The following maintenance issues are targeted for the DataDirector v4.16.1 release on Friday, November 9th, 2012:

• Rationale text in assessment reports will now wrap instead of requiring users to scroll.
• Users can now access the Grouped by Teacher by Period PDF for the Multiple Assessment Listing.
• Standards which appear in the Edit Assessment page will now display correctly in reports and the Edit Reporting Clusters page for assessments created with the import repository tool. The import repository tool is now functioning as designed.
• Zeros will no longer display instead of answer choices after manually entering student assessment response data.
• Columns will no longer duplicate and will appear in order within the Summary Assessment.
• Sorting according to percent correct in the Classroom Assessment Report will no longer cause bars to appear out-of-order.
• It is no longer necessary to identify fields for each Assessment when creating a Test Series.
• “Greater Than” and “Greater Than or Equal To” filtering options will no longer display results below the defined criteria.
• Assessments created with Rubric choice questions will now display N/A instead of percent correct in the Classroom Exam Report Response Matrix.

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing you the highest quality DataDirector experience, we have implemented User Acceptance Testing (UAT) prior to each new enhancement release. The DataDirector Product Management team is working closely with select customers and internal teams to review new product functionality, providing an opportunity for hands-on testing and feedback prior to release. This process will help ensure that new enhancements meet the needs of users before they are released into production and high quality standards are achieved overall for DataDirector.

DataDirector v4.17 is the next new enhancement release and is targeted for Friday, November 16, 2012. Pending a successful UAT, version 4.17 is planned to include the following enhancements:

• Users will have the ability to specify the data they would like to view in a custom report when adding an assessment that has been administered more than once per year.

Please note that DataDirector users will experience a period of downtime on Friday, November 9th at 7:00 pm PST and on November 16th between 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm PST while we update the system.

The following issue has been targeted for correction with the version 4.2.10 release on March 30, 2012:

o Functionality to wrap distractors and page break will be restored to item bank assessments. (8796)

o Users submitting AMAO Reports will no longer encounter error messages. (8540)

o Changes to the points and standards on an assessment will now be permitted following administration of an online test. (9189)

o Questions and question numbers will no longer collide in test booklets when the font size is increased from 10 to 14. (9255)

o The Rationale Report will be available in the navigation panel along the left side of the screen for Washington customers. (8671)

This information will be provided to the Account Management and Support team so we may assist you with any questions.

Please note that DataDirector users may experience a brief period of downtime between 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm MT, 9:00 pm – 11:00 am CT, 10:00 pm – 12:00 am ET) on Friday, March 30th and Thursday, April 5th while we update the system.

Additionally, the chart below includes the status of several updates to the system that are in progress. During the last few weeks, our Product Management and Technical Teams have been working on the requirements for these important changes to DataDirector. These updates are designed to restore previous functionality to the system, and as requirements are finalized, development work is beginning. We would like to share the following schedule to keep you updated, and we will include this update in the release letter each week until all of these updates are completed.

Please note these timelines are estimates and release dates may shift if development is not complete or the update does not pass a QA check on the scheduled timeline. It is important to us to ensure these changes are complete and do not introduce new issues when they are released.

The following issue has been targeted for correction with the version 4.2 release on March 23, 2012:

o Users will now have the ability to create custom rubrics. Rubrics that are locked due to unsupported functionality will be unlocked. (8358)

o Users will now have the ability to create short answer questions with more than two answer choices. Short answer questions that are locked due to unsupported functionality will be unlocked. (8720)

o The overall performance bands will be added to the Assessment Overview page.

o The Classroom Standards Performance Report is now available for use. (9076)

o Item Bank search results will no longer broaden search results while a user navigates between results pages. (8738)

For further information on new short answer and rubric functionality, please review the attached help documentation.

Please note that DataDirector users may experience a brief period of downtime between 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PST (8:00 pm – 10:00 pm MT, 9:00 pm – 11:00 am CT, 10:00 pm – 12:00 am ET) on Friday, March 23rd and Friday, March 30th while we update the system.

Additionally, the chart below includes the status of several updates to the system that are in progress. During the last few weeks, our Product Management and Technical Teams have been working on the requirements for these important changes to DataDirector. These updates are designed to restore previous functionality to the system, and as requirements are finalized, development work is beginning. We would like to share the following schedule to keep you updated, and we will include this update in the release letter each week until all of these updates are completed.

Please note these timelines are estimates and release dates may shift if development is not complete or the update does not pass a QA check on the scheduled timeline. It is important to us to ensure these changes are complete and do not introduce new issues when they are released.

We continue to work on DataDirector to further meet your needs. We have completed testing of the issues listed below. To meet the highest standards of quality, we will continue to test and verify each issue in all affected DataDirector sites following the release. Additional information will be communicated as necessary.

The following issue has been targeted for correction with the version 4.0.82 release on March 19, 2012:

• A session corruption issue will be corrected when the option to Clear Student Responses or Manage Student Responses is selected. (9258)
• Users will no longer have the functionality to delete performance bands when they are in use by other users. (9259)

Additionally, the chart below includes the status of several updates to the system that are in progress. During the last few weeks, our Product Management and Technical Teams have been working on the requirements for these important changes to DataDirector. These updates are designed to restore previous functionality to the system, and as requirements are finalized, development work is beginning. We would like to share the following schedule to keep you updated, and we will include this update in the release letter each week until all of these updates are completed.

Please note these timelines are estimates and release dates may shift if development is not complete or the update does not pass a QA check on the scheduled timeline. It is important to us to ensure these changes are complete and do not introduce new issues when they are released. Accordingly, two changes have been listed below.