[Bestplus] Your feedback needed

[Richard Rakobane]

Hi all
I would add that hence the BEST PLUS training requires someone to be
familiar with using the mouse, key board, scoring etc, the program directors
should also play an important role too in selecting the participants. They
should make sure that whoever they send to  a training  would be an assesst
to the entire program upon his/her training. It does not help the program to
send somebody  because she/he is available or willing to take a training.
Participants should be sent to the a training because the program believes
that they would play an important role in training and after training. This
is what i would add to the policy.
 Richard
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                      R I C H A R D   R A K O B A N E
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        Curriculum And Assessment Coordinator  - Greater Boston
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Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:07 AM
Subject: [Bestplus] Your feedback needed


> Hello all,
>
> We would like your feedback on some new policies we'd like to put into
> play.
>
> Based on our first few trainings, ACLS and SABES would like to tighten
> up requirements for BEST+ trainees so they are completely qualified to
> do test administrations.  As you'll recall, we've taken some steps
> already by developing a
> boilerplate paragraph to use when recruiting trainees; that paragraph
> underscores CAL's SPL 9-or-better requirement and stresses the need for
> punctuality and so forth.  However, based on some problems with computer
> facility that surfaced at a couple of trainings, we want to add the
> following line, or something like it, to the boilerplate paragaph:
> ADMINISTERING THE BEST PLUS REQUIRES THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR HAVE A
> COMFORTABLE LEVEL OF FACILITY WITH COMPUTERS; THAT IS, SHE/HE MUST BE
> ABLE TO USE A KEYBOARD AND OPERATE A MOUSE WITH RELATIVE EASE [NOT IN
> ALL-CAPS].
>
> We would also like to add a section to the signin sheet for you, as
> trainers, to note any difficulties a particular trainee might have
> exhibited which the regional CAC would need to follow up on.  E.g., if a
> trainee has a lot of difficulty with scoring, you would note this so
> that the CAC could contact that person and work with her or him further.
> This approach would allow you to hand out certificates (and avoid the
> awkwardness of NOT handing one out) and still alert SABES so that
> remedial action can be taken.
>
> What do you think of these ideas?  Would you approach any of the above
> differently?  Is there anything you would add or change, including
> addressing problems that you've noticed which are not covered in the
> above?
>
> All contributions are welcome.  We will put the final version of these
> policies into place at the end of the week.
>
> My best,
>
> Carey Reid
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