Iowa

P2. “CASAS Life and Work, and Life Skills can be used for ESL until February 2, 2023. Sunsetting of these tests will extend to June 30th 2023”. The extension of ESL forms has been updated.

P3. Program year 2022-2023 was changed into 2023-2024.

P3. “CASAS Life and Work, and Life Skills can be used for ESL until February 2, 2023. Sunsetting of these tests will extend to June 30th 2023”. The extension of ESL forms has been updated.

P4. Program year 2022-2023 was changed into 2023-2024.

P5. Changed “A. All Iowa AEL programs must employ proper testing, scoring, and reporting protocols being used” into “A. All Iowa AEL programs must provide assurances that the employ proper testing, scoring and reporting protocols detailed in the document for the standardized instrument (s) are being used.”

P5. Added “by the Quarterly Data Quality Report and the Monthly Checklist (Appendix   ) to the end of D.

P5. Added “Refer to Appendix B for ELL reportable individuals” to the end of G.1.

P7. “CASAS Life and Work, and Life Skills can be used for ESL until February 2, 2023. Sunsetting of these tests will extend to June 30th 2023”. The extension of ESL forms was updated.

P7. I.2. “Entering daily hours is strongly recommended” was changed into “Entering daily hours is required.”

P8. Program year 2022-2023 was changed into 2023-2024.

P8. The first table was updated.

P10. Program year 2022-2023 was changed into 2023-2024.

P10. Added “C.  For low level English language learners follow the guidelines for the initial interview process and oral assessment as detailed in the “CASAS Intake Screening Process”. For participants with great difficulty do not test but collect demographic data and enroll in beginning ESL. Provide some classroom or one-on-one instruction, and then give Beginning Literacy Reading, Form 27 as the pretest.” Hyperlink was added to the “CASAS Intake Screening Process”.

P13. Student update was changed into student daily.

P13. Added “Review the data quality check report and data checklist each quarter” to the end of data reporting. 

P22. “Local program coordinators will monitor for assessment policy by” was changed into “local program coordinators will ensure compliance with the assessment policy by.”

P22. “Training for local program staff must be provided annually by the program coordinators or certified trainer and needs to include training on the current APG. This can be done through a face to face or through a video/web conferencing service,” was changed into “Offering an annual refresher to all instructors by the program coordinators or certified trainer on the current version of the Assessment Policy Guidelines (APG).”

P22. “Date of training” was added to the required copies for monitoring.

P23. “Registration for trainings may be done through the MyLearningPlan” was changed into “registration for trainings must be documented.”

P24. Section about CASAS training was updated and table below was added.

Added CASAS Intake Screening Summary to Appendix A and B.

Appendix D. “Adult literacy educators must document reasons for ALL post-assessments administered prior to the minimum required 40 hours of instruction as stipulated in the Iowa Assessment Policy Guidelines. Post assessment before 40 hours is restricted to ONLY the approved reasons provided below,” was changed into “Adult literacy educators must document reasons for any irregularity occurred with the administering of federally approved assessments ALL post-assessments administered prior to the minimum required 40 hours of instruction as stipulated in the Iowa Assessment Policy Guidelines.

Appendix H. An additional paragraph was added to PERPA Consent form (both in English and Spanish).

Added targets for PY2023 and PY2024 in Appendix M.

MindPlay was added as an approved distance learning curriculum.

p.2 Delete TABE Locators by Instructional Programs table.

p.2 “*CASAS Life and Work, Life Skills and TABE CLAS-E can be used for ESL until February 2, 2023” is changed into “CASAS Life and Work, and Life Skills can be used for ESL until February 2, 2023. Sunsetting of these tests will extend to June 30th 2023.”

p.3 Program year 2021-2022 is changed into 2022-2023. Information about TABE is removed.

p.4 Delete TABE Assessment Series table. “….based on the appropriate instructional program” is deleted. Item 2 and 3 (before Post-test match target section) are combined. Program year 2021-2022 is changed into 2022-2023.

p.5 item D is modified into “All programs must complete the Local Program Data Quality Checklist annually and submit in the status report….”

p.6 information about TABE is deleted.

p.7 “(please refer to managed enrollment)” is added in item 8. Information about TABE is removed.

p.8 Information about TABE is removed. Item I. 2. “Attendance hours must be entered into the state system at least monthly” is changed into “at least weekly.” “This should be done…..” is changed into “ All data should be finalized ….”

p.9 Program year is updated, and information about TABE is removed. “F. Assessments administered by another provider maybe requested and transferred to a new provider. Details can be found in the data specialist handbook” is added.

p.10 Information about TABE is deleted.

p.12 Program year is updated. Information about TABE is removed.

p.13 Information about TABE is removed.

p.15 “Participant attendance data must be entered monthly…….” is changed into “Participant attendance data must be entered weekly and all data should be finalized by the 10th ……”

p.15 item Data Integrity Repot is changed into Data reporting; Programs are required to generate and review the data integrity report, NRS tables monitor, and NRS summary audit on a monthly.

p.15 Item Testing Data, “Pre-test information should be entered in the state system within two weeks of its administration” is changed into “Pre-test information should be entered in the state system within one week of its administration.” “Any participant that scores below the accurate scaled score range must have the scores manually entered the state system” is removed.

p.15 Item Demographic data, “(all participants should be marked with at least one barrier to employment)” is added.

p.18 “…with any supporting Sign-in Sheets” is removed.

p.18 Add “IET or workplace literacy participants who made an MSG other than EFL must have required documentation of gain (please refer to the data specialist handbook).”

p.19 Add “Blended Learning: Instruction is delivered through both distance and in-person classroom or tutoring methods.”

p.21-23 Information about TABE is removed.

p.26 under proctor certification “dependent on the mode of test delivery” is removed.

p.26. Add “Coordinator Certification

CASAS eTests Coordinator Certification is required for coordinator every two years. Coordinator is also required to finish module 2 (please refer the table below) every two years.  “

p.27 Information about TABE is removed.

p.29 modified paragraph regarding about CANVAS master course.

p.30 add “All master courses developed in CANVAS are approved distance education curricula.”

Information about TABE is removed in all appendices.

Appendix G removed Status in Program Year section.

Appendix M added ABE level 6 target.