1. WVDE Capacity Building Institute Alternate Assessment: More Than Just a Test
July 2019
Sonja Phillips

2. Eligibility

3. Least Dangerous Assumption
“…absence of conclusive data, educational decisions ought to be based on assumptions which, if incorrect, will have the least dangerous effect on the likelihood that students will be able to functional independently as adults.”
-- Anne McDonnellan

6. Competence comes in many forms and talents….

7. IS the Least Dangerous Assumption!
Presuming Competence
IS the Least Dangerous Assumption!
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

8. Where to find data? Classroom assessments Therapist reports
Summative assessments
Eligibility assessments
Parent and teacher reports
Records review
THE STUDENT

9. Eligibility assessments
Academic testing
Ability testing
Behavior rating scales
Adaptive rating scales
Visual-Motor Integration
Speech evaluation
Health screeners
Vision/hearing evaluations
OT, PT, Speech evaluations
Social skills background

10. Activity: You decide!
Based on the limited information given, what assessment would you assume this student would take and why (content area, assessment, and level if appropriate)?
What data was used to come to this conclusion?
Handout - Case Study Handout
Small groups of participants – assign groups which case study to review and decide – quick report out

11. Case Study Outcomes Case Study #1 – Case Study #2 – Case Study #3 –

12. WV Rubric

13. Handout: WV Rubric
Review rubric – would this have helped guide the conversation in the activity just completed?

17. Instructionally Embedded Assessments
Instruction and Assessment Planner
Instructionally Embedded Assessments  old name

18. Instructionally Embedded Assessments
Optional, but highly recommended
Screenshots and directions can be found in the Education Portal User Guide
In order to create Instructional Plans – the students must be enrolled, rostered, and their FCS completed; the teacher must have accepted the security agreement and completed the Moodle training
New name: Instruction and Assessment Planner
“The Planner”

23. References and Resources
least-dangerous-assumption/
development
texts utilized in some DLM testlets

24. More Resources https://www.dlmpd.com/pinterest-boards/
<- centralized recruitment link for DLM

25. Yammer!!