Leadership Orange Assessment and Accountability Overview October 12, 2017 Research, Accountability & Grants Goal To obtain an understanding of the assessments provided to students and their use. Topics 1. Why administer assessments? 2. Assessments provided to OCPS students 3. Using assessment results for students 4. Using assessment results for accountability 5. Next steps 2 1
Purpose of Assessment To provide a way for a person to show what they know and may be able to do Can be used to assist a student in meeting their needs Can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of programs or personnel Can be used to determine how much knowledge is associated with success 3 What Types of Assessments What Standards are Assessed How are Data Presented What Counts as Passing How are Assessments Administered 4 2
State District Other HS Assessments 5 FSA-RMW FSA-EOC NGSSS Statewide Science ELA with Writing Component and Math NGSSS-EOC End of Course Exams FSAA Science ACCESS for ELLS Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Florida Standards Alternate Assessment 6 3
English Language Arts Writing Component (ELA) & Math Grades 4 10 Students must read a passage prior to writing their response 120 minutes Administered approximately a month prior to reading & math ELA (Grades 3 10) Math (Grades 3 8) Administered in Spring Tests are taken on the computer The exceptions are: Grade 3 ELA Grades 4-7 Writing Component 7 FSA EOCs (Algebra 1 and Geometry) Count for 30% of the students final grade Use of calculator is allowed for a portion of the test A calculator is included in the testing platform for student use www.fldoe.org/assessments 8 4
NGSSS Standards Statewide Science (Grades 5 & 8) EOCs (Civics, Biology, and US History) Paper/Pencil Test ü 5 th Grade 2 sessions/2 days ü 8 th Grade 2 sessions/1 day 160 minutes Computer-based Accounts for 30% of student s course grade www.fldoe.org/assessments 9 FSAA (Florida Standards Alternate Assessment) FSAA Students are assessed in the same grade levels and subjects as the FSA Usually administered 1-on-1 in late-winter or early-spring 10 5
ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Reported in four domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing 11 Actionable Data for Instruction Graduation Requirements Student Grades Career and College Readiness Retention and Promotion Decisions Scholarships and Other Awards 12 6
Overview of Florida s Accountability System School Grades are based on 3 main areas: Achievement English/Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Learning Gains English/Language Arts Mathematics For secondary schools, other elements Accelerated coursework (Middle and High) Graduation rate (High) 13 Key Terms Achievement Learning Gains Lowest 25 Percent of students scoring at a satisfactory level (meeting state standards) on statewide assessments. This is scoring at level 3 or above. Percent of students demonstrating academic growth from one year to the next by meeting the statewide definition of learning gains in English Language Arts and/or math. Percent of students who ranked in the lowest 25 percentile based on prior year assessment and scale score demonstrating learning gains in English Language Arts and/or math. 14 7
Acceleration Success-MS Key Terms Acceleration Success-HS Graduation Rate Percent of middle school students passing a high school end of course exam or industry certification. Percent of students who graduated and successfully completed an acceleration pathway. (i.e., AP/IB/AICE exam, industry certification, dual enrollment) Percent of students meeting all requirements to graduate high school in four years. 15 Elementary School Grades Model 16 8
Middle School Grades Model 17 High School Grades Model 18 9
Schools receive their grades as a percent of total points rather than a total number of points. School Grade Percentage of Points Needed Old System Percentage of Points Needed New System A 66% to 100% 62% to 100% B 62% to 65% 54% to 61% C 54% to 61% 41% to 53% D 49% to 53% 32% to 40% F Below 49% Below 32%. 19 schoolgrades.fldoe.org 20 10
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Performance-Level Indicators 23 Goal To obtain an understanding of the assessments provided to students and their use. 12
Additional Questions? Dr. Frank Gilbert (Frank.Gilbert@ocps.net) Illatawie Showalter (Illatawie.Showalter@ocps.net) Dr. Chen An (Chen.An@ocps.net) 25 13