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HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN ASSESSMENTS Implementation Dr. Tom Dauphinee Interim Supervisor, Assessment and Accountability Dr. Catherine Cross Maple Deputy Secretary, Learning and Accountability PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT November 4, 2009
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High School Redesign Assessments Statute §22-2C-4.1 says grade 11 students choose one or more of the following in fall 2009: –College Readiness Assessment –Workforce Readiness Assessment –Alternative Demonstration of Competency (Standards Based Indicators) –Participate at No Cost to Student
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College Readiness Assessment Contract for ACT Test Finalized Districts Notified of Implementation CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding
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Workforce Readiness Assessment Contract for WorkKeys Finalized Districts Notified of Implementation CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding
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When Will College and Workforce Readiness Assessments Be Added? School Districts May Administer –If Sufficiently Funded –Arrange with ACT Directly –Might Be Tied to Race To The Top Funds
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What Is Still In Place? Short Cycle Assessments –3 times in grade 9 –3 times in grade 10
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What Is Still In Place? Alternate Demonstration of Competency of High School Exit Requirements (NMAC 6.19.7.10)
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency Portfolio of Standards-Based Indicators May Include, But Not Limited to: Results from post-secondary nationally normed assessments (e.g. ACT / SAT) Results from Workforce Readiness Assessments Results from End-of-Course Assessments
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency Continued List: School-Based Projects (e.g. papers, theses, research projects) Performances of Art Work (recorded in electronic format) Community-Based Projects (e.g. internships, service learning, after school job performance
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include Projects Not Students Independent Work Projects Involving Vertebrate Animal Subjects Collaborations Where Individual Work Not Discernable Course Grades, Teacher/Employer Recommendations or Testimonials
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include Continued List: Artifacts Not Related to Academic Content Standards Inflammatory, Derogatory, or Humiliating Material Projects Involving Human Subject, Microorganisms, Biological Agents Must Follow International Rules
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency – Other Requirements Student Participated in Grade 9 or 10 Short Cycle Assessments Students Participated in College or Workforce Readiness Assessments May Create a Portfolio of Artifacts as Further Evidence of Competency to Submit to Post-Secondary Institutions or Employers
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Alternate Demonstration of Competency & High School Graduation Students May Provide Alternate Demonstrations of Competency within 5 Years of Exiting to Receive a NM Diploma of Excellence
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Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.
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Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.
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What is Still In Place? NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL COMPETENCY EXAM Last 10 th Graders in Spring 2009 Retest Until Students Exited from High School 5 Years (2016)
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What is Coming? GRADE 11 STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT / HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ASSESSMENT First Administration in Spring 2011 Scored for AYP in Reading, Math, and Science Different Set of Scores for Graduation
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Information About Assessments PED Assessment & Evaluation Website: http://www.ped.state.nm.us/AssessmentA ccountability/AssessmentEvaluation/index.html Statutes on Assessments §22-2C-4 & 4.1 http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
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Information About Assessments Statutes on Graduation Requirements §22- 13-1.1 http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
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Whom Can I Call? Assessments Robert Romero (505) 827-6524 or robert.romero1@state.nm.us Charles Trujillo (505) 827-6536 or charles.trujillo@state.nm.us
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Whom Can I Call? High School Redesign http://www.ped.state.nm.us/HighSchoolRed esign/ Dr. Anya Dozier Enos (505) 827-8058 or anya.dozierenos@state.nm.us
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