South Carolina Department of Education Office of Special Education Services Office of Assessment New Directors Learning Academy (NDLA) Instructional and Assessment Supports for Students Participating in Alternate Assessment

Today’s Objectives  Gain a better understanding of:  Instructional supports for alternate assessment  Eligibility of student participation  SC Alternate Assessments and updates

Supporting the Vision and Mission of the SCDE  The vision of the SCDE is that All students graduate prepared for success in college, careers, and citizenship.  OSES supports SCDE vision and mission by ensuring that all children with disabilities in SC have available a free appropriate public education (FAPE) in order to be college-and career- and community ready post graduation.

Profile of the SC Graduate

Grade Appropriate Instruction

Communicative Competence College Career Community SC-NCSC Curriculum South Carolina College and Career Readiness Standards Core Content Connectors SC-NCSC Curriculum South Carolina College and Career Readiness Standards Core Content Connectors Instruction Grade-level Lessons Accommodations Systematic Instruction Instruction Grade-level Lessons Accommodations Systematic Instruction Assessment Formative, Interim Summative Assessment Formative, Interim Summative ncscpartners.org

Communicative Competence

NCSC Communication Toolkit/Modules  Seven professional learning Modules that will enhance language and communication to access to the general curriculum  Identifying Communication  Considering sensory and motor factors  Selecting Targets  Selecting AAC  Teaching Communication Targets  Embedding Communication Targets into Academics  Monitoring Progress

NCSC Wiki

The National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) Wiki – Curriculum and Instructional Resources ncscpartners.org

MASSI (Math Activities with Scripted Systematic Instruction) Walk *High School Graduation Standard/Profile of SC Graduate NCSC MASSI SC College and Career Readiness Standard Core Content ConnectorMASSI OBJECTIVE FA.FIF.8* Translate between different but equivalent forms of a function equation to reveal and explain different properties of the function. H.PRF:1c Select the appropriate graphical representation of a linear model based on real world events. Students will identify graphs which match wages for jobs and then compare the wages

LASSI (Language Arts Sample Scripted Systematic Instruction) Walk NCSC LASSI c_Instruction_Script_(LASSIS):_Middle_Vocabulary_and_Acquisition c_Instruction_Script_(LASSIS):_Middle_Vocabulary_and_Acquisition SC College and Career Ready Standard: Meaning and Context Core Content ConnectorLASSI Objective 6.RL.5.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. 6.RL.b2 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly. 1. Use text to answer comprehension questions (e.g., answer "who", "what", and "where" questions).

Social Studies

Prioritized Content Literacy Skills Lesson Starters Components of the SC-Alt Social Studies Support Guide 14

Social Studies Assessment and Instructional Support Guide Narrative summary with prioritized content Literacy skills that are addressed through the standard Lesson starters with the content addressed in the standard using the literacy skill to teach it

Standard 3-3: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the American Revolution and South Carolina’s Role in the development of the new American nation. *Literacy Skill* Lesson Starter in Standard

Science

Science Instruction and Assessment Support Guide New

Narrative * Like Social Studies Complexity progression * Like extended standards

Lesson written for students at the middle complexity level Same lesson adapted for students at a lower complexity level

South Carolina Alternate Assessments

Who is Assessed?  Students with significant cognitive disabilities  Students whose IEP Team determines that they meet the participation criteria for the alternate assessment  Assessments are assigned based on student age as of September 1, 2015  Age and Birth Date Reference Sheet Age and Birth Date Reference Sheet

23 Guidance for IEP Teams on Determining Participation in the Alternate Assessment alt/SC-AltParticGuidanceForIEPteams2014.pdf

Test Administration and Scoring Fidelity  Monitors are required  Test Administrator Security Affidavit  Test Administrator  Monitor  Principal

South Carolina National Center and State Collaborative (SC-NCSC) English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics Administration Window March 7–April 29,

 Alternate assessment in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics  Ages 8–13 and 16 (grades 3–8 and 11)  Grade specific rather than grade-band  Computer-delivered  Training delivered through 11 online modules  Must pass at 80% accuracy to access test SC-NCSC Design 26

27 South Carolina Alternate Assessment (SC-Alt) Science and Social Studies Administration Window March 7–April 22, 2016

 Science and Social Studies  Grades 4-8 (ages 9-13)  Biology grade 11 (age 16)  Series of performance or selected-response tasks  Grade-band forms  Paper delivery  Training  Regional  District SC-Alt Design 28

Alternate ACCESS for ELLs English Language Proficiency Assessment Administration Window February 2─March 18,

 ELL students who are eligible for alternate assessment  Ages commensurate with grades 1–12 (or until exit from ELL services)  Kindergarten-age students take the general ACCESS test  Paper test delivery  Test administrator training is provided online Alternate ACCESS 30

Alternate Career Readiness Assessments Alternate to WorkKeys 31

 Eligible students who are age 16 (grade 11)  Monitors are not required  Administered at any time during the year  Results to be reported to the SCDE by May 27, 2016 Alternate Career Readiness Assessments 32

Districts select one of the following transition assessments approved by the SCDE:  Brigance Transition Skills Inventory (Sections D, E, F, G, and H)  Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales  Functional Independent Skills Handbook  Life Skills Inventory (Categories A–N)  Student Annual Needs Determination Inventory  Supports Intensity Scale (Sections 1 and 2)  TEACCH Transition Assessment Profile Alternate Career Readiness Assessments 33

General State Assessments A GUIDE TO SELECTING, ADMINISTERING, AND EVALUATING THE USE OF ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES sment-information/testing- swd/AccomManualMarch2012.pdf

SC READY  ELA and Math  Grades 3-8  Paper/Pencil and Online  Online only 2017  Testing Students with Disabilities with SC READY and-students-with-disabilities/

SC-Ready Test Dates Content Assessed Paper/Pencil Administration Online Administration ELA Session 1 - Writing April 26April 19 - May 6 ELA Session 2 - Reading April 27April 19 - May 6 MathematicsApril 28April 19 - May 6 Make-up TestingThrough May 6 SC READY Spring 2016 Test Administration Schedule

SCPASS  Science and Social Studies  Grades 4-8  Paper/Pencil and Online  Test Dates  Accommodations in Appendix C

SCPASS Test Dates Content Assessed Paper/Pencil Administration Online Administration ScienceMay 11May 11─ 27 Social StudiesMay 12May 11─ 27 Make-up Testing Through May 19 SCPASS Spring 2016 Test Administration Schedule

End-of-Course Examination Program EOCEP  English 1  Algebra 1  Biology Required for Federal and State Accountability

The ACT 2016  Must be offered to all 11 th graders  Joint Resolution  Will not be used for federal accountability  Meets requirements of EAA  Accommodations Webinar Tuesday February 16 at 2:00 p.m.

Additional Assessments  ACCESS  English Language Proficiency Assessment  WorkKeys  Career Readiness Assessment  Accommodations information/testing-swd/accommodations-and- customized-forms/ information/testing-swd/accommodations-and- customized-forms/

Contact Information Office of Special Education Kim Watkins Office of Assessment Suzanne Swaffield Jill Christmus Anne Mruz