Georgia Milestones ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FIRST YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION: “This opportunity allows us to recalibrate, as a state, and refocus on teaching and learning as a primary emphasis with assessment and accountability serving a supporting role.”

Georgia Milestones Replaces: Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) – Grades 3-8 End Of Course Tests (EOCT) – High School courses Writing Assessments in grades 3, 5, and 8 writing, in response to text, will be assessed as part of the ELA assessment in each grade and course

GA Milestones will… Address higher expectations and rigor Indicate student preparedness for the next level Indicate student achievement both within system and with external measures Combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards

Blended Assessment: Criterion-Referenced and Norm-Referenced criterion-referenced (CR) performance information: students’ mastery of state standards (CCGPS/GPS). Proficiency* norm-referenced (NRT) performance information: national percentiles, depicting how students’ achievement compares to peers nationally some norm-referenced items may not align to Georgia’s content standards. Only aligned NR items will contribute to *proficiency designations.

Georgia Milestones Grades 3-8: End of Grade (EOG) in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies High School: End of Course (EOC) in 9 th Grade Literature & Composition, American Literature & Composition, Coordinate Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Physical Science, Biology, US History, and Economics

Georgia Milestones Item Types Selected-Response [multiple-choice] – all content areas – evidence-based selected response in ELA Constructed-Response – ELA and mathematics Extended-Response – ELA and mathematics

Multiple Choice Which fraction is largest? A A B B C C D D The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

Constructed Response 12 inches George Ana 9 inches 12 inches George 12 inches Carlos The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

Technology Enhanced > The content and presentation of these items are for illustrative purposes only.

Resources Available NOW Content standards – frameworks, formative lessons, PARCC evidence statements Sample items – formative items/benchmarks via Georgia OAS→GOFAR; – released items via PARCC, other states (KY, NY), NAEP – parent’s guide to Georgia’s new assessment developed by the National PTA – CRCT Readiness Indicators Lexiles –Matches student’s reading level with the difficulty of the text Technology Specifications

Resources Available SOON Sample items specific to Georgia Milestones Ancillary support resources, such as – Content Descriptions (test blueprints) – Student Study Guides – Accommodations Guidelines – Assessment for Learning Modules [types of items to elicit evidence of student learning] – Informational videos [parents & public / educators]

Ga Milestones Online Online will be the primary mode of administration with paper/pencil serving as back-up Transition will occur over time – 30% online “each school administering some degree of Georgia Milestones testing online across all grades” Addition of technology-enhanced items beginning in Administration procedures will change over time

Technology Needs Information from DOE indicates that our computer labs are currently not equipped to accommodate this type of online testing.

Promotion - Retention Third graders must pass the reading portion of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion. Fifth and eight graders must pass both the reading and math portions of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion.

Promotion - Retention Baldwin County Policy: Fourth graders must pass the reading portion of the Ga Milestones to be eligible for promotion. GaDOE will be able to pinpoint the reading area within the ELA assessment.

Re-test Students who are not proficient in the Spring main administration of the Georgia Milestones will have the opportunity to receive remediation and re-test at the end of the school year. GA tentative testing window: May 11- July 24, 2015 Baldwin County’s tentative window: May 14 –

Achievement expectations for the Georgia Milestones Assessment System have not been determined. Updates available in September.

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES “SLOs”

What are SLOs? Designed to measure student progress between two points in time Pre-Assessment and Post-Assessment Developed by the district Approved by GaDOE

What is the purpose of SLOs? Improve student achievement at the classroom level For non-tested subjects Vital component of the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System

Process of Creating SLOs Identified priority standards Created 50 SLO Assessments Submitted to GaDOE APPROVED BY GaDOE!

Next Steps Upload to Performance Matters Platform Print PreK-2 Administer Pre-Assessment in September Data will drive instruction Post-Assessment at end of course (nine weeks or semester or year long)