Using Data to Make Decisions Regarding Professional and Personalized Learning: WV General Summative Assessment – Part 1 County Chief Instructional Leadership Meeting July 24, 2015 Dr. Vaughn G. Rhudy, NBCT Executive Director Timothy Butcher Coordinator Office of Assessment

New baseline of data Can’t compare WESTEST 2 ELA and math results with West Virginia General Summative Assessment results –Different standards –Different item types A New Beginning

Balanced Assessment System

English language arts/literacy and mathematics (grades 3-11) –Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) –Performance Task (PT) Science (grades 4, 6 and 10) –Fixed-Form New Tests

WVGSA Statewide –759,742 tests completed – Number of tests 4 tests per student in grades 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 5 tests per student in grades 4, 6, 10

Reports Available Through Online Reporting System Overall percent proficient Percent in Each Achievement Level by Grade, District, School, Roster and Student District, School and Student Performance on Each Claim New Reports

Overall Data

Percent Proficient/Achievement

State County Schools Achievement Levels

State County School Teachers (if rostered) Achievement Levels

ELA Claims

Math Claims

Claim Performance Levels

ELA Claim Performance Levels

Math Claim Performance Levels

Claim Performance Levels

Performance on Targets

Sample Student Report

Communicating Results Develop a plan for communicating district results Use professional learning to analyze data Print Individual Student Reports –Distribute to parents –Include letter from State Superintendent –Include Parent Guide –Include Informational Sheet

Printing Reports Student-level reports: More than 99% of individual student test results have been posted to the Online Reporting System (ORS).

Printing Reports Student-level reports: WVDE recommends the following: –While the posting of a small number of individual student results is pending, districts may print the individual student reports at their discretion.

Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider:

Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: State Level Data –Statistically unlikely to change Average scale score –=/- range Percent proficient

Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: District Level Data –Statistically may change slightly for a district not having all student results posted in ORS Average scale score –+/- range Percent proficient

Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: School Level Data –Statistically may change slightly for a school not having all student results posted in ORS Average scale score –+/- range Percent proficient

Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: School Level Data –All individual student reports might not be available for printing at this time –Keep a list of missing reports Print once all results posted If still missing notify Office of Assessment

Assessment Toolkits Available soon Will be posted on department website –Will provide location at a later date Toolkits –District Personnel –School Administrators & Counselors –Teachers –Students/Parents