PY24-25 Summer Showcase The ExL Summer Showcase for Program Year 2024-2025 took place from June 11th – 13th in our West, Middle, and East Tennessee regions. Thank you to all those who were able to attend the Summer Showcase for PY24-25! It was great seeing everyone and sharing information and Read more…
Reminder Supplement/Supplant Guidance for Summer Programs As we approach the end of the school year and begin thinking summer, please be mindful of the following when organizing summer programming utilizing extended learning funds: “Supplement vs Supplant” Guidance – Both the LEAPs and 21st CCLC grants emphasize supplementing, not supplanting, state Read more…
Student Survey Findings (04/01/24) To inform ongoing quality improvement /efforts, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) requested that UT SWORPS conduct a student survey. The survey was conducted during SY22–23 with a sample of 50 extended learning programs across the state. Click on the link below to view the 2022-23 Read more…
For Selected Sites Only The following information is only for sites and stakeholders who have been informed they are part of the PY23-24 Student Survey. To inform ongoing quality improvement efforts, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) has requested that UT SWORPS conduct a student survey. The survey is being Read more…
Keeping You in the Know! Extended Learning Family Survey The Family Survey is open. If you have not received the email with the survey link and site code(s), please reach out to the Help Desk (sworpshelpdesk@utk.edu). You can also email the Help Desk for an updated count of completed surveys Read more…
Early Literacy Screener Update Recently, we’ve had some questions regarding the easyCMB Early Literacy Screener. To make sure everyone is on the same page, we’re posting the guidance we’ve received from TDOE on the subject. ELAP requires the Composite Score, also called the Nationally Normed Percentile Score. However, on the Read more…
Upcoming Surveys, Office Hours, &Data Quality Checks FY24 Mid-Year Report Due Today – The FY24 Extended Learning Mid-Year Report opened on Dec. 15, 2023, and is due today, Jan. 31, 2024. For 21st CCLC Cohort 23 and LEAPs: The local evaluation training that took place during the 2023 Multi-State conference, Read more…
So Much ELAP News! For those who attended SWORPS Open Office Hours today, thanks for showing up and asking questions! We’re always glad to answer. For those of you who missed it, no worries – this news post will provide a recap and links to resources as well as upcoming Read more…
ELAP is Getting an Update Greetings ELAP Users Currently, some reports are being updated and will be offline for a few hours. These are primarily GPRA reports for site level reporting. These updates should be completed by Thursday morning. If you have any questions or need assistance, please email the Read more…
Local Evaluation Resources Today we hosted the first SWORPS Open Office Hours of the year and were happy to see such a good turnout. The focus in all of this month’s sessions will be on Local Evaluation, in order to help Cohort 2023 prepare for the Midyear Report (and beyond). Read more…
New Content Posted in the Resource Center Check out the new resources posted under Survey & Report Information: Local Evaluation Mid Year Report Table – includes requirements for Local Evaluation Mid Year Report Local Evaluation Final Report – includes requirements for Local Evaluation Final Report due November 2024 (1 per Read more…
SWORPS Announcements Keep an eye on the User News as this is where we will announce the launch of the interface to enter State Assessment scores for your PY22-23 attendees. We will allow some time for data entry and then pull the data to create the FINAL versions of the Read more…
Important News & Holiday Changes Greetings ELAP Users: SWORPS wanted to keep you current on all things ELAP, so this post will be touching on several topics. First, there’s a data quality check coming up this week on November 10th. Make sure you have the following information entered: State Issued Read more…
New Data Entry System Launch & Training Updates In exciting news – SWORPS has updated ELAP to include a new data entry system feature. Users can now edit absence and ISS data for students who were previous attendees but aren’t enrolled in the current program year. You can find the Read more…
Join SWORPS at Multi-state in October Several SWORPS team members will be presenting at the Multi-state conference in Louisville this year. Join us for the following sessions: Building a Culture of Sustainability – Monday 10/2 from 8:30-9:45 in the Stopher Room with Emily McCutcheon Examining Equity in Access and Best Read more…