CBT Readiness Review Process
What is Necessary to Engage in the Readiness Review Process?
The Readiness Review Process is requires much more than the time it takes to complete the various tools contained in this publication. In fact, reaching CBT readiness is the end result of a planning process that requires data gathering, meeting with stakeholders, and reflecting upon the various options, costs, and benefits necessary to create an effective environment for CBT. Districts will want to work collaboratively with their technical service provider (e.g., their RIC or BOCES) to gather data and craft technical and logistical solutions. The CBT Readiness process assumes this work and guides districts through a workflow that involves district staff and technical service providers. The process is therefore built upon a set of assumptions about how the district organizes and prepares for this readiness preparation work.
Assumptions and Preparation
The district needs to designate a staff contact to work with the tools and LHRIC technical assistance providers. This district staff must be someone who has the ability to:
- Acquire district technical data – e.g., device counts/inventory, information on device capability/configuration, network bandwidth information, software/network application use within the district, and technical staffing levels. Typically, a district technology coordinator has this information or can gather it.
- Represent the district’s intentions around test administration – e.g., someone on staff who has examined student testing requirements and who can speak to how these requirements are being articulated within the district. Issues such as grades and subjects to be tested and days allocated to testing each school year fall into this category of information.
- Speak to the district’s budget and budgeting process – This would be someone who understands the district’s budget process as well as the current and anticipated budgets. This is important in terms of accurately framing budget requests and/or fitting requests for new and additional resources (both technical and staffing) into the existing budget.
In order to help districts prepare to efficiently engage with the CBT Readiness Review, we have provided a Readiness Process Checklist. Districts should complete this checklist prior to their first meeting with their external technical assistance provider (e.g,. RIC, BOCES, or Internet Service Provider/Technology Vendor).
Designation of these staff, as well as a timeline for their input and work
will be documented in the Readiness Responsibility Worksheet.
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