TEST CHAIRPERSONS’
ORIENTATION
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
September 25, 2009
TEST CHAIRPERSON SURVEY: JUNE 2009
Percent of Test Chairpersons Participating,
by School Level
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Elementary

Middle /
Combination
Senior/
Alternative/
Adult
In all, 436, or 84% of the Test Chairpersons completed the survey.
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ALL ABOUT YOU . . .
Full results on the Test Chairperson’s Webpage under Miscellaneous:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/1402008-09TestChairSurveyReport.pdf
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GENERAL SATISFACTION ACROSS PROGRAMS
2009-10 TESTING CALENDAR
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestingCalendar/TestingCalendar.asp
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SENATE BILL 1908
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FCAT Testing Program
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Florida School Grades
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Elimination of Norm Referenced Test
Transition to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards
(NGSSS)
Changes to FCAT Writing
End-of-course assessments
Later administration of FCAT beginning in 2010-11
New Components for High Schools
Inclusion of Florida Alternate Assessment in calculations
Grades/School Improvement Ratings for alternative centers
Enhanced Postsecondary Readiness Assessment (CPT) and
Preparatory Coursework
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CHANGES TO THE TESTING PROGRAM IN
2009-10
Florida Assessment for Reading Instruction
(FAIR)
 Baseline Benchmark Assessment and Interim
Assessment Tests provided for all schools
 Stanford Achievement Test (SAT-10): Grades
1 and 2
 The Iowa Tests (ITBS and ITED)
 New vendor for FCAT and CELLA
 New courier service
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PROGRAM UPDATES:
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Florida Assessment
for Instruction in Reading
(FAIR)
Ms. Pauline Ward
Reading/Language Arts
FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT TEST (FCAT)
Sunshine State Standards (SSS)
Maria C. Bruguera, Director I
Mara Ugando, Staff Specialist
TEST ADMINISTRATIONS
•
FCAT SSS
 Writing (Grades 4, 8, 10)
 Reading and Mathematics (Grades 3-10)
 Science (Grades 5, 8, 11)
•
FCAT Retake administered twice a year:
– Spring
– Fall (Retake only)
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UPDATES: 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR
 FCAT Writing:
Only one prompt at all grade levels 4, 8, and 10
For grade 4, the mode of the prompt will be either narrative or
expository and at grade levels 8 and 10, persuasive or expository
 FCAT Mathematics:
Grades 3 and 4 will be provided with rulers for session 3 (Exception:
Calibration schools)
Gridded-response items appear in Grade 4 for the first time
(Exception: Calibration schools)
Gridded-response items with the option for negative answers
appears in Grades 7, 8, and 10 (Exception: Calibration schools)
New reference sheets in Grades 5-8, 10
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UPDATES: 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR, CONT.
 FCAT Science: Performance tasks (constructed-response items)
will be removed beginning with the spring 2010 test
administration
Shorter sessions in Science for all grade levels
 FCAT Retakes: All summer FCAT retake administrations have
been eliminated beginning with summer 2009
 Handscoring: All responses to reading and mathematics
performance tasks at grades 4, 5, 8, and 10, and writing essays
at grades 4 ,8, and 10 will be scored by one reader
Note: For quality control purposes, 20% of all students’ responses
will be read by a second reader
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FCAT SAMPLE MATERIALS
The FCAT 2010 Sample Materials will be provided one
per student in grades 3-11
Reading and Mathematics sample test materials will reflect
the transition from the current SSS to the new NGSSS
Science sample test materials will be reprints from last year
No writing sample test materials will be provided
Sample answer keys available online only
Note: Reduced page counts from previous years
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NEW FCAT CONTRACTOR: PEARSON
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Website: www.PearsonAccess.com/fl
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Access FCAT state, district, and school reports
 Password
protected to maintain the confidentiality of student
information
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School principals will receive the new Web site address and
passwords via email.
FCAT Training Materials
 Packing
Slips
 Test Administration Manual
 Administration Record/Security Checklist
 Missing Materials Report Form
 Test Irregularities and Security Breaches
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FCAT WINDOWS:
SPRING 2010 AND 2011
Statute 1008.22(3)(c) 12.b. will require that the statewide
assessment be administered later in the school year. The following
schedule has been proposed for Spring 2011:
FCAT Component
Spring 2010
Spring 2011
Writing
February 9-11, 2010
March 1-4, 2011
Reading and Math
Retake
March 9-19, 2010
March 30-April 6, 2011
Grade 3 Reading and
Mathematics
March 9-19, 2010
April 18-26, 2011
Grades 4-10 Reading
and Mathematics, and
Grades 5, 8, and 11
Science
March 9-19, 2010
