Policy
• No Child Left Behind of 2001
• HSP-C-005/State Board of Education
– Annual Language Proficiency Assessment
– No Exemptions
– Same standard, Same content
• Peer Review – March, 2003
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State Assessment Instruments
• IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT)
• North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic
Inventory (NCAAAI)
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Purpose of the IPT
• Identification and Placement
•Participation in State Testing
•Growth in English Language Proficiency
•Exit
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Requirements
• Initial Testing upon entry into LEA
•Unless entry after January 1
• Annual Assessment (Feb.1-April 30)
―Retest all subtests except previous FES,
CER, CEW
Except when changing colors (grade
clusters)
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Division of Accountability Services/Testing Section
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Components of the IPT
• Oral K-6/7-12
• Reading 2-3/4-6/7-12
• Writing 2-3/4-6/7-12
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2002-03 IPT Data Collection
• Data collected by student (grades K-12)
• One scannable document/Student Information
Sheet
Bubble initial entry (new student) scores
Bubble annual scores
• Scanned by the LEA Test Coordinator
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Local LEP Portfolio?
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Designed for promotion
Locally-developed
Not always aligned with the all objectives
Language proficiency based
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Graduation Requirements
• Courses of Study
• Competency Test of Reading and Math
– Grade 8 Screen
• Computer Skills
– Multiple-Choice
– Performance
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LEP & IEP
• Which is the overriding factor for State Testing?
–No definitive guidelines
–Best judgment
–Review the different testing instruments
–IEP is a legal document
–IPT Testing?
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HSP-C-005/NCAAAI
• LEP Students assessed ON-GRADE
level ONLY
• “May” participate in a NCAAAI for up
to 24 months
• Different options
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What is the NCAAAI?
• Checklist of competencies based on the
NCSCS scored using individual scales for each
content area:
– Reading (Grades 3-8, 10)
– Mathematics (Grades 3-8, 10)
– Writing (Grades 4, 7, & 10)
– EOC (Pilot Spring 4x4 2003)
• Envelope format
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What is the Grade 10 Test?
• High School Comprehensive Test (HSCT)
• Reading
• Math
• Title I Requirement prior to NCLB
• NCLB Requirement
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History of the NCAAAI
• Late Fall 2000
– It was determined that a small group of students
could not be supported by the NCAAP or
NCCATS
– Late December 2000/Options/Development
began
– Discussion/Conflict concerning implementation
dates (Spring 2001 vs. Fall 2001)
– 2001-2002 School Year / Audit
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Why not use the Local
Portfolio?
• Designed for a different purpose
• Locally-developed
• Must be aligned with the state test and all
objectives
• Greater work than a checklist
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New Way of Thinking
• The NCAAAI is an ALTERNATE
ASSESSMENT for ANY student who
cannot access the traditional test even with
accommodations (must meet requirements).
• Students with Disabilities just happened
to be the first group required by federal
law.
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Which LEP students are Eligible?
• Assigned grade level of 3-8 or 10/EOC
• Below Intermediate/High for reading on IPT
Test for Reading or Math Test
• Below Superior for writing
• Within 24 months of entry into the LEA
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When are the Inventories
Scored?
• Three times per year
– First month of participation=Baseline data
– Interim Month
– Last month of school=Final data
• Evidence is collected to support Final
Spring scores Only.
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How is the Inventory
Scored?
• Description of Student Performance to give
each competency a score from 1-8
• Objectives by Goals, Categories, or
Sections
• Overall Score
• Growth is ANY growth
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MATHEMATICS SKILLS
North Carolina Testing Program
North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic Inventory
Description of Student Performance
Descriptors
Description of Performance
Distinguished
8 – High
7 – Low
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Proficient
6 – High
5 – Low
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Apprentice
4 – High
3 – Low
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Novice
2 – High
1 – Low
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Scale
Novice
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Student consistently demonstrates mastery beyond grade-level skills,
strategies, competencies, and expectations.
Student makes applications and extensions beyond grade level.
Student consistently demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,
strategies, and competencies.
Student responds with appropriate answers or procedures.
Student occasionally demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,
strategies, and competencies.
Student sometimes responds with appropriate answers or procedures.
Student rarely or never demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,
strategies, and competencies.
Student frequently responds with inappropriate answers and/or
procedures.
Apprentice
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Proficient
5
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Distinguished
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Examples of Evidence
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Local Tests
Samples of Student Work
Teacher Observations
Teacher-Made Tests
Audio Tapes
Other (specify)
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Use Native Language??
• Evidence obtained through the use of the
student’s native language MAY be used IF
and ONLY IF:
– The student is INSTRUCTED in their native
language.
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Achievement Levels: Final
Overall Score
• Assessed On-Grade Level:
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Level 4 (NCAAAI Score 7-8)
Level 3 (NCAAAI Score 5-6)
Level 2 (NCAAAI Score 3-4)
Level 1 (NCAAAI Score 1-2)
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Who Completes?
• Must have training in the content area
• Must work routinely with the student
• Principal has authority
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What happens to the NCAAAIs?
• Scannable sheets
• Data transferred to the NCDPI during the
end-of-year process
• Inventories will be stored locally for at least
six months (unless Audited)
• ALL 02-03 EOC NCAAAIs (pilot year)
returned
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2002-2003 Sample Audit
• April 1 release of LEA sample list 10%
• Return everything except answer sheets
(inventories, evidence, forms, etc.)
• Review in August
• Return to LEAs in September
• Report
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LEP & IEP
• Which is the overriding factor?
–No definitive guidelines
–Best judgement
–Review the different testing instruments
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Why should you use the
NCAAAI?
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Valid results
Flexibility in showing performance
Show growth
Instructional value from year to year
No test anxiety for the student
AYP
Possible OCR Implications
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Concerns and Quandaries
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No Exemptions – “just don’t get it”
NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCS)
Using an “EC” assessment for “LEP”
Workload/Myths
Training
It’s NEW
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Training
• Train-the-Trainer Model (RACS)
• LEA TC trains the Test Coordinator
– Training for local staff is a collaboration
between Testing and LEA staff (local
decision)
• NCDPI/EC Training (Summer 2002)
• Testing Section Training (Fall 2002)
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Reporting for NCAAAI
—Locally scanned answer sheets
—School rosters
—Frequency distributions
—Individual Student Report
—Summary Reports
—State Report
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NCAAAI and the ABCs
2001-2002
• Operational
administration
• Performance
Composite
2002-2003
• Operational
administration for
Grades 3-8 &10
• Pilot administration
for EOC (Spring only)
• Performance
Composite
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More Information
Testing Section Website:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing
NCDPI Home (click Stay Informed-upper left
corner):
http://www.ncpublicschools.org
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