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NOVEMBER 2022

Important Dates

Roster Submission Period	Sept. 1 to Oct. 31
Upload and Verification Deadline for 2022-2023 Testing (Fall and Spring)	Oct. 31
Fall 2022 Testing	Nov. 7 to Dec. 2 (National certification testing) Request for fall testing must be submitted via Help Desk by Sept. 23.
Deadline for Testing Roster Changes to be Submitted via Help Desk	Feb. 17
Spring 2023 Testing National certification reports released by mid-summer are contingent on the release of results by certification companies.	March 20 to May 12 (National certification testing) May 26 – Last day to submit embedded work-based learning (WBL) hours in AET (agriculture and health science)

To view the full calendar, visit the MS-CPAS resources page and log in to the RCU website.

If your CTE center has a new director or

test coordinator for the 2022-2023 school year, please

let us know by submitting a Help Desk ticket with the

name and contact information of this new hire.

General Assessment Updates

The RCU website remains under construction. All directors and test coordinators should have received a Dropbox link that contains all 2022-2023 assessment documents at Test Coordinator Training. Please reach out to us via Help Desk if you are a director or test coordinator that does not have access to these resources.

Test Coordinator To-Do List

Remember to complete the following steps as you prepare for the 2022-2023 testing season:

Verify any rosters that have not been verified. All rosters in the RCU portal should be green and show Ready for Scheduling when this step is complete.
Read the Survival Guide that has been created for each national certification exam you will have and complete any steps that are possible at this point.
Create your testing calendar. Be sure to consider any retesting waiting periods that are specific to the national certifications that you will have. These can be found in the National Certifications Manual.

Upcoming Trainings

We will hold regional trainings on PULSE and embedded WBL in the coming months. Directors should have received this information via email and may choose a team to attend one of the trainings. If you are a director and have not received this information, please contact us as soon as possible.

Upcoming training locations and dates are listed below.

Oxford (Deadline to register is Jan. 6.)

Jan. 12: PULSE Training

Jan. 13: Embedded WBL Training

Hattiesburg (Deadline to register is Jan. 25.)

Jan. 30: PULSE Training

Jan. 31: Embedded WBL Training

National Certification Updates

Fall Testing:

The fall national certification window is Nov. 7 to Dec. 2.

All vouchers and purchase order information for fall testing have been delivered to test coordinators. If you feel that you are missing any information, please reach out to us via Help Desk for guidance.

If your district chose to test ServSafe during the fall window, you will need to complete the ServSafe Score Import Template once fall testing is complete and submit it to the RCU via Help Desk. This template can be found here: RCU Website > Assessment > Reports > Testing Tools > ServSafe Score Import Template.

Once you have located the template, follow the steps below:

Select the disc icon and download the template as an Excel file.
Enter the percentage scores of the students who completed the ServSafe Food Manager exam.
Submit a Help Desk ticket with the completed template attached and a screenshot of your score report from the ServSafe proctor screen.

NCCER Module Testing:

For the 2022-2023 school year, MDE requires that one of the following options be followed regarding proctoring NCCER module tests.

Option 1:

Any NCCER-certified proctor who is not an NCCER teacher can give a module test alone. There is no need for a second person if the proctor is not an NCCER teacher.

Option 2:

If an NCCER teacher proctors the module test, a second person must be in the room. This person does not have to be NCCER certified; however, a document provided to the district must be signed and filed explaining the rules of the testing environment. (The second person could be another NCCER teacher.)

Pre-PAC in Early Childhood Education:

If your district offers Early Childhood Education, your test coordinator should complete the site approval form for 2022-2023 as soon as possible. The link for this form can be found in the Pre-PAC Survival Guide.

SolidWorks:

All SolidWorks instructions have been delivered, and you should have access to download the software. If you have any trouble with this process or have not received these instructions, please submit a Help Desk ticket for guidance.

Assessment Manager	Ben Alexander
National Certifications	Help Desk
Data and Research	Ben Alexander

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