April 18-29, 2011
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NEW FCAT-2 PROGRAM
 The FCAT-2 will be aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine
State Standards (NGSSS). Note that NGSSS field test items will
be embedded in reading (grades 3 through 10) and mathematics
(grades 3-8) in this year’s FCAT (Spring 2010), but the NGSSS
items will not count toward students’ scores.
Beginning in spring 2011 and each spring thereafter:
The FCAT-2 Reading (grades 3-10) and Mathematics (grades
3-8) will be administered
Performance Tasks (constructed-response items) will not be
included in the FCAT -2 Reading, Mathematics, or Science
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NEXT GENERATION SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
Test Item Specifications Reading and Mathematics
 Test Item Specifications for FCAT-2 Reading (grades 3-10) and
Mathematics (grades 3-8) are available at
http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatis01.asp.
 Draft test item specifications for FCAT-2 Mathematics (grades
9-10) may be found on the Web site of the FLDOE’s Test
Development Center at
http://sharepoint.leon.k12.fl.us/tdc/external/default.aspx.
 Select “FCAT Mathematics” from the folder list and select “FCAT
HS_Math_App_B.” Note that this document is still in draft form
and is subject to change.
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CHANGES TO FCAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
(CLASS OF 2013)
Reading
The current grade 9 student cohort will take FCAT-2
Reading next year (2011) as the reading graduation
requirement
The score requirements for FCAT-2 Reading for this
student cohort will be linked to the current 300
passing scale score
The current passing concordant scores on the SAT
and ACT will remain the same for this student cohort,
but may change in subsequent years
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CHANGES TO FCAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION,
(CLASS OF 2013) CONT.
Mathematics
New NGSSS tests will not be used as a graduation
requirement for the current grade 9 student cohort
The Grade 10 FCAT-1 Mathematics Retake will be
administered to the current grade 9 cohort, next year when
they are grade 10 students as a graduation requirement.
This version of the test does NOT include short-response or
extended-response items, only multiple-choice and
gridded-response items
The passing score requirement for FCAT-1 Mathematics will
remain at scale score 300 until spring 2013
The current passing concordant scores on the SAT and ACT
will remain the same for this student cohort, but may
change in subsequent years
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COMING CHANGES TO FCAT PROGRAM
The plans for secondary end-of-course exams are still
being finalized
End-of-course Algebra I field test will administered to
Grade 9 students in May 2010 at selected schools
End-of-course exams will be administered on
computer except for limited paper-based versions
administered to accommodate students with
disabilities
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Interim Assessment Program
Baseline Benchmark Assessments (BBA)
Interim Assessment (IA) Tests
Benchmark Assessment Item Bank
Felicia Mallory, Executive Director
Denetra Collins, Staff Specialist
Purpose of the Baseline Benchmark
Assessments (BBA)
• To determine students’ baseline knowledge of the
Sunshine State Standards in Reading, Mathematics,
and Science
• To provide teachers with a quick snapshot of students’
initial knowledge and abilities to focus instruction
• To provide for state required baseline report in schools
classified under the Differentiated Accountability
System as Prevent I or II, Correct I or II, or Intervene
• Program guide and instructions are available at
http://oada.dadeschools.net/IAP/IAP.asp
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Purpose of Interim Assessment Tests
 To monitor student progress on the Reading,
Mathematics, and Science Sunshine State Standards
 To provide teachers with classroom assessment
tools that will provide reliable student-level
benchmark information to inform instruction
 To provide students with information on their
progress on specific benchmarks
 To provide Differentiated Accountability schools
with a reliable and valid assessment tool for state
progress reporting
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Overview of the Interim Assessment
Program
• Interim Assessment tests administered three
times per year: fall, winter, and spring
• Alignment with the Sunshine State Standards and
District’s pacing guides
• Benchmark Assessment Item Banks for Reading,
Mathematics, and Science are available in
ExamView
• Data analysis and disaggregation, score reports,
and item analysis are available in Edusoft
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Interim Assessment Administration
Windows, 2009-10
Fall
October 23 –November 9, 2009*
Winter
December 14 – 18, 2009*
and
January 4 – 15, 2010
Spring
April 6 – 16, 2010
*All Differentiated Accountability Intervene and Correct II D or F Schools must complete testing
during the first scheduled week.
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Performance Levels
Satisfactory Progress
Students who are likely to
score in FCAT levels 3
and above
Limited Progress
Students whose
performance was not
sufficient to predict
success.
Insufficient Progress
Students who are likely to
score below FCAT level 3.
