Annual Recertification for BEST Plus Administrators and CLAS-E Writing Folio Scorers
Annually, ACLS and UMass-Center for Educational Assessment, the provider of standardized assessment trainings and publisher of the MAPT-CCR, release specific details about the required BEST Plus 2.0 and CLAS-E Writing recertification process. Below are some general expectations with respect to the annual recertification process:
- The BEST Plus 2.0 and CLAS-E Writing annual recertifications are conducted concurrently in the late winter-early spring to provide more time and flexibility.
- The CEA communicates directly with program directors during the winter months via email. The goal of this communication is to confirm a list of program staff that need to complete recertification. In addition, the CEA will ask the program directors to also confirm the email address associated with each staff member.
- All materials needed to complete the recertification process will be made available to all practitioners needing to complete recertification. Recertification materials can also be found on the ACLS Test Help Blog.
- (BEST Plus Administrator – optional) Practitioners are encouraged to review the BEST Plus 2.0 Scoring Refresher workbook and watch the Scoring Refresher video. This review can be done individually or as a program wide activity.
- If programs/practitioners need access to the BEST Plus 2.0 Scoring Refresher workbook and watch the Scoring Refresher video, please contact the CEA at aclstesthelp@umass.edu.
- (CLAS-E Writing Folio Scorer – optional) Practitioners are encouraged to review the rubrics and supplementary scoring guide. This review can be done individually or as a program wide activity.
- Upon request, the CEA can provide scoring samples to certified scorers. Please email your request to aclstesthelp@umass.edu.
- At the conclusion of the recertification period, the CEA will send a list of certified program staff to the directors.
BEST Plus 2.0 Administrator Recertification Process
To ensure scoring accuracy statewide, all BEST Plus 2.0 test administrators need to complete the following activities to be recertified:
| Activities | Materials needed | |
| 1. | Watch the recertification video and complete the attestation of task completion | Recertification video and attestation survey (links will be shared when the recertification window opens each year) |
| 2. | Administer a minimum of 10 BEST Plus 2.0 tests within the last fiscal year | NA |
| 3. | (optional, but recommended) Review the Scoring Refresher workbook | The BEST Plus Scoring Refresher Workbook, Test Administrator’s Edition |
| 4. | (optional, but recommended) Watch the Scoring Refresher Video | The BEST Plus Scoring Refresher Video |
CLAS-E Writing Folio Scorer Recertification
To ensure scoring accuracy statewide, all CLAS-E Writing Folio Scorers need to complete the following activities to be recertified:
| Activities | Materials needed | |
| 1. | Watch the recertification video and complete the attestation of task completion | Recertification video and attestation survey (links will be shared when the recertification window opens each year) |
| 3. | (optional, but recommended) Review the CLAS-E Expository Writing Rubricswith the embedded Notes to the Scorer | CLAS-E Expository Writing Rubrics with the embedded Notes to the Scorer |
| 4. | (optional, but recommended) Review the TABE’s CLAS-E Writing Scoring Guide, which includes the Summary Chart (page 3), Glossary (pages 69-70), and Sample Responses (pages 13-61) | CLAS-E Writing Scoring Guide, which includes the Summary Chart (page 3), Glossary (pages 69-70), and Sample Responses (pages 13-61) |