M-STEP Transition: Spring 2015 Your Pathway to Success February 18, 2015

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 2 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 2 Transition Overview Transition to Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) Transition summative assessments from Fall to Spring administration for all grades Transition from paper/pencil to online test delivery mode Transition to assessments aligned with Michigan’s standards in all content areas Transition to online reporting and access to student data

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 3 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 3 Goals for Spring 2015 Testing All Michigan students will transition to the new M-STEP assessment with a positive experience Most schools will transition to online testing Schools get used to scheduling for online testing Online testing provides opportunity for more rapid feedback Move from fall testing to spring testing Now students will be tested on content learned during the current school year as opposed to the previous school year

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 4 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 4 Transition to assessments aligned with Michigan’s standards in ALL content areas – Spring 2015 English language arts – adopted by State Board of Education in 2010 Mathematics - adopted by State Board of Education in 2010 Science – adopted by State Board of Education in 2007 Social Studies – adopted by State Board of Education in Alternate assessments – MI-Access Aligned with extended content standards – no change Spring 2015 Continues to be a Michigan-developed assessment (Not DLM) First year of operational Social Studies for Functional Independence (FI)

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 5 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 5 What will be administered in Spring 2015? English Language Arts: tested at each grade 3-8, and grade 11 Mathematics: tested at each grade 3-8, and grade 11 Science: tested at grades 4, 7, and 11 Social studies: tested at grades 5, 8, and 11 College Entrance test (required by law): tested at grade 11 ACT Plus Writing Work Skills assessment (required by law): tested at grade 11 WorkKeys Please see the Spring 2015 Testing Schedule for more information

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 6 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 6 Accountability Implications It is the intent of the MDE not to use the results of the 2015 M-STEP assessment to make high-stakes accountability determinations. Data will be provided to schools and districts for informational purposes No Priority, Focus, or Reward labels for schools

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 7 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 7 M-STEP Update ELA and Mathematics Online Fixed Form Offers the same innovative, interactive TE item types Offers the same online tools Offers the same student accommodations Offers a paper and pencil option, where needed Measures Michigan’s content standards Does NOT change any testing time recommendations Does NOT require any change to test scheduling Does NOT negate any of the hard work that already has been done to prepare for the Spring 2015 assessment

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 8 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 8 M-STEP English Language Arts (ELA) Assessed at every grade level 3-8, and 11 Includes reading, writing, and listening items at every grade level Headphones, earphones, or earbuds required Smarter Balanced content, plus Michigan developed field test items 3 components

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 9 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 9 M-STEP ELA Components 1)Online Test session Approximately 90 minutes – grades 3-8 Approximately 120 minutes – grade 11 One part – one test ticket – secure material Administer in one day May schedule breaks – pause feature Less than 20 minutes - allows student to resume without login Greater than 20 minutes – requires student to login before resuming Login expires at the end of the day – test session is closed – no longer available for login

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 10 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 10 M-STEP ELA Components 2)Classroom Activity - not online 30 minute teacher led – script provided Must be administered before the Performance Task Within 3 days of Performance Task May be recorded – May NOT be pre-recorded 3)Performance Task – administered online 2 parts, approximately 60 minutes each 2 test tickets, one for each part – secure material May be administered on the same day, or on two separate days

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 11 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 11 Classroom Activity and associated Performance Task Required for students in grades 3-8 Not required for students in grade 11 Due to concerns about amount of time required to test in grade 11 No accountability penalty in terms of participation or scoring for high schools that choose not to administer the Classroom Activity and associated Performance Task in Spring 2015 College entrance test and Work skills assessments are required by law The Classroom Activity must be administered before the Performance Task provides a framework for the Performance Task Can’t have one without the other!

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 12 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 12 Spring 2015 Assessment Transition Document – page 5

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 13 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 13 M-STEP Mathematics Assessed at every grade level 3-8, and 11 Measures concepts and procedures, problem solving, modeling and data analysis, and communicating reasoning Smarter Balanced content, plus Michigan developed field test items Includes multiple choice (selected response), technology enhanced (TE) items, short answer and extended response constructed response (CR) items Gridded response for paper/pencil testing in lieu of TE items 3 components

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 14 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 14 M-STEP Mathematics Components 1)Online Test session Approximately 90 minutes – grades 3-5 Approximately 120 minutes – grades 6-8, and 11 One part – one test ticket – secure material Administer in one day May schedule breaks – pause feature Less than 20 minutes - allows student to resume without login Greater than 20 minutes – requires student to login before resuming Login expires at the end of the day – test session is closed – no longer available for login