This student demonstrated a satisfactory level of achievement on the
content focus of the Florida Sunshine State Standards assessed during this
instructional period. To attain high levels of achievement in this content
area, the student must receive continued instruction on the challenging
content and skills across the benchmarks designated for this grade level.
This student demonstrated a limited level of achievement on the content
focus of the Florida Sunshine State Standards assessed during this
instructional period. To attain high levels of achievement in this content
area, the student must receive targeted interventions and remediation in
the areas of concern, and continued instruction on the challenging content
and skills across the benchmarks designated for this grade level.
This student demonstrated an insufficient level of achievement on the
content focus of the Florida Sunshine State Standards assessed during this
instructional period. To attain high levels of achievement in this content
area, the student must receive intensive interventions and remediation in
the areas of concern, and continued instruction on the challenging content
and skills across the benchmarks designated for this grade level.
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Score Reports
Useful reports that can be retrieved via Edusoft:
• Class List
• Item Analysis
• Item Response
• Student Performance
• Subgroup
• Custom Group
• Performance Band
District School Improvement Plan (SIP) Reports
http://osi.dadeschools.net/
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Benchmark Assessment Item Bank
• To allow teachers to monitor student progress on the
Reading, Mathematics, and Science Sunshine State
Standards
• To provide teachers with classroom assessment tools
that will provide reliable student-level benchmark
information to inform instruction
• To provide students with information on their
progress on specific benchmarks
Item Bank Resources:
• Item Bank Overview
• Item Bank Newsletter
• Download Examview Test Generator
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Comprehensive English
Language Learners (CELLA)
Felicia Mallory, Executive Director
Denetra Collins, Staff Specialist
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Overview of CELLA
• CELLA is a four-skill English language assessment
measuring student proficiency in listening, speaking,
reading, and writing.
• Listening, Reading, and Writing are administered
in groups
• Speaking is administered on a one-on-one basis
• Kindergarten students are assessed in all four areas
on a one-to-one basis.
• CELLA is not a timed test.
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Purposes of CELLA
The test results can provide:
• Data useful for charting student progress over time,
• Diagnostically useful information about students’
strengths and weaknesses in English,
• The language proficiency levels of individual students
can be used in making decisions regarding placement
into, or exit from English for Speakers of Other
Languages (ESOL) programs,
• Identifying the proper ESOL level, and
• Determining
whether
Annual
Measureable
Achievement Objectives (AMAOs) have been met.
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Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)
AMAO 1:
Progressing in English language acquisition
annual increases in the number or percentage of
students making progress in learning English
AMAO 2:
Exiting or reaching English language proficiency
annual increases in the number or percentage of
students attaining English language proficiency
by the end of each school year
AMAO 3:
ELL-Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
AYP for the ELL subgroup in demonstrating
proficiency on grade-level in reading and
mathematics on the FCAT
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Important Dates for 2010 CELLA
Administration
Individual : April 19 – May 19, 2010
Group : April 26 – May 7, 2010
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National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
Felicia Mallory, Executive Director
Denetra Collins, Staff Specialist
Purpose of the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
• A common nationwide measure of student
performance
• Reports changes over time
• Provides results for the nation, states, and some
urban districts
• Secondary indicator for state progress and
allows national comparisons between states and
large urban districts
• Used by the President, Congress, and state
leaders to set education policy
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Overview of the NAEP
•
A representative sample of schools and students are selected
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Randomly selected students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are
assessed in reading, writing, mathematics, science, U.S.
history, civics, and geography
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Assessments include multiple-choice and constructed
responses
•
Assessments are administered by NAEP field staff
•
Assessments are 90 to 120 minutes, which include testing and
answering background questions
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Accommodations are offered for ELL and SWD students
•
Results are reported by scale scores, subscales, achievement
levels, subgroups, and geography
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Features of NAEP-TUDA
(Trial Urban District Assessment)
