Division of Accountability Services John Jaquith, Assessment Consultant for Students with Disabilities Spring Summative Assessment Update: Students with Disabilities

M-STEP and MME Updates for 2016 MME Components  SAT with Essay  ACT WorkKeys  M-STEP Science and Social Studies ELA Performance Task  Grades 5 and 8 only Actively Pursuing…  CAT for ELA and Math  Improving student testing experience  Better Test Session Lock / Unlock Procedures

M-STEP ELA Updates (Grades 3-8) Limited administration of the Performance Task (PT) ELA Perf Task assessed once per grade band (elementary/middle) One extended response item (“essay question”) PT and non-PT years have consistent points per Claim Listening-paper/pencil Administered first to improve the flow and efficiency K – 2 Field Test (ELA and Math) online only Entire online testing window available for the K-2s

MME ELA Updates (High School) SAT-College Entrance Exam Well-aligned to Michigan ELA Reading and Writing standards No separate Grade 11 M-STEP in ELA Listening…assessed locally or at district level in grade 11 Work Skills Exam ACT WorkKeys Does not contribute to ELA score (same as in Spring 2015) PSAT-grades 9 and 10 Legislature requires MDE to offer the PSAT 8/9 and PSAT 10 in Spring 2016 to students in grades 9 and 10 Not used for accountability purposes in Spring 2016

o M-STEP online plan - computer adaptive o MME College Entrance Test – SAT o Workkeys o PSAT – Administered to students in Grades 9 and 10 (not an accountability measure) o K-2 Field Test – Math - optional – online only Spring 2016 Mathematics Update

SAT-College Entrance Exam o Well-aligned to Michigan Mathematics standards o Sole M-STEP mathematics score (no separate M-STEP in mathematics) Work Skills Exam o ACT WorkKeys o Does not contribute to mathematics score (same as in Spring 2015) Mathematics Update (Grade 11)

MME: SAT Accommodations Detailed webinar recording helps you to walk through the process of applying for accommodations: partnerships/michigan?excmpid=MTG308-AL-1-mat partnerships/michigan?excmpid=MTG308-AL-1-mat Tips:  Start application process early  One time unless needs change  New medical or psychological testing not required just for accommodations  Most requests approved through online school verification process, some will require additional documentation

Support and Accommodations – all programs Primarily the same with some exceptions being worked on currently:  Additional flexibility in Text to Speech  Closed Captioning for listening items  New possibilities being tested: Speech to text (M-STEP), closed captioning, technology interface (JAWS, Zoom Text, Projection for use on Smartboard technology – with guidelines)  Possible pilot for refreshable Braille  Multiple day testing pause rather than unlock Watch spotlight for updated tables when enhancements are completed.

MI-Access Changes Content standards School Year– Michigan Essential Elements (EEs)*  English Language Arts  Mathematics School Year– Extended Content Expectations  Science  Social Studies

Proposed Michigan Essential Elements with Range of Complexity Targeted and Public feedback received and revisions being made:  All levels will see some level of adjustment  More at the “Low” range (Participation)  More examples will be provided when possible Updated draft will be posted, followed by final version (to account for formatting). Will include K-12 Essential Elements

ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS EXAMPLE Ranges of Complexity Target Essential Element Michigan Range of Complexity High RangeMedium RangeLow Range EE.L.4.2a Demonstrate understanding of conventions of standard English. a. Capitalize the first word in a sentence. EE.L.H.4.2.a The student can identify which word/words should be capitalized in a sentence (first words and proper nouns) and/or choose the correct ending punctuation (period, question mark, or exclamation point). Assessed separately EE.L.M.4.2.a The student can identify capital letters or basic punctuation in a sentence (periods and question marks). Assessed individually EE.L.L.4.2.a The student can identify a capital letter or period at the end of a sentence.

Which word in the sentence starts with a capital letter? EE.L.L.4.2a example John went to the store. John store

ONLINE TOOLS TRAINING STUDENT FACING, ONLINE DELIVERY TEXT TO SPEECH FOR ALL EACH CONTENT SPLIT INTO TWO (2) “PARTS” USE OF TEST TICKETS TURNING PAGES IN PASSAGES MI-Access Functional Independence Online: New for 2015 and continuing into 2016

MI-Access Functional Independence New for 2016 Embedded calculator for Mathematics  Basic four function calculator will appear on items for which a calculator may be used.  Students still able to use familiar calculator used during instruction  Paper-Pencil: designated in the booklet for those using paper-pencil delivery “Listening” items for English/Language Arts  Available using test engine voice or read using reader script Watch “Spotlight on Student Assessment” for other enhancements as released

MI-Access New item types for 2016 “Listening” items for English/Language Arts  FI - Available using test engine voice or read using reader script  P/SI – items read to the student as most items currently are read Language – conventions of Standard English Communication – across all levels, not just P or SI Sorting information (FI – to prepare for writing; SI/P- contribute an idea to a class writing project) All items remain  MC for FI; CR (Expressing Ideas – paper only)  P/SI: SR or ABO

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