TESTING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION FEBRUARY ADMINISTRATORS’ MEETING

SO, THIS HAPPENED… This is our last meeting before testing starts! Ready! Set! Go!

READY! Ready We have conducted 12 “mini” training sessions around the district Student view Test Administrator Interface Platform management for Test Coordinators Encouraged school participation at state training on 1/26 Facilitated 20+ parent nights Test Coordinator/Tech Con meeting 2/19/15 Infrastructure Trial 2/11/15 CBT for FSA 2/13/15 CBT for Pearson (secondary only) by 3/9. More info to follow

READY! Test schedules- any changes due to me by Friday 2/20 Topics covered in 2/19 training Schedules Who to test Distributed Materials Invalidations TA Checklist Required documentation Masterlist of students Student uploads into TIDE (all grade levels, not just CBT) Cheat sheet for known online issues Accommodations Return of materials

SET! Set Training tests for all students completed Training for all test administrators (in process) Materials distributed to test coordinators Resource binder Calculator policies Grades 3 and 4 Item directions Copy of work folder (for math) Copy of worksheet (for reading) Copy of security log Copy of security checklist Copy of Posted signs Copy of how to “Return Paper based Materials” Training PPT for TA Some manuals, but FDOE has asked schools to print some Copy of checklist for TAs for testing days Math reference sheets copied for all students at schools Copy of Session Id form Directions on how to create 1 test ticket for students FSA Letter for Parents, both a CBT and a “general” letter ( ed to schools on 2/20) FSA Video will be sent by mid-March

GO! Successful infrastructure trial Paper Based Tests Have their own directions handouts for students to use in addition to the Tests (provided in to schools, today, and to TCs) Tests are in booklet form (discourage small desks) Lots of flipping back and forth Computer Based Tests (FSA) Must take practice tests Rosters and test tickets are printed by TC Test session Ids are created on the day of testing by the test administrator Students are approved into test by TA May need a proctor and a TA assigned to the same room Lessons learned from the field test We had multiple elementary and middle schools participating Continuing instructional leadership, encouraging instructional refinement, but also, “Head cheerleader in charge” Affect of some students was troubling Across sites Across ability levels: high achieving students, ese students Modified our calendar from what was decided originally See handout Elementary writing is starting 3/10 instead of 3/3 Middle, High writing starts in 8 days!!!!

WRITING UPDATE FSA ELA Writing Tuesday, March 3 Grades 6/7/8/1190 minutes Wednesday, March 4 Grades 8/1190 minutes Thursday, March 5 Grades 1090 minutes Friday, March 6 Grades 1090 minutes Monday, March 9 Grades 990 minutes Tuesday, March 10 Grades 4/5/990 minutes Wednesday, March 11 Make Ups90 minutes Thursday, March 12 Make Ups90 minutes Friday, March 13 Make Ups90 minutes March 30 – April 10 FSA ELA/Mathematics Grades 3,4 FCAT Retakes, Algebra 1 Retakes Monday, March 30 ELA 3/4 PBT- 80 min.FCAT RETAKES - 2 Days Tuesday, March 31 ELA 3/4 PBT - 80 min.FCAT RETAKES - 2 Days Wednesday, April 1 Math 3/4 PBT - 80 min.FCAT RETAKES - 2 Days Thursday, April 2 Math 3/4 PBT - 80 min. Algebra 1 RETAKES - 1 Day Friday, April 3 Make Ups Algebra 1 RETAKES - 1 Day Monday, April 6 Make UpsRETAKES Tuesday, April 7 Make UpsRETAKES Wednesday, April 8 Make UpsRETAKES Thursday, April 9 Make UpsRETAKES Friday, April 10 Make Ups FSA Writing Make ups

GO! April 13 – May 8 FSA ELA/Mathematics - FCAT Science Grades 5-11 Monday, April 13 ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Science Gr. 8 - (2) 80 min. Tuesday, April 14 ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Wednesday, April 15 ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Thursday, April 16 ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Friday, April 17 Make Ups Monday, April 20 Make UpsELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Tuesday, April 21 Science Grade min.ELA Grade min.ELA Grade min. Wednesday, April 22 Science Grade min.Math Grade 6* - 60 min.Make Ups Thursday, April 23 Make UpsMath Grade 6* min.Make Ups Friday, April 24 Make UpsMath Grade 7* - 60 min.Make Ups Monday, April 27 Math Grade min.Math Grade 7* min.Make Ups Tuesday, April 28 Math Grade min.Math Grade 8* - 60 min.Make Ups Wednesday, April 29 Math Grade min.Math Grade 8* min.Make Ups Thursday, April 30 Math Grade min.Make Ups Friday, May 1 Make Ups Monday, May 4 Make Ups Tuesday, May 5 Make Ups Wednesday, May 6 Make-UpsMake Ups Thursday, May 7 Make Ups Friday, May 8 Make Ups Updated calendar FSA writing make up

BUT WE ARE NOT DONE! FSA ELA Printed calendars do not have the 2 nd and 3 rd FSA writing windows information One score: reading and writing combined Administered with multiple weeks lapse FDOE Just announced 2 more FSA Writing windows: April 6-9, 2015 May 4-8, 2015

FSA- WRITING ROUND 2: THE DETAILS FSA ELA will be a combined score of both the reading and writing components. The state has established 2 additional testing windows for ELA writing: April 6-9, 2015 – students who complete the Writing Component during this make-up window will be included in regular reporting of student scores. May 4-8, 2015 – students who complete the Writing Component during this make-up window will be included in late reporting of student scores. These testing windows are only for Students who were enrolled during the first testing window, but where unable to do so Students new to your school Students whose writing component was invalidated are not eligible to test in these windows Questions pending to FDOE Does participation in these makeup windows count in the participation rate fore a school? Yes, if the student was enrolled in survey 3 and at the time of testing. Does an unofficial “opt out” student from round 1 of testing, now need to stay home during these days? Yes, but I am waiting to connect with FDOE on an ‘unofficial’ answer

CONTACT INFORMATION Each Principal and TC will receive a laminated card with contact information District Contact List- Spring 2015 Testing Technical: (7a-5p) TIS Help Desk They will route you to the appropriate person FSA Help Desk Testing: (7a-5pm) Gillian Gregory (anytime)Administrative calls Zoe Cooper (7a-5p)General questions Bill Cunningham (6:45- 3:30)Counselors/SAC role accounts Clark Ale (9-5)PreID Labels, Exporting Users

PEARSON Biology 1, Civics, & US History EOCs are administered on Pearson platform CBT Certification for Pearson is due March 9, 2015 Pearson trainings will be in March New platform: TestNav 8 Students will need to ePAT these tests Face to face for middle Webinar for high

ON-GOING TOPIC: OPT OUT MOVEMENT “Opt out” movement: Unlike in other states (NY, KY), parents are not allowed to opt their students out of testing. s F.S. However, there is a protest movement we should be familiar with it’s own “tool kit” Extensive guide May experience more students this year than in years’ past Absent from school In attendance, sign acknowledgements, break seals, place head down

SUMMARY OF CHANGES Taken high stakes test in FL for 15 years FCAT didn’t match with new standards so we needed a new test to match Standards are very different, so the test is very different Operational differences occur primarily in CBT Role of TA Length of test Resources available to student

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