1. Advisory Council Update from the DOE April 16, 2014 Georgia Department of Education Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist 1/15/20161

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3. A New Assessment System Comprehensive – single program, not series of tests (e.g., CRCT; EOCT; WA) Coherent – consistent expectations and rigor to position Georgia students to compete with peers nationally and internationally – consistent signal about student preparedness for the next level, be it the next grade, course, or college/career – consistent signal about student achievement both within system (across grades and courses) and with external measures (NAEP; PSAT; SAT; ACT) Consolidate – combine reading, language arts, and writing into a single measure to align to the standards Melissa Fincher 1/15/20163

4. Coherency – Consistency Achievement of Georgia Students in Reading 2013 NAEP – Grade 8: 32% at/above proficient CRCT – Grade 8:97% met/exceeded 9 th Grade Literature EOCT: 86% met/exceeded American Literature EOCT:91% met/exceeded SAT – Class of 2013:43% college ready benchmark * ACT – Class of 2013:43% college ready benchmark ** 2012 PSAT – sophomores:40% on track to be CCR » Melissa Fincher *SAT data represent 71% of Class of 2013 **ACT data represent 51% of Class of 2013

5. Overall ELA Phase I Pilot Summary Data Grade Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total student N/ % 01234 3 4751613713202453048 15.60%52.90%23.40%6.60%1.50%100% 4 3231518814199832937 11.00%51.70%27.70%6.80%2.80%100% 5 36711009015181253011 12.20%36.50%29.90%17.20%4.20%100% 6 1559608114181112455 6.30%39.10%33.00%17.00%4.50%100% 7 218138712756171463643 6.00%38.10%35.00%16.90%4.00%100% 8 26411401029338892860 9.20%39.90%36.00%11.80%3.10%100% 9 - 10 1751016783361812416 7.20%42.10%32.40%14.90%3.40%100% 11 - 12 3761018763196462399 15.70%42.40%31.80%8.20%1.90%100% Melissa Fincher

6. Overall ELA Phase II Pilot Summary Data Grade Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total Student N/ % 01234 3 8121107762174262881 28.18%38.42%26.45%6.04%0.90%100% 4 9061145765168633047 29.73%37.58%25.11%5.51%2.07%100% 5 83994812945371833801 22.07%24.94%34.04%14.13%4.81%100% 6 62614671028408863615 17.32%40.58%28.44%11.29%2.38%100% 7 695100210355151403387 20.52%29.58%30.56%15.21%4.13%100% 8 11161534827391803948 28.27%38.86%20.95%9.90%2.03%100% 9 - 10 1262181655910693752 33.64%48.40%14.90%2.83%0.24%100% 11 - 12 739138911753881313822 19.34%36.34%30.74%10.15%3.43%100% Melissa Fincher

7. Lexiles with CRCT Readiness Indicators Lexiles Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Common Core Stretch Text – Lower Limit 5207408309259701010 Common Core Stretch Text – Upper Limit 8209401010107011201185 On Track6257758459309701070 Commendable8909901085115512101265 Reader – Lower Limit330445565665735805 Reader – Upper Limit700810910100010651100 2013 Median790860940107010951210

8. Assessment Resources NAEP: Writing Framework for 2011 http://www.nagb.org/content/nagb/assets/documents/publications/frameworks/writing-2011.pdf PARCC: Sample Items for ELA/Literacy https://www.parcconline.org/samples/ELA Smarter Balance: Sample Items and Performance Tasks http://www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-performance-tasks/ Florida Department of Education: FCAT 2.0 Sample Questions and Answer Key Books http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.asp Georgia Department of Education: Formative Item Bank in OAS http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/OAS-Resources.aspx Kentucky Department of Education: Sample Test Items http://education.ky.gov/AA/items/Pages/default.aspx 1/15/20168

9. Assessment Resources New York Department of Education 3 rd grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature and Info text Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-3.pdf 7 th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-7.pdf 8 th grade: Multiple Choice, Short Response, Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text, & Paired Passages Cold Reads) http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_state/ela-grade-8.pdf 1/15/20169

10. Assessment Resources SBAC: Practice Test Scoring Guides for different grade levels 5 th grade http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade5ELA.pdf 8 th grade http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade8ELA.pdf 11 th grade http://sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Grade11ELA.pdf 1/15/201610

11. Classroom Expectations to Cultivate Eliminate These Practices DOL (Dumb or Lucky!) or DGP (Dull Grinding Practice) Grammar out of Context Occasional Writing Teacher Assigns Short Reads on Tests Test What You Taught DOK 1 Level Questions “Stand and Deliver” Cultivate These Practices Jeff Anderson’s Model Sentences Grammar in Context Daily Writing Teacher Models Develop Reading Stamina Test “Cold Passages” DOK 2-4 in each Unit Test Facilitate/Gradual Release 1/15/201611

12. Contact Us Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager cwaters@doe.k12.ga.us 404.463.1933 Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist lhooven@doe.k12.ga.us 404.656.0675 Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist ssanders@doe.k12.ga.us 404.657.9811 1/15/201612