Advisory Council Update from the DOE April 16, 2014 Georgia Department of Education Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist 1/15/20161

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A New Assessment System Comprehensive – single program, not series of tests (e.g., CRCT; EOCT; WA) Coherent – consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally – consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career – consistent signal about student achievement both within system (across grades and courses) and with external measures (NAEP; PSAT; SAT; ACT) Consolidate – combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards Melissa Fincher 1/15/20163

Coherency – Consistency Achievement of Georgia Students in Reading 2013 NAEP – Grade 8: 32% at/above proficient CRCT – Grade 8:97% met/exceeded 9 th Grade Literature EOCT: 86% met/exceeded American Literature EOCT:91% met/exceeded SAT – Class of 2013:43% college ready benchmark * ACT – Class of 2013:43% college ready benchmark ** 2012 PSAT – sophomores:40% on track to be CCR » Melissa Fincher *SAT data represent 71% of Class of 2013 **ACT data represent 51% of Class of 2013

Overall ELA Phase I Pilot Summary Data Grade Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total student N/ % %52.90%23.40%6.60%1.50%100% %51.70%27.70%6.80%2.80%100% %36.50%29.90%17.20%4.20%100% %39.10%33.00%17.00%4.50%100% %38.10%35.00%16.90%4.00%100% %39.90%36.00%11.80%3.10%100% %42.10%32.40%14.90%3.40%100% %42.40%31.80%8.20%1.90%100% Melissa Fincher

Overall ELA Phase II Pilot Summary Data Grade Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total Student N/ % %38.42%26.45%6.04%0.90%100% %37.58%25.11%5.51%2.07%100% %24.94%34.04%14.13%4.81%100% %40.58%28.44%11.29%2.38%100% %29.58%30.56%15.21%4.13%100% %38.86%20.95%9.90%2.03%100% %48.40%14.90%2.83%0.24%100% %36.34%30.74%10.15%3.43%100% Melissa Fincher

Lexiles with CRCT Readiness Indicators Lexiles Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Common Core Stretch Text – Lower Limit Common Core Stretch Text – Upper Limit On Track Commendable Reader – Lower Limit Reader – Upper Limit Median

Assessment Resources NAEP: Writing Framework for PARCC: Sample Items for ELA/Literacy Smarter Balance: Sample Items and Performance Tasks Florida Department of Education: FCAT 2.0 Sample Questions and Answer Key Books Georgia Department of Education: Formative Item Bank in OAS Kentucky Department of Education: Sample Test Items 1/15/20168

Assessment Resources New York Department of Education 3 rd grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature and Info text Cold Reads) 7 th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) 8 th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) 1/15/20169

Assessment Resources SBAC: Practice Test Scoring Guides for different grade levels 5 th grade 8 th grade 11 th grade 1/15/201610

Classroom Expectations to Cultivate Eliminate These Practices DOL (Dumb or Lucky!) or DGP (Dull Grinding Practice) Grammar out of Context Occasional Writing Teacher Assigns Short Reads on Tests Test What You Taught DOK 1 Level Questions “Stand and Deliver” Cultivate These Practices Jeff Anderson’s Model Sentences Grammar in Context Daily Writing Teacher Models Develop Reading Stamina Test “Cold Passages” DOK 2-4 in each Unit Test Facilitate/Gradual Release 1/15/201611

Contact Us Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist /15/201612