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How will the program know  we are certified if we are not logged into our account?

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How will the program know  we are certified if we are not logged into our account?

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It won't. Being certified is an expectation. When you get into your account, it will let you administer tests even though you certified under a different login.

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Can we weekly progress monitor   kids that aren't PAR?  Kids that we are just concerned about?

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Can we weekly progress monitor   kids that aren't PAR?  Kids that we are just concerned about?

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We must PM K-6 students who are at-risk (those who were red). If students are not at risk - are green - there is no need to progress monitor.

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Will Fast math replace the CBM math probes we do with K-6 students?

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Will Fast math replace the CBM math probes we do with K-6 students?

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Potentially, yes. In special education, we want to move to a more consistent assessment process. The K-12 special education team will be working on this throughout the year and in content team meetings.

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How will we have time to complete aReading on each student?  Could we get subs?

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How will we have time to complete aReading on each student?  Could we get subs?

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aReading is administered whole class. It takes no more than 30 minutes on average.

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For secondary students is this the best math tool to progress application of math facts. 

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For secondary students is this the best math tool to progress application of math facts. 

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Does the reading portion do comprehension and fluency? 

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Does the reading portion do comprehension and fluency? 

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aReading does not do fluency. It is a comprehensive score indicating areas of phonics, vocabulary and comprehension.

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The tests are not different at all. Only the place to login is.
The reports will be different and we will have more training to address that after we have real data to look at.

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How will the AEA access the VM data?  Do we get log ons?

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How will the AEA access the VM data?  Do we get log ons?

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I believe those are coming over from Infinite Campus just like teacher logins. So, AEA should have a separate login for each school they serve.

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Do kids pass a level like Rigby and you keep going?

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Do kids pass a level like Rigby and you keep going?

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aReading is an adaptive test, but there are no levels. It generates a scaled score like iReady and Iowa Assessments do.

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Do you ever get to know what the questions are that they are asking

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Do you ever get to know what the questions are that they are asking

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You can watch students take the aReading test and over time you'll see similar questions emerge. No, there is a way to see the question bank though.

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What's the difference between FASTbridge and FAST?

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What's the difference between FASTbridge and FAST?

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FastBridge is the website that holds all the FAST assessments. It's the vehicle that delivers the assessments.

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Tests are the same as last year, so student materials are the same (an exception is one passage in first grade, I think).

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How does it look different in middle school than elementary- or does it?

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How does it look different in middle school than elementary- or does it?

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It will look the same for grade 6. Grade 7 and up will not use FastBridge for a screener - we already have iReady to serve that purpose. Grade 7+ use FastBridge for Tier 3 students only.

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Will we still do the weekly progress monitoring for some of the kids, like we did on TIER?

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Will we still do the weekly progress monitoring for some of the kids, like we did on TIER?

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Yes, that requirement has not changed.

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Do we need to be certified in all assessment areas?

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Do we need to be certified in all assessment areas?

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No, you should be certified on the tests you give only. So, all K-6 teachers need to be certified in aReading. All K-12 teachers using CBM-R should be certified. K-1 Teachers need to be certified in early reading. All special education teachers should investigate the math PM tools for students.

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Do we have the same login as we used last year?

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Do we have the same login as we used last year?

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I'm not sure. We will have to wait from the state upload to see.

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What will the kids who are red in aReading use for progress monitoring if they are green on the CBMR after it is given?

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What will the kids who are red in aReading use for progress monitoring if they are green on the CBMR after it is given?

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There are three PM tools that deal with comprehension. CompEffeciency, CBMComp, and AUTOReading. Not all are available for every grade level though, so check the website for more info: http://www.fastbridge.org/assessments/progress-monitoring/

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Will I be the one testing my students (middle school teacher)?

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Will I be the one testing my students (middle school teacher)?

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Yes. I will be available to help on testing day to support technology concerns.

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How do I use this tool for progress monitoring  in grades 9-12?

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How do I use this tool for progress monitoring  in grades 9-12?

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You'll need to review the assessments available for PM on their website: http://www.fastbridge.org/assessments/progress-monitoring/
and then take the training modules to see how to administer the tests. These are progress monitoring tools just like the ones that are used now. You would used them at least every two weeks for high school students (weekly for students in grades K-6 to meet early literacy law).

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Depends on the test being certified. If memory serves me, CBM took me more than an hour. aReading took me closer to 20 minutes.

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Do the assessments give us detailed results or is it just an overall score? 

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Do the assessments give us detailed results or is it just an overall score? 

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aReading generates one overall score. It's a screener only. It is not intended to be a diagnostic with specific teaching suggestions.

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There are training modules under the tab "Trainings and Resources" once you login. The left navigation will show you the content areas and modules available listed by test name.

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Are we administering this test or will Jen/Cody still lead this in our classrooms?

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Are we administering this test or will Jen/Cody still lead this in our classrooms?

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Yes. In the fall we will come to each room, so there will need to be a schedule. We will be able to taper off supports as the year goes on and technology shows us there are no additional issues.