Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Performance Task School Level Coordinator Overview

1. Florida Standards Alternate AssessmentPerformance Task School Level Coordinator Overview Presented by: Yvonne Leon, Instructional Supervisor Office of Exceptional Student Education Kathleen Sierra, Supervisor Office of Student Assessment

2. Today’s Training • 2018-2019 FSAA Updates • FSAA Overview • Accountability & Learning Gains • Important Dates • Resources & Training • Before, During, and After Administration for Teachers • Assessment Components and Test Security Policies and Procedures • 2018-2019 FSAA Online System Overview

3. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment FSAA Updates

5. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment FSAA Overview

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7. 2019 FSAA FSAA-Performance Task Overview • Administered to each student individually by the student’s teacher, a certified teacher, or other licensed professional who has worked extensively with the student and is trained in the assessment procedures. Highly recommended to use student’s teacher. • Designed to show student mastery of Florida Standards Access Points • Students typically select an answer to a question from three response options represented by pictures, text, numbers, and/or symbols • Students use their primary mode of communication

8. Assessment Participation Checklist Who should be assessed with the FSAA? • Individual IEP teams are responsible for determining whether students with disabilities will be assessed through administration of the general statewide standardized assessment or the FSAA • IEP teams will use the Assessment Participation Checklist to make this determination

9. FSAA Assessment Planning Resource Guide Revised June 2018

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11. Courses Assessed

12. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Accountability & Learning Gains

13. Accountability & Learning Gains • Learning gains are calculated based on the assessment, not exceptionality. • Achievement Calculation - Students who score at Achievement Level 3 or higher on the FSAA are included as passing in the achievement calculation.

14. FSAA –PT Scale Scores

15. Learning Gains • Students who increase an achievement level from the prior year to the current year in the same subject area. • Students who scored an Achievement Level 1 or 2 in the prior year and scored in the same achievement level in the current year: • Split Level 1 into 3 subcategories and Level 2 into 2 subcategories. • Students must increase at least one subcategory to demonstrate a learning gain. • Students who scored in an Achievement Level 3 in the prior year and scored in the same achievement level in the current year: • Split Level 3 into 2 subcategories. • Students must maintain the same subcategory or move from a low-Level 3 to a high-Level 3 to demonstrate a learning gain. • Students who scored at Achievement Level 4 in the prior year and maintain the same achievement level in the current year.

16. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

17. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

18. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

19. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

20. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

21. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

22. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

23. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

24. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

25. FSAA Scale Scores and Subcategories

26. Current Juniors and Seniors • Current Seniors 2015-2016 Cohort • 2015-16 Baseline Year – no scores were available for the 9th grade ELA • Students should have taken the FSAA ELA 2 in 10th grade/ALG1 EOC in 10th/11th grade during 2016-17 or later – NOT in 9th grade • Students that DID NOT take assessment ELA 10th/ALG1 EOC and are current seniors must take assessment • Admin/SLC will receive report of who was tested • Compare to current seniors, and • Order assessment materials for students that need to take assessment • Once scores are received for these seniors; • If student obtains achievement level of 3+ - they met requirement • If student DID NOT obtain achievement level of 3+ and qualify for waiver, then an Interim IEP must be convened and waiver MUST be processed before August 1st. • Current Juniors – Check SPI for scores • If scores are missing, order assessment materials

27. Waivers - Eligibility • The student must be identified as a student with a disability as defined in s. 1007.02, FS: • The term "student with a disability" means a student who is documented as having an intellectual disability, a hearing impairment, including deafness; a speech or language impairment; a visual impairment, including blindness; an emotional or behavioral disability; an orthopedic or other health impairment; an autism spectrum disorder; a traumatic brain injury; or a specific learning disability, including, but not limited to dyslexia, dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia • The student must have an individual education plan (IEP). • The student must have taken the statewide, standardized assessment with appropriate allowable accommodations at least once. • The IEP team must make a determination of whether a statewide, standardized assessment accurately measures the student’s abilities, taking into consideration all allowable accommodations for students with disabilities • The IEP team may meet at any time to verify that the criteria have been met and document the team’s determination and information analyzed in making the decision. • The documentation for the assessment waiver is to be completed on ESE-EMS

28. Waivers, etc. • Technical Assistance Paper: Waiver of Statewide, Standardized Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities • Technical Assistance Paper: High School Graduation Options for Students with Disabilities • Weekly Briefing 21155: Information Regarding State Assessment Waiver  • Weekly Briefing 22438: Information Regarding Requirements for Deferral of Receipt of Standard Diploma for Students with Disabilities 

29. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Important Dates

30. Spring 2019 Timeline

31. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Resources & Training

32. FSAA Portal Home Page* Datafolio Performance Task Announcements/Schedules Teacher AAC/District FSAA Online System *https://fsaa-training.onlinehelp. measuredprogress.org/

34. 2018-2019 FSAA-PT Resources FSAA Online System Training • Module 4: Submitting Student Responses Administration Training • Module 1: Assessment Overview • Module 2: Administration Procedures • Module 3: Before, During, and After Administration 1 2 3 4 • Available Early-Mid February 2018 Test Administrators were required to attend a face-to-face training

35. Test Administration - Teachers • Teachers of students who will participate in the FSAA-Performance Task during the 2018-2019 school year were required to attend a one-day Mandatory Face-to-Face FSAA Administration Training session between 2015-2019. A list of teachers trained Face-to-Face was provided to SLCs for compliance. • Teachers that attended the one-day training session during this school year must also complete FSAA Training Module 4 which is available online at https://fsaa-training.onlinehelp.measuredprogress.org/performance-task-teacher-resources/ • Teachers who previously attended the one-day FSAA Administration Training (2015-2018) are required to complete all four online administration training modules on a yearly basis, if they will administer the FSAA.  The online administration training modules are available at https://fsaa-training.onlinehelp.measuredprogress.org/performance-task-teacher-resources/ • Teachers who have not completed the required trainingwill not be permitted to administer the assessment.

36. School Level Coordinators (SLC) • School Level Coordinators are also required to complete online modules available at https://fsaa-training.onlinehelp.measuredprogress.org/performance-task-aac-district-trainer-resources/ These tutorials will focus on the School Level Coordinators’ responsibilities related to the FSAA Online System. • SLCs are also required to attend the Test Procedures Meeting.

37. School Level Coordinator (SLC) Modules • Tutorials can be found on the FSAA Portal under AAC/District Resources • Teacher file uploaded • A School Level Coordinator (SLC) role created for each school • Add/manage teacher users • Assign teachers to students

38. 2018-2019 FSAA-PT Resources Instructions and procedures for administering the 2018 PT FSAA can be found: • PT Test Administration Manual (TAM) • Procedural Manual (PM) • Online System User Guide • Training Modules (FSAA portal) All manuals, user guides, and test administration forms are also posted under FSAA at http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/InfoForTestChair.asp and http://www.fl-alt.com/materials/index.php

39. Florida Standards Alternate AssessmentPerformance Task 2019 Administration

40. page27 2019 FSAA-PT Session Administration (Writing only)

41. Sequence of Administration • Elementary , Middle School, and EOCs • Teachers may use their discretion and administer content areas in the order that is best for the student • For example, a teacher may choose to administer Science before ELA • Teachers MUST administer all sessions within a content area in the sameorder they are presented in the Test Booklet • For example, Session 1 must be completed before Session 2 and 3

42. Writing Prompt Design • Writing prompts are designed to assess a students ability to compose a product in response to text • All students in grades 4-10 are presented with: • A selected response writing item set consisting of five questions (Writing Prompt 1) • An open-response item (Writing Prompt 2)

43. Florida Standards Alternate AssessmentPerformance Task Before, During, and After Administration for Teachers

44. Test Security – Test Administrator • Security of all test materials must be maintained before, during, and after test administration • Students are not permitted to handle secure material before or after administration • A security number is used to account for each secure document • Refer to the most recent 2019 Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Procedural Manual posted on the FLDOE Web site

45. Teacher Preparation Before Administration • Assure you have completed the appropriate training • Read the Required Test Administration Manual • Read, sign and return Test Administration and Security Agreement • Verify all materials are received • Ensure testing materials/components are for the same form • Read the Test Booklet and Highlight Teacher Scripts • Organize cutouts • Refer to the Grade Specific Vocabulary List • Obtain the “Teacher-Gathered” materials required as per test booklet

46. page55 Teacher Preparation Before Administration • Teachers should consider: • How will he/she access the assessment tasks? • What accommodations and support will be needed? • Does he/she utilize assistive technology? • How will I evaluate student engagement? • What is an appropriate wait time for this student to respond? • When and where does this student engage best?

47. During Administration • Accurate administration is important • Teachers must record student responses in the Test Booklet while administering the assessment. • Account for necessary materials • Security is paramount • All assessment materials are secure and must be returned to the designated secure area or locked storage room between administrations.

48. Administrator Observation Form Administrators must submit one observation per grade level.

49. District Coordinator Observation

50. During Administration: Take Breaks Teachers know their students best! The FSAA-PT is an untimed assessment, ample breaks are allowed. When? • Signs of fatigue • Lack of engagement • At the end of an item set