State Testing
PARCC, LEAP, iLEAP

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 All students grades
3-8 will take :
PARCC: ELA and Math
LEAP/iLEAP: Science and Social Studies
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PARCC Phase 1 (Performance-Based Assessment):
March 16-20
PARCC Phase 2 (End-of-Year Assessment):
May 4-8
LEAP & iLEAP (Science & Social Studies):
April 14-15

Differences between PARCC and LEAP/iLEAP
PARCC
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Timed
One session per day
60-90 minutes testing per day
ELA sessions skills are integrated not isolated
Not high stakes – scores will not be available until fall 2015
4 th grade*summer school based on report card (must pass ELA & Math)
Answer in test book (no separate answer document) *scratch paper allowed
2 testing cycles (PBA & EOY)
Dictionary & Thesaurus not allowed
LEAP/iLEAP
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Untimed
Several sessions per day
Several hours testing per day
ELA sessions isolated skills: comprehension, language, writing, research
4 th grade High Stakes (ELA &
Math)
Summer School & Retested
Separate answer document and test book *no scratch paper allowed
Dictionary & Thesaurus allowed

PARCC
Achievement Levels
Distinguished Command
LEAP/iLEAP
Achievement Levels
Advanced
Strong Command Mastery
Moderate Command
Basic (Proficient)
Partial or Minimal Command Approaching Basic/Unsatisfactory
(Non-proficient)

Performance Based Assessment
(PBA) March 16-20
End of Year Assessment
(EOY) May 4-6
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PBA is administered after 75% of the school year is completed .
ELA PBA will focus on writing effectively when analyzing texts and will include three tasks: a literary analysis, a research simulation, and a narrative task. For each task, students will be asked to read one or more texts, answer several comprehension and vocabulary questions, and write an essay that requires them to draw evidence from the text(s).
3 days
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EOY is administered after 90% of the school year is completed.
ELA EOY will include at least two texts, both literary and informational, and will focus on reading comprehension. To be able to provide results quickly, the EOY will consist entirely of computer-scored items.
1 day

Grades 3-5 Performance Based Assessment Design
1. Literary Analysis Task —provides students an opportunity to show their understanding of literature. It asks students to read 2 literary texts, answer 6 selected-response questions about the texts, and write an extended response that compares and/or explains key ideas or elements (e.g., theme/central idea, characterization, structure, point of view, etc.) in the texts.
2. Research Simulation Task-mirrors the research process by presenting two texts
(grade 3) or three texts (grades 4 and 5) on a given topic. Students answer a set of selected-response questions about the texts (6 questions at grade 3 and 9 questions at grades 4 and 5) and then write an extended response about some aspect of the related texts (i.e., how each text presents the topic, the use of illustrations in the texts, an analysis the author’s use of evidence, etc.).
3. Narrative Writing Task —asks students to read a literary text, answer 5 selectedresponse questions about the text, and then create a narrative related to the text (i.e., finish the story; retell the story in another narrative form, such as a journal entry, etc.).
Students should make sure that their response is a narrative, not an expository response.

PARCC tests are strictly timed
Grade
3
4-5
PBA unit
1
Literary
Analysis
Task
75 minutes
75 minutes
PBA unit
2
Research
Simulati on
Task
75 minutes
90 minutes
PBA Unit
3
Narrative
Writing
Task
EOY
Unit 1
60 minutes
60 minutes
75 minutes
75 minutes

Performance Based Assessment
(PBA) March 16-20
End of Year Assessment
(EOY) May 4-6
 PBA is administered after 75% of the school year is completed.
 EOY is administered after 90% of the school year is completed.
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Math PBA some tasks will be computer-scored, 68% of the assessment will require students to solve real-life problems and to provide reasoning/explanations to support their work.
2 days
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Math EOY students will demonstrate their ability to understand and use skills identified as Major, Supporting and Additional content of the grade. To be able to provide results quickly, this assessment will have computer-scored tasks
only.
2 days

Type 1
32% of test items
Type 2
36% of test items
Type 3
32 % of test items
Concepts, understanding,
Fluency, application
Written arguments / justification
Modeling / application
Computer scored
Computer and hand scored
Computer and hand scored
EOY
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PBA
PBA only
PBA only

Grade PBA unit 1 PBA unit 2 EOY unit 1 EOY unit 2
3
4-5
75 min.
75 min.
75 min.
75 min.
80 min.
70 min.
75 min.
75 min.

 Attendance requirements for all students: must be present 167 days
 Kindergarten: SIP of 35 or above on Scantron
Performance in Reading and Math, successful classroom performance reflected on report card.
 Grades 1,2,3: passing session grades in both ELA & Math
 Grades 4* & 5: passing session grades in ELA, Math and science or social studies

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• Students that don’t have passing grades in ELA and/or Math will be able to attend summer remediation (summer school).
• Summer school is FREE!
• At the conclusion of summer school the student will take the
Scantron Performance Series assessment to help determine progress made by student.
• The School Building Level Committee will convene at the end of the summer session and look at all data (summer attendance, effort, work portfolio, Scantron results) to make final decisions on whether students will be promoted to the 5th grade or retained in the 4th grade.
• We will notify you of the dates and locations for summer remediation should your child become eligible for participation.

 Provides great data on your child’s academic ability and progress
 Baseline for comparison from year to year
 No strings…not high stakes
 Opportunity to practice…next year becomes state mandate for promotion
 Test scores are used for placement purposes: foreign language, student of year, pupil appraisal evaluations
(both gifted and deficits)……