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WELCOME!

WELCOME!. K-12 ASSESSMENT. Victoria Ash Victoria.Ash@fldoe.org (850) 245-0788. K-12 ADMINISTRATION. K-12 Assessment Link. K-12 Assessment and General Information are available online at www.fldoe.org/asp/. Communication. FCAT Contractor’s Contact List. Communication.

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  1. WELCOME!

  2. K-12 ASSESSMENT Victoria Ash Victoria.Ash@fldoe.org (850) 245-0788

  3. K-12 ADMINISTRATION

  4. K-12 Assessment Link K-12 Assessment and General Information are available online at www.fldoe.org/asp/

  5. Communication FCAT Contractor’s Contact List

  6. Communication • Emails filtered through Leads • DOE • Victoria Ash – Bureau Chief • Jackie Mueller – Director, Scoring and Reporting • Lynn Ann Tabeling – End-of-Course • Daphne Csonka – Administration • Mario Zuniga – Scoring and Reporting • TDC • Vince Verges – Director • Steve Ash – Mathematics • Lyla Springfield – Reading • Linda Oravetz – Science • Trish Lyons – Interpretive Products

  7. Assessment Schedules • 2008-09 and 2009-10 FCAT Schedules • 2008-09 Assessment Calendar • Updates • 2008-09 FCAT Schedule • Test Dates • March 10 – 19 • March 3 – 12 (Optional Schedule) • Notification Deadline to the Department – September 15 • Kira.Sullivan@fldoe.org • Grade 11 Science • Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, or Day 5 • Must be a DISTRICT (not a school-by-school) decision • Notification Deadline to the Department – September 15 • Kira.Sullivan@fldoe.org • Test Materials Shipment and Pickup Schedule

  8. What’s New for 2008-09 • Recycling • Current Strategies • Recycling versus Reuse

  9. What’s New for 2008-09 • No NRT administration • No computer-based Retake • High School Competency Test (HSCT) • No contract for 2009 administration • FCAT Retake administrations • Concordant Study in progress

  10. What’s New for 2008-09 • FCAT Writing • NO multiple-choice sessions at any grade level • Unsealed four-page folder • No test group codes for the 2009 Writing administration • Planning Sheets

  11. What’s New for 2008-09 • FCAT Reading, Mathematics, and Science • Test group codes on ALL answer documents, including Grades 3 and 4 • RETAKE PreID Labels • One Reading Retake set • One Mathematics Retake set • No PINK Return Labels for Science • All TO BE SCORED documents will be packaged with RED, PEACH, or BLUE return labels.

  12. Tips for taking the FCAT What’s New for 2008-09

  13. Reminders • Electronic Devices • Testing Guidelines • If a student starts a test and leaves campus without finishing (for an appointment, illness, etc.), he or she will NOT be allowed to complete the test. • NO EXCEPTIONS will be made once the student leaves the campus; therefore, if you have concerns about a student, you should not allow the student to begin. • Consider administering the test to that student on one of the make-up days. • Use ALL of the allotted time in each session. • Test administrators must NOT administer the FCAT to their family members.

  14. Reminders • Students to be Tested • All students enrolled in Grades 3 – 11 • Certificate of Completion Students • Home Education Program Students • Students MAY participate in the FCAT administration if their parent or guardian has identified the FCAT as the selected measure of their child’s annual progress. • McKay Scholarship Program Students • Students enrolled in PRIVATE schools MAY participate. • Students enrolled in PUBLIC schools ARE REQUIRED to participate in statewide assessments as outlined in their IEPs. • Corporate Tax Credit (CTC) Scholarship Program Students • A private school student enrolled in the CTC Scholarship Program MAY participate in the statewide assessments. • A parent/guardian is responsible for contacting the district to register the student for the selected assessments and for transporting the student to and from the district-assigned location.

  15. Reminders • Students to be Tested (continued) • Florida K-8 Virtual School Program Students • Connections Academy and Florida Virtual Academy • Do not confuse these students with Home Education Program students or high school students enrolled in classes with the Florida Virtual School. • English Language Learners (ELLs) • ALL ELLs are expected to participate in FCAT Reading and Writing; however, if an ELL has been receiving services for one year or less AND the LEP committee determines that it is appropriate, the student may be exempt but must participate in an alternate assessment. • ALL ELLs are expected to participate in the FCAT Mathematics and Science tests no matter how long these students have been receiving services.

