1. Test Development Center, June 2009 1 Next-Generation Sunshine State Standards : Assessments and Interpretive Products June 1, 2009 CLAS Presentation Renn Edenfield, FCAT Writing Coordinator Lyla Springfield, FCAT Reading Coordinator Vince Verges, Executive Director, Test Development Center Florida Department of Education 1

2. Test Development Center, June 2009 22 Topics Staff Change End of Course Assessments SB 1908 Impact Reading Updates Writing Updates Interpretive Products Other Assessment Information Questions

3. Test Development Center, June 2009 3 New Executive Director of National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) Dr. Cornelia Orr, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Accountability, Research and Measurement, will be leaving the Department in mid-July to assume her new responsibilities A search will be underway shortly for a replacement

4. Test Development Center, June 2009 4 End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments Algebra 1 – Field test in May 2010, computer based only Biology – Field test in May 2011, computer based only American History - Field test in May 2012, computer based only Currently, no plans for ELA EOCs 4

5. Test Development Center, June 2009 55 Revised Language Arts Standards: Impact on FCAT Reading Assessment of 2007 standards was planned for FCAT Reading in 2011, but an interim solution will be used that is still to be decided, based on final 2009 standards Draft Reading Test Item Specifications & 2010 field testing Retakes remain the same, no PTs; FCAT Retakes given through a time yet to be determined

6. Test Development Center, June 2009 6 Revised Language Arts Standards: Impact on FCAT Reading Planned Content Advisory meeting for Fall 2009 to gather educator input and recommendations on future reading assessments based on 2009 standards Further timelines to be determined later

7. Test Development Center, June 2009 77 FCAT Reading - What is being tested and when? Last FCAT Reading Test – March 9-19, 2010 Field Test new benchmarks - 2010 No performance tasks at grades 4,8,10 2011 and beyond No summer retakes for Reading or Mathematics

8. Test Development Center, June 2009 88 New Reading Test Item Specifications Appendix B was released last Fall for Reading and Mathematics, 9/30/08 Spring 2009 release for Next-Generation Assessments Reading and Math Test Item Specifications New Specifications document can be found at: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatis01.asp Remember: Impact on future tests is still TBD.

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18. Test Development Center, June 2009 18 SB 1908 and Writing “ Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the comprehensive assessments of writing shall be composed of a combination of selected-response test items, short-response performance tasks, and extended-response performance tasks, which shall measure a student's content knowledge of writing, including, but not limited to, paragraph and sentence structure, sentence construction, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, spelling, parts of speech, verb tense, irregular verbs, subject verb agreement, and noun-pronoun agreement. “

19. Test Development Center, June 2009 19 SB 1908 and Writing September Content Advisory to gather educator input and recommendations on future writing assessments based on 2009 standards

20. Test Development Center, June 2009 20 New Writing Test Timeline December 2011 - Field Test Grade 4 New Writing Test, paper based Spring 2012 Field test Grades 7, 11 New Writing Test, computer based, not during regular Grade 8 and 10 tests *************************************** Spring 2013 New Writing Test Grades 4, 7, 11

21. Test Development Center, June 2009 21 FAQs about FCAT What are the 2009-10 dates for FCAT Writing? No December 2009 Field Test Census Test –February 9-11, 2010 21

22. Test Development Center, June 2009 22 Are certain scorers assigned to each school or district? Short answer: NO responses are distributed randomly among all scorers each year each school's responses are seen by a large number of scorers 22

23. Test Development Center, June 2009 23 Grade 4 Narrative Percentage of students earning score point 3 and above and score point 4 and above Percentage of students

24. Test Development Center, June 2009 24 Grade 4 Expository Percentage of students earning Score point 3 and above and Score point 4 and above Percentage of students

25. Test Development Center, June 2009 25 Grade 8 Persuasive Percentage of students earning Score point 3 and above and Score point 4 and above Percentage of students

26. Test Development Center, June 2009 26 Grade 8 Expository Percentage of students earning Score point 3 and above and Score point 4 and above Percentage of students

27. 27 Grade 10 Expository Percentage of students earning Score point 3 and above and Score point 4 and above (Note: No expository prompt given in 2008) Percentage of students

28. Test Development Center, June 2009 28 Grade 10 Persuasive Percentage of students earning Score point 3 and above and Score point 4 and above Percentage of students

29. Test Development Center, June 2009 29 Writing Lessons Learned… FCAT Writing Lessons Learned: 2001-2008 Data Analyses and Instructional Implications Scheduled for delivery to districts in Spring 2010 PDF file posted To FDOE website after ADA compliance requirements - districts will be notified when it is available

30. Test Development Center, June 2009 30 All FCAT Subjects: Handscoring Quality Controls Rangefinder Meetings with Florida Educators scoring student responses that are then used as training materials for FCAT scorers at handscoring FCAT scorers are trained, monitored, and supervised throughout scoring