•Provides district-level data to participating urban
districts
•Provides a common yardstick to measure student
achievement in comparison to
 Other urban districts
 States
 Large Central Cities
 National Public Schools
 Census Regions
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Important Dates for NAEP 2009
Event
Date
My School Registration and School Data October 1, 2009
Collection Form
Assessment Coordinator will contact
schools to schedule an assessment visit
December 2009
Pre-Assessment packet arrives in
selected schools
By January 4, 2010
Pre-Assessment visits will be scheduled
after registration
January 4 – January 22, 2010
NAEP Testing Administration Window
January 25 – March 4, 2010
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NAEP-TUDA Release Dates
Subject and Grades
Release Date
Math – Grades 4 and 8
November 2009
Reading – Grades 4 and 8
February 2010
Science – Grades 4 and 8
April 2010
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Stanford Achievement Test,
Tenth Edition (SAT-10)
• Ms. Mayda Cabeza, Director I
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SAT-10
• History of the SAT-10
• What is the SAT-10?
• Who is administered the SAT-10?
oGrades 1 and 2, district wide
• Important dates to remember
oMarch 16-19, 2010
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SAT-10
• How do SAT-10 materials arrive to schools?
• Is the SAT-10 a secure test?
• SAT-10 Test Chairperson Training (February
2010)
• School level training of test administrators
and proctors
• Test Administration (untimed)
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SAT-10 SCANNING/SCORING:
Sample SAT-10 Test Booklets and
Header Sheets
SAT-10 RESULTS
• School Listing of Results (May)
o Must be picked up at ITS
• Individual Student Reports (May-June)
o Delivered to schools via school mail
• School Content Cluster Analysis (Fall)
o Must be picked up at ITS
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SCHOOL USE OF RESULTS
• Referral of students to the district’s gifted program
(Plan A or Plan B)
• Early identification of students who would be
considered at high risk for problems associated with
reading comprehension
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Grade 3 Opportunities for
Promotion
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GRADE 3 OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROMOTION
• Section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, (Eliminating
Social Promotion)
o March FCAT SSS (Level 2 or higher)
o Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment
ASRA (50th percentile or higher)
o Spring Grade 3 Portfolio (“good cause” criteria)
o Alternative Assessment for Grade 3 Promotion
AAFGTP (45th percentile or higher)
o Grade 3 Mid-Year Promotion (GTMYP)
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GRADE 3 STUDENT READING
PORTFOLIO
• Administered during the 2nd semester
• Scored at the school site
• Represents the 3rd opportunity for student to be
promoted to grade 4
• Student must demonstrate mastery of the Sunshine
State Standards
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ALTERNATIVE STANDARDIZED
READING ASSESSMENT (ASRA)
Administered the last two weeks of schools.
 Students scoring FCAT level 1 and students who did
not participate in the spring 2010 FCAT should
participate in the ASRA.
 Represents the 3rd and last opportunity within the
school year prior to retention
 This assessment is scanned via Edusoft therefore
results are available immediately. Students must
score at or above the 50th percentile on the ITBS to
be considered for promotion.
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ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT
FOR GRADE 3 PROMOTION
• Administered at the end of the summer Reading camp.
• Scored locally through ITS
• Represents 4th opportunity for students to be
promoted to 4th grade
• Student must score at the 45th percentile or above on
the SAT-10
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GRADE 3 MID-YEAR PROMOTION (MAT-7)
• Administered in late November
• Scored at the school site
• Represents fifth opportunity for retained 3rd grade
students to be promoted to 4th grade
• Students must have a passing score on the MAT-7
representing 4th grade work.
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THE IOWA TESTS
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS),
Grades K - 8
Iowa Tests of Educational Development
(ITED), Grades 9 - 12
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IOWA TESTS
New for 2009-2010
 Used for ELL placement and plan B gifted
placement
 Replaces the SAT-9 (Gifted) and MAT-7 (ELL)
 Scored via Edusoft
 Download a copy of the Iowa Test Guidelines at
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/1382
009-10IowaTestGuidelines.pdf
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FLORIDA COLLEGE ENTRY-LEVEL
PLACEMENT TEST (FCLPT or CPT)
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Commonly known as the CPT
Testing window November 2, 2009 – March 26, 2010
(Optional)
CPT test scores may be used for the following:
 To establish eligibility for Florida Gold Seal Vocational
Scholars Award, Bright Future Scholarship Program, and
dual enrollment/early college programs.
 New for CPT as per Senate Bill 1908: Students may be
offered remedial coursework through the Adult Vocational
Centers during the second semester of grade 11.
Included in high school grades 2010
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SECURITY

