1. Wake County Public School System
Overview of AIMSweb for Principals Literacy is a right, not a privilege
May 27, 2010
Wake County Public School System

2. Purpose of Session:
Provide an overview of AIMSweb so that administrators can
begin planning effective implementation

3. Determine often you will review the data collected
Determine often you will review the data collected. We suggest reviewing after 3 to 4 data points or no more than every 3-4 weeks.
Sense of Urgency

4. What you need to know when you need to know it
Our Approach:
What you need to know when you need to know it

5. Desired Outcomes Participants will Receive an overview of AIMSweb
Understand what browser-based scoring is
View sample reports
Receive chart of assessments and benchmark windows
Understand some possible structures for training staff
and administering assessments
Have the opportunity to discuss questions with
experienced AIMSweb users
Consider how to get staff on board

6. What is AIMSweb?
AIMSweb is a web-based benchmark and progress monitoring system based on direct, frequent and continuous student assessment.
The results are reported to students, parents, teachers and administrators via a web-based data management and reporting system to determine response to instruction.

7. Logistics
Subscriptions to AIMSweb Reading Pro for all K-5 students in your building
Ready for year-round schools
Training in June for year-round, August for traditional
Any device which can access the internet will work for browser-based scoring (desktop, laptop, netbook, iPad, etc.), and data available immediately (do not have to sync)
Update on EASiPEP and Data Capture
Update on mCLASS

8. Rather than this…

9. Accuracy Rate Calculator (to be used for winter and spring)
WCPM
WPM
Accuracy Rate
Enter the WCPM and the total number of words read for each passage. Hit enter and the accuracy rates for each passage will appear.
Select the median accuracy rate and record beside the ORF score for each benchmarking period.
After recording the median accuracy rate, delete information in colums I, J, L, M, and O, P for the next benchmark data set.
Enter the WCPM and the total number of words read for each passage. Hit enter and the accuracy rates for each passage will appear.
Select the median accuracy rate and record beside the ORF score for each benchmarking period.
After recording the median accuracy rate, delete information in colums I, J, L, M, and O, P for the next benchmark data set.

10. You have this…

12. What can you doing now to get things started? Three main things.
To take seemingly incompatible ideas (or shapes, in this case, which don’t look like they could possibly align) and make sense of it all

13. LAM = Local AIMSweb Manager(s)
Identify Two LAMs for Your School
LAM = Local AIMSweb Manager(s)
Will attend Day 1 and Day 2 “Train-the-Trainer” sessions (register for Day 1 now)
Will train your staff
Will support implementation at your school
Will attend Regional LAMs meetings throughout the year
Will be the conduit between Literacy Team and your school on AIMSweb

14. 2. Begin thinking about structures for training staff and assessing students
Hear from experienced AIMSweb users today
See similarities to what you are already doing with DIBELS (see assessment chart)
Review screening windows (see chart)
Let NC Wise Data Manager know about upcoming task involving loading students

15. 3. Recognize how AIMSweb will make what you are already doing better
Saves time and money (view browser-based scoring samples)
Makes data accessible at the touch of a button
Provides powerful reporting options
Allows you to compare your students to the district and the nation
Provides district-level data to help guide decisions about support, resources, and training

16. Phoneme Segmentation Fluency
Wake County Public School System

17. Reading CBM – Oral Reading Fluency
Wake County Public School System

18. Wake County Public School System
Maze
Wake County Public School System

19. Support

20. Overivew of AIMSweb for Principals
Day 1 Training for LAMs (overview of the system, how to use browser-based scoring, how to run basic reports)
Detailed instructions for Data Manager to gather information from NC Wise to upload into AIMSweb
Regional LAMs meetings throughout year, support from Literacy Team, documents provided through training
Day 2 Training for LAMs (progress monitoring and deeper understanding of reports – probably within first 9-12 weeks of school)
Technical support through AIMSweb

21. Learning from Current AIMSweb Users: Administrator Perspectives
When students don’t learn, how do we feel? Turn and talk about this at your table

22. Question and Answer

23. We look forward to supporting your school

24. Contact Information
Sherri Merritt,
Chas Miller,
Jack Zellmer,