  16. Forms • Forms located at www.ctb.com/fcat • Comment FormsEnsure that the online comment forms are reviewed BEFORE testing so that feedback will address the concerns of the FDOE and the contractor. • Test Administrator • School Coordinator • District Coordinator • Required Administration Information • Missing Materials • Administration Irregularities and Breaches

  17. .org PSAT and PLAN • Florida Statute 1007.35(5) • Pre-college entrance examinations for enrolled Grade 10 students in public high schools • Test Dates • PSAT – October 15 and 18, 2008 • PLAN – September to December, 2008 • Contacts • PSAT – Jesus Jara, The College Board, (850) 521-4909 • PLAN – Jacque Twiggs, ACT-Atlanta, (404) 231-1952 • Jenine Brewer, (850) 878-2729 • Broward, Dade, Duval, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas • Ginger Green, (850) 878-2729 • All other districts

  18. Florida CELLA Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment • CELLA Test Dates • April 14 – May 15 • ContactsAcademic Achievement through Language Acquisition • Mark Drennan (850) 245-0893 • Pat Faircloth (850) 245-0885

  19. K-12 Test AdministrationContact List • Daphne Csonka, Supervisor (850) 245-9203 • Tamika Brinson, FCAT(850) 245-0786 • Susie Lee, FCAT(850) 245-0785 • Linda Rhea, FCAT ESE(850) 245-0742 • Kira Sullivan, FCAT, PSAT/PLAN(850) 245-0784

  20. Misc. Assessment Topics Dr. Cornelia S. Orr Office of Assessment Florida Department of Education

  21. Misc. Assessment Topics • Senate Bill 1906 – Alternative Credit Pilot Program • Senate Bill 1908 – Many Initiatives: Writing+; Norm-referenced tests; Test Prep; Transitions to New Assessments; Testing Schedules; End-of-Course Assessments; Expanded College Readiness Testing • Assessment Appropriations • MAP Clearinghouse • FTCE Fee Increase

  22. Legislative Update – SB 1906 • Senate Bill 1906 – Alternative Credit Pilot Program • DOE approve end-of-course assessments and minimum passing scores • Limited to assessments for Algebra 1a, Algebra 1b, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology • Assessments • developed by the Florida Virtual School, or • end-of-course statewide standardized assessments for these courses which may be adopted or developed by the department

  23. Senate Bill 1908 –Writing+ • SB 1908: Removes MC items beginning 08-09 • SBE Concurrence (4/15/08): Remove the MC items from the FCAT Writing+ tests and delay its use as a graduation requirement. • Rationale: • Budget Reduction – Multiple-choice questions do not impact our state or federal accountability systems. • Technical concerns – Inconsistencies in 2007 between scores on the essay and MC questions, making the combination into a single score problematic for high stakes student decisions (10th). • Next Steps • Revise SBE Rule 6A-1.09422 to delay FCAT Writing+ graduation requirement • Prepare for future implementation of a revised writing test • Revise pupil progression plans

  24. Senate Bill 1908 –Writing+ “Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the commissioner shall discontinue administration of the selected response test items on the comprehensive assessments of writing. Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the comprehensive assessments of writing shall be composed of a combination of selected-response test items, short-response performance tasks, and extended-response performance tasks, which shall measure a student's content knowledge of writing, including, but not limited to, paragraph and sentence structure, sentence construction, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, parts of speech, verb tense, irregular verbs, subject verb agreement, and noun-pronoun agreement.”

  25. Senate Bill 1908 –Other Issues • NRT – removes the requirement that the statewide assessment program include norm-referenced tests • Impact on Progression Plans – local plan revisions needed • Reading Retention Rule being revised • Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship • Test Prep - prohibits suspending regular curricula in order to administer practice tests or engage in other test-preparation activities for a statewide assessment (i.e., FCAT or end-of-course assessment). However, schools are permitted to: • Distribute sample tests and answer keys published by the Department of Education; • Provide individualized instruction for students who score at Level 1 or Level 2 on the FCAT or who are identified through diagnostic assessments as having deficiencies in the assessed content; and • Include test-taking strategies in curricula for intensive reading and mathematics courses.

  26. Senate Bill 1908 –Other Issues • Transitions to New Assessments • Directs the Commissioner to establish procedures for transitioning to new assessments that impact the testing requirements for high school graduation • Testing Schedules - Beginning in 2010-2011 • Writing no earlier than the week of March 1 and other subjects no earlier than the week of April 15 • Statewide end-of-course assessments – within the last two weeks of a course • Student test results reported by the final day of the regular school year for students

  27. Senate Bill 1908 –Other Issues • End-of-Course Exams • SB 1908 allows the Commissioner to incorporate end-of-course assessments into the statewide assessment program • Current Plans Include: • Algebra II – Pilot in 2008-09 (Handout) • Other State Developed (Handout) • Other State Implemented – TBD

  28. Senate Bill 1908 –Other Issues • Expanded Postsecondary Readiness Assessment for 11th graders • Requires the evaluationof the college readiness of selected students prior to grade 12, beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, based on minimum college placement test scores determined by the SBE. • High schools, to the extent practicable, must provide 12th grade students access to remedial instruction prior to graduation. • Students achieving minimum scores upon exit from remedial instruction and enrolling in a community college within 2 years, will not be required to enroll in remediation courses.

