Download 4-21-2017 - East Central Educational Service Center

Friday, April 21, 2017
Dear Educators:
The 2017-2018 Test Windows were recently approved for the GQE retest.
Information is available for the GQE retest opportunities in the attached
document.
Thank you for your hard work and your support!
Sincerely,
Dr. Jennifer McCormick
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Indiana Department of Education
Assessment
Phase 2 of the Spring 2017 IREAD-3 reports are available! Reports include PDF copies of Individual
Student Reports, Corporation and School Student Data Files, and Final OnDemand Reports
(Performance Level, Scale Score and Performance by Strand).
Educators are needed for committees to consider important assessment-related tasks. The duration
of most committees is 2-3 days in length and committees will tentatively meet during the months of
June, July, August and September. The following survey will enable us to identify educators who are
interested in serving on an Assessment Committee. Potential committee participants will be contacted
in the coming weeks. Be sure to include summer email address and telephone number. This contact
information is critical. Please access this link.
In the News
Indiana Increases Number of STEM Certified Schools
Title Grants
The Office of Title Grants and Support has developed a technical assistance recording and
PowerPoint to accompany the fiscal memorandum released last week that informs LEAs regarding
important federal funding updates for the 2017-2018 school year. Important changes included
impacts to appropriation levels and equitable share provisions for nonpublic schools for Title funding.
Questions can be sent to Nathan Williamson or 317-232-6671.
Office of School Finance
The IDOE Office of School Finance will sponsor a Budget Workshop on Wednesday, June 28, 2017.
The workshop will be held at the Warren Performing Arts Center, 9500 East 16th St., Indianapolis,
beginning at 9:00 A.M. EDT.
We plan to offer two methods of viewing the workshop. The first option is by live audience at the
Performing Arts Center. The second option is to watch a recorded version of the workshop that will be
posted in the Finance Community of Learning Connection at a later date. We will provide more
information as the date approaches.
School Safety Haven Program
The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute is now accepting applications for the 2017-2018 School Safety
Haven Program which provides matching grants to public school corporations. The 2017-2018 Safe
Haven Grant priorities for funding are evidence-based prevention programs and school resource
officer programs. The full grant announcement is available online here.
Additional Information
The On My Way Pre-K application deadline for the 2017-2018 was March 31, 2017. If you missed
that deadline, FSSA encourages you to submit an application by August 31, 2017. Families who
applied prior to the March 31st deadline will be given first priority in the On My Way Pre-K
lottery process for available slots. Should spaces become available after the lottery process is
complete, FSSA will consider those applications received after the March 31st deadline on a firstcome first-served basis. Information is available here.
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