1. Summative Assessment Transition Information for
Educators
Lynn Vásquez
Director of Assessment
January 2019

2. Spring 2019 Summative Math & ELA Transition Assessment Memorandum
As stated in the January 10, memorandum, the transition assessment is:
1 to 1.5 hours shorter per subject area, reducing overall testing time up to 30%.
comparable to prior year’s results, with five reporting categories.
delivered on the same platform and during the April 22-May 10 scheduled window.
A new test will be developed for SY, which will have a new name, TBD.

3. Spring 2019 Summative Math & ELA Transition Assessment Key Messages for Educators
Teachers should continue to do what they do best: teach content with high rigor that is aligned to our adopted New Mexico Common Core Standards (NMCCSS).
The test is called the Spring 2019 New Mexico Standards-Based Transition Assessment of Mathematics and English Language Arts.  This test is fully aligned to NMCCSS.
This is not the same assessment as the old New Mexico SBA for Math and Reading from years past. The prior test was aligned to the former New Mexico Standards and Benchmarks.   
New Mexico is no longer using the PARCC test blueprint or PARCC test design.
A new test blueprint has been developed and there are similarities in test design and structure in order to maintain comparability.

4. Spring 2019 Summative Math & ELA Transition Assessment Comparability Message
This is a transition assessment created with linking items that have undergone educator reviews for content, bias and sensitivity, and field testing.
Linking items are items that have been utilized on prior operational forms or were field tested on the spring 2018 forms to allow for comparability, rather than starting from a new baseline.
This results in parents, educators, and public officials being able to compare spring 2018 and prior scores to spring 2019 scores.
All publicly available resources (e.g., online practice sites) for prior administrations are still appropriate for use as preparation and practice for the Spring 2019 transition assessment.
The transition assessments will be administered in TestNav and managed through PearsonAccessNext.

5. Comparability Grade Subject 2017 NAEP % Proficient 2017 PARCC %
Spring 2019
Transition
Summative Assessment
% Proficient
Grade 4 ELA
24.9%
25.2%
29.1% ?
Grade 8 ELA
24.4%
27.9%
29.0%
Grade 4 Math
27.2%
23.1%
25.6%
Grade 8 Math
20.2%
20.8%

6. Spring 2019 Assessment Transition Quick Links
Support Resource
Link
PED Spring 2019 Assessment Transition Memo
PED Assessment Transition Page
Pearson Support Page
Online practice test on TestNav
Spring 2019 Transition Assessment New Mexico Accessibility Features and Accommodations (AF&A) Manual
Spring 2019 Transition Assessment Test Administration Manuals
PearsonAccessNext
nm.pearsonaccessnext.com
Link will go live on 2/1/2019

7. Students are assigned either Form A or Form B
Spring 2019 Transition Assessment English Language Arts Design & Unit Times
Students are assigned either Form A or Form B

8. Spring 2019 Transition Assessment English Language Arts Design
All items will be deeply aligned to the New Mexico Common Core State Standards.
ELA passages and items are developed in accordance with the National Council of Teachers of English Standards for the Assessment of Reading and Writing.
All units will include reading comprehension and vocabulary items.
A writing component will be included in each unit.
All students will complete one unit with a research simulation task.
All students will complete one unit based on Literature. This may be a literary analysis task or narrative task with an extra passage, depending of the form students are assigned.

9. Spring 2019 Transition Assessment English Language Arts Design
Students will read a range of both Literature and Informational texts.
Students will be ask to write about texts they read.
Each unit will contain the following item types:
Evidence-based selected responses with Part A and Part B
Drag and drop, choose response from drop down, shared text, move items to show relationships
A prose constructed written response 

10. Spring 2019 Mathematics Design & Unit Times
3 Hours for all grades

11. Spring 2019 Transition Assessment Math Design
All items will be deeply aligned to the NMCCSS.
Mathematics items are developed in accordance with principles and practices endorsed by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Starting at grade 6, all assessed grades/subjects contain calculator and non calculator sections/units.
All unit components include short answer and constructed response items. 
The constructed response items will assess the SMP’s (Standards for Mathematical Practice).

