10/19/18 Leadership Orange Accountability and Assessment Overview October 19, 2018 Chen An and Illatawie Showalter Research, Accountability and 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 1
10/19/18 Purpose of Assessment To provide a way for a student to show what they know and may be able to do Can be used to assist a Can be used to evaluate the Can be used to determine how student in meeting effectiveness of much knowledge is associated their needs programs or personnel with success What Types of What Standards How are Data Assessments are Assessed Presented How are What Counts as Assessments ‘Passing’ Administered 2
10/19/18 State District Other HS Assessments FSA-RMW FSA-EOC NGSSS Statewide Science English Language Arts End of Course and Mathematics Exams NGSSS-EOC FSAA ACCESS for ELLS Next Generation Florida Standards Sunshine State Alternate Standards Assessment 3
10/19/18 English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Component and Mathematics • Grades 4–10 • Students must read a passage prior to writing their response • ELA (Grades 3–10) • Mathematics (Grades 3–8) • 120 minutes • Administered approximately a month • Administered in Spring prior to reading & mathematics • Grades 3 – 6 are on paper • Grades 7 – 12 are on computer 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 4
10/19/18 NGSSS Standards Statewide Science EOCs (Grades 5 & 8) (Civics, Biology, and US History) • 160 minutes • Computer-based • Accounts for 30% of student’s course grade Paper/Pencil Test ü 5 th Grade 2 sessions/2 days www.FLDOE.org/assessments ü 8 th Grade 2 sessions/1 day FSAA (Florida Standards Alternate Assessment) • For students on Access Points • Students are assessed in the same grade levels and subjects as the FSA • Usually administered 1-on-1 in late-winter or early-spring 5
10/19/18 ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Reported in four domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing Retention and Actionable Data for Student Grades Promotion Instruction Decisions Graduation Career and College Scholarships and Requirements Readiness Other Awards 6
10/19/18 Overview of Florida’s Accountability y System 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) Key Terms Achievement Learning Gains Lowest 25 Percent of students Percent of students who Percent of students demonstrating academic ranked in the lowest 25 scoring at a satisfactory growth from one year to percentile based on prior level (meeting state the next by meeting the year assessment and standards) on statewide statewide definition of scale score demonstrating assessments. This is learning gains in English learning gains in English scoring at level 3 or Language Arts and/or Language Arts and/or above. mathematics. mathematics. 7
10/19/18 Key Terms Acceleration Acceleration Graduation Rate Success-MS Success-HS Percent of students who Percent of middle school graduated and Percent of students students passing a high successfully completed an meeting all requirements school end of course acceleration pathway. to graduate high school in exam or industry (i.e., AP/IB/AICE exam, four years. certification. industry certification, dual enrollment) Elementary School Grades Model 8
10/19/18 Middle School Grades Model High School Grades Model 9
10/19/18 Schools receive their grades as a percent of total points rather than a total number of points. 10
10/19/18 Top of Report: The test, student, school, and district are identified at the top of the report. Purpose of This Report: A description of the FSA program and the student report. Each FSA score report is customized by grade and subject and, where appropriate, this section may include different elements. Performance-Level Indicators 11
10/19/18 Previous Performance Chart: For students who participated in a grade 4– 10 ELA assessment and/or a grade 4–8 Mathematics assessment, this chart will display student performance levels over time (i.e., longitudinal data). It will include the student’s most recent, as well as previous, performance on the FSA ELA or Mathematics assessment dating back to spring 2015 (if available). The arrows indicate generally where the student’s score fell within the performance level. Performance Compared : A table lists the percentage of students in each performance level in the student’s school, district, and the state. The performance level in which the student scored is highlighted. Performance Details: A table lists the FSA ELA or Mathematics reporting categories assessed. The Points Earned column shows the actual number of points earned by the student. The Points Possible column provides the total number of points possible for each of the reporting categories. 12
10/19/18 Writing Performance: For Grades 4–10 ELA reports, this chart indicates the number of points earned by the student and the number of points possible for each domain of the ELA Writing assessment. Recommended Resources: This section provides information and resources for students and parents/guardians. 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 13
10/19/18 Additional Questions? Chen An, Senior Director - Research, Accountability and Grants chen.an@ocps.net Illatawie Showalter, Director - Accountability and Improvement illatawie.Showalter@ocps.net Frank Gilbert, Director - Test Development and Measurement frank.gilbert@ocps.net 14
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