1. Priority Data Strategies for FY2015 Finger Lakes RAEN
Rosemary Matt
NYS Director of Accountability

2. Today’s Topics Important Dates to Remember
Planned/Strategic Post Testing
New NYS Assessment Policy
Follow Up Outcomes
New Follow Up Outcome required documentation

3. Important Dates to Remember
June 13, 2015
First ASISTS Class Carryover
Reminder to add Case Management (non-Instructional)
June 30, 2015
All Post Tests must be administered on or before this date!!

4. New NYS Assessment Policy

5. New NYS Assessment Policy Page #4
Intensity of Program
Post Test Schedule
Six to Nine hours per week
Posttest every instructional hours
Ten or more hours per week
Posttest every instructional hours
Volunteer Tutorial Program
Posttest every 30 contact hours

6. POST TESTING Post Test Post Test Post Test Post Test Post Test

7. 64% of 2,063 = 1,320
70% of 2,063 = 1445
1445 – 1320 = 125 more post tests!

8. Keeping Track of the Post Testing
125 Post Tests by June 30th

9. Planned Post Testing
Prioritize Post Testing
Identify students on the “cusp” end of an Educational Functioning Level
Strategize the scheduling of post testing
Between today and June 30th, ALL students should be post tested

12. NRS Level Educational Level TABE Range Cusp Range NRS Level
TABE RANGES AND CUSP SCORES
NRS Level
Educational Level
TABE Range
Cusp Range 1
Beginning ABE Literacy
0 – 1.9
1.7 – 1.9 2
Beginning ABE
2.0 – 3.9
3.7 – 3.9 3
Low Intermediate ABE
4.0 – 5.9
5.7 – 5.9 4
High Intermediate ABE
6.0 – 8.9
8.7 – 8.9 5
ASE Low
9.0 – 10.9
10.7 – 10.9
BEST PLUS RANGES AND CUSP SCORES
NRS Level
Educational Level
BEST Plus Range
Cusp Range 1
Beginning ESL Literacy
85 – 400
385 – 400 2
Low Beginning ESL
401 – 417
413 – 417 3
High Beginning ESL
418 – 438
433 – 438 4
Low Intermediate ESL
439 – 472
465 – 472 5
High Intermediate ESL
473 – 506
500 – 506 6
Advanced ESL
536 – 540
BEST LITERACY RANGES AND CUSP SCORES
NRS Level
Educational Level
BEST Literacy Range
Cusp Range 1
Beginning ESL Literacy
0 – 20
17 – 20 2
Low Beginning ESL
21 – 52
47 – 52 3
High Beginning ESL
53 – 63
59 – 63 4
Low Intermediate ESL
64 – 67
65 – 67 5
High Intermediate ESL
68 – 75
71 – 75 6
Advanced ESL
Not valid as pre-test

13. Applying Post Test Strategy

14. Applying Post Test Strategy

15. Applying Post Test Strategy

16. Applying Post Test Strategy

17. How does this happen?

18. Follow Up Outcomes 69% of 99 = 69 surveys
69 – 31 = 38 more outcomes needed!

19. NYS Follow Up Outcome Survey Template
All Surveys conducted after April 1, 2015
Must be in student’s folder