Assessment Update Prepared by Riverside County Office of Education District and School Success Center January 28, 2011

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

EL Subgroup The revised AYP/API/PI and Title III accountability reports will be released by the end of January and which will reflect the demographic data corrections through ETS. The revised AYP/API/PI and Title III accountability reports will be released by the end of January and which will reflect the demographic data corrections through ETS. Beginning in , R- FEP students who have not scored proficient or above on the ELA CST, ELA CMA or ELA CST/CMA for any three years since reclassification are included in the subgroup API/AYP. Beginning in , R- FEP students who have not scored proficient or above on the ELA CST, ELA CMA or ELA CST/CMA for any three years since reclassification are included in the subgroup API/AYP.

Revision to Safe Harbor Amendment to the Accountability Workbook In January 2010, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved an amendment regarding 2010 safe harbor calculations. The amendment requested suspension of the requirement that student groups meet the graduation rate criteria in order to qualify for safe harbor for the 2010 and 2011 AYP determinations. Instead, California requested that only the LEA or school would be required to meet the graduation rate criteria in order for safe harbor to be applied at the student subgroup level. In January 2010, the State Board of Education (SBE) approved an amendment regarding 2010 safe harbor calculations. The amendment requested suspension of the requirement that student groups meet the graduation rate criteria in order to qualify for safe harbor for the 2010 and 2011 AYP determinations. Instead, California requested that only the LEA or school would be required to meet the graduation rate criteria in order for safe harbor to be applied at the student subgroup level. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) did not approve California's submitted safe harbor amendment. After a number of discussions with ED staff regarding options for calculating a graduation rate at the student subgroup level, the ED verbally approved the use of a graduation rate that includes only the school years for which California has student-level data, thereby allowing the State to do the necessary cross-walk between the new and old race and ethnicity categories and calculate a graduation rate for each student group. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) did not approve California's submitted safe harbor amendment. After a number of discussions with ED staff regarding options for calculating a graduation rate at the student subgroup level, the ED verbally approved the use of a graduation rate that includes only the school years for which California has student-level data, thereby allowing the State to do the necessary cross-walk between the new and old race and ethnicity categories and calculate a graduation rate for each student group. For 2010 safe harbor calculations, the 's two-year graduation rate (i.e., and graduates and dropouts) is compared to 's two-year graduation rate (i.e., 2006­-07 and graduates and dropouts). The 2010 AYP Report Information Guide has been updated to reflect the new amendment (see page 46 of the Guide) on the CDE AYP Web page at For 2010 safe harbor calculations, the 's two-year graduation rate (i.e., and graduates and dropouts) is compared to 's two-year graduation rate (i.e., 2006­-07 and graduates and dropouts). The 2010 AYP Report Information Guide has been updated to reflect the new amendment (see page 46 of the Guide) on the CDE AYP Web page at

AYP Appeals Appeals will be accepted based on California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) graduation data errors because corrections to the CALPADS data can no longer be submitted. In order to submit an appeal, LEAs must complete the appeals form located on the CDE AYP Web page at Summary graduation data that indicates the difference in the data reflected in CALPADS and the LEA’s data must be provided. In addition, an Excel file that supports the summary data must be submitted electronically to the Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Unit by at The Excel file must contain the following information: Appeals will be accepted based on California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) graduation data errors because corrections to the CALPADS data can no longer be submitted. In order to submit an appeal, LEAs must complete the appeals form located on the CDE AYP Web page at Summary graduation data that indicates the difference in the data reflected in CALPADS and the LEA’s data must be provided. In addition, an Excel file that supports the summary data must be submitted electronically to the Evaluation, Research, and Analysis Unit by at The Excel file must contain the following information: The Statewide Student Identifiers (SSIDs) of students where discrepancies occurred The Statewide Student Identifiers (SSIDs) of students where discrepancies occurred The exit code currently listed in CALPADS The exit code currently listed in CALPADS The exit code that would be submitted to CALPADS if the LEA were able to submit data corrections The exit code that would be submitted to CALPADS if the LEA were able to submit data corrections If you have any questions please contact Jenny Singh, Consultant, Assessment and Accountability Division, by phone at or by at If you have any questions please contact Jenny Singh, Consultant, Assessment and Accountability Division, by phone at or by at

Graduation Rate There will be 2 sets of graduation rate, NCES graduation rate and the new 4-year cohort graduation rate, reported on the 2011 AYP report. There will be 2 sets of graduation rate, NCES graduation rate and the new 4-year cohort graduation rate, reported on the 2011 AYP report. The NCES graduation rate will be used to determine if the school/district meets the 2011 AYP criteria. The 4-year cohort graduation rate will be used to set up the 2012 AYP goals. The NCES graduation rate will be used to determine if the school/district meets the 2011 AYP criteria. The 4-year cohort graduation rate will be used to set up the 2012 AYP goals.

