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2015-2016 School Year Assessment Updates State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 2
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates Implementation of New Student Assessment Contracts: Educational Testing Service (ETS) was awarded: STAAR Grades 3-8 STAAR (EOC) STAAR Spanish STAAR L STAAR A Pearson was awarded: STAAR Alternate 2 TELPAS TAKS State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 3
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates In Spring 2016, Grade 4 and 7 Writing tests will be redesigned as one-day tests To be completed in one 4-hour administration When students complete their tests, it will now be a requirement to release students. State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 4
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates Current Design of Grade 4 and Grade 7 Writing State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 5
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates Current Design of Grade 4 and Grade 7 Writing State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 6
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 7
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2015-2016 Assessment Updates TSI as a substitute for EOC’s SB149: a student who has taken Algebra I or English II at least twice and failed to pass it may satisfy the requirement to perform satisfactorily on that assessment if he/she receives a score of proficient on the TSI For Algebra I: Math score of 350 For English II: Reading score of 351 Writing score of 350 an essay of 5 HB 1613: a student enrolled in a college preparatory math or ELA course under Sec. 28.014 who satisfies TSI college readiness benchmarks at the end of the course is exempt from the administration of the Algebra I or the English I and English II EOC assessment instruments, as applicable State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 8
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EOCs New rule for students graduating under FHSP – HB 2349 Effective 2015-16, a student graduating under the FHSP is NOT required to take an EOC if he/she Earned high school credit for the course to which the EOC applies prior to enrollment in a Texas public school (and the credit has been accepted by a Texas public school) or Completed a course for high school credit in a course to which the EOC applies prior to the 2011–12 spring administration Prior to HB 2349, a student graduating under FHSP was required to take and pass all 5 EOC assessments in order to receive a Texas diploma regardless of course enrollment (except for course credits earned before the 2011-12 spring administration)
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Other Assessment Issues December STAAR EOCs Will be administered in paper format only Calculator Policy Calculators are required for Districts may satisfy the calculator requirement by providing students with either a handheld calculator or a calculator application available on a tablet Grade 8 Mathematics, Algebra I, Algebra II Districts must ensure that each student has a graphing calculator to use throughout the entire test (both paper and online versions) For Biology Districts must ensure that students have access to a calculator with four-function, scientific, or graphing capability There should be at least one calculator for every five students State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 10
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Other Assessment Issues Release of tests In August 2016, TEA will release the primary form of all 2016 STAAR general assessments, including braille versions of the assessments STAAR Spanish STAAR L STAAR A STAAR Alternate 2 State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 11
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Other Assessment Issues Changes to TELPAS Holistic Rating Training (effective Jan 2016) online training courses and calibrations will be available at a new website that will allow for a more streamlined training experience calibration must be completed in a monitored setting the number of opportunities to calibrate will be reduced from three sets to two sets supplemental support provider training requirements will be eliminated local procedures must be established for verifying the completion of training and calibration training history will no longer be available State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 12
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Other Assessment Issues TELPAS Writing Audit Districts will be notified in the spring of their participation and the processes they need to follow to be compliant with the audit. State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 13
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Other Assessment Issues State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 14
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So how do we talk about the Standard Progression Model? Each year for the next 7 years, it will get a little harder to pass STAAR So … maintaining the same pass rate each year will represent instructional progress for a campus In 5 of the next 7 years, the Standard Progression model results in the same or lower passing standard than would have been applicable in the “stair-step” phase-in plan 1 2 3 4 5 1 2
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Other Assessment Issues Each year for the next 7 years, it will get a little harder to pass STAAR In 5 of the next 7 years, the Standard Progression model results in the same or lower passing standard than would have been applicable in the “stair-step” phase-in plan State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 16
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Who are the Kids who will have to pass at the Final Level II in 2021-2022? State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 17
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Thank You ! Questions?? State Assessment Updates Coordinator Training November 2015 19
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