Your monthly update on all things assessment

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DECEMBER 2022

Important Dates

Deadline to Submit Testing Roster Changes 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:

  • 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 specific to the national certifications 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:

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:

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

Assessment Manager

Ben Alexander

National Certifications

Help Desk

Data and Research

Ben Alexander

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