Essential Skills Update State Board of Education August 23, 2012
Objectives Review preliminary state level counts of how students met the Reading requirement, as reported by districts Compare sources of evidence reported for the Reading requirement Review preliminary state level writing performance data for the 2009-2010 cohort Discuss writing performance trend data for the last six years
Important Caveats Other Considerations Unprecedented “early look” at graduation data Graduation records not likely reflective of all diplomas Validation process will not be completed until January, 2013 The degree to which this information may, or may not change during validation is unknown Other Considerations Time between test events (and the instruction received) Total number of OAKS test events Test anxiety
Background Essential Skills graduation requirements are based on when students are first enrolled in grade 9, also referred to as the “cohort year” 2009-2010 cohort must demonstrate proficiency in both Reading and Writing in order to meet Essential Skills graduation requirements. Three approved assessment options: OAKS, work samples (2), and other standardized tests
How students met the Essential Skill of Reading 2008-2009 Cohort (Regular Diploma) PRELIMINARY
Comparing Sources of Evidence – Work Samples 2008-2009 Cohort (Regular Diploma) PRELIMINARY
Comparing Sources of Evidence – OST 2008-2009 Cohort (Regular Diploma) PRELIMINARY
OAKS Writing Performance (Cumulative) 2009-2010 Cohort (Class of 2013) PRELIMINARY
Reading and Writing Combined 2009-2010 Cohort (Class of 2013) PRELIMINARY
OAKS Writing Performance Trend Testing Year 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 All Students 54% 56% 55% 53% 68% * Writing assessed at grade 11 beginning in 2010-11, grade 10 in previous years.
Contacts: Doug Kosty Assistant Superintendent, OAIS doug.brown@state.or.us 503-947-5825 Derek Brown Manager, Assessment of Essential Skills derek.brown@state.or.us 503-947-5841 Jon Wiens Assessment and Accountability Specialist jon.wiens@state.or.us 503-947-5764