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Leadership Orange Assessment and Accountability Overview

October 12, 2017 Research, Accountability & Grants

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• 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

Topics

To obtain an understanding of the assessments provided to students and their use.

Goal

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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

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What Types

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Assessments What Standards are Assessed How are Data Presented What Counts as ‘Passing’ How are Assessments Administered

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District State Other HS Assessments

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ELA with Writing Component and Math End of Course Exams FSA-RMW ACCESS for ELLS FSAA FSA-EOC Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Science NGSSS Statewide Science Next Generation Sunshine State Standards NGSSS-EOC 6

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• ELA (Grades 3–10)
• Math (Grades 3–8)

English Language Arts (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

• Administered in Spring
• Tests are taken on the computer
• The exceptions are:
• Grade 3 ELA
• Grades 4-7 Writing Component

Writing Component

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• Count for 30% of the students final grade
• Use of calculator is allowed for a portion
• f the test
• A calculator is included in the testing

platform for student use

FSA EOCs

(Algebra 1 and Geometry)

www.FLDOE.org/assessments

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• 160 minutes
• Computer-based
• Accounts for 30% of

student’s course grade

Paper/Pencil Test

ü 5th Grade 2 sessions/2 days ü 8th Grade 2 sessions/1 day

Statewide Science

(Grades 5 & 8)

NGSSS Standards

EOCs

(Civics, Biology, and US History)

www.FLDOE.org/assessments

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• Students are assessed in the same grade levels and subjects

as the FSA

• Usually administered 1-on-1 in late-winter or early-spring

FSAA (Florida Standards Alternate Assessment)

FSAA

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Reported in four domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing

ACCESS for ELLs 2.0

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Actionable Data for Instruction Student Grades Retention and Promotion Decisions Graduation Requirements Career and College Readiness Scholarships and Other Awards

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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)

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Key Terms Achievement

Percent of students scoring at a satisfactory level (meeting state standards) on statewide

• assessments. This is

scoring at level 3 or above.

Learning Gains

Percent of students demonstrating academic growth from

• ne year to the next

by meeting the statewide definition of learning gains in English Language Arts and/or math.

Lowest 25

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.

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Key Terms Acceleration Success-MS

Percent of middle school students passing a high school end of course exam or industry certification.

Acceleration Success-HS

Percent of students who graduated and successfully completed an acceleration pathway. (i.e., AP/IB/AICE exam, industry certification, dual enrollment)

Graduation Rate

Percent of students meeting all requirements to graduate high school in four years.

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Elementary School Grades Model

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Middle School Grades Model

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High School Grades Model

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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%

Schools receive their grades as a percent of total points rather than a total number of points.

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schoolgrades.fldoe.org

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Performance-Level Indicators

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To obtain an understanding of the assessments provided to students and their use.

Goal

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Additional Questions?

• Dr. Frank Gilbert

(Frank.Gilbert@ocps.net)

• Dr. Chen An (Chen.An@ocps.net)

Illatawie Showalter (Illatawie.Showalter@ocps.net)

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