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 15 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 15 M-STEP Mathematics Components 2)Classroom Activity - not online 30 minute teacher led – script provided Must be administered before the Performance Task (PT) As close to the PT as possible – may be on the same day May be recorded – May NOT be pre-recorded 3)Performance Task – administered online 1 part – 1 test ticket – secure material Approximately 60 minutes – grades 3-8 Approximately 90 minutes – grade 11 Administer in one day *Classroom Activity and Performance Task not required for students in Grade 11

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 16 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 16 Spring 2015 Assessment Transition Document – page 5

M-STEP Science and Social Studies Elementary and Middle School Each subject has 2 parts Approximately 50 minutes per part Traditional multiple choice High School Each subject has 1 part Approximately 50 minutes per subject Traditional multiple choice Assessed once at each level Elementary ➢ Science – Grade 4 ➢ Social Studies – Grade 5 Middle School ➢ Science – Grade 7 ➢ Social Studies – Grade 8 High School ➢ Science and Social Studies – Grade 11

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 19 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 19 Considerations in establishing test administration window Provide schools with maximum flexibility in scheduling Maximize instructional time prior to testing Avoid traditional spring break weeks Complete bulk of testing prior to Memorial Day Reduce the online testing load that might occur at any one time Maximize statewide comparability by grade level – 3 week window Provide grade 11 an additional 5 weeks – 8 week window to provide flexibility in scheduling around AP and IB testing

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April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 23 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 23 Paper/Pencil Test Administration English Language Arts Day 1 ELA paper/pencil test will include parts 1 and 2 (fixed- form plus a listening part) Day 2 ELA paper/pencil test will be the Performance Task The 30-minute ELA Classroom Activity for paper/pencil may be administered at any one of the following times: the Monday before testing on Day 1 (before or after testing) on Day 2 (before the Performance Task)

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 24 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 24 Paper/Pencil Test Administration Mathematics Day 1 mathematics paper/pencil test 1 part (fixed-form) Day 2 mathematics paper/pencil test 30 minute Classroom Activity Performance Task

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 25 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 25 Transition to Online Testing Schools testing online may still order materials for individual students that require a paper/pencil form Secure Site – order materials through February 18, 2015 at 5:00PM Student must be designated for paper/pencil testing by de-selecting online administration MI-Access Participation (P) and Supported Independence (SI) Administered using Picture card and Activity-based observation items Responses entered online by primary test administrator No answer documents to be returned or scanned for scoring Results will be reported with online delivered assessments

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 26 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 26 MI-Access Pre-ID and Material Ordering Student must be Pre-ID for MI-Access Default value – all students Pre-ID for M-STEP Enables school to order materials for paper/pencil testing Will load into the appropriate online test administration Designate the MI-Access level Functional Independent (FI), Supported Independent (SI), Participation (P) Order materials for FI Expressing Ideas for the ELA assessment All students take the Expressing Ideas via paper/pencil even if they are taking the remainder of the assessment online

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 27 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 27 Preparing for the M-STEP Day-to-day classroom instruction aligned to content standards, including depth of knowledge, academic vocabulary, and performance tasks Familiarity with testing devices, item types/interactions, online delivery engine tools, navigation, and functionality (look and feel) Sample Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks for teacher familiarity Spring 2015 Preview – Technology Enhanced (TE) item types, online navigation, and tool functionality – classroom led for younger students Familiarity with student accessibility tools and supports available Universal, designated supports, and accommodations

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 28 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 28 Preparing for the M-STEP Sample Item Sets Content and grade level specific 30 – 40 items each Roll out beginning February 9 starting with grade levels 5, 8, and 11 – first testing window Three phases, approximately half of the items in phase 1 Spotlight update when new items have been added Availability of delivery engine will include text-to-speech functionality Not available in the web-based version

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 29 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 29 Resources Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability Weekly – Thursday release Three sections What’s New Quick Links Reminders Recently Asked Questions

Important One-Stop Shop MDE Assessment & Accountability Web Page MDE Assessment & Accountability Web Page Example: M-STEP Transition Readiness Timeline de/Spring_2015_Transition_Readiness_Ti meline_479081_7.pdf de/Spring_2015_Transition_Readiness_Ti meline_479081_7.pdf ➢ Provides you with step-by-step information on what you should be doing to get ready for spring testing

