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Maryland’s High School Assessments (HSAs) & the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Overview

Maryland’s High School Assessments (HSAs) & the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Overview. Maryland Graduation Requirements. State credit requirement 21 specific credits State service-learning requirement 75 hours or equivalent State testing requirement

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Maryland’s High School Assessments (HSAs) & the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Overview

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  1. Maryland’s High School Assessments (HSAs) & the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Overview

  2. Maryland Graduation Requirements • State credit requirement • 21 specific credits • State service-learning requirement • 75 hours or equivalent • State testing requirement • Students entering high school in the Fall 2005 and beyond must meet the testing requirement in order to graduate. There are three options for doing this • Local graduation requirements • Many local school systems have additional requirements beyond the above State minimum.

  3. Three Options to Meet the HSA Requirement • Pass all 4 HSA tests • Advanced Placement (AP)/ International Baccalaureate (IB) • Modified HSAs • Combined-Score Option • Bridge Plan for Academic Validation The three options do not interface with each other. However, students can be working on more than one option at the same time. Multiple Test Attempts

  4. Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) For students who have earned a score approved by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) on the HSA-related AP or IB test Modified HSA For students with disabilities who meet the specific participation criteria based on their IEP Online assessment Test Substitutions for Passing All HSA Tests

  5. Special Education Students Students with disabilities Are entitled to all accommodations in the student’s IEP. English Language Learners Must take into account the student’s English language proficiency level as stated on his/her ELL Plan.

  6. Earn Passing Score on Each Test

  7. Combined-Score Option Earn a combined score of at least 1602.

  8. Opportunities To Take the Test • This is a senior’s only administration of the exams.

  9. What happens if a student does not pass an HSA? Parent/guardian receives a home report Student is offered locally-administered or approved assistance Student retakes test

  10. What happens if a student fails an HSA more than once? A student can be working on any of the three options at any given time: Passing the 4 HSAs Combined-Score Option Bridge Plan for Academic Validation

  11. Working on a Parallel Path A student can also be working on multiple options at a given time, which is called parallel path.

  12. Bridge Plan for Academic Validation

  13. Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Alternative means to meet HSA requirement. Rigor is not sacrificed Extent of a student’s Academic Validation Plan is based on the degree to which the student is not meeting the HSA passing score. Final outcome and criteria currently being developed.

  14. Value of the Bridge Plan • Helps students who have test fears and/or those who do not test well • Connects struggling students with an adult • State controls will ensure fairness and consistency

  15. HSA Test Performance Eligibility Criteria Academic Validation Project Bridge Plan Overview • Students who: • Have failed an HSA content area test twice • Have not achieved combined score of 1602 on the 4 HSA tests

  16. Eligibility Criteria Substantive Project Bridge Plan Overview HSA Test Performance • Failed an HSA content area test twice • Passed the HSA-related course(s) • Participated in locally-administered or approved assistance • Making satisfactory progress toward graduation Academic Validation Project

  17. HSA Test Performance Eligibility Criteria Bridge Plan Overview • MSDE will develop project modules for each HSA Content Expectation. • A student is assigned projects based on the student’s highest score in the specific HSA content area. • The Local Review Panel reviews project package and makes recommendations to local superintendent. • The local superintendent approves or rejects project package. Academic Validation Project

  18. HSA Content Expectations Biology • Skills and Processes of Biology (Project embedded in other expectations) • Structure and Function of Biological Molecules • Structure and Function of Cells and Organisms • Inheritance of Traits • Mechanism of Evolutionary Change • Interdependence of Organisms in the Biosphere Algebra • Analyzing Patterns and Functions • Modeling Real-World Situations • Collecting, Organizing, and Analyzing Data • Using Data to Make Predictions Government • U.S. Government Structure, Function and Principles • Systems of Government and Foreign Policy • Protecting Rights and Maintaining Order • Impact of Geography on Governmental Policy • Economic Principles, Institution, and Processes English • Comprehension and Interpretation • Making Connections and Evaluation • Controlling Written Language • Language Usage and Convention

  19. Academic Validation Project Modules • Each project will cover specific content a student would be expected to know, or have mastered, for the HSA test. • Each project will be rigorous. • Each project will be accompanied with: • directions on how to assign the project, • scoring “look-fors,” and • other guides to assist in completing the assignment.

