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Universal Screeners Academic Achievement Committee November 14, 2016

Long Term Goal  Implement a balanced range of national, state, and local assessments to monitor student learning and use results to guide instruction Strategic Plan: Short Team Goals Teaching and  Research alternative universal screeners Learning Goals Integration  Ensure high quality instruction that allows staff/teachers to meet the readiness of different students happening across teachers in Assessment all classrooms and  Extend learning for students who already mastered content and provide re-teaching/support for students struggling with content

 Assessment of achievement and growth provide a complete picture of student learning. Three Big  Assessments are given for different reasons. Ideas of  Assessments measure depth of knowledge. Assessment Curriculum Assessment Instruction

Universal screeners are standardized achievement tests that are given to all students to determine for all students : Uses of  Instruction and interventions needed now Universal Screeners  Progress in learning over time  Placement decisions next year

Given to a few students most frequently to monitor progress Multi-Tiered Given to some students more frequently to monitor progress System of Universal Screeners Given to all students to assess achievement, make instructional decisions, determine the need for additional testing, monitor progress, and make placement decisions

Identify effective universal screeners that demonstrate:  TIME : the least amount spent testing that gives the most robust results (efficient and effective) District Goals  STRETCH : a wide range in the level of questions for Universal asked that gives achievement information for all students Screeners  UTILITY : results useful in making instructional decisions for all students

SCREENER TIME STRETCHUTILITY ____________________________________________________________ AIMSweb G K-3 (3 x year) S: 10 minutes grade level MTSS for students group and 1:1 test T: 10 minutes per at risk Current student; 60 minutes for scoring Universal G 4-6 (3 x year) S: 20 minutes grade level MTSS for students group and 1:1 test T: 20 minutes per at risk student; 90 minutes Screeners for scoring ____________________________________________________________________________ Fountas and Pinnell G K-3 (3 x year) S: 20 minutes per various levels guided reading 1:1 test reading level groups for all Tier 1: ELA T: 11 subs over students 4 weeks of testing G 4-6 (2 x year) S: 30-60 minutes various levels guided reading 1:1 test per reading level groups for all T: 43 subs over students 8 days of testing ____________________________________________________________________________ Gates-MacGinnities G 3-5 (1 x year) S: 60 minutes grade level placement for group test T: 60 minutes all students ____________________________________________________________________________ G = Grade S = Student T= Teacher

SCREENER TIME STRETCH UTLITY ____________________________________________________________ AIMSweb Current Use of G 2-3 (1 x year) S: 20 minutes grade level placement for all group test T: 20 minutes; 120 students minutes for scoring Universal G 4-6 (3 x year) S: 20 minutes grade level MTSS for students Screeners group test T: 20 minutes; 120 at risk; placement minutes for scoring for all students ___________________________________________________________________________ CDT G 3-6 (3 x year) S: 90 minutes adaptive MTSS for all group test T: 90 minutes students Tier 1: Math ___________________________________________________________________________ Orleans-Hanna G 6 (1 x year) S: 75 minutes grade level placement for all group test T: 75 minutes students ___________________________________________________________________________ SAT-10 G 4-5 (1 x year) S: 70 minutes grade level placement for all group test T: 70 minutes students ___________________________________________________________________________ G = Grade S = Student T = Teacher

Concerns about Current Test Preferences for Future Test Administration Administration TIME  Less time spent testing  Length of time spent testing  Teachers less often out of class  Teachers often out of class Need for More  Results immediately available  Delays in getting results STRETCH Effective  Questions adaptive  Questions on grade level only  Vast question bank lessens  Students become familiar with Universal questions chance for question familiarity UTILITY Screeners  Manual scoring and data entry  Computerized scoring lessens can lead to errors chance for error  Results best used for students  Results best used with all who struggle students  Redundancies and gaps found in  Overlapping tests consolidated administration of tests and gaps in testing filled  Delays in implementing  Interventions implemented interventions immediately

TIMELINE March, 2016 Presentations to whole Assessment Committee from vendors of NWEA/MAP and STAR 360 Process for Finding New July, 2016 Decision to explore STAR 360 and CDT as Universal possible replacements universal screeners K-6 Screeners Parameters of exploration Adaptive questions Connected to standards and curriculum ELA and Math assessments both Given in fall at Richland and Eden Hall

 Richland Teachers  (K) Becky Fickes  (1) John Hackworth  (2) Alison Monk Exploration  (3) Elizabeth Grover, Jen Fulford Teachers and  Eden Hall Teachers Committee  (4) Janet Bock, Kristen Kiser, Tom Belchick, Christina Strine Members • (5) Chris Turner, Lindsey Hobaugh, Silvio Andreassi, Erin Clark • (6) Nate Goheen, Dana Lestitian, Robyn Wenzel, Laura Gray  Universal Screener Committee  Gene Nicastro, Steve Smith, Noel Hustwit, Maura Paczan, Missy Ramirez, Laura Davis

October, 2016  Communication about the exploration to Board, teachers, and parents  Digital accounts created for CDT ELA; STAR 360 ELA and Math  Teacher feedback form created in google apps Exploration  Other districts using STAR 360 identified and interviewed Timeline November, 2016  Tests administered October 31-November 2  Teacher feedback collected through November 7  Results presented to Board November 14

Demonstration of Test STAR 360 Student Experience Experience at Richland Review of Reports

Demonstration of Test STAR 360 Experience at Student Experience Eden Hall Review of Reports

Description of Test CDT Student Experience Experience Review of Reports

Concerns with AIMSweb reports:  Complex AIMSweb  Critical feedback from parents  Modified to be more user friendly Reports Comparisons to STAR 360 and CDT

AIMSweb Fountas and STAR 360 CDT ELA Pinnell Given to groups Given Given to groups Given to groups of students; 10- individually to of students; 20- of students; 90 Time 20 minutes; 2 or students; 15-60 30 minutes; 3 minutes, 3 3 times a year minutes; 2 or 3 times a year times a year times a year All questions on Wide range of Adaptive Adaptive Comparison of grade level; reading levels questions questions results useful tested; results asked; results asked; results Universal Stretch for students useful for all useful for all useful for all below grade students students students Screeners level Used for MTSS Used for MTSS Used for MTSS Strong PSSA Utility for students at and flexible and flexible predictor; useful risk grouping for all grouping for all with MTSS for students students all students $15,000 Financial cost of $75,000 in first No use fee Cost annually (ELA substitutes year; $42,000 and Math about $25,000; from second combined cost) opportunity cost year on (ELA of lost teacher and Math time in class combined cost)

AIMSweb STAR 360 CDT MATH Given to groups of Given to groups of Given to groups of students; 75-90 students; 20 students; 30 Time minutes, 3 times a minutes; 1 or 3 minutes; 3 times a year times a year year Comparison of All questions on Adaptive Adaptive questions asked; results useful grade level; questions asked; Universal for all students results useful for results useful for Stretch students below all students Screeners grade level Used for MTSS for Used for MTSS for Strong predictor of Utility PSSA performance; students at risk all students useful with MTSS for all students $15,000 annually $75,000 in first No user fee Cost (ELA and Math year; $42,000 combined cost) from second year on (ELA and Math combined cost)