Www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Florida Alternate Assessment Coordinator’s Update Meeting Monica Verra-Tirado,

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Florida Alternate Assessment Coordinator’s Update Meeting Monica Verra-Tirado, Jessica Brattain, Heidi Metcalf & Angela Nathaniel Orlando, Florida September 10, 2015

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. From Preschool to Post-School Outcomes Preparing Florida’s Students to Become College and Career Ready Ds Equity, Access and Attainment

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. The Emphasis of IDEA 04 “Improving educational results for children with disabilities is an essential element of our national policy of ensuring equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities” (sec. 1400(c)(1))

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Moving from Access to Attainment: Statewide Equity and Excellence Increase Number of Students Graduating College and Career Ready Improve Graduation Rate Decrease Dropout Rate Improve Post-School Outcomes Results

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Five Game Changers for SWD Aligning early childhood services and k-12 services for students with disabilities Developing policies that would push all teachers to be prepared and trained to work with SWD and parents Providing access to differentiated instruction, and effective intervention to all SWD (OSEP, 2012)

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Five Game Changers SWD Including all students in assessment by making the assessments fully accessible Providing more transition planning for students moving into post-secondary and career opportunities (OSEP, 2012)

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Moving from Access to Attainment: Statewide Equity and Excellence Reduce Barriers to College and Career Readiness LRE Discipline Secured Seclusion and Restraint Disproportionality

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: ENSURING MEANINGFUL DIPLOMAS FOR ALL STUDENTS Recommendations Set high college and career expectations and clear goals for SWD Limit the number of diploma options for SWD Identify multiple, equally rigorous paths for SWD Identify appropriate diploma options for students with SCD Research the impact of state graduation requirements and diploma options on student outcomes

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. High School Graduation Requirements S. 1003.4282 (11), F.S. The majority of students with disabilities will continue to earn a standard diploma by meeting the same graduation requirements as all students In 2013-14, nearly 60% of students with disabilities earned a standard diploma.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Rule 6A-1.09963, Florida Administrative Code Describes two high school graduation options available only to students with disabilities

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Standard Diploma via Access Courses Must meet the same 24 course requirements as all students, but will use access courses Access Algebra 1 instead of Algebra 1, etc. Other ESE courses and core courses may be used in certain circumstances May substitute a CTE course with content related for access English IV, one access math, one access science and one access social studies Not access Algebra, Geometry, Biology or US History Course substitutions must be approved by DOE CTE courses may be modified

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Standard Diploma via Access Courses Must take the Florida Alternate Assessment in reading, math and science until replaced Must score 4 or above or have results waived If results waived, demonstrate achievement via a portfolio (best practice - collect portfolio artifacts for all students) NOTE: There has been no change in who can take access courses and the alternate assessment. Students must have a significant cognitive disability and parents must consent.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Standard Diploma via Academic and Employment-based Courses Must meet the same 24 course requirements as all students Must earn at least one-half credit in an employment-based course Documented achievement of components on employment transition plan May substitute a CTE course with content related for English IV, one math, science and one social studies Not Algebra, Geometry, Biology or US History

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Our Students are Ready! Students who started 9 th grade in 2014-15 were either on access points or taking general education courses in middle school They were successful in being promoted to high school They want and deserve the opportunity to earn a standard diploma!

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Results by Academic Area Reading* 2015 {2014} [2013] (2009) Emergent = 29% {29% } [28%] (33%) Achieved = 27% {26%}[25%] (26%) Commended = 44% {44%} [46%] (42%) Mathematics* 2015 {2014} [2013] (2009) Emergent = 28% {31%} [32%] (34%) Achieved = 38% {36%} [37%] (37%) Commended = 33% {32%} [31%] (29%) * Percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to exactly 100%

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Results by Academic Area Writing* 2015 {2014} [2013] (2009) Emergent = 32% {31%} [30%] (38%) Achieved = 26% {24%} [24%] (28%) Commended = 42% {45%} [46%] {42%} (34%) Science* 2015 {2014} [2013] (2009) Emergent = 26% {24%} [26%] (30%) Achieved = 38% {36%} [39%] (38%) Commended = 36% {39%} [36%] (32%) * Percentages have been rounded and therefore may not sum to exactly 100%

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Change in Number of Students Assessed (Reading) 2014 - 2015 * Three districts had number of students assessed less than 10 and therefore are not included

