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


Regional Scoring
Grade 4 ELA
 
1 – Day Option
 
Questions & Givens

 
 
How many papers will I score in region?
   
Grade 4 = 3,725
 
 
How many scorers will I need?
 
 
Given: Each paper has 3 tasks to score. On scoring day, one teacher can score 50 tasks listening or 60 reading or 60 writing.
 
   
Listening
3,725/60 = 62 teachers
 
Writing
3,725/50 = 75 teachers
 
Reading
3,725/50 = 75 teachers
 
 
How many second scorers will I need?
 
Given: It is estimated that 10% of the papers will need a second reader.
   
Listening
372/60 = 7 teachers
 
Writing
372/50 = 8 teachers
 
Reading
372/50 = 8 teachers
 
 
How many table facilitators will I need?
 
Given: One table facilitator for 6 teachers scoring the same task.
 
   
Listening
69/6 = 11 teachers
 
Writing
83/6 = 14 teachers
 
Reading
83/6 = 14 teachers
 


RWADA Distribution for Test Scoring
February 2000
ELA - Grade 4
 
1 – Day Option

 
 
 
District Share
Grade 4 Students
 
Scorers
Table Facilitators
Bloomfield
.02767
103
6
1
Canandaigua
.09514
350
22
4
Clyde-Savannah
.02552
89
6
1
Dundee
.02256
73
5
1
Gananda
.02366
93
6
1
Geneva
.05540
236
13
2
Honeoye
.02539
95
6
1
Lyons
.02919
106
7
1
Marion
.02773
92
7
1
Naples
.02195
65
5
1
Newark
.06296
191
15
2
North Rose
.04320
164
10
2
Palmyra-Macedon
.05139
200
12
2
Penn Yan
.05017
169
12
2
Phelps-Clifton Springs
.04915
149
12
2
Red Creek
.02742
100
6
1
Red Jacket
.02427
85
6
1
Romulus
.01380
58
3
1
Seneca Falls
.03801
123
9
2
Sodus
.03734
147
9
1
Victor
.06549
243
15
2
Waterloo
.04563
159
11
2
Wayne
.06325
243
14
2
Whitman
.04128
121
10
2
Williamson
.03271
115
8
1
Private  
156
   
TOTALS:  
3725
235
39


Regional Scoring
ELA - Grade 4
 
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 weather/sickness for one day.
  • Lessens burnout.
  • Cost effective.
  • Need more teachers.
  • Difficulty finding a location large enough to accommodate our needs.
  • Large impact on substitute pool.


Regional Scoring Budget
Grade 4 ELA
 
1 – Day Option

 
3,725 papers
3 training leaders
39 table facilitators
235 scorers (212 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/day)                $ 3,600
Scoring Day (refreshments, site, meals, copying) 307 X $35            $10,745



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

$28,845 / 3,725 = $7.75 per test
plus sub costs and EduTech charges
 

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