  29. Misc. Assessment Topics • Assessment Appropriation – Cut 30% • Less Paper • Fewer Products • Move to more computer-based testing • MAP Clearinghouse • Request for Application – Clearinghouse Management • Invitation to Bid – Item Bank

  30. FTCE/FELE Fees • January 1, 2009

  31. Misc. Assessment Topics Questions?

  32. Next-Generation Sunshine State StandardsAssessments and Interpretive Products Vince Verges Executive Director Test Development Center

  33. Topics • Test Development Center Staff Changes • Reading, Mathematics, Science, and Writing Updates • Interpretive Products • Content Focus Report 2008 • Florida Reads! Writes! Solves! Inquires! CD • Science Lessons Learned • Released Tests • Item Specifications for Grades 3-5, 6-8, High School • Other Assessment News • Questions

  34. Staff Changes at the Test Development Center • Lissa Cone, FCAT Writing Coordinator • Sheila Veatch, FCAT Writing Specialist

  35. Mathematics Standards Update • Next Generation Standards • Math standards were adopted in September 2007 • TDC Math Assessment Transition Crosswalk was released to district coordinators on June 4th • New Assessment Timeline • Currently developing items to match the new item specifications for the new standards; will be reviewed by Item Review Committee in fall 2008; will become field test items for 2010 test • 2011 baseline year for new mathematics assessment

  36. High School Mathematics Tests • At this time, FDOE is preparing an Algebra I End of Course (EOC) test and a Grade 11 Comprehensive test*. • Grade 11 test topics may include: Algebra topics related to number sense, concepts and operations; Discrete Math; Financial Literacy; Geometry; Probability; Statistics; and Trigonometry. The assessed benchmarks would be made available with the release of the FCAT Mathematics Test Item Specifications to be discussed later in this presentation. This test would not include performance tasks. * Rule changes are being developed to address this effort to ensure that students are graduating with exposure to rigorous content outlined in the Next Generation SSS.

  37. New Science Standards • Adopted by State Board – February 2008 • K-8 grade-level standards grouped into four Bodies of Knowledge (BOK) which are subdivided into Big Ideas • High School standards organized by BOK • The Nature of Science • Earth and Space Science • Physical Science • Life Science

  38. New Science Standards • The Office of Mathematics and Science developed a crosswalk showing the transition between the old and new benchmarks. Available at http://www.fldoestem.org/page362.aspx • The Office of Mathematics and Science in conjunction with Florida science educators revised the science course descriptions to match new standards (draft available at http://www.floridastandards.org/index.aspx) • State Board of Education is expected to review the proposed descriptions at their October meeting.

  39. New Science Assessment Timeline • 2010 – 2011: last year for FCAT Science • 2010 – 2011: field test new items written to new standards • 2011- 2012: baseline (first) year of new standards assessment grades 5, 8, and EOC Biology • 2012 – 2013: Standard Setting and reporting of achievement levels

  40. High School End-of-Course (EOC) Science Exams • At this time the Department is preparing to develop EOC for Biology (baseline 2011- 2012) and another science (baseline 2012- 2013)

  41. New Science Standards Assessments • Grade 5 and 8 Science Assessments will be comprehensive • Grade 5 assessment will have items representing benchmarks for grades 3-5 • Grade 8 assessment will have items representing benchmarks for grades 6-8

  42. New Science Standards Assessment • Benchmarks are likely to be grouped or clustered by content and designated as annually assessed or content sampled • Florida Standards Content Advisory Committee began reviewing and making recommendations for assessment of new standards in April (follow up meetings are scheduled for September 2008 and January 2009)

  43. Released FCAT Science Test • 2007 FCAT Science Grade 8 Test and Answer Key • Answer Key has percentage of students who answered correctly, option statistics for multiple-choice items, benchmark and content focus information, and the cognitive difficulty (cognitive complexity) for each item

  44. Released Student Responses for Grade 8 FCAT Science 2007 Extended Response Item • B131 – Golf Ball Energy from 2007 Released FCAT Science Test currently on DOE website • Scoring criteria (annotations) and student papers • Example of a top-score response • Three student examples of a 4-point response • Three student examples of a 3-point response • Three student examples of a 2-point response • Three student examples of a 1-point response • Two student examples of a 0-point response

  45. Released Student Responses for Grade 8 FCAT Science 2007 Extended Response Item • Will include letter explaining intent and use of student responses • FCAT Rubric for extended response • Reader Bias • Item Development and Handscoring Flowcharts • To be posted to ww.fass.cecs.ucf.eduFall 2008

  46. FCAT Explorer • FCAT Explorer for grades 5, 8, and 11 are now available on DOE website

  47. FCAT Science Lessons Learned • A look at student performance on FCAT Science 2003 – 2006 • Purpose is to provide guidance to educators that can be used to effect positive change and enhance program effectiveness • Available in print late fall 2008

  48. FCAT Science Lessons Learned • Includes Results by Cluster • Mean percent correct for each reporting cluster for each year (2003 – 2006) • Observations and information on what students are successful are able to do and what students have the greatest difficulty doing • Sample items and performance statistics • Suggestions for instruction

  49. Language Arts & Social Studies Standards Update • Next Generation SSS Standards • Language Arts standards will be revised again • SB 1908 states that plan for accomplishing this should be in place by Dec. 31, 2008 • Social Studies standards will be revised • At this time there is no plan for an FCAT in Social Studies

  50. Language Arts Sunshine State Standards •December 31, 2008- Review and establish an expedited schedule for adoption of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.

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