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2016 UPDATES NEW NAME – Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) FSAA – Performance Task Assessment FSAA-D – Datafolio (Trial Administration 2016)

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. FSAA 2016 Measured Progress was selected by the ITN committee to be our vendor for the next 3 years. 100% paper based ELA (grades 3-10) Mathematics (grades 3-8) Writing (Operational field test – grades 4-10) Science (grades 5 & 8) EOC’s (Algebra I, Geometry, and Biology I)

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. FSAA 2016 cont. Assessment Window Elementary and Middle Schools - February 29 – April 15 High School – April 4-29 Training Train-the-Trainer Model – Three opportunities to receive the training – October 20, 21, or 22 in Orlando at the Florida Hotel and Conference Center at the Florida Mall. Practice Materials Slated to be in districts by mid-November.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Datafolio, designed to provide a second option for assessing students with the most significant cognitive disabilities for whom no formal mode of communication has been established. Teachers who instruct students that meet the qualifying requirements had until September 1, 2015 to sign up to volunteer to participate. 159 students 118 teachers 39 districts FSAA Datafolio Trial Administration

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. FSAA-D Training (tentative) Locations September 28 – Tallahassee September 30 – Orlando October 2 – Miami District AAC’s or their designee who have teachers participating from their district are required to attend the training. **Contact Angela Nathaniel via email for more information – angela.nathaniel@fldoe.organgela.nathaniel@fldoe.org

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Florida Standards Access Points Access Points are academic expectations written specifically for students with significant cognitive disabilities. As part of the Florida Standards, access points reflect the core intent of the standards that apply to all students in the same grade, but at reduced levels of complexity. Access courses are designed to provide students with a significant cognitive disability with access to the general curriculum.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Florida Standard- MAFS.1.G.1.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of, and quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares. Access Point- MAFS.1.G.1.AP.3a Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal parts. Essential Understandings Concrete: Identify that when a shape is folded and its sides match up it has been partitioned into two or four equal parts. Use manipulatives to partition shapes. Representation: Select pictures that have been partitioned into two or four equal parts.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Essential Understandings for ELA and Math These are supports and scaffolds that help teachers provide instruction at a level where a student may begin to interact with grade level content. They serve as benchmarks along the continuum of learning to ensure progress toward the access points. These are developed and reviewed with FDOE and stakeholders.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. How can I find the new access points and essential understandings? Access Points can be found on the CPALMS website at http://www.cpalms.org/Public/http://www.cpalms.org/Public/ Essential Understandings can be found on the Access project website at http://accesstofls.weebly.com/ http://accesstofls.weebly.com/ Essential Understandings will be added to CPALMS in the near future.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Course Updates Over the past few years, course offerings have reflected an effort to increase students’ opportunities to be educated in the least restrictive environment. In 2012-13, all ESE K – 5 subject area courses were removed from the Course Code Directory. In 2013-14, all ESE 6 -8 core courses were removed from the Course Code Directory. In 2014,15, all ESE 9-12 core courses were removed from the Course Code Directory.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Course Updates Fundamental Courses have been daggered and will no longer be available after the 2016-17 school year Link to 2015-16 Course Code Directory: http://fldoe.org/policy/articulation/ccd/2015- 2016-course-directory.stml http://fldoe.org/policy/articulation/ccd/2015- 2016-course-directory.stml

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. (Goals from 2014) Improvement for 2015 FAA Administration Reduce Scoring Errors by 50% 100% Districts complete online verification process Alignment of SWD enrolled in ACCESS courses and participate in the FAA

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Students ENROLLED in Access courses (grades 3-8) during the 2014-15 year ELA- 16,994 Math- 16,816 Students ASSESSED (FAA) (grades 3-8) during the 2014- 15 year ELA- 17,087 Math- 17,076

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Statewide – more students in grades 3-8 took the FAA than those enrolled in Access courses aligned to the assessment. SUMMARY

