AEFLA Accountability Topics January 2014 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson,
Meeting Contents Accountability California Payment Points Reminders Upcoming Professional Development, Training, and Conferences 2
. Accountability CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson,
Payment Points Overview Academic Outcomes Including EL Civics Transition Outcomes Note: Concurrent high school students are not eligible for the AEFLA program and therefore not eligible to earn payment points. 4
Payment Points Overview: Academic Outcomes Complete a Level National Reporting System (NRS) Table 4 Column D, plus additional lower levels for ABE in California Advance One or More Levels NRS Table 4 Column E, plus additional lower levels for ABE in California GED or High School Diploma (HSD) NRS Table 5, attainment during the program year California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) English Language Arts or Math, one maximum during the program year 5
Payment Points Overview: Academic Outcomes (cont.) EL Civics: Civic Participation First Additional Assessment Second Additional Assessment EL Civics: Citizenship Preparation Government and History Test Citizenship Interview Test 6
Payment Points Overview: Transition Outcomes Enter Employment NRS Table 5, Number of Participants Achieving Outcome Retain Employment NRS Table 5, Number of Participants Achieving Outcome Enter Postsecondary Education or Training NRS Table 5, Number of Participants Achieving Outcome 7
California Pre-Post Test Payment Point Levels NRS Levels CASAS Scale Score Ranges CASAS post-test score required to earn a CA Payment Point for Complete a Level CASAS post-test score required to earn a CA Payment Point for Advance One or More Levels NRS Levels CASAS Scale Score Ranges CASAS post-test score required to earn a CA Payment Point for Complete a Level CASAS post-test score required to earn a CA Payment Point for Advance One or More Levels 141-145 145 146 146-150 150 151 151-155 155 156 Beginning Literacy 180 and below 180 181 Beginning Literacy 156-160 160 161 161-165 165 166 166-170 170 171 171-175 175 176 176-180 180 181 Low Beginning 181 190 190 191 181-190 190 191 High Beginning 191 200 200 201 191-200 200 201 Intermediate Low 201 210 210 211 Beginning Basic 201-210 210 211 Intermediate High 211 220 220 221 Intermediate Low 211-220 220 221 Advanced 221 235 235 236 Intermediate High 221-235 235 236 ASE Low 236-245 245 246 ASE High 246 and above 246+ *For ABE, 200 is the lowest score allowed for Federal Table 4 level completion in the NRS, and scores below this figure cannot be used for the official Federal Table 4 reports. The extended lower levels are used only for payment point purposes. 8
Pre- to Post-test Calculation Calculated by first accurate pretest to highest appropriate posttest Pretest = 201 Posttest = 212 First Accurate 201 206 203 Highest 212 9
Payment Point Details: Complete a Level Learner makes sufficient pre-/post-test gains to complete a level on NRS Federal Table 4 (Column D) California lower levels for ABE are for payment only and will not appear on Table 4 Learner gains are in only one modality only (e.g., not both math and reading) One point is awarded per learner Note: For ABE, ASE and ESL 10
Payment Point Details: Advance One or More Levels Learner makes sufficient pre-/post-test gains to advance one or more NRS levels (Table 4 column E) or ABE lower levels on Payment Point Chart Learner must continue in program after completing a level (must mark Retained in Program on Update Record Field #7 Status) Learner gains are in only one modality Learner gains are awarded only once for each learner Note: Not for ASE High learners, as there is not another level for advancement. 11
Payment Point Details: GED Attained a GED, per NRS Table 5 Must mark Passed GED on Update Record Must pass all sections of the GED test The Spanish GED is acceptable Must mark Left Program on Update Record Field #7 Status Social Security GED ID numbers ensures accuracy (otherwise, demographics will be used, but accuracy is not guaranteed) CDE will perform the data match to determine payment points Note: Effective in 2014, the GED test has four sections instead of five; GED ID has up to 32 digits 12
Payment Point Details: HSD Attained a high school diploma, NRS Table 5 Must mark Earned HS diploma on Update Record Must mark Left Program on Update Record Field #7 Status Schools must maintain a certified list of high school diploma Must appear on students official transcripts 13
Payment Point Details: GED and HSD Please review the November AEFLA Accountability Topics slides from November 2013 for more detailed discussion on how to ensure clean records for GED and HSD to conform with requirements for payment points and NRS Table 5. 14
Payment Point Details: CAHSEE Learners must have passed the CAHSEE Math or English Language Arts during the AEFLA program year Learners are officially on the district CAHSEE passage list Must appear on students official transcripts Record results in Education & Results section of the TE Student Demographics Record 15
Payment Point Details: EL Civics, Civic Participation Prerequisite: complete Student Outcome Data Set (SODS) consisting of Entry, Update, Pretest, and CASAS Post-test records Posttest gains are recorded under ESL School must have CDE-approved Civic Objectives and Additional Assessment Plans (COAAP) Awarded when learners pass up to two Additional Assessments 16
Payment Point Details: EL Civics, Citizenship Preparation Prerequisite: complete SODS consisting of Entry, Update, Pretest, and CASAS Post-test records Posttest gains are recorded under ESL Pass Citizenship Interview Test (Score = 206 or above) Pass Government and History for Citizenship Test (Score = 206 or above) 17
