Content and Bias Review in Philadelphia May 21-23
Participants will review assessment items which were written during the latest item-writing course. Proposed items are for grades 1-12. At the end of this review process, the approved items will be subject to field testing. Three State Educational Agency representatives will participate: Harriette Herrera from Illinois, Brian Johnson from Wisconsin, and Maureen Keithley from Kentucky.

WIDAs Academic Assessment Coordinator Jesse Markow is currently finalizing plans with all participants in this review process, and questions can be directed to him at markow@wisc.edu or 608-262-7594.

04-27-2007
New WIDA website
WIDA launched this new and improved website on April 27, 2007! Please give us your feedback!

The Revised 2007 ELP Standards have been posted. Copies of a print version will be available in early summer of 2007. Please contact help@wida.us to place an order.

Translations of the 2007 Parent/Guardian Report are now available in 15 languages.

The WIDA staff has grown! Please visit WIDA Staff to get acquainted with our names, faces, and responsibilities.

A "menu" of WIDA professional development offerings has been posted, with a description of each presentation or course. You can also submit a fully automated professional development request form.

Each WIDA Consortium member state now has its own section of the website! Please visit the Member States page to learn about your state's WIDA contacts, guidelines, and important dates.

04-04-2007
Scheduled D2L Upgrade/Outage
Please be aware that UW Oshkosh is scheduling an upgrade to the D2L system this May. This will involve closing down the D2L system to all students and instructors (including WIDA test administrators and facilitators) from 10 p.m. May 24 until 7 a.m. May 29. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.