[Bestplus] Your feedback needed

[Schwerdtfeger, Jane]

Good point--I agree as well.

Jane

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From: Monica [mailto:monicap.massed at rcn.com]
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Subject: Re: [Bestplus] Your feedback needed


I agree with Richard.  Directors should only be sending staff that will be
administering the BEST PLUS, not someone who just wants to be certified.
Monica Poitras
Devens Learning Center
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From: "Richard Rakobane" <richard at alri.org>
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Subject: Re: [Bestplus] Your feedback needed


> 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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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Carey Reid" <Carey_Reid at worlded.org>
> To: <Bestplus at lists.literacytent.org>
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> <cbower at necc.mass.edu>; <sgabb at bristol.mass.edu>
> 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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