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Please DO NOT DELETE records from
your STEP database. Your current STEP database should include all records
required to be reported in 2002-2004, plus any records that have been
added for the 2005 collection. June 2005 Math B score reporting
in STEP: For students who took the Regents examination in
Mathematics B on June 23, 2005, districts will need to report in STEP the
final score using the 'new' conversion chart that was posted on June 24,
2005 at 3:15 p.m. Please refer to the
conversion chart on the Office of State Assessments website.
A new version of STEP for
2004-05 data is now available. This will better allow districts to work
on their files. Please see the STEP Software
Release Notes for more detailed information.
DEADLINES:
STEP .spd files for the 2004-05 school year are due as follows:
- If any school in your district that is required to provide STEP data
did not make adequate yearly progress based on the 2003-04 school year
data or if any of those schools were in need of improvement during the
2004-05 school year, your 2004-05 STEP file is due on August 5, 2005.
- If all schools in your district that are required to provide STEP
data made adequate yearly progress based on the 2003-04 data submitted
and none of those schools were in need of improvement during the 2004-05
school year, your 2004-05 STEP file is due on August 19, 2005.
- If your STEP file is not received before the deadline for your
school district, we cannot guarantee that you will have an opportunity
to send corrected data.
2005 LEAP and STEP File Due Dates
(Adobe Acrobat PDF file)
Software and Documentation:
STEP is now developed and distributed on an Access 2000 platform.
Microsoft no longer supports Access 97. If you need a copy of the Access
2000 runtime version, please visit the runtime link
below.
STEP software
2004-05 STEP Manual (posted
May 5, 2005)
2004-05 STEP Guide to
Operation (as soon as available - presently 2003-04 edition)
STEP Software Release Notes
STEP Manual Release Notes
How to address the 1% cap for NYSAA measures
Append process
description
Program
history record requirements
CTE/Tech-Prep
data reporting for 2004-05 STEP
Code list for approved GED preparation programs (AHSEP or HSE)
Policy on LEP low-level literacy
secondary-level students
Please download the newest version of the STEP documentation. Any
significant enhancements made to the STEP software are documented in the
STEP Release Notes.
Other Related Information:
Database Maintenance:
We suggest that all users compact both the front-end and back-end .mdb
files regularly. Also, if you experience unexpected and unexplained STEP
system behavior. Compact both the front and back ends of your database.
You may need to do this process more than once.
How to Compact a
Database (this procedure requires a full-featured installation)
Compact a Database with
a Right-Click (this will work with Runtime installations)
Runtime version:
MS Access 2000©
Runtime Installation Program
(This file is posted as a "bin" file. Don't forget to change the filename
extension back to "exe" before using the file.)
Link to the 2002 STEP home page
Link to the 2003 STEP home page
Link to the 2004 STEP home page
To contact us regarding the STEP system, please send e-mail to
STEP@mail.nysed.gov
This page was last updated on
08/09/2005
URL:
http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/irts/STEP/home.shtml
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