Standards, Guidelines, and
Procedures for Test
Administration and Test
Security
 Adopted
by School Board
 General Guidelines

Testing program administration
manuals and/or program
guides
 Specific
guidelines for each
program
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GENERAL SECURITY GUIDELINES
DO
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Provide secure storage
Restrict access
◦

Maintain documentation
◦
◦
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


(3 or fewer keys)
Chain of custody
Book assignment to students
Send Test Chairs to training
Train test administrators and
proctors
Return materials promptly
Schedule lunch breaks around
testing schedule
DO NOT

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
Do not allow unauthorized
access to materials or content
Do not open secure materials
prior to date allowed
Do not allow untrained or
uncertified staff to test
students
o
o
No coaching/assistance during
test administration
No viewing, reviewing, copying,
debriefing test content
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REPORTING IRREGULARITIES AND
SECURITY VIOLATIONS

All school staff are responsible for ensuring
appropriate administration procedures and
reporting any irregularities.

Reporting procedures

Specified in Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures
for Test Administration and Test Security
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
Test Chairperson / Principal
Student Assessment and Educational Testing
Regional Center or District Administrative Office
Appropriate investigative unit
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DISTRICT RESOURCES

Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis Website:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/

Test Chairperson Website:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/InfoForTestChair.asp

Testing Calendar (check for updates regularly):
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestingCalendar/TestingCalendar.asp

Guidelines and Tips for School Test Chairpersons:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/27GuidelinesandTipsforSchoolTest
Chairpersons.pdf
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Standards, Guidelines, and Procedures for Test
Administration and Test Security:
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/29testsecuritymanual.pdf
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CONTACTS
•
Student Assessment and Educational Testing:
•
•
•
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT):
•
Maria C. Bruguera, Director I
•
Mara Ugando, Staff Specialist
Stanford Achievement Test-Tenth Edition (SAT-10) & Grade 3 Promotion
Opportunities:
•
•
•
Dr. Sally A. Shay, District Director
Mayda Cabeza, Director I
Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment (CELLA), Interim
Assessment, and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP):
•
Felicia Mallory, Executive Director
•
Denetra Collins, Staff Specialist
Test Distribution Center
•
Magaly Hernandez, Supervisor
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NEW COMPONENTS FOR HIGH
SCHOOL GRADING SYSTEM
Ms. Gisela Feild
Ms. Vilma Rubiera
NEW HIGH SCHOOL COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL
GRADES

As per Senate Bill 1908, beginning in the 2009-2010
school year, 50% of the school’s grade will be based on the
existing FCAT-related factors and the remaining 50% will be
based on factors that include:

Graduation Rates;

Performance and participation in accelerated coursework;

The college readiness of the students in reading and mathematics;

