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Block Pre-K and K Universal Star Assessments

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Who can do this with default user permissions?

District Level Administrators

This preference is only available to users in the state of Maryland.

How do I get to this page?

  1. Log in to Renaissance.
  2. On the Home page, select your initials in the upper-right corner. In the drop-down list, select Edit Preferences.
  3. On the Preferences page, select Block Pre-K and K Universal Star Assessments in the District Preferences section of the page.
    The link for the Block Pre-K and K Universal Star Assessments preference.

This preference is used to temporarily prevent students in Maryland in grades Pre-K and K from taking the standard (or "universal") Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, and Star Math assessments when they should be taking the ERA & KRA versions of those tests. When this preference is set to block access, students will still see the Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, and Star Math tiles on their home page, but if they select one of these tiles they will not be allowed to take the test.
The message reads: Can't Test. Test: Star Reading. Reason: Student can only take the KRA Star test. PK-K students are currently blocked from taking the universal Star Reading test. Use the KRA Tests tile for the assessment. Refer any questions to your school assessment coordinator. The OK button is at the bottom.

  1. After you select Block Pre-K and K Universal Star Assessments on the Preferences page, you will see your schools and the current setting of the preference at each school . Select Block access to the universal Star Assessment tiles for Pre-K and K students in the row for a school to temporarily block Pre-K and K students in that school from taking the universal Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, and Star Math tests; remove the check mark to remove a block that is currently set for a school. (The assessments are blocked by default.)
    The preference being set for East Elementary School. The Save Changes, Set All, and Undo Changes are at the top, along with the Back link.

    To set the same preference for all the schools shown at the same time, select Set All... , select Block access to the universal Star Assessment tiles for Pre-K and K students , and then select Apply to All .
    The Set All button has been selected; the setting for all schools is in a pop-up window. The Apply to All and Cancel buttons are at the bottom.

  2. Select Save Changes .

  3. Select Back at the top of the page to return to the Preferences page.

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