Payment Point Details: Transition Outcomes Participants Achieving Outcomes, NRS Table 5 Enter Employment Retain Employment Enter Postsecondary Education or Training Process: Learners randomly selected for survey sampling using the TE California Core Performance Wizard Agency sends each identified learner a follow-up survey via mail, e-mail, or phone Learner responds to survey and reports a positive outcome (successfully gets a job, enrolls in training, etc.) 18
. Reminders CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson,
Deadlines for Deliverables January 31, 2014 First Quarter Core Performance Follow-up Survey Second Quarter Data Second Quarter Data Integrity Report Second Quarter Expenditure Claim Report EL Civics Technology Plan California Accountability Training CASAS Implementation Training Note: Agencies can check status of deliverables at http://adulted.otan.us/>wia Title II > Deliverables Summary 20
Technology Plan Required for EL Civics Civic Participation Due on January 31, 2014, submitted online Requires a planning team Start early with the instructor self-assessment requirement Find it at www.otan.us/adulted Contact Tech Support - 1-800-894-3113, ELCivTechPlan@otan.us 21
CIT Recertification, Changes for 2013-14 Online recertification will be available the first week of January and will be closed June 30 th. Recertification will be good through June 30 th of the following year. E-mail with instructions and link to the interviews will be sent to all CIT administrators the first week of January. If a CIT administrator does not receive the recertification e-mail by January 10 th, please contact Michelle Chu, mchu@casas.org Keep your current and correct e-mail up to date with CASAS by contacting mchu@casas.org 22
Options for Meeting Training Requirements Agency staff that has previously completed the CASAS Implementation Training (Basic & Beyond) may take the following to meet the requirement: California Assessment Policy CASAS etests Online Implementation Jump Start! CASAS etests Online Implementation CASAS User Handbooks: Using Test Results to Inform Instruction Trainings which satisfy the WIA II requirements are now designated on the training registration Web page. 23
Data Portal: 2012-13 Data 2012-13 data now available on data portal at http: www.casas.org/dataportal/ Select your agency and compare it with: Your prior year data Your county Other agencies of similar size Print or download your results to an Excel file 24
DIR Quarterly Check Page 32 of the Administrators Handbook Use this list to compare against your DIR to find out: Why the information is important Where to find the information in your TOPSpro database (the Entry Record, Update Record or Test Record) How often to check this data 25
. Upcoming Professional Development and Training CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Tom Torlakson,
CASAS Online Facilitated Training: CA Accountability Date Time Training Jan 8 9:30-11:30a.m. *Accountability for New Users Jan 8 1:00-3:00 p.m. * Accountability for Exp Users Jan 16 9:30-11:30a.m. * Accountability for Exp Users Jan 17 9:30-11:30a.m. *Accountability for New Users Jan 21 10:00-11:00 a.m. NRS Core Performance Cohorts Jan 22 9:30-11:30a.m. *Accountability for New Users Jan 28 10:00-11:00 a.m. Data Submission Guidelines Jan 29 6:00-8:00p.m. *Accountability for New Users Jan 30 1:00-3:00 p.m. * Accountability for Exp Users Jan 31 9:30-11:30a.m. *Accountability for Exp Users Meets CDE requirement Register at www.caadultedtraining.org 27
CASAS Online Facilitated Training: CA Implementation Date Time Training Jan 10 Jan 14 Jan 14 10:00-11:30 a.m. * CASAS User Handbooks 10:00-11:30 a.m. * CASAS etests Online 10:00-11:30 a.m. * California Assessment Policy Jan 21 1:00-2:30 p.m. * CASAS User Handbooks Jan 27 10:00-11:30 a.m. * California Assessment Policy * Meets CDE requirement Register at www.caadultedtraining.org 28
CASAS Online Self-Paced Workshops CASAS etests Online Implementation CASAS Implementation Training CASAS Appraisal Training CASAS Beyond Implementation Register at: www.caadultedtraining.org 29
OTAN Technology Workshops for January 2014 Speak Up Online! Thursday, January 16, 2p.m. 3p.m. Using the Teaching with Technology Search Tool to Enhance Your Lessons Friday, January 17, 1p.m. 2:30p.m. Social Media for Adult Education Tuesday, January 28, 1p.m. 3p.m Moodle v2: Create a Course Web Site Wednesday, January 29, 2:30p.m. 4:30p.m. Technology Skills for the 2014 GED Exam Thursday, January 30, 2p.m. 3:30p.m. 30
OTAN Technology Workshops for January & February 2014 EL Civics: Digital Literacy & Internet Safety Friday, January 31, 12p.m. 1:30p.m So You Want to Teach Online? Tuesday, February 4, 4p.m. 5:30p.m. Interactive Quizzing with PowerPoint Pt. 1 Wednesday, February 5, 3:30p.m. 5p.m. Speak Up Online! Wednesday, February 5, 12p.m. 1p.m Moodle v2: Integrate Learn360 Media into Moodle Thursday, February 6, 2p.m. 3:30p.m. 31
OTAN Technology Workshops for February 2014 Moodle v2: Creating Books to Organize Content Monday, February 10, 1p.m. 2:30p.m Privacy, Practice, Presence, and You? Wednesday, February 12, 12:30p.m. 2p.m. Create Quick and Easy PowerPoint Slide Shows for Instruction Thursday, February 13, 2p.m. 3:30p.m. Interactive Quizzing with PowerPoint Pt. 2 Wednesday, February 19, 3:30p.m. 5p.m Moodle v2: Creating Workshops for Peer Assessment Wednesday, February 19, 2p.m. 3:30p.m. 32
OTAN Self-Directed Online Workshops Excel Budgets Register at www.caadultedtraining.org 33
Upcoming Conferences EL Civics Conference January 24, Mt. San Antonio College CAEAA January 30-31, Long Beach, CA Technology and Distance Learning Symposium March 7 8, Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education COABE March 16-19, Pittsburgh, PA TESOL March 25-29, Portland, OR 34
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