Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) OCEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Presenter: Rachel Iaconelli-Scheyer Director of Curriculum Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

MAP Overview HOW is the MAP test being implemented? WHAT is a MAP test? WHY is the Ocean City School District using the MAP test? WHICH resources are being utilized? (Test Reports & Instructional Resources) WHERE do I go for more information? Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

District MAP Planning – 2011-2012 Grade Level Fall MAP Winter MAP Spring MAP 1st Grade Reading & Math 2nd-3rd 4th-8th (Science) Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

measure growth over time. instructional level of the student. WHAT is the MAP Test? Measures of Academic Progress State-aligned computerized adaptive tests that accurately reflect the instructional level of each student and measure growth over time. This test provides the instructional level of the student. Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

QUALITY FEATURES OF MAP TEST ADAPTIVE INDICATE INSTRUCTIONAL LEVEL ENCOURAGES GROWTH & ESTABLISHED GROWTH TARGETS PROVIDES USEFUL DATA Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

The RIT Scale An EQUAL Interval Scale NOT Grade Level Dependant Measures Academic Growth Enables teachers to recognize where to focus attention and how to provide instruction Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Use More than One Point of Data State Triangulation Local -Classroom Periodic (MAP) Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

MAP Resources Reports & Instructional Resources for Teachers Teacher Report (Alpha & RIT) Class Breakdown by RIT Lexile Report Student Focused Goal Setting Worksheets Grade-Level, School, & District Reports Summary Reports by Cluster Student Growth Summary Reports Achievement Status & Growth Report (Pre & Post) Reports for Parents Individual Student Progress Report Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Normative Data: Bringing Context to the Data Grade-level norms Typical performance Fall and spring New norms every 3 years 2011 NEW Norms! Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Overall RIT Report Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Interpreting the Class Breakdown by Goal Report Kayana (225) Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Des Cartes – A Tool for Teachers Skills & Concepts to Enhance 161-170 Skills & Concepts to Develop 171-180 Skills & Concepts to Introduce 181-190 Identifies and names a triangle Identifies and names a cube Identifies shapes that are congruent Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Individual Student Progress Report District Average Norm Group Average Student Growth Typical Growth Descriptors Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

A Lexile (www.lexile.com) A unit for measuring text difficulty Semantic difficulty (Word Frequency) Syntactic complexity (Sentence Length) Linked to the RIT score Doesn’t evaluate: Genre Theme Content Interest Quality Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Dynamic Reporting Suite: Lexile Report Workbook p. 47 Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

WHAT should I expect from my chid? OCIS Students will Participate in Goal Setting Set growth goals Monitor Progress Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

{District Summary Report} 219.6 216.7 213.6 198.1 189.1 211.1 220.4 197.1 187.3 204.6 222.3 219.7 177.5 173.6 201.1 189.9 207.1 200.9 183.0 210.2 212.4 205.9 213.9 206.9 Strengths and areas of concern comparing the performance of this group of students to their own mean/median Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Student Growth Summary Report Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

Achievement Status and Growth (ASG) Summary Class Report Growth Index Percent of Students Meeting Target Percent of Target Met Screen shot of summary info Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association

WWW.NWEA.ORG Parent Toolkit Sample Parent Letters Step 2 - Stepping Stones to Using Data Revised 7/2007 © 2007 Northwest Evaluation Association