1 Exit Standards that Empower & Equip More ESTEEM

2 Presentation Facilitator Sarah McManus Section Chief Testing Policy and Operation Iris Garner Education Consultant Testing Policy and Operation

3 Panelists  Jennifer Beck Instructional Coach East Burke High School  David Edwards Chief Marketing Officer Virtual Public Schools

4 Panelists  Cynthia Magee Southwest Regional Regional Accountability Coordinator  David McGee Director of Student Burke County School

5 Panelists  Iris Garner Research Consultant NC Department of Public Schools  Sarah McManus Chief, Testing Policy and Operations NC Department of Public Schools

6 Policy Overview

7 State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-000 Students entering the ninth grade for the first time in the school year, in  career preparation,  college technical preparation, and  college/university preparation course of study Shall meet the following standards for proficiency:

8  Score at Achievement Level III (with 1 standard error of measurement) or above on 5 End-of-Course Tests: English I Algebra I U.S. History Biology Civics and Economics State Board of Education Policy

9 Students should also complete the following standards: Successfully complete a graduation project Pass the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills or its alternate assessment

10 When can you retest?  If a student does not pass the EOC test but passes the course parents/highschool

11 Retesting Opportunities  Maximum of two retest opportunities  Second retest opportunity must be preceded by focused intervention/remediation  Student must be given a retest no later that three weeks from the receipt of test results  Parent/guardian may request that their child be excused from the retest. Parent/guardian and child must accept participation in focused intervention.

12 Remediation/Intervention Intervention involves extended instructional opportunities designed to improve students’ performance: Alternative models Special homework Smaller classes Tutorial sessions Extended day Saturday school

13 After the Second Retest…  Update documentation (e.g., portfolio of the student’s performance in the EOC course)  Documentation (e.g., a portfolio) is reviewed by a review committee to determine if the exit standard for that course has been met

14 Review Committee

15 Who should be on the review committee?  Teachers  Principals  Central office staff members  (EC) teacher (if applicable)  (LEP) teacher (if applicable)

16 Initial Steps for Review Process  Notify parents of the date, time, and location of the review committee meeting  Parent/guardian of any student being presented for a review has the right to be a non-voting participant and has the right to speak on behalf of their child  If parents are non-English speaking, efforts must be made to provide the information in the language they speak

17 Documentation for Review  Teachers provide documentation of the student’s performance for the review process. Documentation may include: student work samples test data information supplied by parents information that is included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with disabilities other information that verifies that a student is proficient

18 Documentation for Review Documentation of the entire review process should be kept on file at the student’s home school.

19 Review Process HSP-N-000 (4-6) The review committee reviews documentation and makes one of the following recommendations  Student retakes the course  Student is provided additional remediation  Based on the documentation, the student has met the requirements for the exit standard associated with the course policyoperations/hses0505.pdf

20 Principal’s Role in the Review Process HSP-N-000 (6) The principal reviews the recommendation from the committee and makes the final decision regarding the student meeting the exit standard for the course.

21 Transfer Students When a student transfers into a North Carolina public high school from out-of-state or from a private school, principals review the student’s transcript and may award credit for work completed

22 Resources

23 Resources  Tracking the High School Exit Standards Process (SIMS) and NCWISE Documents  Frequently Asked Questions  Exit Standards Brochure  Review Committee Folder  Exit Standards Web page

24 Resources  NCWISE Training Guides documentshttp:// -NC WISE Technical Library -NCWISE Guides  NCWISE Presentation - Testing Section

25 Panel Discussion

26 Thank You  We appreciate your attendance and continued support with the North Carolina Testing Program.