12. Spring 2019 Transition Assessment Math Design
Calculators and Other Tools
Grades 3-5
No calculators allowed, except for students with an approved calculator accommodation
Grades 6-7
Four-function with square root and percentage functions
Grade 8
Scientific calculators
High school
Graphing calculators (with functionalities consistent with TI -84 or similar models)
There will be a grade level appropriate calculator as a drop-down online.  Additionally, students may use a physical grade level appropriate calculator.
The Grade 8 and Geometry assessment allows students to bring in mathematical tools that are used in the instruction as tools to use in the assessment (example:  patty paper, reflection tools, rulers, protractors).
Scrap paper and graph paper are optional, yet essential in all grades.

13. Important Dates Deliverable Date
Release of
Feb. 1
Fall Block 2018 reports accessible to DTCs online
March 11
Fall Block 2018 ISRs shipped
March 31
Spring 2019 materials arrive at LEAs
April 8*
Spring 2019 Testing Window
April 22 – May 10
Spring 2019 results will be available via OnDemand reports accessible to DTCs, as hand-scoring is completed.
2 weeks after test submission for on line tests.*
*Subject to change

14. Publicly Available New Mexico Assessment Resources Support Page
Resources
Audience
Tutorials for Students to use TestNav and tools to be used during the test
Students
Parents
Teachers
Spring 2019 Transition Assessment New Mexico Test Administration Manuals
&
Spring 2019 Transition Assessment New Mexico Accessibility Features and Accommodations (AF&A) Manual
Test Coordinators
Test Administrators
IEP, 504, and EL Teams
NM Support page accessible 2/1/2019

15. Publicly Available New Mexico Assessment Resources Support Page
nm.digitalitemlibrary.com
Released 2/1/2019
Access to high quality math and ELA items
Ability to search test items by grade, content area, evidence statement, and task type
Coming Soon: Teachers will have the ability to create formative “testlettes” and administer formatives in TestNav
Professional development will be provided

16. Spring 2019 Transition Assessment Performance Levels Remain the Same for Comparability
Exceeded expectations
Level 4
Met expectations
Level 3
Approached expectations
Level 2
Partially met expectations
Level 1
Did not yet meet expectations
The Spring 2019 results still inform a level of career and post secondary readiness

17. Reports and Data Transition Assessment Individual Student Report (ISR)
Transition Assessment School Roster Report
Transition Assessment District Summary Report
Transition Assessment District and School Summative Files
Transition Assessment Performance Level Summary Report
Transition Assessment Evidence Statement Analysis Report
Transition Assessment Content Standards Roster Report

18. Publicly Available Accessibility Features and Accommodations
The Spring 2019 New Mexico AF&A Manual will be available at on 2/1/2019
Quick Reference Version at PED Website: content/uploads/2019/01/FINAL_Accessibility-Accommodations-Features.pdf
Accessibility Features for all Students
Administrative Considerations
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Accommodations for English Learners

19. Accommodations Must: Enable students to participate with equal access.
Be based on individual needs identified in the instructional/assessment setting.
Be documented in either the IEP or 504 Plan and EL Plan.
For English learners, who needs an EL accommodation, be described and documented in the student’s file.
Be utilized during daily instruction.
Parents receive notification.

20. Text-To-Speech Accessibility vs Accommodations on Assessments
English Language Arts
Mathematics
Always an accommodation, documented in a legal plan, parent/guardian involved
A student need not have an legal plan to receive Text-To-Speech feature assignment for mathematics. This must be a Pre-identified Accessibility Feature in testing system
Rare cases/seldom
Needs to be thoughtfully assigned, not a blanket assignment for all students in a given grade, class, or school
PED Monitored
Examples when suitable to assign:
A disability that severely limits or prevents them from accessing printed text after varied and repeated attempts to teach accessibility have been exhausted.
Student qualifies as documented and receives accommodation during instruction.
Student may be in SAT process and deficit skills may be appearing. A discussion between parent, student, and teacher results in assigning text-to-speech for math.
Student has utilized this feature during 50%
or more of classroom instruction.

21. PearsonAccessnext (PAN)
Live Site:
Training Site:
Training site will be available 2/1/2019

22. Future Summative Assessment 2019-20 SY
Comparability of results over time still a primary driver for assessment design. This matters to stakeholders.
Item & Bias Review meetings will be held in Albuquerque May/June: TBA.
Stakeholder engagement meetings on future assessment designs are being planned.

23. PED Policy: ped.assessment@state.nm.us