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. FAA- Reading/Language Arts (grades 3-8) 36 districts have more students taking FAA than enrolled in Access Courses that align with the assessment. 28 districts have more students enrolled in Access courses than those assessed by the FAA. 5 districts (Columbia, Hamilton, Pasco, Sumter, and FAU Lab School) have the same number of students enrolled in the Access courses and taking the assessment.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. FAA- Math (grades 3-8) 35 districts have more students taking FAA than enrolled in Access Courses that align with the assessment. 30 districts have more students enrolled in Access courses than those assessed by the FAA. 4 districts (Columbia, Hamilton, St. Lucie, and FAU Lab School) have the same number of students enrolled in the Access courses and taking the assessment.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. What’s New The Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities (Rule 6A-1.0943, F.A.C.) became effective 12/23/2014 Updated language given statutory changes Amends section addressing consideration of FAA administration Added requirements for medically complex exemption Revised unique accommodation section

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities TAP: 2014-208 (March 20, 2015) Revises and replaces existing Technical Assistance Paper: 2010-92, Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities. http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docum ent-7301/dps-2014-208.pdf http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Docum ent-7301/dps-2014-208.pdf

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 FAA Survey Results Administrative Survey (Open Response) Item Specific / Student Specific 648 respondents 54 out of 69 districts participated

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Open Response Summary Accommodations that would have been helpful for the student. Responses indicative of a gap in training Teacher may not be aware of Assistive Technology Accommodations (1 response) Teacher may not be aware of the FAA Object Exchange List (2 responses) Teacher may not be aware of provisions to use magnification devices (1 response) Aspects of the assessment that worked well Online videos for renewing the testing administration were easy and I didn’t miss class time. It has been a couple of years since I assessed……and the changes/improvements made this so much easier for teachers.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Open Response Summary (cont.) Since this was my first time testing I was a little worried…..but it was very easy to maneuver. Test was very easy to give. Due to the amount of [FAA administration] training I’ve had in past seven years…….subtests for Reading, Math, Science are easily administered with minimal distraction to my students. Flexible time…administer test only when the student was best able to answer the questions. It’s more manageable than a portfolio. The 20 questions for each subject area……something all of the students are able to handle. Any more than 20 would be too many…. Overall, easy to manage. However we received the materials and had a short period of time to administer due to Spring Break and the FSA testing as we do both. FAA followed the benchmarks for each grade….. One question per [response booklet] sheet

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Open Response Summary (cont.) Aspects of the assessment that did not work well Too many words in scripts… Unique Learning Curriculum does not match up completely with our Access Points Not enough time…no assistant to monitor my class. Test coordinator was unfamiliar with the test (and administration protocol) and I had to clarify and lead the way on almost every aspect of the testing process. (2 responses) Materials did not come on time. My specialist did not allow me to get a sub. It should be county wide and enforced that at least 5 days of testing we should have a sub. During the testing time we should not have an IEP’s to write. I had to write 3 IEP’s while testing and no sub….. (Note: multiple iterations of this concern --less than approximately 10 total)

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Areas for Improvement Primary Exceptionality – students taking FAA Course enrollment aligned to assessment Training for district/school personnel, and teachers who are administering the FAA

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Safeguards Added to Decrease Errors School scoring sheet review checklist. Additional attention to problematic errors to be included in TTT and in the TAM. Districts being notified of missing answer sheets in a timely fashion.

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Answer Sheet Errors 306 Total Errors decreased by 96 or 24% from 2014 Total number of students impacted 292 (decreased by 88 or 23% from 2014) Three main errors that can impact scoring and student results Incomplete Academic Area (One or more items was left blank) N=235; 77% of all errors Decreased by 34 or 13% from 2014

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Answer Sheet Errors Too Many Marks (More than one bubble was completed for a specific item) (N=40; 13% of all errors) Decreased by 31 or 44% from 2014 Incorrect Academic Area (An incorrect area was completed for a student’s grade-level [i.e., Writing for a 5 th grader, Reading for a 11 th grader]) (N=31; 10% of all errors) Decreased by 31 or 50% from 2014

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 21 Districts Had Zero Report Errors Alachua Baker Clay Collier Dixie Franklin Gilchrist Glades Gulf Hamilton Hendry Jefferson Lafayette Levy Madison Marion Monroe Suwannee Taylor Wakulla FSDB

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Broward 1.1 Dade 1.5 Hillsborough 1.0 Orange 0.9 Pinellas 0.5 % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Broward -51% Dade -11% Duval -11% Hillsborough no change Orange -43% Palm Beach -26% Pinellas -77% Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Very Large Districts

