Career and Technical Education Assessments New CTE Teacher Workshop September 22-23, 2015 Valerie Felder Office of Career and Technical Education Grants, Assessments, Monitoring, and Evaluation (GAME)

Assessment Topics Perkins Legislation Which students must be assessed? When should students be assessed?

Assessment Topics Statewide Assessments Currently Implemented Assessments Field Tested in 2015 for Statewide Implementation in Assessment vendors and tests aligned to each vendor Study Materials/Practice Tests

Assessment Topics Accommodations for students with special needs Assessment Reports Cut score for each assessment Assessment Timelines

Assessment Topics Assessment Communication CTE assessment website Grants, Assessments, Monitoring, and Evaluation Staff Acknowledgements and Contact Information Questions/Issues

Perkins Legislation The Perkins Act of 2006, Section 113, Accountability, states that Performance Indicators must be designed to assess the effectiveness of the state and local funding recipients in achieving progress in CTE.

Perkins Legislation These indicators must be valid and reliable. One of these indicators, 2S1 – Technical Skills Attainment, states, “Student attainment of career and technical skill proficiencies, including student achievement on technical assessments, that are aligned with industry-recognized standards..”

Which Students Must Be Assessed? Secondary CTE students who have at least reached concentrator status, but are as close to the end of the program as possible Who is a concentrator? –A student who has completed courses with a 2.0 grade or better that covers seven or more segments

Which Students Must Be Assessed? If concentrators are assessed, they should not be returning to the program the following school year.

When Should Students Be Assessed? At the end of the program or as close as possible to the end When students have completed coursework covering all of the program standards When students leave or complete the program

Assessments/Certifications/ Field Test Assessments There is an assessment for every implemented program for Certifications Some assessments also have a certification associated with it. Students may take the certification, the assessment, or both.

Assessments/Certifications/ Field Test Certifications If a student takes only the certification and does not pass, then the student will be counted for Core Performance Indicator (CPI) 2S1 reporting and can become a completer. Assessments If a student should take both the certification and the assessment, and passes one but fails the other, then CTE will take the passing score and this will be used for Core Performance Indicator 2S1 reporting.

Assessments/Certifications/ Field Test Field Test Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications and Systems Administration/Administrator programs –( , ) Optional to Participate Cost of Assessment covered by OCTE Student scores will not be used in Core Performance Indicator Reporting Results of field test will be used to determine if assessment will be implemented for assessment year 12

NOCTI Study Materials for Students

ASE Study Materials for Students

Professional Readiness Exam (PRE) Study Materials for Students

National Health Science Assessment /

Accommodations for Students with Special Needs Students with special needs can be provided with accommodations. Vendors must be contacted well in advance for these accommodations. Please contact vendors for timelines.

Assessment Report Reports of assessment results are available for all assessments. The CTE Administrator and/or Test Coordinator will be able to access these reports.

Assessment Cut Scores Assessment NameCut Score National Health Science70% ASE Student Certification – Electrical/Electronic Systems 50% ASE Student Certification – Maintenance and Light Repair 52% ASE Student Certification – Medium/Heavy Truck – Electrical/Electronic Systems 55% ASE Student Certification – Painting and Refinishing 57% Professional Readiness Examination220 (scaled score)

Assessment Cut Scores Assessment NameCut Score NOCTI Accounting-Advanced Job Ready 51.9% NOCTI Criminal Justice Job Ready55% NOCTI Welding Job Ready52% NOCTI Architectural Drafting Job Ready 48.4% NOCTI General Management PathwayCut Score will be established in February 2016 MBAResearch Accelerated Marketing (3-credit) 70%

Assessment Timeline Before Test Administration TaskTimeline Administer study guides, practice tests, and other study materials ongoing Identify Students to be Assessed6 weeks Identify Students needing Accommodations 6 weeks Collaborate with Test Coordinator and/or CEPD Administrator to order assessments 4-6 weeks Set up computer lab with vendors’ online testing requirements 2 weeks

Assessment Timeline After Test Administration TaskTimeline Obtain student certificates, data reports Within 1 week Follow-up with students on their performance Within 1 week Reflect on how process, student performance can be improved ongoing

Assessment Communication To receive communication regarding assessment updates via the Communique and , please send your contact information to: or

Assessment Conference Call Dates PLEASE RESERVE THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR TIME: 3:30-4:30 pm October 1, 2015 November 5, 2015 December 3, 2015 January 7, 2016 February 4, 2016 March 3, 2016 April 7, 2016 May 5, 2016 June 2, 2016

CTE Assessment Website The website has information on each assessment that is currently implemented –Assessment tip sheets –Vendors’ assessment guides –Assessment Communique

CTE Assessment Website Click on CTE Skills Assessments

Grants, Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation Staff Jill Kroll, Supervisor David MacQuarrie, Education Research Coordinator Krishnan Sudharsan, Education Research Consultant Joan Church, Departmental Analyst Joseph Polasek, Department Analyst

Contact Information Assessment Implementation and Administration: Valerie Felder (517)

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