2. Welcome to the Symposium Long Title: Accountability Update Short Title: ACC Course Number: 604 Presenter: Ken Barbour, NCDPI Length: 45 minutes This session should provide school staff an understanding of how data are collected from the state and pushed out to other systems. In addition, the session will include a discussion of test score issues and future developments. M 9:30 - 10:15 AUD 3 M 3:00 - 3:45 AUD 1

3. Use Of Data To The State State and Federal Data Reports –School, District and State Level Reports READY Accountability Model Annual Measurable Objectives School Performance Grades NC School Report Card State Board of Education Legislative Requests –Title III AMAO Report –Other Reports and Data Requests

4. Importance of the Data and Reporting Must have Accurate Data for Federal and State Reporting –Use Student-Level Data More Accurate Data = Easier Reporting –Apply Data Quality Control Procedures –Use Auditing Processes

5. Accountability Services Apply Business Rules –Masking Rules ( 95) –Calculating Proficiency Targets (140 day rule) –Calculating Participation Targets (95%) –At least 30 students are needed for subgroup reporting

6. Accountability Services Data Submissions –NC School Report Card –CEDARS –Schoolnet –EVAAS –PowerSchool –Researchers –External Vendors

7. Accommodations LEP, 504 and Transitory accommodations are collected with Third parties systems like PCG, ESL Enovation's and PowerSchool entry screens. Cecas manages all EC accommodations regardless of third party. EC Third party information is transferred to CECAS

8. Accommodations Upload ACCOM_DATA_###. TXT third-party file to secure shell. LEAs who track non-IEP accommodations (i.e. LEP, S504, TID plan types) in systems other than CECAS and PowerSchool must submit an ACCOM_DATA_###.TXT file monthly to testing coordinator. Accountability IT system merges them into a master file.

9. Accommodations A new ACCOM###.TXT file and 2015-CUR- ACCOM report will be generated automatically to reflect any changes or updates received from PowerSchool, CECAS, and non-IEP third-party files. PowerSchool and CECAS is received daily, however, third-party IEP data received from CECAS may only be updated according to a weekly schedule.

10. Accommodations Master EC files from Cecas are provided to the online testing system to assist with providing the appropriate accommodation for the individual student. The third party LEP, 504 and transitory plans are also provided to the online testing system.

11. Entering Test Scores and Reason Codes See new Document Notice on test dropdown that Reading is retired and replaced with Language Arts. Not sure if scores were moved to new title. Accountability continues to load test scores.

12. New Foreign Language Test 2015-2016 Course CodeCourse TitleProficiency Needed for GLE 11045X0 French IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11055X0 French V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11065X0 French VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11075X0 French VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11085X0 French VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11112Y6 French DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11112Y7 French DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11112Y8 French DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11245X0 Chinese IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11255X0 Chinese V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11265X0 Chinese VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11275X0 Chinese VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11285X0 Chinese VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11312Y6 Chinese DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11312Y7 Chinese DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11312Y8 Chinese DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11445X0 Spanish IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11455X0 Spanish V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11465X0 Spanish VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11475X0 Spanish VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

13. New Foreign Language Tests 11475X0 Spanish VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11485X0 Spanish VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11512Y6 Spanish DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11512Y7 Spanish DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11512Y8 Spanish DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11645X0 German IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11655X0 German V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11665X0 German VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11675X0 German VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11685X0 German VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11712Y6 German DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11712Y7 German DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11712Y8 German DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11845X0 Japanese IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency 11855X0 Japanese V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

14. New Scores The proficiency level conversions we discussed could be this: Intermediate Low: Proficiency Level (PL) "1" Intermediate Mid: PL " 2" Intermediate High : PL "3" Advanced Low: PL "4" Advanced Mid: PL "5"

15. Other issues SAT is not loaded by Accountability and entered locally State provided ACT is loaded by Accountability Work Keys is not loaded AP is entered locally only LEA Testing Coordinators use Accountability data system for historical reports. EDS and FREE Reduced Lunch (secure)

16. Questions