Reading Diagnostic Assessments
in North Carolina
Principal Training
Welcome
• NC Department of Public Instruction
• NC Teacher Academy
• Wireless Generation
Governor Perdue’s Initiative
• Career and College-Ready,Set,Go!
• Drop out
• Retention
• Intervene early and build a foundation
Goal: developmentally appropriate diagnostic
assessment in elementary grades
• Determine student learning needs and
individualize instruction.
• Ensure that students are adequately prepared for
the next level of coursework
• Use technology to assess students and record
information.
• Facilitate more frequent formative assessment for
struggling students.
• Provide interventions for students in a timely
manner.
Schools Currently Participating in the
Reading Diagnostic Initiative
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26 Pilot Schools (2009-2010)
78 Former Reading First Schools
75 Schools invited to participate in Cohort I
236 School chosen from applications –
Cohort II
• 67 Schools chosen from applications –
Cohort III
• Total: 482
Cohort II and III
• How chosen: performance composites,
AYP status, regional representation, other
schools in district, having devices
How did we choose an assessment
system?
• Align with the Standard Course of Study
• Align with K-2 Literacy Assessment
(revised in 2009)
• Follow state statute
• Diagnostic!!
K-2 Assessment Components
• 2 Basic Components
Phonemic Awareness
Running Record/Retell
Integration of Systems
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Phonics
Whole Language
Running Records/Retell
Formative assessment
Bottom line – Students must get meaning
from reading. This will bring success on
the EOG.
mClass Reading 3D
• Phonemic, Running Record/Retell,
Alignment, Diagnostic, Technology
• Reading 3D has all the components
mClass Reading 3D
• DIBELS
• TRC – Text Reading Comprehension
• Aligns to Standard Course of Study –
Document on Wireless Generation web
page
Assessments in NC
• All districts are doing assessments
• Reading 3D takes the place of assessment
systems that are being used
• Upgrade to assessment that has
everything all in one system
• RtI
Other advantages
• Formative assessment
• Benchmarking and summative
• Teacher Evaluation Instrument
• Benefits students
Rollout across the state
• General Assembly appropriation
• Goal was to begin, continue, and upgrade
the assessment system in one fourth of
the elementary schools this year
• Exceeded goal – now at 36%
Grade levels involved
• Kindergarten through 5th grade
– K-3: All students
– G4-5: highest risk students (20%)
Costs
• The state will cover the cost of licenses,
kits, training (excluding mileage),
substitutes (when needed) and devices
(for schools without devices)
• DPI will work directly with Wireless
Generation to procure all services except
devices
• Only schools that do not currently have
devices will receive an allocation for
devices
What will my school receive?
New Schools
DIBELS schools
Software
mCLASS: Reading 3D and “Now
What?” instructional tools.
Upgrade to mCLASS: Reading 3D and
instructional tools as needed.
Professional
Development
Initial and ongoing PD, which will be differentiated for schools already using
DIBELS.
Assessment kits
mCLASS: Reading 3D benchmark
assessment kits.
mCLASS: Reading 3D benchmark
assessment kits, excluding DIBELS
materials.
Ongoing support from DPI, NCTA, and Wireless Generation
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Timeline
• Turn-key Teacher Training
• Devices needed – can train with emulator
but need devices for assessments
• Tech training – all districts should have
someone familiar with system
• Kits should have arrived
• MOY assessment will begin January 24th
January 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Ongoing: Implementation calls with WG (support with enrollment and installation)
Jan 4 - Jan 21: Cohort 2 Practice assessment with Progress Monitoring
Jan 18 - 31: Cohort 3 Turn-key teacher training (will have till February 25 to complete MOY benchmark)
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Ensure enrollment
and installation
complete
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MOY Benchmark
window opens
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Cohort 3: TOT
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Cohort 3 - Begin
Turn-key teacher
training
25
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Cohort 3:
Principal Training
12
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MLK
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Cohort 2: Practice
Assessment -->
Cohort 3: TOT
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Saturday
Reading 3D
WebEx for LEA
contacts (1-4pm)
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February 2011
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
Cohort 3: Goal for
4 enrollment,
Saturday
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installation, and
turn-key training
to be complete.
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11 MOY Benchmark
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window closes
(still open for
Cohort 3)
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14 Progress
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Monitoring begins
(exception: Cohort
3)
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MOY Benchmark
window closes for
Cohort 3
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Receipt of Goods
• Each principal will receive a populated
receipt of goods
• Once your kits arrive, fill out immediately
and return to Bill Frazier
• Subscriptions are included on this form
Some schools will need to
procure devices
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We recommend all devices have been received by mid-December.
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Options:
• Netbooks running Windows. (Recommendations as follows)
• Asus® Eee T91
• Intel®Convertible Classmate PC, sold as the Equus NOBi Convertible
• Most tablet computers such as Dell™ Latitude™ XT2, Lenovo® ThinkPad® x200, and
• HP EliteBook 2730p
• Vendor information:
http://www.wirelessgeneration.com/assets/pdf/Devices%20for%20the%20Reading%203
D.pdf
• PDA32-WG handheld devices from Wireless Generation, running the Palm operating
system.
• Price - $195 (Contact: Melissa Worrell at mworrell@wgen.net).
• Orders placed by November 24th will receive portion of devices by December10th.
• More information on options: http://www.wirelessgeneration.com/devices
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Memorandum of Understanding
• MOU for principals of schools
• MOU for teachers in each school
participating
Support Team
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NC DPI
Rebecca Garland - Chief Academic Officer
Carolyn Guthrie – Project Manager
Carolyn Southerland – Literacy Manager
Bill Frazier – Data and Budget
NC Teacher Academy
Julia Kron – Executive Director
Karla Casteen – Teacher Academy Fellow
Wireless Generation
Debbie Owens – Executive Director, Educational Partnerships
Jennifer Arnold – Senior Account Manager
Kajal Patel Below –Director, Account Management
Krista Curran – Executive Director, Account Management
Karen Castle – Associate Director, Professional Development
Pat Smith – Senior Vice President
Contacts for specific support
Program questions
Carolyn Guthrie (cguthrie@dpi.state.nc.us)
Assessment and literacy questions
Carolyn Southerland (csoutherland@dpi.state.nc.us)
Budget allocations
Bill Frazier (bfrazier@dpi.state.nc.us)
Advice on devices
Dan Froelich (dan.froelich@teacheracademy.org)
Technical questions
Wireless Generation Customer Support (800 823-1969,
option 3; help@wgen.net)
Kit and material questions
Wireless Generation Implementation Support (800 8231969, option 8)
Professional Development and
Additional Support
Teacher Academy:
Karla Casteen (karla.casteen@ncpublicschools.gov)
Julia Kron (julia.kron@ncpublicschools.gov)
Additional
Support
Wireless Generation:
Jennifer Arnold (jarnold@wgen.net)
Kajal Below (kbelow@wgen.net)
Debbie Owens (dowens@wgen.net)
More Information
• Contact information on the North
Carolina web page:
www.wirelessgeneration.com/northcarolina