Third Grade Reading Guarantee & State Assessments:! TGRG Update!! September 17, 2014

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1 Third Grade Reading Guarantee & State Assessments:! TGRG Update!! September 17, 2014

2 Upper Arlington Schools is committed to helping every student succeed!

3 Third Grade Reading Guarantee «Senate Bill 316 enacted the Third Grade Reading Guarantee (TGRG) Purpose: to ensure all Ohio students are reading at grade level by the end of third grade Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee is a program to identify students from kindergarten through grade 3 that are behind in reading. Schools will provide help and support to make sure students are on track for reading success by the end of third grade.

4 TGRG Legislation «The law addresses the following: Assessment Instruction and Intervention Teacher Quality Parent Participation Accountability

5 Assessment «The purpose of assessment is to determine students areas of strength and deficit, so teachers can plan and adjust instruction accordingly «Two types of assessment: State District

6 State Assessment «The Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) is the state s current assessment to measure reading success «The OAA measures end-of-third-grade competency in reading «An OAA score of 400 is considered proficient (passing); a score of 394 is required for students to advance to fourth grade

7 State Assessment «All third graders across the state will have two opportunities to pass the OAA: October and April «Upper Arlington third graders will take the fall OAA on October 8 th Scores are typically available to Upper Arlington City Schools in December Families will receive score reports in late December or early January students scoring 394 or higher, will take a PARCC reading assessment later in the year.

8 District Assessment «A district reading diagnostic will be administered in September for all students in grades K 3 STAR Early Literacy Enterprise testing Star Reading Enterprise testing «Reading progress will be monitored using STAR throughout the school year «Specialized plans are developed for students who are not on track

9 District Assessment «Teachers will also use other classroombased methods to assess students, such as Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) Fundations Fountas & Pinnell (F & P) Word work AIMSweb

10 Instruction & Intervention «STAR diagnostic assessment helps teachers plan instruction «Teachers use a variety of methods to teach literacy: Whole-class instruction Small group instruction One-on-one reading Word work Writing assignments

11 Instruction & Intervention «Classroom teachers, principals, and building literacy teams will analyze the diagnostic reading information to determine instruction and intervention services «Upper Arlington Schools will develop a Reading Success Plan for any student who is not on track in reading

12 Instruction & Intervention «Interventions may include More frequent monitoring; Additional small-group instruction; Tutoring Possible referral for additional testing & support; and/or Summer reading camp

13 Parent Participation «Parents will be notified no later than November 30 th if their child is considered not on track based on September assessment. «Parents can be involved in the development of the Reading Success Plans for students who are not on track.

14 Teacher Quality «All Upper Arlington City Schools third grade teachers have met or exceeded the state requirement for reading instruction credentials. Hold a reading endorsement; Completed a master s degree with an emphasis on reading; Hold National Board Certification; Are Wilson Language, Reading Recovery, or Literacy Collaborative trained; or Earned a passing score on a rigorous test of principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction.

15 Accountability «The Terra Nova may be used in the spring as an alternate assessment for students who have not yet met the 394 score threshold. «A summer opportunity to pass the OAA is available. «Students who does not reach the score of 394 on the OAA or the state approved score on the Terra Nova by the end of the summer following third grade will not advance to the fourth grade Exceptions may be made for English Language Learners and some students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)

16 Summer Reading Intervention «To ensure reading success for all students, Upper Arlington City Schools hosts a free Summer Reading Program for students who are considered not on track 5-week daily reading program 40 2 nd and 3 rd grade students were served last summer Plan to extend program to 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd grade students for summer 2015

17 Resources for Families «Third Grade Reading Guarantee: Learning/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee «Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) Achievement-Assessments

