Georgia Milestones ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

1. Georgia MilestonesASSESSMENT SYSTEM FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION: 2014-2015 “This opportunity allows us to recalibrate, as a state, and refocus on teaching and learning as a primary emphasis with assessment and accountability serving a supporting role.”

2. Georgia Milestones Replaces: Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) – Grades 3-8 End Of Course Tests (EOCT) – High School courses Writing Assessments in grades 3, 5, and 8 • writing, in response to text, will be assessed as part of the ELA assessment in each grade and course

3. GA Milestones will… Address higher expectations and rigor Indicate student preparedness for the next level Indicate student achievement both within system and with external measures Combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards

4. Blended Assessment: Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced • criterion-referenced (CR) performance information: students’ mastery of state standards (CCGPS/GPS). Proficiency* • norm-referenced (NRT) performance information: national percentiles, depicting how students’ achievement compares to peers nationally • some norm-referenced items may not align to Georgia’s content standards. Only alignedNR items will contribute to *proficiency designations.

5. Georgia Milestones Grades 3-8: End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies High School: End of Course (EOC) in 9th Grade Literature & Composition, American Literature & Composition, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, US History, and Economics

6. Georgia Milestones Item Types • Selected-Response[multiple-choice] • all content areas • evidence-based selected response in ELA • Constructed-Response • ELA and mathematics • Extended-Response • ELA and mathematics

7. Multiple Choice Which fraction is largest? A B C D The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

8. Constructed Response Ana George 12 inches 9 inches George Carlos 12 inches 12 inches The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

9. Technology Enhanced > The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

10. Resources Available NOW • Content standards • frameworks, formative lessons, PARCC evidence statements • Sample items • formative items/benchmarks via Georgia OAS→GOFAR; • released items via PARCC, other states (KY, NY), NAEP • parent’s guide to Georgia’s new assessment developed by the National PTA • CRCT Readiness Indicators • Lexiles –Matches student’s reading level with the difficulty of the text • Technology Specifications

11. Resources Available SOON • Sample items specific to Georgia Milestones • Ancillary support resources, such as • Content Descriptions (test blueprints) • Student Study Guides • Accommodations Guidelines • Assessment for Learning Modules [types of items to elicit evidence of student learning] • Informational videos [parents & public / educators]

12. Ga Milestones Online Online will be the primary mode of administration with paper/pencil serving as back-up Transition will occur over time – 30% online 2014-2015 “each school administering some degree of Georgia Milestones testing online across all grades” Addition of technology-enhanced items beginning in 2016-2017 Administration procedures will change over time

13. Technology Needs Information from DOE indicates that our computer labs are currently not equipped to accommodate this type of online testing.

14. Promotion - Retention • Third graders must pass the reading portion of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion. • Fifth and eight graders must pass both the reading and math portions of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion.

15. Promotion - Retention • Baldwin County Policy: Fourth graders must pass the reading portion of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion. • GaDOE will be able to pinpoint the reading area within the ELA assessment.

16. Re-test • Students who are not proficient in the Spring main administration of the Georgia Milestones will have the opportunity to receive remediation and re-test at the end of the school year. • GA tentative testing window: May 11- July 24, 2015 Baldwin County’s tentative window: May 14 – 20. 2015

17. Achievement expectations for the Georgia Milestones Assessment System have not been determined. Updates available in September.

18. STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES “SLOs”

19. What are SLOs? Designed to measure student progress between two points in time Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment Developed by the district Approved by GaDOE

20. What is the purpose of SLOs? Improve student achievement at the classroom level For non-tested subjects Vital component of the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System

21. Process of Creating SLOs Identified priority standards Created 50 SLO Assessments Submitted to GaDOE APPROVED BY GaDOE!

22. Next Steps Upload to Performance Matters Platform Print PreK-2 Administer Pre-Assessment in September Data will drive instruction Post-Assessment at end of course (nine weeks or semester or year long)