  20. Bridge Plan: From Start to Finish The forms listed below will be completed by all or some of the following: the student, parent/guardian, designated school staff member(s), and/or Project Monitor. • Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Student Forms • Academic Validation Project Package Planner • Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Student Agreement • Schedule for Project Package Completion • Academic Validation Project Package Submission

  21. Academic Validation Project Package Planner Model • The student, parent/guardian, and a school representative will sign the Student Agreement. • The planner • Includes Bridge Plan Project Assignment Chart • Identifies the project(s) assigned to the student

  22. Bridge Project Assignment

  23. 11/15/07 John Doe BC1587-885 363 W.Taft High School Baltimore County 05/24/07 348 07/06/07 Summer Instruction 10/11/07 363

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  25. 1 2 1 2 2 03/15/08 03/15/08 02/18/08 02/18/08 02/18/08 Collecting, Organizing & Analyzing Data A-c.

  26. The school shall make every effort to have the parent/guardian sign this document. However, in the case where every attempt has been made without success, the student may participate in the Bridge Plan program without a parental signature if the school administration so certifies. Documentation to that effect should be noted on the Parent/Guardian signature line. 11/15/07 John Doe BC1587-885

  27. Bridge Plan for Academic Validation - Student Planner and Agreement The student, parent/guardian, and a school representative will review and sign the Student Planner and Agreement. • Summarizes student’s HSA test performance • Identifies the project(s) assigned to the student • Indentifies a completion date for project(s) • Certifies that all project work will be done by the student

  28. Academic Validation Project Package Submission The student and Project Monitor will sign the Project Package Submission form which Identifies the project(s) assigned to the student Certifies that the project work will be done by the student The Project Package Submission form is submitted with All projects assigned in the content area Any IEP, 504 Plan or ELL Plan documentation

  29. Review Panels School systems will convene either Local or Regional Review Panels to validate a student’s Project Package. The composition of the Review Panels will include central office staff, content teachers, and special education and/or ELL teachers, and other designated staff required for a fair review of the Project Package. Project Packages will be reviewed in accordance with MSDE guidelines and procedures. Scoring tools will be provided by MSDE Consistent and without bias Panel recommendations will be sent to local superintendent.

  30. Local Superintendent Project Package Decisions The local superintendent will review the recommendations and findings of the Review Panels. The local superintendent can accept the panel’s recommendations, return recommendations to the panel for further study and resubmission, or reject the panel’s recommendations.

  31. Local Superintendent Project Package Decisions

  32. Role of MSDE MSDE will: • Develop a bank of projects • Produce project guidelines • Establish scoring guides or rubrics • Produce sample responses • Provide comprehensive training for implementation • Participate in initial review sessions of all local review panels • Audit Bridge Plan submissions and decisions • Report use of the Bridge Plan • Conduct ongoing studies

  33. MSDE Training MSDE will provide training that addresses Project development School and system implementation procedures Recordkeeping Scoring Guidelines Scoring Procedures

  34. MSDE’s Role in the Review Panel • Provide training for Review Panels • Participate on Review Panel initial sessions • Audit submissions and decisions • Report Bridge Plan use • Conduct ongoing studies of Bridge Plan use

  35. Implementation • Ready to go May 1, 2008 • Project Development includes: • Review of projects for special education and LEP accessibility for all projects • bias and sensitivity review • Administrative Procedures Development • Training • Preparation and distribution of materials

  36. Bridge Plan Website: MdBridgePlan.org

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