31. Test Development Center, June 2009 31 Handscoring Quality Controls Education – minimum of a bachelor’s degree Intensive training monitored by FDOE Must qualify to score – demonstrate accuracy and consistency in scoring Monitored throughout scoring by FDOE

32. Test Development Center, June 2009 32 Handscoring Quality Controls 20% of Reading and Mathematics performance task responses at all grades will receive a score from a 2 nd reader 20% of responses to Writing prompts at grades 4 and 8 will receive a score from a 2 nd reader 100% of responses to Writing prompts at grade 10 will receive a score from a 2 nd reader

33. Test Development Center, June 2009 33 Distributed Scoring Utilizes the same scorer requirements and controls Will only be used with short-response in Reading and Mathematics in 2010 only Extended responses will be scored at a specific regional site Will not be used at all in Writing 33

34. Test Development Center, June 2009 34 2009 FCAT Content Focus Report Now available on the DOE website Has the benchmarks and content focus for each item that counted towards student scores on the 2009 FCAT Has total points for each reporting cluster/category Identifies the benchmarks that had performance tasks Reading and Mathematics have old to new benchmarks crosswalks

35. Test Development Center, June 2009 35 Sample Test Materials Anticipated delivery date of January 2010 for Reading, Mathematics, and Science (by legislative request)

36. Test Development Center, June 2009 36 FCAT Preparation Activities Requires school districts to prohibit each public school from suspending a regular program of curricula in order to administer practice test or engage in other test-preparation activities for a statewide assessment (i.e., FCAT or end-of-course assessment).

37. Test Development Center, June 2009 37 Preparation continued… to the extent determined necessary in State Board of Education rule, distribute and administer sample practice tests and answer keys published by FDOE or engage in other test-preparation activities.

38. Test Development Center, June 2009 38  “Florida Recycles” logo and statement will appear on non-secure FCAT materials.  Support the effort in your district! DOE is going green!  FCAT contractors already use eco-friendly production methods.  DOE is now actively promoting recycling.

39. 39 Region Panhandle:22% East Central:23% Northeast:17% South:20% West Central:17% County Type Rural:19% Urban:36% Suburban:43% University/Other 2% County Size Small: 22% Medium: 40% Large: 35% University/Other: 3% Ethnicity Asian: 1% African Am: 20% Caucasian: 67% Hispanic: 7% Other: 5% Gender Female: 79% Male: 21% One Year of FCAT Participants 2007 – 2008

40. 40 One Year of FCAT Participants Writing+ - 163 Members Content Advisory Educator Visits to Handscoring Prompt Review Item Content Review Rangefinder Science - 127 Members Content Advisory Educator Visits to Handscoring Expert Review Item Content Review Lessons Learned Rangefinder Rangefinder Review Gridded Adjudication Reading - 140 Members Content Advisory Educator Visits to Handscoring Item Content Review Passage Review Rangefinder Rangefinder Review Mathematics -144 Members Content Advisory Gridded Adjudication Educator Visits to Handscoring Item Content Review Rangefinder Rangefinder Review Sensitivity - 31 Members Reading Mathematics Science Writing+ Bias - 45 Members Reading & Mathematics Science Writing+ 2007-2008 677 participants, 38 weeks of meetings, and 76 different meetings Advisory - 27 Members Technical Advisory FCAT Reports

41. Test Development Center, June 2009 41 FCAT Resources On the Web website: fcat.fldoe.org FDOE website: fldoe.org

42. Test Development Center, June 2009 42 Available Resources  2009 FCAT Writing Anchor Sets posted to web, on or before August 2009  2008 Florida Reads! Writes! Solves! Inquires! CD in Districts  Test Development Center Sharepoint Site: http://sharepoint.leon.k12.fl.us/tdc/external /default.aspx

43. Test Development Center, June 2009 43 FCAT Publications Contact Information Trish Lyons Publications Coordinator (850) 922-2584 ext. 227 SunCom 292-2584 ext. 227 lyonst@mail.leon.k12.fl.us

44. Test Development Center, June 2009 44 Contact Information Lyla Springfield, FCAT Reading Coordinator: springfieldl@mail.leon.k12.fl.us springfieldl@mail.leon.k12.fl.us Steve Ash, FCAT Mathematics Coordinator: ashs@mail.leon.k12.fl.us ashs@mail.leon.k12.fl.us Renn Edenfield, FCAT Writing Coordinator: edenfieldr@mail.leon.k12.fl.us edenfieldr@mail.leon.k12.fl.us Linda Oravetz, FCAT Science Coordinator: oravetzl@mail.leon.k12.fl.us oravetzl@mail.leon.k12.fl.us Vince Verges, Executive Director Test Development Center: vergesv@mail.leon.k12.fl.us vergesv@mail.leon.k12.fl.us