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10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Leadership Orange Assessment and Accountability Overview October 12, 2017 Research, Accountability & Grants Orange County Public Schools 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

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools 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 Can be used to Can be used to assist determine how much evaluate the a student in meeting knowledge is effectiveness of associated with their needs programs or personnel success 3 Orange County Public Schools What Types What How are Data of Standards Presented Assessments are Assessed How are What Counts Assessments as ‘Passing’ Administered 4 2

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools State District Other HS Assessments 5 Orange County Public Schools NGSSS FSA-RMW FSA-EOC Statewide Science ELA with Writing End of Course Science Component Exams and Math NGSSS-EOC FSAA ACCESS for ELLS Next Generation Florida Standards Sunshine State Alternate Standards Assessment 6 3

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools 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 Orange County Public Schools 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

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools NGSSS Standards Statewide Science EOCs (Grades 5 & 8) (Civics, Biology, and US History) • 160 minutes • Computer-based Paper/Pencil Test • Accounts for 30% of student’s course grade ü 5 th Grade 2 sessions/2 days ü 8 th Grade 2 sessions/1 day www.FLDOE.org/assessments 9 Orange County Public Schools 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

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 Reported in four domains: listening, speaking, reading and writing 11 Orange County Public Schools Actionable Retention and Student Data for Promotion Grades Instruction Decisions Career and Scholarships Graduation College and Other Requirements Readiness Awards 12 6

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Overview of Florida’s Accountability System Achievement • English/Language Arts • Mathematics • Science School • Social Studies Grades are Learning Gains based on 3 • English/Language Arts main areas: • Mathematics For secondary schools, other elements • Accelerated coursework (Middle and High) • Graduation rate (High) 13 Orange County Public Schools Key Terms Learning Gains Lowest 25 Achievement Percent of students Percent of students Percent of students scoring at a demonstrating who ranked in the satisfactory level academic growth from lowest 25 percentile (meeting state one year to the next based on prior year standards) on by meeting the assessment and scale statewide statewide definition of score demonstrating assessments. This is learning gains in learning gains in scoring at level 3 or English Language English Language above. Arts and/or math. Arts and/or math. 14 7

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Key Terms Acceleration Acceleration Graduation Rate Success-MS Success-HS Percent of students who graduated and Percent of middle successfully Percent of students completed an school students meeting all passing a high school acceleration pathway. requirements to end of course exam or (i.e., AP/IB/AICE graduate high school industry certification. in four years. exam, industry certification, dual enrollment) 15 Orange County Public Schools Elementary School Grades Model 16 8

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Middle School Grades Model 17 Orange County Public Schools High School Grades Model 18 9

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Schools receive their grades as a percent of total points rather than a total number of points. School Percentage of Points Needed Percentage of Points Grade Old System 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 Orange County Public Schools schoolgrades.fldoe.org 20 10

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10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Performance-Level Indicators 23 Orange County Public Schools Goal To obtain an understanding of the assessments provided to students and their use. 12

10/11/17 Orange County Public Schools Additional Questions? Dr. Frank Gilbert (Frank.Gilbert@ocps.net) Illatawie Showalter (Illatawie.Showalter@ocps.net) Dr. Chen An (Chen.An@ocps.net) 25 13