Assessment Update
2012-2013 Courses Tested
Agricultural Sciences and Technology
491030 Agricultural Business (.5 credit)
491060 Agricultural Marketing (.5 credit)
491180 Animal Science (.5 credit)
491200 Biological Animal Sciences (.5 credit)
491210 Biological Plant Science (.5 credit)
491230 Environmental Resources (.5 credit)
491270 Greenhouse Management (.5 credit)
491280 Introduction to Horticultural Science (.5 credit)
491310 Managing our Natural Resources (.5 credit)
491340 Plant Science (.5 credit)
491390 Agricultural Mechanics (1 credit)
2012-2013 Courses Tested
Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications
493380 Fundamentals of Radio (1 credit)
493390 Intermediate Radio (1 credit)
493420 Fundamentals of Television (1 credit)
493430 Intermediate Television (1 credit)
559210 Dance Technique I (1 credit)
493500 Dance Technique II (1 credit)
493510 Dance Technique III (1 credit)
493600 Fundamentals of Graphic Communications (1 credit)
493610 Intermediate Graphic Communications (1 credit)
493640 Fundamentals of A/V Tech & Film (1 credit)
493650 Intermediate A/V Tech & Film (1 credit)
494150 Fundamentals of Advertising. & Graphic Design (1 credit)
494170 Intermediate Advertising & Graphic Design (1 credit)
494350 Fundamentals of Photography (1 credit)
494370 Intermediate Photography (1 credit)
2012-2013 Courses Tested
Business and Marketing Technology
492050 Banking and Finance Principles (.5 credit)
492100 Computerized Accounting I (1 credit)
492110 Computerized Accounting II (1 credit)
492120 Computerized Business Applications(1 credit)
492140 Advanced Database (.5 credit)
492150 Digital Communications I (1 credit)
492160 Digital Communications II (1 credit)
492170 Entrepreneurship I (.5 credit)
492180 Entrepreneurship II (.5 credit)
492240 Introduction to Finance (.5 credit)
492320 Management (.5 credit)
492330 Marketing (1 credit)
492350 Marketing Management (1 credit)
492360 Digital Communications III (1 credit)
492370 Digital Communications IV (1 credit)
492380 Office Management (1 credit)
492450 Advanced Spreadsheets (.5 credit)
492490 ACE Approved Computer Applications I (.5 credit)
492500 ACE Approved Computer Applications II (.5 credit)
2012-2013 Courses Tested
Family and Consumer Sciences
493010 Child Care Guidance, Mgmt., and Services (1 credit)
493020 Child Development (.5 credit)
493080 Family and Consumer Sciences (1 credit)
493110 Food and Nutrition (.5 credit)
493120 Food Production, Mgmt., and Services (1 credit)
493190 Personal and Family Finance (.5 credit)
493210 Parenting (.5 credit)
493240 Orientation to Teaching I (1 credit)
493310 Consumer Services (1 credit)
493320 Customer Relations (.5 credit)
494550 Cosmetology I (1 credit)
495560 Cosmetology II (2 credit)
2012-2013 Courses Tested
Skilled and Technical Sciences
494620 Introduction to Criminal Justice (1 credit)
494630 Law Enforcement I (1 credit)
495300 Human Anatomy & Physiology (1 credit)
495340 Introduction to Medical Professions (.5 credit)
Engineering Technology
494700 Drafting and Design (1 credit)
494710 Architectural CAD I (1 credit)
494740 Engineering CAD I (1 credit)
2012-2013 Testing Calendar
Registration and Testing Windows
Traditional Scheduling Schools
Fall Semester
• Registration Window
November 26-30, 2012
• Testing Window
December 5, 2012-January
11, 2013
Spring Semester
• Registration Window
April 15-April 19, 2013
• Testing Window
April 22-May 24, 2013
2012-2013 Testing Calendar
Registration and Testing Windows
4X4 Block Scheduling Schools
1st Quarter
Registration Window
September 24-28, 2012
Testing Window
October 8-26, 2012
3rd Quarter
Registration Window
February 18-22, 2013
Testing Window
February 25March 15, 2013
2nd Quarter
Registration Window
November 26-30, 2012
Testing Window
December 5, 2012January 11, 2013
4th Quarter
Registration Window
April 15-April 19, 2013
Testing Window
April 22-May 24, 2013
Changes for 2012-2013
• Teachers no longer required to register students
– Rosters will automatically populate from APSCN Student
Management System data
– Students dropped and added automatically
– Will have ability to deactivate students that should not
take assessment (EOC Portfolio Assessment or ELL Levels
1 and 2)
No Wetest website
Information will be distributed from ACE website. Go to
http://ace.arkansas.gov, click on Career and Technical
Education tab, look for CTE EOC Assessment link on left
(link is not active at this time)
Changes for 2012-2013
• District Level Testing Coordinator
– Training by PCG at each coop
– Responsible for training all district CTE teachers on
new testing system
– First person to contact when experiencing
problems
• Will be able to test using Windows and MAC
OS
• New secure browser
Changes for 2012-2013
• Student Information
– Teachers will have access to student data
• Demographic information
• Test history – Academic and CTE
• Reports
– Teachers will be able to print a variety of detailed reports at end
of testing period
– No waiting to receive testing data from coop CTE coordinator
• CTE Student Competency Testing listserv
– All information regarding testing distributed through this
listserv
– To become a member, follow the link
http://list.state.ar.us/mailman/listinfo/cte-sct
Q&A
If you have questions or need assistance with testing, you can
email the following:
lesia.edwards@arkansas.gov
karen.chisholm@arkansas.gov
assessment@arkansas.gov
You can also contact us by phone
(but we prefer email)
Lesia
501-683-6254
Karen
501-682-1042
PCG EdPlan IMS Introduction
Presented at the ACTE Conference
Hot Springs, Arkansas July 24, 2012
www.pcgeducation.com
Agenda
CTE EOC Online Testing Vendor
• Meet the new vendor Public Consulting Group, Inc.
