1. Weekly Wednesday Webinar

2. AIR Help Desk
Zac Sweeney

3. NAEP 2017 Update

4. NAEP 2015 Science
Grade 4 and 8

5. Notes about Science Assessment
Assessment Administered January to March 2015
46 states and Department of Defense schools participated (total 47 jurisdictions)
Paper-Pencil test

6. Changes in Average Scale Score from 2009 to 2015—Grade 4 Science

8. 2015 NAEP Grade 4 Science Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
At or Above Proficient
2009
West Virginia
27.05%
44.86%
27.95%
0.13%
28.08%
South
29.21%
39.88%
30.39%
0.52%
30.92%
National Public
28.83%
38.82%
31.79%
0.56%
32.35%
2015
25.46%
43.19%
30.81%
0.54%
31.35%
23.55%
38.38%
36.94%
1.13%
38.07%
24.97%
38.50%
35.63%
0.89%
36.52%

9. Changes in Average Scale Score from 2009 to 2015—Grade 8 Science

11. 2015 NAEP Grade 8 Science Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced
At or Above Proficient
2009
West Virginia
42.03%
35.87%
21.46%
0.64%
22.10%
South
40.43%
32.98%
25.36%
1.24%
26.60%
National Public
38.13%
32.83%
27.64%
1.40%
29.04%
2011
36.63%
38.95%
23.74%
0.68%
24.42%
33.52%
33.48%
31.17%
1.83%
29.47%
33.35%
33.56%
31.26%
30.84%
2015
36.99%
36.40%
25.88%
0.73%
26.61%
33.00%
33.09%

12. Important Dates Parent Notification—Available
Inclusion Policy—November 1
Student List submitted by state, based on certified enrollment
Student Sample and MyNAEP tasks available—December 5
Initial phone call with assessment team—week of December 5-9
Update Student List—submitted by state
Update Student List task—January 6 (after sent)
Preassessment Review Call—January 9-23

13. General Summative

14. Non-Public Memo Non-public Assessment memo Sent last week
Mailed to schools
ed to districts

15. System Maintenance Downtime
Monthly Downtime
System Maintenance Downtime
10:59pm FRI – 11:00pm SUN
Task Name
Duration (Days)
Start
Finish
July 2
Fri 7/22/16
Mon 7/25/16
August
Fri 8/19/16
Mon 8/22/16
September
Fri 9/23/16
Mon 9/26/16
October
Fri 10/21/16
Mon 10/24/16
November
Fri 11/18/16
Mon 11/21/16
December
Fri 12/16/16
Mon 12/19/16
January
Fri 1/20/17
Mon 1/23/17
February
Fri 2/24/17
Mon 2/27/17
March
Fri 3/24/17
Mon 3/27/17
April
Fri 4/21/17
Mon 4/24/17
May
Fri 5/19/17
Mon 5/22/17
June
Fri 6/23/17
Mon 6/26/17

16. iOS 10 iOS 10 (iPad) is not supported by AIR
Three issues with iOS 10 AIR is working to resolve
Will be deployed with known issues
Issues to be corrected by end of year
iOS 10 with known issues can be used for interims
Projected fix - late November

17. Accommodations Not in TIDE but in Accoms.14 – WVDE
Not in Accoms.14 – County
Verify accommodations work
Students taking practice test
Students taking interim tests

18. School Testing Days School testing window
Must be inside district testing window
Guidelines
Instructional days needed to complete testing
Twenty-five testing days
Five make-up days following 25 days
Last week of school used for make-up test administration
Need more than 25 days (exclusive of 5 day make-up)
Request approval from WVDE
Can use up to 36 days
The last day of the testing window should be the last instructional day for students
Scheduled testing should be completed 5 days prior to end of testing window.
Grade 12 Retest (CCR) 5 days prior to opening of General Summative Window

19. Grade 12 Retest (College and Career Readiness)
School Test Window
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Grade 12 Retest (College and Career Readiness)
WVGSA
WVGSA
WVGSA
WVGSA
WVGSA
WVGSA Make-up Testing

20. School Testing Days W WVGSA 25 days WVGSA 25 days Make-up 1-5
Grade12 5 days
Grade12 5 days W
WVGSA 25 days
WVGSA 25 days
Make-up 1-5
March 30 - April 5 Grade 12 Retest
April 6 – May WVGSA
May 19 – WVGSA Make-ups

21. Do not enter testing windows in TIDE WVDE / AIR upload windows
TIDE/Testing Window
Do not enter testing windows in TIDE
WVDE / AIR upload windows
Only edit here once

22. SEM
Exporting student data from ORS

23. SEM

24. SEM

25. SEM

26. SEM

27. User Guides User Guides for 2016-17 Many are posted to portal
A few are in final editing stages

28. 2017 WVGSA and WVASA
Science

29. WVGSA / WVASA
(II) in the case of science, be administered not less than one time during—
(aa) grades 3 through 5;
(bb) grades 6 through 9; and
(cc) grades 10 through 12; and

30. WVGSA / WVASA 2017
Why is West Virginia shifting the grades of science administration?
Reduces test grades/time
Generation of student result/report
Fulfills USDE reporting requirement
Matches new testing grades
Embedded FT testing of items
a. WVGSA Only

31. The following slides do not pertain to WVASA
WVGSA
The following slides do not pertain to WVASA

32. WVGSA 2017 Item Development Aligned to Science Standards Final stages
Mirrors Math/ELA
Science FAQs

33. Footnotes
*All Field tested items are embedded within the operational test.
^2016 WVGSA tested science in grades 4, 6 and 10.

34. 8 5 10 WVGSA Gr 10 Science 2017 Test Composition 2017 2018 2019 2020
New Science Assessment Projected Rollout Timeline
Test Name
Grade of Test Administration^
Grade Level Standard alignment
Test Composition
2017
2018
2019
2020
Grade Band 3- 5 Assessment 5
Grade 3 Items
Field Test*
Scored
Grade 4 Items
Grade 5 Items
Grade WESTEST 2 Items
Approximate Time
150 min
120 min
Grade Band 6-8 Assessment 8
Grade 6 Items
Grade 7 Items
Grade 8 Items
Grade WESTEST 2 Items
Grade 10 Assessment 10
Grade 10 Items
Grade 10 WESTEST 2 Items

35. WV Alternate Assessment

36. ASA Timeline Summative Assessment April 3 - June 9, 2017
Gather manipulatives, administer student practice tests, and draft schedule for operational assessment
Complete FC and AP student surveys
Policy 2340
Summative Assessment
Review student enrollment data and rosters
Review manuals
Use the ITI interface for instruction (Educator Portal User Guide pp.62-73).
Complete DLM Required Training
DLM professional development modules

37. HELP DESK
Use the Alternate Assessment help desk for any issues related to alternate assessment and resources.
Help us to better serve you!

38. Questions?
Melissa Gholson