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Tammy Howard Accountability Services, NCDPI June 26, 2013

Tammy Howard Accountability Services, NCDPI June 26, 2013. Accountability and Testing Updates. Question of the Day # 1. When will students receive scores?. Standard Setting Timeline. Contractor constructs the developmental scale for grades 3-8 (June/July)

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Tammy Howard Accountability Services, NCDPI June 26, 2013

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  1. Tammy HowardAccountability Services, NCDPIJune 26, 2013 Accountability and Testing Updates

  2. Question of the Day # 1 When will students receive scores?

  3. Standard Setting Timeline • Contractor constructs the developmental scale for grades 3-8 (June/July) • Contractor conducts standard setting with panels of teachers (July/August) • Review standards, recommend to State Board of Education (September) • Publish READY Accountability report (October)

  4. Question of the Day # 2 How many students will be proficient?

  5. College and Career Readiness It is important to remember that we have raised expectations significantly in the 2012-13 school year. Claims in the Past: Grade-level Proficiency Claims in the Future: Career- and College-Ready

  6. Reading and Math Performance: 1992-93 to 2011-12 6

  7. Question of the Day # 3 What is the impact of ESEA flexibility?

  8. ESEA Flexibility • Schools not designated as having met or not met Adequate Yearly Progress • For each school, report Annual Measureable Objectives • Number of targets • Number met • Percent met • Flexibility waiver included state accountability model: goal was one accountable model 8

  9. ESEA Flexibility • Targeted subgroups’ minimum N = 30 • Previously was 40 • No Safe harbor • No Targeted Assistance School (TAS) Options • No AYP Growth Trajectory • No Averaging Participation Rates 9

  10. ESEA Flexibility Participation • The minimum participation rate for all subgroups will remain at 95%; however, consequences have changed: • Year 1: Letter to parents with plan for improving participation • Year 2: School labeled as “persistently low-participating school” and develops an intensive action plan • Year 3: non-participating students (to meet 95 %) counted as not-proficient 10

  11. Question of the Day # 4 How will the School Performance Grades be calculated?

  12. School Performance Grades • Since 2012 law, there have been multiple simulations • Input from Superintendents • House Bill • Senate Bill • Others • Details • ACT: percent of students who meet the UNC minimum for admission of 17 (1-36) • Growth • Weighting

  13. School Performance Grades • In Senate and House budget bills • Now in conference • http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/confComm/confcommittee.pl?BillChamber=S&BillID=402&session=2013 • Will document when finalized

  14. Question of the Day # 5 What is new in testing in 2013-14 and beyond?

  15. Testing • Read to Achieve • End-of-grade test form administered at beginning of 3rd grade • End-of-grade retesting for end of 3rd grade administrations • ACT • HB 587: requires an alternate for ACT/PLAN

  16. Testing • Online Assessments for 2013-14: Same as 2012-13 • EOCs • Science- Grades 5 and 8 • NCEXTEND2 • NCEXTEND2: Not available in 2014-15 • SMARTER Balanced assessments designed to be more accessible for Students with Disabilities 16

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