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January 2023

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 is currently being updated. We hope to have all changes and updates made to the Assessment portion of the website in early February. Look for more information about this in the February Assessment Minute.

The start of this semester means the beginning of the testing season. As a reminder, the national certification window will open March 20. Between February and June, the Assessment Minute will contain many testing reminders and instructions. Please be sure to check for updates each month and reach out with questions.

Test Coordinator To-Do List

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

Submit any roster changes to the RCU via the Help Desk by Feb. 17.
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.

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 and you have not submitted the ServSafe Score Import Template, please submit that as soon as possible. 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 disk 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 and attach a screenshot of your score report from the ServSafe proctor screen.

NIMS:

NIMS is no longer accepting number-only usernames. Moving forward, all student usernames must start with MS followed by the student’s MSIS number (e.g., MS001234567).

SolidWorks:

If SolidWorks has not been downloaded and installed on your computers, please do that as soon as possible. Some schools have had difficulties getting this software downloaded, so it is important to complete this process before the testing window opens to ensure that your students can test within the window. If you have any issues with the download or need instructions, please email helpdesk@rcu.msstate.edu.

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

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