1. August 28, 2012

2. Liz Jones Suzanne Swaffield Douglas Alexander Anne Mruz Chris Webster 2

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4.  Improvements to End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP) online administration  National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) update  Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium update 4

5.  Online testing of EOCEP is now compatible with oral administration  Students needing the following accommodations will have the option to test online this fall:  Oral Administration  Loose-Leaf  Sign Language (enter responses only online; will still need to use the DVD, as applicable) 5

6. Update

7. To develop a system of assessments supported by ◦ Curriculum and instruction ◦ Professional development To ensure that students with cognitive disabilities achieve increasingly higher academic outcomes and leave high school ready for post-secondary options.

8. To determine the needs of students and teachers and to inform test and curriculum development the project conducted: ◦ Focus Group of SC teachers ◦ Survey of SC teachers ◦ Learner Characteristics Inventory (LCI)

9.  Curriculum is in process of development ◦ aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) through core content connectors (CCC) ◦ includes instructional modules  We will be providing materials for teachers to review and provide feedback

10.  Community of Practice ◦ SC teachers who have committed to assisting with the review of materials and tasks ◦ They have participated in training webinars throughout the year ◦ Additional webinars are planned for this school year  Communication Triage ◦ Training designed to equip all students with a communication system before entering school ◦ Seminar held this summer to build teams in partner states to implement communication training ◦ Plan in process for implementing in SC  Training on use of curriculum and instruction materials will be rolled out as soon as materials are ready

11.  Performance or selected response tasks similar to SC-Alt  Computer-based and computer- adaptive  Census Field Test of ELA and math scheduled for Spring 2015 As a state partner we have input on design, and the SC teachers will have the opportunity to review items throughout development.

12. www.ncscpartners.org

13.  Onsite monitoring visits during testing windows from staff from Office of Assessment  Desk audits by staff from Office of Exceptional Children 13

14.  Report the rates of use of IEP and 504 Plan accommodations for Writing, ELA, and Mathematics for the 2010 – 2012 PASS administrations  The reports were posted on the Advanced Data Transfer System (ADTS) for access by your DTC.  Contact your DTC for a copy of the report; address questions about the report to Doug Alexander. 14

15. 15 2009 2010 2011 Total Number of Student Records (All Students) 10927 1115 3 11105 Total IEP/504 Students in Writing1134 1176 386 * Total IEP/504 Students in ELA1142 1184 1235 Total IEP/504 Students in Mathematics1142 1187 1236 2010 2011 2012 Change in Percent from 2010 Count% % % IEPs 10829.9 111310.0 112210.1 0.2 504 Plans 940.9 1061.0 1211.1 0.2 ELA Standard Accommodations: Setting 71963.0 78266.0 82967.1 4.2 Timing 423.7 584.9 383.1 -0.6 Scheduling 353.1 10.1 90.7 -2.3 Oral/Signed Administration (Grades 5-8) 18825.2 20125.6 26432.3 7.1 Presentation – Other 232.0 605.1 352.8 0.8 Response Options 595.2 837.0 1108.9 3.7 Non-standard Accommodation: Oral/Signed Administration (Grade 3 or 4) 4110.4 153.8 81.9 -8.5 Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Use of Testing Accommodations for 2010–2012 Sample District

16.  Oral Administration FAQs  Guidance for IEP Teams on Determining Participation in the South Carolina Alternate Assessment (SC-Alt) 16

18.  The State Board of Education adopted and the Education Oversight Committee approved the Common Core State Standards for South Carolina  Current assessments are not aligned to the Common Core State Standards  The State Board of Education adopted the assessments being developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

19.  Group of states working together to develop assessments to be administered beginning in the 2014-15 school year o Aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) o Measure progress toward college- and career-readiness  English language arts/literacy and mathematics  Grades 3-8 and 11  Computer Adaptive Tests

20. School Year Summative Assessments Formative Assessment Tools Interim Assessments

21.  Formative Assessment Tools o Resources for teachers  Interim Assessments - Optional  Summative Assessments o Computer adaptive test o Performance tasks

22.  October 15 to November 2, 2012  Computer-administered o 15–18 items o Selected-response and constructed-response o Approximately 60–90 minutes to complete  Schools selected from member states o One classroom in one grade (4, 7, or 11) o Schools select test days within the test window

23.  Pilot Testing o February – May, 2013 o Participation open to all schools in consortium states  Field Testing o Spring 2014

24.  Advisory committees helping guide decisions for accessibility and accommodations  Comprised of more than 20 national experts in: o Student assessment o Accommodations strategies o Language acquisition o Learning disabilities

25.  Online  Early October  Illustrate the rigor and complexity of items  Items do not include accessibility tools and accommodations options

26.  Under development for operational assessment in 2014-15  Sample items to give students chance to become familiar  Decisions about tools guided by consortium’s: o Accessibility and Accommodations Work Group and o Advisory committees for English language learners

29. Questions?

30. Ensuring the Validity of NAEP Results

31. Agency responsible for NAEP implementation: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education Only ongoing nationwide assessment Representative sample across states State- and national-level results State grades 4 and 8 National-grades 4, 8, and 12

32. Valid cross-state comparisons Designed primarily to provide data to state- and national-level policy makers With passage of ESEA/NCLB, state’s participation became required NAEP policy is set by the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)

33.  Focuses on states’ inclusion of students with disabilities (SD) and English language learners (ELLs)  As a percentage of total population, total excluded (SD/ELL) should not be more than 5%.  As a percentage of each identified group (SD/ELL), excluded should not exceed 15%.

34. SC Exclusion Rates: 2009/2011

41. Key points regarding participation:  NAEP provides most accommodations typically offered on state tests.  NAEP does not produce scores for individual students and participation is anonymous.  Federal law requires that schools notify parents of their child’s selection for the assessment.  Students who meet participation guidelines for the SC-Alternate Assessment are not expected to participate in NAEP. All others are.

42.  The IEP/504 Plan team should determine how the student will participate.  Students are not required to complete the entire test and may skip any test question. Even when a student does not complete the entire test, valuable information is still obtained from the item responses provided.  NAEP assessments are “low-stakes” and are solely intended to provide an overall measure of educational achievement for the nation and individual states.

43. Questions? cwebster@ed.sc.gov

44. 44 Contact Information South Carolina Alternate Assessment Suzanne Swaffield sswaffie@ed.sc.gov Douglas Alexander dgalexan@ed.sc.gov Smarter Balanced Liz Jones ejones@ed.sc.gov NAEP Chris Webster cwebster@ed.sc.gov Accommodations and Customized Material Anne Mruz amruz@ed.sc.gov