1. 1 – Day Option
    1. Supplies (covered through core)           ($ 1,000)

Regional Scoring
Grade 8 ELA
 
1-Day Option
 
Questions & Givens

 
 
How many papers will I score in region? 		   
Grade 8 = 3,800
 
 
How many scorers will I need?
 
 
Given: Each paper has 3 tasks to score. On scoring day, one teacher can score 60 tasks for listening, and 50 tasks for reading and writing.
  		   
Listening
3,800/60 = 64 teachers
 
Writing
3,800/50 = 76 teachers
 
Reading
3,800/50 = 76 teachers
 
 
How many second scorers will I need?
 
Given: It is estimated that 10% of the papers will need a second reader. 		   
Listening
380/60 = 7 teachers
 
Writing
380/50 = 8 teachers
 
Reading
380/50 = 8 teachers
 
 
How many table facilitators will I need?
 
Given: One table facilitator for 6 teachers scoring the same task. One table facilitator for each task second scored.
  		   
Listening
71/6 = 12 teachers
 
Writing
84/6 = 14 teachers
 
Reading
84/6 = 14 teachers
 
 


RWADA Distribution for Test Scoring
June 2000
ELA - Grade 8
 
1-Day Option

 
 
 
District Share
Grade 8 Students
 
Scorers
Table Facilitators
Bloomfield
.02767
99
7
1
Canandaigua
.09514
380
23
4
Clyde-Savannah
.02552
101
6
1
Dundee
.02256
88
5
1
Gananda
.02366
84
6
1
Geneva
.05540
207
13
1
Honeoye
.02539
81
6
1
Lyons
.02919
99
7
1
Marion
.02773
106
7
1
Naples
.02195
87
5
1
Newark
.06296
246
15
3
North Rose
.04320
165
10
2
Palmyra-Macedon
.05139
198
12
2
Penn Yan
.05017
156
12
2
Phelps-Clifton Springs
.04915
190
12
2
Red Creek
.02742
106
6
1
Red Jacket
.02427
92
6
1
Romulus
.01380
45
3
1
Seneca Falls
.03801
126
9
1
Sodus
.03734
128
9
1
Victor
.06549
248
16
3
Waterloo
.04563
159
11
2
Wayne
.06325
222
15
3
Whitman
.04128
168
10
2
Williamson
.03271
128
8
1
Private  
132
   
TOTALS:  
3800
239
40


Regional Scoring
ELA - Grade 8
 
1 – Day Option
 

 
Pro’s Con’s
  • More people get the staff development opportunity.
  • One day loss of instruction.
  • One day of facilitation/coordination.
  • Only need to worry about sickness for one day.
  • Lessens burnout.
  • Need more teachers.
  • Large impact on substitute pool.
  • Difficulty finding a location large enough in which to hold a one-day scoring.

 

Regional Scoring Budget
Grade 8 ELA
 
1 – Day Option

 
3,800 papers
3 training leaders
40 table facilitators
239 scorers (216 scorers + 23 second readers)
 
Scoring Assistants (2 days X 10 assistants & 1 day X 30 assistants @ $130/day)    $ 6,500
Clerical Support (.1 FTE – covered through core)               ($ 2,500)
Site Coordinator (.2 FTE)                        $ 8,000
Training Leaders (4 days X 3 leaders X $300)                $ 3,600
Scoring Day (refreshments, site, meals, copying) 312 X $35            $10,920



Supplies (covered through core)                     ($ 1,000)
 
 

$29,020 / 3,800 = $7.64 per test
plus sub costs and EduTech charges
 

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