Standardized Testing and Reporting Program (STAR)

STAR Writing Applications Test in Grades 4 & 7 For the CMA Writing Tests, reading the test question (i.e., writing prompt) aloud has always been considered an accommodation and is allowed for any student. For the CMA Writing Tests, reading the test question (i.e., writing prompt) aloud has always been considered an accommodation and is allowed for any student. For the CST Writing Tests, there will be "no penalty" if the writing prompt is read aloud this year as specified in a student's IEP or Section 504 Plan. Note that the "Testing Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications" document currently classifies this as a modification, but the proposed STAR regulations classify this as an accommodation. The State Board did not vote on the STAR regulations at January's Board Meeting as intended. However, Don Kilmer from CDE is confident that the proposed regulations will be passed and asserts that reading the writing prompt will be treated as an accommodation in 2011 with no penalty to the student, school, or district. For the CST Writing Tests, there will be "no penalty" if the writing prompt is read aloud this year as specified in a student's IEP or Section 504 Plan. Note that the "Testing Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications" document currently classifies this as a modification, but the proposed STAR regulations classify this as an accommodation. The State Board did not vote on the STAR regulations at January's Board Meeting as intended. However, Don Kilmer from CDE is confident that the proposed regulations will be passed and asserts that reading the writing prompt will be treated as an accommodation in 2011 with no penalty to the student, school, or district.

Glossaries for English Learners Santa Clara COE shared with the RAN group a very comprehensive source of bilingual glossaries that can be printed and used by English learners in the classroom and when taking the STAR tests. The glossaries were developed by the New York State Dept. of Education and can be found at ingual_glossaries.htm. Santa Clara COE shared with the RAN group a very comprehensive source of bilingual glossaries that can be printed and used by English learners in the classroom and when taking the STAR tests. The glossaries were developed by the New York State Dept. of Education and can be found at ingual_glossaries.htm. ingual_glossaries.htm ingual_glossaries.htm Please Note: The glossary is allowed for Math, Science, History-Social Science, but NOT allowed for ELA. Please Note: The glossary is allowed for Math, Science, History-Social Science, but NOT allowed for ELA.

Standard Setting in 2011 The following performance standard will be set in 2011: Geometry Grades ELA STS in November Applications are available at or

Common Core A Look at Kindergarten through Grade Three in California Public Schools is available on the California Department of Education's Web site at riculum.asp. A similar document for grades 4-5 is waiting for approval and should be ready in a few weeks. riculum.asp The Federal Register released a notice on 01/07/11 offering enhanced assessment grants to consortia around EL assessment (similar to RTTT assessment grants).

CELDT and Title III Accountability

CELDT Registration will open on Tuesday, February, 22. THE CELDT STOT workshop will be held in Riverside on Wednesday, April 27. Registration will open on Tuesday, February, 22. District coordinator Designation revised deadline is April 1, 2011 Data Review Module opening Feb Understanding and Using Individual Results and CELDT 101 presentations available online RTQs increased in # from 48 to 80, including K-1 reading and writing Technical Report is in the approval process

Title III Accountability Are there suggestions for improving the Title III Accountability Report Information Guide? CDE is working on a webcast for Title III 101 CDE is also looking at CELDT 201: post-test workshop, data analysis, and interpretation and use.

Physical Fitness Testing (PFT)

2011 Testing Testing begins for 2011 on February 1, Administration of PFT tests have not changed, only the standards changed. New Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition Healthy Fitness Zone® Standards can be found at gram/fitness-standards.cfm. Administration of PFT tests have not changed, only the standards changed. New Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition Healthy Fitness Zone® Standards can be found at gram/fitness-standards.cfm. gram/fitness-standards.cfm gram/fitness-standards.cfm The 2011 PFT Coordinator Manual and resources are posted online at The 2011 PFT Coordinator Manual and resources are posted online at Changes: Changes: New PFT Data Fields New PFT Data Fields New Student Data File Layout New Student Data File Layout

PFT Data The contract for the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) ended with Educational Data Systems on June 30, In July 2010, the new testing contractor, San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE), began an extensive clean-up of PFT data, which has taken several months. That process is close to completion, and new procedures have been established to ensure that future data collected from LEAs is accurate and “clean.” The CDE recognizes that the 2009–10 PFT data will not be available to as LEAs prepare their SARCs for upcoming dissemination. LEAs should submit their SARC without the 2009–10 PFT data noting in the PFT section, “the PFT data are not available at the time of posting.”

CALPAS/SARC

CalPads/SARC Suspension/Expulsion data files were posted to the DataQuest website Suspension/Expulsion data files were posted to the DataQuest website. If graduation and/or dropout data reported on DataQuest does not match your district records, you can to request a data file showing the SSIDs for students counted as a graduate or dropout. If graduation and/or dropout data reported on DataQuest does not match your district records, you can to request a data file showing the SSIDs for students counted as a graduate or Local educational agencies (LEAs) still are required to submit and certify “Fall 1” and “Fall 2” data and should continue their work toward these certifications. The CDE needs this fourth year of data to report cohort information. If data is submitted by, the CDE will calculate the cohort information and post the data for LEAs to review and make corrections. The LEAs also will get a data preview before the May 2011 public release, but at that point, it will be too late to make corrections. Local educational agencies (LEAs) still are required to submit and certify “Fall 1” and “Fall 2” data and should continue their work toward these certifications. The CDE needs this fourth year of data to report cohort information. If data is submitted by February 4, 2011, the CDE will calculate the cohort information and post the data for LEAs to review and make corrections. The LEAs also will get a data preview before the May 2011 public release, but at that point, it will be too late to make corrections. Santa Clara COE is providing SARC templates with data for the SARCs at no charge. For registration and additional information, please visit: Santa Clara COE is providing SARC templates with data for the SARCs at no charge. For registration and additional information, please visit: