CETE recently identified an issue with the KCA calculator tool which caused the KCA calculator to display incorrectly with certain calculations/computations. The issue has been fixed and CETE has been working with KSDE to release an update/patch for the KCA software to resolve the calculator issue. This update/patch is critical for you to install because the KCA calculator tool will be used by students when taking Formative, Interim, and State assessments. In order to deploy the patch, please follow the instructions below:

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The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas will, for the first time, release tools to help Kansas schools in their transition to using universal educational content standards, known as the Common Core, as the basis for instruction. In October, CETE will release new formative assessment tools that target selected mathematics concepts and skills described in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). These tools contain 350 new formative test items developed by CETE for grades 3 through high school. CETE also expects to include English language arts items in the formative assessment tools by the end of the 2011-2012 school year.

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Feb 15, 2011 - Recent Arrival date

Aug 22, 2011 - Submission of TEST records to KIDS opens

Sept 21, 2011 - Entry on or after this date, AYP participation only
Sept 26, 2011 - Test window opens: First Interim Window

Jan 6 - Preslug deadline for TEST records to KIDS: KELPA
Jan 13 - Test window closes: Second Interim Window
Jan 16 - Test window opens: Third Interim Window
Jan 20 - Fall test window closes: OTL reading, math, science, hist/gov't

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