1. Minnesota Assessment System Update “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

2. Districts may identify students disrupted during testing and not include in district reporting –Teacher Evaluation –Principal Evaluation –QComp education.state.mn.us 2 Spring 2015 MCA Administration Next Steps – Districts

3. Minnesota Assessment System 2015 Legislative Changes education.state.mn.us 3 Eliminates –Grade 8 (Explore) –Grade 10 (Plan) –College Placement Diagnostic Exam (Compass) Revises requirements for ACT –Requires districts to contract directly with ACT to provide school day administration –Student participation no longer required as graduation assessment requirement

4. Minnesota Assessment System 2015 Legislative Changes education.state.mn.us 4 Requires Districts a dhere to limits in testing time –Grades 1-6 max 10 hours –Grades 7-12 max 11 hours –MCA, MTAS, ACCESS for ELLs, and ACT plus Writing are not included –Career Interest Inventories, as required by statute, are not included. –NAEP is not included. –Special education and EL testing are not included.

5. Minnesota Assessment System 2015 Legislative Changes education.state.mn.us 5 Requires Districts a dhere to limits in testing time –Use published estimated testing times for each test.It is not necessary to track by student and actual times. –Schools and districts determine what constitutes a schoolwide or districtwide assessment –Can be exempt if included in Worlds Best Work Force Plan in consultation with teacher representatives –Several states are using a tool from Achieve to aid districts in analyzing current assessments offered at the district or school.

6. Minnesota Assessment System 2015 Legislative Changes education.state.mn.us 6 Allows MDE –Authority to Create Special Circumstances  Process TBD Requires New HS Writing Test –Aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards –Implementation timeline still to be determined –Details communicated as soon as finalized

7. Graduation Requirements 2015 Legislative Changes education.state.mn.us 7 Graduation requirements for students first enrolled in Grade 8 in 2012–2013 and Later –Be provided the opportunity to participate in a district- provided college entrance exam in grade 11 or grade 12

8. 2015 Legislative Changes Assessment Budget education.state.mn.us 8 Program Reductions/Eliminations for 2016-2017 (if no legislative action) –No OLPA –College Entrance Exam during school day requires each district to contract with vendor –Potential for insufficient funds for ACT reimbursement –Further reductions may be determined

9. Mathematics and Reading –Grades 3–8 and once in high school –Aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards Science –Once in elementary, middle, and high school –Aligned to Minnesota Academic Standards English Learners –Grades K-12 –Assess English language proficiency in Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking Federal and State Requirements for Minnesota Assessment System 21 education.state.mn.us

10. Minnesota Statewide Testing Program 2015-2016  Required for federal and state accountability. Developed and administered by the state (includes MCAs and special education assessments)  Required for English Learners for federal Title III accountability. Used as exit criterion. An alternate assessment is available for ELs with significant cognitive disabilities AssessmentK123456789101112 MCA and MTAS Reading  Math  Science  ACCESS for ELLs (English Learners only) 

11. ACCESS for ELLs Grades K-12 Online testing window for accountability purposes –February 1 – March 25 –First year online; uses DRC’s testing engine and administration system –Paper accommodations available education.state.mn.us 11 2015–2016 Testing Schedule

12. MCA and MTAS Grades 3–8 and High School Online testing window for accountability purposes –March 7 – May 6: Reading and Math MCA and all MTAS –March 7 – May 13: Science MCA –Final results used for accountability and growth calculations Immediate preliminary results available education.state.mn.us 12 2015–2016 Testing Schedule

13. Districts required to contract directly with vendor for college entrance exam administration during school day –ACT – August 14 deadline Schools must –Complete the Establishment Process –Determine Mode –Select test date (March 15 or April 19) Online schools are not eligible for vouchers education.state.mn.us 13 Spring 2015 ACT Administration

14. Optional Local Purpose Assessment (OLPA) –Optional online test available for non-accountability local purposes –October 19– February 19 –Immediate results –Math  Up to two optional testing opportunities per student Grades 3–8  One optional testing opportunity per student Grade 11 –Reading  One optional testing opportunity per student  Grades 3–8 and 10 –Same administration policies and test security requirements as MCA-III –Uses Minnesota specific items and Math OLPA uses same adaptive algorithm as Math MCA accountability test education.state.mn.us 14 2015–2016 Testing Schedule

15. MCA grades 3-8 and HS Reading and Mathematics administration –Adaptive  First year Reading 3-8 and HS adaptive  First year Math HS adaptive  Math continues to be adaptive in 3-8  Grades 3-8 required in legislation education.state.mn.us 15 Additional Details 2016 Test Design

16. MCA grades 3-8 Reading and Mathematics administration –Provide “on-track” indication for career and college  Grades 3-8 required in legislation  Working to explore options for HS –Longer test to include items from off-grade  Required in legislation education.state.mn.us 16 Additional Details 2016 Test Design

17. Redesigned Reports – Page 1 education.state.mn.us 17

18. Redesigned Reports – Page 3 education.state.mn.us 18

19. Dates not finalized –Impact of new data elements –What other improvements are possible? education.state.mn.us 19 Reporting Details 2015-2016

20. education.state.mn.us 20 Feedback from Usability Study Math and Science On the Math test did you have any problems using the tablet to answer the questions? I did not have any problems using the tablet to answer the math questions 8980.91% I had some problems using the tablet to answer the math questions1715.45% I had a lot of problems using the tablet to answer the math questions21.82% Missing response21.82% On the Science test did you have any problems using the tablet to answer the questions? I did not have any problems seeing the animations and simulations8173.64% I had some problems seeing the animations and simulations2522.73% I had a lot of problems seeing the animations and simulations32.73% Missing response10.91%

21. education.state.mn.us 21 Feedback from Usability Study Reading Did scrolling through the reading passages make it hard to answer the test questions? Scrolling did not make it hard to answer the reading questions6660.00% Scrolling made it somewhat hard to answer the reading questions3834.55% Scrolling made it very hard to answer the reading questions65.45%