Students with
Significant
Cognitive
Disabilities

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
•2003
• ELA
STANDARDS
NCSC
• CCSS
Common
Core State
Standards
• 2004
• MATH
STANDARDS
• CCC Core
Content
Connectors

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
•Portfolio
•Photo,
Video,
Work
Product
NCSC
• Electronic format
(NOT a
Portfolio)
• 4 Levels of complexity

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
• Entries
Collected from
September to March
NCSC
• Takes
1.5 to 2 hours to give per content area

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
•Window is 7 months
NCSC
• Window is 5 weeks

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
•Scoring is done by human scorers
NCSC
• Scoring is electronic for most of test
(except writing)

How is Alternate Assessment changing?
AAPA
• PD provided once a year in
Little
Rock
NCSC
•PD will be provided via webinars

NCSC
Participation
Guidelines http://www.ncsc
partners.org/Med ia/Default/PDFs/
Resources/NCS
C-Participation-
Guidelines-6-25-
13.pdf

1.
2.
Contact information for principal, test coordinator, technical support, and special education contact/test administrators
Number of eligible students per grade
3.
Notes on special considerations (e.g., sending/receiving school, special education school)

(Oct to
Dec 2013)
Register:
0
0
0 all schools that have students who qualify enter grades at each school beginning with grade 3 along with number of students submit button
0 below Questions or Concerns?

NCSC – Registration
0
Staff Roles
0
Principal or Designee
0
Ensures registration of schools
0
Ensures administration during test window
0
Participates in test training professional development
0
Sends informational letter out to parents

NCSC – Registration
0
Staff Roles
0
Test Coordinator
0 Ensures completion of individual student enrollment forms in CTB system
0
0
Collects any extraneous materials
Assists in scheduling logistics

NCSC – Registration
0
Staff Roles
0
Special Education Contact/Test
Administrator
0
0
Completes individual student enrollment forms
Completes required training before administration
0
Administers the assessment and records and submits student responses

NCSC – Registration
0
Staff Roles
0
Technical Support Contact
0
Ensures technology requirements are met
0
Supports professional development technology needs

(Oct to Dec 2013) cont.
0
0
NCSC_SampleAcquisition@ctb.com

NCSC Assessment
Test questions will be at four levels of complexity so that students with the can demonstrate their knowledge and skills when they have received content instruction in the classroom

NCSC Assessment
0
The assessment will take approximately
1.5-2 hours to administer the math sessions and an equivalent amount of time to administer the ELA sessions
0 Students will be assessed in only one content area on the Pilot test
0
Students can be assessed in smaller blocks of time during the testing window

NCSC Assessment
The assessment will consist of approximately 30 items for each subject tested
0 Many items are selected response
0 Additional items assess “writing skills” or require a constructed response
0 Responses can be constructed in many ways including words and picture symbols

NCSC Assessment - Technology
0
The assessment will be administered using technology in a variety of ways
0 Some students will respond directly into the online system
0
Some students will take a paper-pencil version of the test
0
The teacher may enter student responses into the computer for students who are unable to do so

NCSC Assessment - Technology
0
Technology Requirements
0 http://www.ncscpartners.org/Media/Default
/PDFs/NCSC_Proposed_Workstation-and-
Bandwidth_Technology_Requirements_11-
18-13.pdf

Each state is expected to test
1/3 of their alternate assessment students.

Pilot Test Benefits
Districts, Schools, Teachers
0
Will allow Arkansas educators the opportunity to provide valuable feedback on the field test
0
Will allow Arkansas student data to directly affect the NCSC operational test in 2014-2015

Pilot Test Benefits
Districts, Schools, Teachers
0
Provides an opportunity to confirm technology readiness
0
Opportunity to experience
0
Types of items
0
Item presentation
0
Administration procedures

0
Pilot test data will be used to:
0
0
0
0 see how students interact with items see how items function examine test administration procedures develop scoring processes
0

Date
October 15-December
20, 2013
Late Nov/Early Dec
2013
Late Nov/Early Dec
2013
February 14, 2014
Feb. 2014-April 2014
Activity
Open Registration
Directions for enrolling students
Open Enrollment
Administration
Training
Pilot Phase 1
Description
School Level
Information
Schools are provided the needed enrollment requirements to prepare student registration
Student Level
Information
Training for individuals who will be administering the assessment
Administer assessment

0 2/14/2014 Administrator’s Training
0 2/20-3/27 Math Pilot Window
0
3/11-4/15 Literacy Pilot Window

A template letter will be provided to districts
0 use to send communication home to parents

0
NCSC has
Curriculum and
Instructional
Resources and
Professional development opportunities to support teachers.
0 http://www.ncscpartn
ers.org/resourcescop-presentations
0 https://wiki.ncscpart
ners.org/mediawiki/in dex.php/Main_Page

For more information…
Resources http://www.ncscpartners.org/resources https://wiki.ncscpartners.org/mediawiki/ index.php/Main_Page https://arksped.k12.ar.us/caAssessment.html