student in Skyward, though the WIDA AMS system does not translate ISRs in all languages. Along with the ISR, please send home the following documents:
- The Yearly Parent Notification for English Learner Status (required by State law)
- The Parent/Guardian Guide to the Individual Student Report
- The Parent/Guardian Guide to the Individual Student Report for Alternate Testing (only for parents of students that took the WIDA alternate test)
In June, the Evaluation, Research & Accountability Department will disseminate several data dashboards that will allow school administrators to analyze WIDA achievement and proficiency levels using student subgroup filters (i.e., gender, socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, absenteeism, etc.) and WIDA subtests. More information regarding these data dashboards will be forthcoming.
