Accountability Services NC Department of Public Instruction Proof of Concept Study Accountability Services NC Department of Public Instruction July 27, 2015

Concept Design―Grades 5 and 6 Grade 5 Math and Grade 6 ELA/Reading Students take 3 interim assessments during the school year The interim assessments are not included in accountability calculations Students take a shortened end-of-year test End-of-grade test without embedded field test items The modified end-of-year test is included in accountability calculations

Sample―Grades 5 and 6 Grade 5 Math — 45 schools, 4,021 students Grade 6 ELA/Reading ― 35 schools, 4,859 students Stratified random sample pulled Generalizable to the entire state Demographic variables: region, ethnicity, gender, economically disadvantaged School-level achievement variable: mean scale score

Interim Test Specifications—Grades 5 and 6 Step 2 in the test development Separate meetings held late June and early July Invitees selected by NCDPI Curriculum and Instruction Mathematics and ELA Active grade 5 Math and grade 6 ELA classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and LEA curriculum and instruction leaders First half of meeting―Training by NCDPI Curriculum and Instruction Second half of meeting—NCDPI Test Development collected feedback and recommendations Test Development team discusses teacher recommendations with NCDPI Curriculum and Instruction to finalize test specifications Feedback will be collected from sampled schools

Interim Test Specification Documents― Grades 5 and 6 NCDPI will provide a test specification document for ELA/Reading and Math that includes the number of items DRAFT documents released July 24, 2015 Lists standards that will be assessed by each interim ELA/Reading: all standards assessed by the EOG Mathematics: set of standards assessed by each interim Will provide number and type of selections (ELA) and items, supplemental materials, etc.

Interim Design—Grades 5 and 6 Mathematics Grade 5 Calculator active and inactive sections Multiple-choice and gridded-response items ELA/Reading Grade 6 3 selections Multiple-choice and constructed response (CR) items 1 CR item on interims two and three Both Paper/pencil Up to 90 minutes max 20–25 items pulled from the EOG item pool (if available) One form for each interim

Interim Assessment Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Testing Windows (3) Interim 1 October 1–30, 2015 Interim 2 December 8, 2015 – January 22, 2016 Interim 3 March 3–31, 2016 Districts/charters can determine the testing days within the designated windows Interims are not required to be administered to all students on same day, but should be administered within the same week Make-up administrations are optional Should be administered by the classroom teacher Proctors are not required Administration does not require the removal of displays

Interim Assessment Policy―Grades 5 and 6 Eligibility Mathematics Grade 5 All students enrolled in grade 5 at sampled schools who participate in the EOG mathematics assessment English Language Arts/Reading Grade 6 All students enrolled in grade 6 at sampled schools who participate in the EOG English Language Arts/ reading assessment Both Transfer students−−Take the interim(s) and the modified end-of-year (EOY) test No opt out

Interim Assessment Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Students Not Eligible to Participate Students with disabilities whose IEP documents participation in the NCEXTEND1 alternate assessment LEP students who scored below Level 4.0 Expanding on the W-APT and are in their first year in U.S. schools are not eligible to participate in the grade 6 ELA study, but they are eligible to participate in the grade 5 math study Students who are granted a medical exception from the Division of Accountability Services for the EOG assessments

Interim Assessment Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Accommodations IEP, 504, and/or LEP teams do not have to reconvene and document the accommodations for the Proof of Concept Studies. Students may use the accommodations that are specified on their current IEPs, Section 504 Plans, or LEP documentation for the EOG for the modified end-of-year test. Instructional accommodations may be used for the interims except for the Read Aloud and Signing/Cueing accommodations for grade 6 ELA/Reading. Reading aloud or signing/cueing the selections, questions, or answer choices invalidates results because the interims measure reading skills.