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 31 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 31 Resources M-STEP Spring 2015 Michigan Assessment Transition document Test session components, timing and sequence, for both online and paper/pencil administrations Spring 2015 Testing Schedule Online test window Paper/pencil specific administration dates Spring 2015 Transition Readiness Timeline Action steps to prepare – Technology, Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability – in two week segments Sample Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks Content and grade level specific Student Supports and Accommodations Table Michigan Accommodations Manual

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 32 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 32 Resources – Coming soon Training modules and materials Technology Coordinators Building and District Coordinators Test Administrators/proctors

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 33 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 33 Technology Readiness Plans 1. Ongoing communication of technology documentation for online assessments 2. Online Assessment software installation and verification (after 2/25/15)

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 34 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 34 Ongoing Communication of Technology Documentation DocumentDescriptionAdmin TypeAssessmentTypeFormatDate Available to Field Technology Coordinator Guide OnlineM-STEP/MI- Access ManualElectronic2/17/2015 Technology Coordinator Checklist OnlineM-STEP/MI- Access ChecklistElectronic2/17/2015 Accessing documents in eDIRECTFor District/Building Coordinators and Technology Coordinators OnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/17/2015 Access readiness check on iPadFor Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/17/2015 Insight configurationFor Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/17/2015 Access software downloads in eDIRECTFor Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/17/2015 Accessing OTTsFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/17/2015 Technology Coordinator Webex (Live) - 1 of 2For Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Webex (Live)Webex2/23/2015

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 35 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 35 Ongoing Communication of Technology Documentation Technology Coordinator Webex (Live) - 2 of 2For Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Webex (Live)Webex2/24/2015 TSM - Update TSM, Check for and send unsent responses on TSM, Update TSM, Ping trends and load simulators For Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video2/24/2015 Technology Coordinator Webex Recording (Posted) For Technology CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Webex Recording) Video2/25/2015 M-STEP Test Administration Manual (TAM)Comprehensive guide to M-STEP online and paper/pencil. For District/Building Coordinators and Test Administrators. Organized in chapters/sections/modules that can be selected for different roles and types of administration Online/Paper Pencil M-STEPManualElectronic3/10/2015 M-STEP Online Administration DirectionsScript needed by online test administrator. Little to no background or descriptive background. Just the essential information needed in the testing room. OnlineM-STEPManualPrinted3/10/2015 MI-Access Test Administration ManualPaper Pencil Admin. With references to online componenets Paper/PencilMI-AccessManualPrinted3/10/2015 District Coordinator Checklist OnlineM-STEPChecklistElectronic3/10/2015

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 36 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 36 Ongoing Communication of Technology Documentation Building Coordinator Checklist OnlineM-STEPChecklistElectronic3/10/2015 MI-Access Building Coordinator GuideMI-Access Online Administration Guide, including eDIRECT OnlineMI-AccessManualElectronic3/10/2015 Searching for students in eDIRECTFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Adding accommodationsFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Editing accommodationsFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Mass-assigning accommodationsFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Adding a new test session, Printing test tickets For District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Editing an existing test sessionFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Checking student test statusFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 MI-Access Online Answer DocumentsFor District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineMI-AccessVideo (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 Using INSIGHT ToolsFor District/Building Coordinators and Test Administrators OnlineM-STEP/MI- Access Video (Mini- Module) Video3/10/2015 District/Building Coordinator Webex (Live) - 1 of 2 For District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEPWebex (Live)Webex3/10/2015 District/Building Coordinator Webex (Live) - 2 of 2 For District/Building CoordinatorsOnlineM-STEPWebex (Live)Webex3/12/2015 District/Building Coordinator Webex Recording (Posted) For District/Building CoordinatorsOnline/Paper Pencil M-STEPVideo (Webex Recording) Video3/16/2015

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 37 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 37 Online Assessment software installation/verification 1. DRC and State Technical staff will visit several sites statewide to determine readiness. 2. Also a virtual technical session will be scheduled to allow all districts to participate for online assessment software questions/issues/answers. 3. DRC Technical support is available currently and throughout testing windows via Option 2 on the assessment phone menu.

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 38 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 38 Questions as we transition?

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 39 February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 39 Contact Information: Student Assessment and Accountability Andy Middlestead Director – Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA) Michigan Department of Education Dave Judd Director, Office of Systems and Integration (OSI) Michigan Department of Education