QUESTION
Has the NYC Public Schools' testing system been tested for glitches?
1:21:08
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NYC Department of Education confirms thorough preparations and testing for the school's testing system to prevent glitches.
- Preparations started last year with 127 schools participating in a pilot program for transitioning to computer-based testing.
- A few simulations have already been conducted, including the most recent one in January.
- Efforts are underway to include schools that couldn't participate in earlier simulations, ensuring they have an opportunity before the test season begins.
- School technologies, including bandwidth, have been evaluated and expanded to support testing requirements.
- A successful trial with 1600 students at FDR School reported no issues, indicating the system's robustness.
Rita C. Joseph
1:21:08
are you gonna start practicing doing a simulation with the testing system to make sure that there will be no glitches that day.
Scott Strickland
1:21:16
Joe, you wanna talk a little bit about that?
Rita C. Joseph
1:21:17
Don't be scared.
1:21:18
I don't buy
Scott Strickland
1:21:19
it.
1:21:19
You
Rita C. Joseph
1:21:20
should tell it.
Scott Strickland
1:21:20
Again, he said, as you mentioned, 23 is experienced with this.
Rita C. Joseph
1:21:23
22 years teaching in New York City Public Schools and I ran in all those position.
1:21:26
That was a spot in my building, so trust me, firsthand experience.
Johel Placencia
1:21:30
Yes.
1:21:30
So, preparation started last year, 127 schools participated in this pilot program and getting ready for transitioning to computer based testing.
1:21:41
This year, there's been a couple of simulations, the most recent one happening in January, and I think there's another one.
1:21:50
And the office of assessment is reaching out to the schools who are not able to complete or participate in that.
1:21:56
Simulation to make sure that they have an opportunity to do so before test season begins.
Rita C. Joseph
1:22:02
Can we check all the schools, the bandwidth, and and the school systems have been expanded.
Johel Placencia
1:22:06
Yes.
1:22:06
So
Rita C. Joseph
1:22:07
we think that they can support.
Johel Placencia
1:22:09
Yes.
1:22:09
We took a look at we took a look at the technology for every building, the devices, making sure that the applications that are needed to conduct these tests are installed in those applications downloaded, working, etcetera, as well as making sure that we ran those applications through our security and compliance process.
1:22:31
And lastly, making sure that the applications requirements for data integration, data exchange is already in place.
Rita C. Joseph
1:22:40
Alright.
1:22:40
Then y'all won't hear from then y'all won't hear from me.
Intekhab Shakil
1:22:43
Just want to add that this morning, FDR School conducted 1600 students on the side exams, and the system worked flawlessly.
1:22:52
There was no issue with the bandwidth.
Rita C. Joseph
1:22:53
Okay.
1:22:54
Thank you.