Interim Assessment Policy―Grades 5 and 6 Special Print Versions Braille, Large Print (LP), One Item Per Page (OIPP), and Large Print One Item Per Page Editions (LP/OIPP) can be ordered from TNN Accommodation Notification Request Forms for special print versions do not need to be sent in for interim assessments Submit orders at least 30 working days before the actual administration date

Interim Assessment Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Materials Ordering Materials will be ordered through TNN (after initial order, materials will be auto shipped for the remainder of the study) Assessment Guide guide for interims (separate guides: 1 for ELA/Reading; 1 for Math) guide for end-of year (separate guides: 1 for ELA/Reading; 1 for Math) Answer sheets Test books (separate test books for the subjects)

Interim Assessment Policy― Grades 5 and 6 Required Supplemental Materials English Language Arts/Reading Blank paper Mathematics Graph paper (auto shipped for interims and end-of-year) Calculators Any four-function calculator with memory key

EOY Test Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Multiple forms Same as end-of-grade tests Test window Test security Supplemental materials Paper/pencil administrations only Submit accommodation notification forms Scanned locally Reporting

Interim Assessment Policy—Grades 5 and 6 Security Assessment guides are not secure test materials Store at the school until all interims have been administered, then securely destroy Following the administration, interim assessment booklets are to be kept at the schools for 4 weeks, then securely destroyed Booklets must remain in the school Booklets should be accounted for at all times Local decision where booklets are stored at the school (secure facility not accessible to students) Teachers may use the booklets with students in reviews Parents may view the booklets only within the school setting. The teacher may share with parents the student’s scores on the items through customary communication (i.e., individual parent/teacher conferences at the school) Interim assessments (booklets, items, content) cannot be shared with other schools

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Professional Development Memo−July 27, 2015 Facilitated by the NCDPI/K–12 Curriculum and Instruction Districts and charter schools must send at least one representative who will share information Teachers are preferred CEUs will be issued NCDPI will reimburse travel and substitute teachers No stipend

Division of K–12 Curriculum & Instruction Division Director Dr. Tiffany Perkins English Language Arts Section Chief - Dr. Julie Joslin 6-8 ELA Consultant - Anna Frost Mathematics Section Chief - Dr. Jennifer Curtis K-5 Math Consultant - Kitty Rutherford

Division of K‒12 Curriculum & Instruction The K-12 C & I Division will provide professional development in preparation for the Proof of Concept Studies in English Language Arts/Reading Grade 6 and Mathematics Grade 5

ELA/Reading Grade 6 Professional Development and Support NCDPI ELA Section will provide instructional support that will include professional development (pd) through webinars as well as resources housed in Edmodo. The pd and support will focus on key topics that impact ELA instruction. To learn about the Proof of Concept Study and assessments, teachers should attend Accountability’s webinar that will address the study specifically.

ELA Professional Development Webinars Part One: Standards Study − includes resources for understanding, expectations for students, progression, integrating the strands. Date: August 19 3:00‒4:00 p.m. Part Two: Text Complexity − includes how it should be considered within instruction, scaffolding, and determining the complexity of a text. Date: August 20 3:00–4:00 p.m. Part Three: Topic to be determined from teacher survey. Date: Mid October

Can’t Attend ELA/Reading PD? The PowerPoints will be housed (with notes) in Edmodo. Questions that are asked during the webinar (and the answers we provide) will be included as well. Our Edmodo will house resources, webinars, an optional discussion thread, and a Q & A section. Participants will receive the Edmodo code during the first webinar.

Math Grade 5 Professional Development East –August 4th Hilton Hotel, Greenville, 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Registration Link: https://proofconceptgreenville2015.eventbrite.com/ https://proofconceptgreenville2015.eventbrite.com/ Central – August 7th Embassy Suites, Greensboro, 10:00 a.m.‒3:30 p.m. Registration Link: https://proofconceptgreensboro2015.eventbrite.com https://proofconceptgreensboro2015.eventbrite.com West –August 11th Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hickory, 10:00 a.m.‒3:30 p.m. Registration Link: https://proofconcepthickory2015.eventbrite.com/ htps://proofconcepthickory2015.eventbrite.com/ Participants will help determine need for follow-up support in this math process.

Topics to be discussed… Why 5th grade math interims?   What will they look like? What math standards will be assessed each interim? Who decided what math standards will be accessed? What are the math expectations at each interim? What do we hope to learn from the assessments to guide math instruction?     What do we do with the math results? What math support will be provided in this process? Networking with other 5th grade teachers in your area!

If unable to attend math pd… All materials—PowerPoint and handouts will be available on the DPI Mathematics Wiki: http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Home See “Proof of Concept” Page on wiki for registration links as well.

Accountability Services Webinars for Teachers The professional development meetings will provide instructional support only To learn about the Proof of Concept Study and assessments, teachers should attend webinars offered by Accountability Services in August Information is forthcoming