• Changes to the process
• Changes in information access
System Overview
• Student information available to teachers
• Access to reports
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PCG Education
PCG Education provides financial,
operational, technology, and academic
support services to school districts,
state departments, and foundations
across the world.
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Serve clients in the United States,
Canada, Poland, European Union, New
Zealand, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands
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Offices in the United States, Montreal,
Canada and Lodz, Poland
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Interesting Facts
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Number of PCG Education Clients: 4,000
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US Districts: 8 of the largest 10
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US Districts: 42 of the largest 100
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Partners: Pearson, Specialist Schools & Academies
Trust (SSAT) I the UK, University of Twente in the
Netherlands, Modern Didactics Center in Lithuania,
Institute for Information Management in Germany
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Data Warehouse: 5M students supported
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Medicaid: $2.75B collected for clients
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Special Education Technology: 1.4M students
supported – 20% of US Market
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Special Education Technology: 14M IEP’s created
from 350,000 users
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PCG Education Clients
Districts
States
International
Chicago Public Schools
State of Tennessee
Calgary Board of Education
School District of Philadelphia
State of New Jersey
Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (CN)
State of Michigan
Saskatchewan Rivers School District (CN)
State of Indiana
Central Okanagan SD23 (CN)
State of Arizona
Świętochłowice City
(Urząd Miasta Świętochłowice), Poland
Miami-Dade Public Schools
Broward County (FL) Schools
Clark County Schools (NV)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Memphis Public Schools
State of Georgia
State of Illinois
Gymnasium no. 3 in Swietochlowice
(Zespół Szkół i Pracy Pozaszkolnej w
Świętochłowicach), Poland
State of Washington
State of Kansas
Atlanta Public Schools
Primary school and Gymnasium no. 1 in Grotniki
(Zespół Szkolno-Gimnazjalny w Grotnikach),
Poland
State of Massachusetts
District of Columbia Public
Schools
Zgierz Commune (Urząd Gminy Zgierz), Poland
State of Arkansas
European Commission’s Comenius Program
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Approach to Solving Client Problems
Combining the Right Mix of
People, Process, Knowledge & Technology
Client Focus
Education
Consulting
Proven Results
Technology
Management
Consulting
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What makes PCG Education
DIFFERENT?
Managing and leading change is essential
for ensuring successful integration of
solutions.
At an organizational level, change
management means defining and
implementing strategic and purposeful
plans to deal with changes in the
organizational environment and to gain
from those opportunities.
PCG Education provides a lasting partnership with districts by
providing extensive support and services creating a solid
foundation for success.
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EdPlanTM Student Success
Planning
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Single Point of Access
Reporting & Data
Management
Assessment
Management
Curriculum
Management
Dashboards, one-click reports, &
comprehensive reporting of all
assessment, programmatic,
demographic, & administrative data
Manage district, campus, & teacher
assessments. Online, OMR, plain
paper scanning, clicker, or teacher
entry delivery options.
Ultimate item bank flexibility
Schedule, deliver, & manage
standard-based content; custom
templates & lesson planning; links
to local, state, & Common Core
standards
Graduation
Planning
Program Tracking
Student & Parent
Portal
Helps meet the requirements of the
America Diploma Initiative.
Customized development &
monitoring graduation goals,
tracks, & plans
Early Warning System
Alerts educators & gives them the
ability to promptly react to student
distress signals, redirect potential
dropouts, & monitor interventions &
programs
Reporting & management of special
program information;
access to instructional modifications
in response to intervention
Secure student & parent access to
assignments, grades, attendance,
assessments, & instructional
resources
Educator
Effectiveness
Gradebook
Management
Capture, track, and manage
observational, evaluation and
appraisal data; comprehensive
reporting by employee, campus,
and district
Flexible grade reporting;
traditional, project based,
standards based, & learning/rubric
based grading
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Our Arkansas Experience
Arkansas Target Test Project
• The system that provides the item banking, test
construction, test delivery and reporting for the Arkansas
Target Test interim assessment project.
Wilbur Mills EOC Interim Assessment Project
• The system that provides the item banking, test
construction, test delivery and reporting for the Wilbur
Mills Coop interim assessment project for Arkansas
online CTE EOC assessments.
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Changes in WETEST
APSCN Interface
• Roster verification instead of registration
• Access to student demographic and program information
Assessment Data
• Immediate access to EOC results for student, class, campus,
region and district
• Access to national and state test data
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Public Consulting Group, Inc.
401 Church St. Suite 2420, Nashville, Tennessee 37219
(615) 983-5300, www.publicconsultinggroup.com
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