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Escambia 1.0 Lee 0.3 Manatee 1.5 Osceola 0.7 Pasco 0.3 Polk 1.6 Sarasota 1.4 Seminole 1.1 % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Brevard +50% Collier (7) -100% Escambia +33% Lake +25% Lee +200% Manatee -20% Marion 0 /2 yrs. Osceola No Change Pasco -83% Polk +86% Sarasota -38% Seminole -29% Volusia -29% Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Large Districts

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Bay0.8 Hernando1.6 Okaloosa1.4 St. Lucie1.0 Santa Rosa0.8 % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Alachua (10)-100% Bay-33% Clay0 / 2 yrs. Hernando-50% LeonNo Change Okaloosa-17% St. Johns+200% St. Lucie-50% Santa RosaNo Change Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Medium Districts

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. 2015 Charlotte0.4 Citrus1.2 Columbia1.2 Nassau1.3 Sumter1.6 % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Charlotte-75% CitrusNo Change Columbia-67% Flagler+100% HighlandsNo Change Indian River+400% Martin+100% Monroe (1)-100% Nassau+100% Putnam+300% Sumter-50% Walton-33% Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Small/Medium Districts

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Baker 0 / 2 yrs. Bradford-50% Calhoun+100% Desoto-50% Dixie (1)-100% Franklin (1)-100% Gadsden +100% Gilchrist (1)-100% Glades (10)-100% % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Gulf0 / 2 yrs. Hamilton0 / 2 yrs. HardeeNo Change Hendry0 / 2 yrs. Holmes+100% Jackson-50% Jefferson0 / 2 yrs. Lafayette0 / 2 yrs. Levy0 / 2 yrs. Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Small

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Liberty+200% Madison0 / 2 yrs. Okeechobee+200% Suwannee-100% Taylor-100% % Changed 2014 vs. 2015 Union+100% Wakulla0 / 2 yrs. Washington-67% FSDB0 / 2 yrs. Districts With Errors Less Than/Equal to State Average (1.8%) Small

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Important Dates Datafolio Training Dates Tallahassee – September 28 Orlando – September 30 Miami – October 2 Volunteer teachers and their AAC (or District Staff) will participate in a regional training Each person who attends training MUST bring a laptop that can access a wireless internet connection and meets minimum hardware requirements DOE will distribute a technical requirements memo to individuals who will attend training

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Important Dates Performance Task Training Dates: Orlando – October 20, 21, and 22 Florida Hotel and Conference Center at the Florida Mall Train-the-Trainer workshop model District trainers or their designees will need to attend one day-long session Measured Progress will distribute information to AACs the week of September 14

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Important Dates Practice Materials and Manuals Sighted materials will arrive in districts mid-November Braille/Tactile Graphics materials will arrive in districts late November Request for one-sided, Braille, Tactile Only, and EOC test materials September 21 – November 2, 2015 *Note: The designated contact person to receive test materials will be notified when the request window to order is open

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Spring 2016 Testing Schedule: Elementary and Middle School (Grades 3 – 8) Materials in districts: Thursday, February 19 – Tuesday, February 24, 2016 Student testing window: Monday, February 29 – Friday, April 15, 2016 Student responses MUST entered into Online Test System by 11:59 PM EST on April 15th Important Dates

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Important Dates Florida Standards Alternate Assessment Spring 2016 Testing Schedule: High school (ELA and EOCs) Materials in districts: March 15 – 17 or March 21 – 23, 2016 (Depends on district Spring Break schedule —Measured Progress will disseminate information to AACs) Student testing window: Upon receipt of materials – Friday, April 29, 2016 Student responses MUST be entered into Online Test System by 11:59 PM EST on April 29 th Returning Materials ALL MATERIALS (Test Booklet, Response Booklet, Passage booklet and all ancillary materials) for ALL GRADES must be returned to Piedra Data Services no later than May 13, 2016

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Thank You Monica Verra-Tirado, Chief Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Monica.Verra-Tirado@fldoe.org 850.245.0476 Jessica Brattain, Program Specialist Bureau of K-12 Assessment Jessica.Brattainl@fldoe.org 850.245.0476

www.FLDOE.org © 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights Reserved. Thank You Heidi Metcalf, Administrator Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services Heidi.Metcalf@fldoe.org 850.245.0476 Angela Nathaniel Bureau of K-12 Assessment Angela.Nathaniel@fldoe.org 850.245.0972

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