Growth or decline from year to year.
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CURRENT FCAT SCHOOL GRADES COMPONENTS,
TOTAL POINTS
READING
MATH
WRITING
SCIENCE
Performance
100 possible pts.
Performance
100 possible pts.
Performance
100 possible pts.
Performance
100 possible pts.
Learning Gains
100 possible pts.
Learning Gains
100 possible pts.
Learning Gains of
Lowest 25%
100 possible pts.
Learning Gains of
Lowest 25%
100 possible pts.
TOTAL POINTS
800 POINTS
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HIGH SCHOOL GRADING MATRIX
NEW 50% (WITH POINTS POSSIBLE)
GRADUATION
ACCELERATION
READINESS
GROWTH/DECLINE
Overall Rate
Participation
Performance on
Reading
200
200 (in 2009-10)
175 (in 2010-11)
150 (in 2011-12)
For each component schools may earn
up to 20 additional points for GROWTH
(40 points for factors worth 200 points)
100
At-Risk Rate
Performance
100
100 (in 2009-10)
125 (in 2010-11)
150 (in 2011-12)
100
Total Acceleration
Points
300
Total Readiness
Points
200
Total Graduation Points
300
Performance on
Math
For each component schools may lose
5 additional points for DECLINE
(10 points for factors worth 200 points)
Total NEW HIGH SCHOOL Points
Possible
800
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GRADUATION
Graduate Rate Methods
Students Not
Included in the
Calculation
Graduates
Non-Graduates
For use in 2009-10 and
2010-11
Students who transfer to:
 Other schools (public,
private, or Dept. of
Juvenile Justice facilities);
 Home-education
programs;
 Adult education programs
Deceased students
 Standard
 Dropouts
Diploma
recipients
 Special Diploma
recipients
 Certificate
Students who transfer to:
 Other schools (public or
private)
 Home-education
programs
Deceased students
 Standard
 Dropouts
National Governors
Association (NGA) Rate
For use beginning in 2011-12
New Federal Uniform Rate
*Note: If federal requirements
for the uniform rate change in
the interim, Florida’s federal
uniform rate calculation will be
adjusted accordingly.
Diploma
recipients
of Completion recipients
 GED recipients
 Continuing enrollees who are not ontime graduates
 Certificate
of Completion recipients
 GED recipients
 Continuing enrollees who are not ontime graduates
 Special Diplomas
 Transfers to Adult education
programs or Dept. of Juvenile
Justice facilities who are not
standard diploma recipients.
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PARTICIPATION IN ACCELERATED COURSEWORK
Proposed Calculation:




Numerator
Denominator
9th-12th* graders that completed
an accelerated exam or dual
enrollment course during the
academic year (weighted)
All 11th-12th graders
For a school to receive credit for participation in an accelerated course that ends in an
exam (e.g., AP, IB, AICE), the student must take the exam.
For dual enrollment, a student must earn a grade in the course for a school to receive
credit for participation.
For industry certification, a student must have taken an industry certification exam on
the SBE approved “Industry Certification Funding List” for the year.
*To help ensure that 9th and 10th graders taking acceleration exams/courses are
prepared to take those exams/courses, schools will only receive participation credit
for 9th and 10th graders who successfully complete the acceleration (pass the AP, IB,
and/or AICE exam, pass the dual enrollment course, pass the industry certification
exam).
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ACCELERATED COURSEWORK
Weighting for Performance in Accelerated Coursework

Measure will be based on credits earned.

Depending on their score on AP, IB, and/or AICE, students will
receive weight in the formula based on the number of postsecondary
courses for which the student earns credit as determined by the
Articulation Coordinating Committee’s Credit-by-Exam Equivalencies
List. (http://www.fldoe.org/articulation/pdf/ACC-CBE.pdf)

Successful completion (a “C” or higher) of a Dual Enrollment course
leads to students earning credit in one course.

Successful passage of an Industry Certification exam.
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POSTSECONDARY READINESS
Proposed Calculation:
Numerator
Denominator
Number of students scoring
“ready” on SAT, ACT, and/or CPT
any time during their high school
careers
On-time high school
graduates who scored a Level
3 or higher on the 10th Grade
FCAT in Reading or
Mathematics (depending on
component)




Separate Measures for Reading and Math.
If student takes multiple tests (ACT, SAT, or CPT), the student’s highest score by
subtest is used.
The scores used to define “ready” are set in State Board of Education Rule 6A10.0315, F.A.C.
This measure will be based on all on-time standard high school graduates beginning
no later than 2011-12.
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GROWTH OR DECLINE IN COMPONENTS
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Schools earn an escalating number of points based on the magnitude of
their improvement.
Additional points would be awarded based on the number of points the
school improved (growth from prior year); up to 20 additional points.
Schools will lose 5 points if a component declines by at least 10 percentage
points.
EXAMPLES
GROWTH: A school’s acceleration performance improves from 25% to 32%;
the school earns an additional 7 points resulting in a total of 39 points (32 +
7).
DECLINE: A school’s acceleration performance declines from 30% to 20%;
the school would lose an additional 5 points resulting in a total of 15 points
(20 – 5).
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NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADE
50% on
FCAT Components
800 Points Possible
TOTAL POINTS
(FCAT + New High School
Components)
1600 Points Possible
A
B
C
D
F
50% on
New High School
Components
800 Points Possible
Grade Scale
>= 1050
990 to 1049
870 to 989
790 to 869
< 790
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