18 Upper Arlington Schools is committed to helping every student succeed!

19 Third Grade Reading Guarantee & State Assessments:! Testing Update!! September 17, 2014

20 Types of Assessment «District «State «National

21 District Assessment «Comprehensive Test Of Phonological Processing (CTOPP) «Renaissance STAR

22 District Assessment: STAR STAR ENTERPRISE

23 P E R AR UP OO SCH LS GTO L IN N District Assessment: STAR Most Widely Used Assessments

24 District Assessment: STAR ELEVEN DOMAINS Founda(onal Skills Phonics & Word Recogni(on Fluency Informa(onal Text Key Ideas and Details CraA and Structure Integra(on of Knowledge & Skills Range of Reading & Text Complexity Literature Key Ideas and Details CraA and Structure Integra(on of Knowledge & Skills Range of Reading & Text Complexity Language Vocabulary Acquisi(on and Use 46 Skill Areas 475 Grade- Level Skills FIVE DOMAINS Print Concepts Phonological Awareness Phonics and Word Recognition Fluency Numbers and Operations 27 Skill Areas 145 Grade- Level Skills ELEVEN DOMAINS Coun(ng and Cardinality Opera(ons and Algebraic Thinking Numbers and Opera(ons in Base Ten Measurement and Data Geometry Numbers and Opera(ons Frac(on Ra(os and Propor(onal Rela(onships The Number System Expressions and Equa(ons Sta(s(cs and Probability Func(ons 30 Skill Areas 550 Grade- Level Skills

25 State Assessment «Ohio is among 19 states that are working as a consortium, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and math. «The Ohio science and social studies will be administered for the first time in the spring These tests complement the format of the PARCC English language arts and mathematics tests.

26 State Assessment «Ohio s new state tests will eventually replace the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) and the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) «The new state assessments will be administered this school year in the areas of English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. «These tests will be in computer and/or paper format.

27 State Assessment: Elementary «Terra Nova UA Schools will administer the Terra Nova for gifted identification for students in grades 2, 3, 5 «Third Grade Reading Guarantee: Third graders will take the Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) in reading in the fall. Third graders who meet the OAA benchmark in the fall will take the English Language Arts PARCC assessment in the spring.

28 New State Assessments: Elementary «Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) «English Language Arts Assessment: Grades 3 5 «Mathematics: Grades 3 5 «Social Studies: Grade 4 «Science: Grade 5

29 State Assessment: Middle «Terra Nova UA Schools will administer the Terra Nova for gifted identification for students in grades 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

30 New State Assessment: Middle «English Language Arts Assessment: Grades 6-8 «Mathematics: Grades 6-8 «Social Studies: Grade 6 «Science: Grade 8

31 State Assessment: High School «The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) will continue to be administered for students in grades 10 12

32 New State Assessment: High School «New High School Graduation Requirement Beginning with the class of 2018 (this year s freshmen), all students will take end-of-course exams English 1 (Grade 9), English II (Grade 10) Algebra I, Geometry Physical Science U.S. History, U.S. Government

33 Structure of New State Assessments For the school year, districts may administer New State Assessments through a combination of paper and computerized testing formats Grades 3 and 6 will pilot New State Assessments on computers, with the exception of 3rd grade reading OAA, which will be on paper All other grades will take assessments on paper

34 Structure of New State Assessments «Students will take a Performance-Based Assessment during a testing window from February March «Students will take an End-of-Course exam during a testing window from April - May

35 New State Assessment Timeline Tes>ng Window Test Type Subject Area February 16 March 20 March 2 March 13 April 13 May 15 May 4 May 15 Performance- Based Assessment Performance- Based Assessment End- of- Course Assessment End- of- Course Assessment English Language Arts Mathema>cs Grades 3 8 and High School Science Grades 5 & 8 and High School Social Studies Grades 4 & 6 and High School English Language Arts Mathema>cs Grades 3 8 and High School Science Grades 5 & 8 and High School Social Studies Grades 4 & 6 and High School

36 State Testing Update «The Mid-Biennium Review requires the State Superintendent for Public Instruction to have recommendations for state testing reductions in by December 15, «A state committee has been created to address testing. «Upper Arlington City Schools Superintendent Paul Imhoff is on that committee and is advocating for our students.

37 National Testing «Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) Grades 10, 11 October «National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP Wickliffe only) February

38 Testing Resources for Families «Please check the district website for information from tonight s meeting. «Assessment calendar has been created for families to access and download to calendar application of their choice. «Calendar designed so that families can sort and filter to have access to the dates and sessions relevant to their children.

39 Testing Resources for Families «PARCC: «New Ohio Social Studies & Science: Generation-Assessments/State-Developed- Assessments-%E2%80%93-Science-and- Social-S «Ohio Graduation Test (OGT): Graduation-Test-OGT «Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) Achievement-Assessments

40 Testing Resources for Families «PSAT: «Third Grade Reading Guarantee: Learning/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee «NAEP

41 Thank you for coming! Please visit our website for more resources.

42 Please feel free to contact us «Thomas Bates, Director of Elemtnary Learning «Garilee Ogden, Director of Data, Accountability & Professional Development «Emilie Greenwald, Chief Academic Officer