MCAS and PARCC Testing Franklin Public Schools School Committee January 29,

 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) has been the required state testing for more than a decade  Massachusetts is continuing MCAS testing in the Spring of 2014  Partnership for Assessment of College and Career Readiness (PARCC) assessments will be field tested in the Spring of 2014 in addition to MCAS testing Background 2

 It is likely that PARCC assessments will replace MCAS tests in the future  PARCC assessments are based on the Common Core State Standards  Franklin students learn these standards as part of the 2011 MA Curriculum Frameworks in English Language Arts and Math  This is what we are mandated to teach and what is tested on both MCAS and PARCC  PARCC is the next generation of testing Information 3

 MCAS testing continues but some groups of students may be exempt based on PARCC testing in that school  Some students will take both MCAS and parts of PARCC  PARCC field tests:  Only some students in some grades in some schools will be testing  May be administered electronically or by paper/pencil  Have two parts:  Performance Based Assessments (PBA)  End of Year Assessments (EOY) Spring of

PARCC Testing School NameGradeSubjectModeType of Test Keller3MathOnlinePBA and EOY Jefferson3ELAPaperEOY Kennedy4ELAOnlinePBA Parmenter3 and 4MathPaperEOY ASMS6ELAOnlinePBA HMMS7ELAOnlinePBA HMMS8MathOnlinePBA and EOY RMS6ELAOnlinePBA RMS7MathOnlineEOY FHSVariousAlg. I and II OnlineEOY Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 5

How many schools will participate in the PARCC field test in 2014? 6  Throughout the state:  1,097 Schools (65% of those with tested grades) are participating in at least one grade (from 357 Districts)  639 (38%) are participating in the Performance Based Assessments (from 272 districts)  ~25 (1%) will be taking the PBA in all grades for at least one subject

PBA & EOY PBA Only EOY Only ELA Math Which field test classes may be exempted from MCAS in 2014? 7 = May be exempted from MCAS in that subject PARCC 2014 Field Test type

 Exemptions are only for students in grades 3-8 who are participating in the PARCC PBA field tests in that subject  For instance: Students who participate in the Math PBA PARCC field test can be exempt from the MCAS Math requirement but will still be required to participate in MCAS ELA  Students in other classes not chosen for the PBA field test and students selected for only the EOY field test must take all MCAS tests  Superintendents may choose to exempt students from MCAS in some cases  However if one class is exempt in a school then all classes taking the PBA tests in that school must be made exempt (not the whole grade) Which field test classes may be exempted from MCAS in 2014? 8

 Schools that were selected to field test were asked to test in a certain number of classes, usually two to four classes per grade/subject  Use a formal process using a random number generator (e.g., Principal and School Test Coordinator) to determine which classrooms How will field test classes be selected within schools? 9

 No raw scores or scaled scores will be available from PARCC field tests  Participation results will be available and statewide item level results will be used by PARCC and ESE to evaluate the test  MCAS results will be reported following historical rules  Achievement results will be suppressed for groups under 10  Field test-exempt students will count positively toward MCAS participation rates  Growth and accountability results will be suppressed for schools with fewer than 20 students and for accountability subgroups with fewer than 30 students  A note indicating that MCAS results are incomplete due to exemptions will appear on public reports  MCAS parent/guardian reports will indicate if an MCAS exemption was granted to a student participating in field test How will results be calculated in 2014? 10

How will school accountability results be calculated in 2014? Goal: Maintain the school rating process as we move from MCAS to PARCC while ensuring schools are not unduly disadvantaged by field test participation Response : 1.Issue accountability determinations for all schools with sufficient data. (Most schools will still test more than 20 students in ELA and Mathematics in 2014.) 2.For districts that choose to exempt students in grades 3-8 participating in PBA component of field test from MCAS tests in same subject area: a)Calculate annual PPI including field-tested grades b)Calculate annual PPI excluding field-tested grades c)Use the higher of the two PPIs to assign school levels 11

 Questions? Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 12