Accountability Update
Brian Swiger
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division
No Major Changes
• There will be no major changes to the
materials distribution or data validation
processes this testing cycle.
• There will be no major changes to the
materials distribution or data validation
processes this testing cycle.
Important Dates
• Ordering file to MetriTech on
December 5, 2012
• All updates to CFDC by this date
• Materials will be in LEA by
January 11, 2013
Important Dates
• Testing Window: February 1–March 15,
2013
• Materials shipped back to MetriTech by
March 22, 2013
• Data Validation Window:
April 22–May 3, 2013
Important Dates
• Reports will be delivered to LEAs by
May 23, 2013
• Final Data from MetriTech to NCDPI on
June 6, 2013
• Any corrections to MetriTech between
these two dates
Lessons Learned
• More tier A and tier C test books in
overage
• Additional materials requests will not
require approval by me (small orders).
• Large print requests will go directly to
MetriTech.
2012-13 Fall Testing Calendar
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Assessment
PLAN
Testing Window
Initial assessment required within 30 calendar days of
enrollment at the beginning of the school year or 14
calendar days if the student enrolls after the beginning
of the school year.
October 1–31, 2012
EXPLORE
October 1–31, 2012
WorkKeys – Early Graduates Only
NCEXTEND2 READY EOC Alternate Assessments (Online) – Biology, English II,
and Algebra I/Integrated I
READY EOC Assessments (Online)3 – Biology, English II, and
Algebra I/Integrated I
December 3–7, 2012
Last 20 school days of the course (4x4/semester
courses)
Last 15 school days of the course (4x4/semester
courses)
WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT™) – Initial and Reclassification Testing
2012-13 Spring Testing Calendar
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Assessment
WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (W-APT™) – Initial Testing
ACCESS for ELLs®
WorkKeys – Online Administrations
WorkKeys – Paper-and-Pencil and Accommodations Administrations
ACT–Initial Test Date
ACT–Makeup Test Date
ACT–Accommodations Testing Window
NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment – Grades 3–8 Math and ELA
Grades 5 and 8 Science
NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment–Biology, English II, and
Algebra I/Integrated I
NCEXTEND1 Alternate Assessment – Grade 11
NCEXTEND2 READY EOG Alternate Assessments (Online) –
Grades 3–8 Math and ELA
Grades 5 and 8 Science
NCEXTEND2 READY EOC Alternate Assessments (Online)2 – Biology,
English II, and Algebra I/Integrated I
READY EOG Assessments (Paper-and-Pencil) – Grades 3–8 Math and ELA
READY EOG Assessments (Online)2 – Grades 5 and 8 Science
READY EOC Assessments (Online) 2 – Biology, English II, and
Algebra I/Integrated I
Testing Window
Initial assessment required within 30 calendar days of
enrollment at the beginning of the school year or 14
calendar days if the student enrolls after the beginning of
the school year.
February 1–March 15, 2013
February 1–28, 2013
February 11–22, 2013
March 5, 2013
March 19, 2013
March 5–19, 2013
April 15–June 14, 2013
April 15–June 14, 2013
April 15–June 14, 2013
Last 25 school days of the year
Last 20 school days of the course (4x4/semester courses)
Last 25 school days of the course (yearlong courses)
Last 15 school days of the year
Last 15 school days of the year
Last 15 school days of the course (4x4/semester courses)
Last 20 school days of the course (yearlong courses)
OTISS vs. RCR
• When should an ACCESS or W-APT
testing irregularity be reported in OTISS?
• Anytime one occurs.
• RCR should be made when irregularity
occurs due to incorrect data in CFDC.
Irregularity Types
Irregularity Types
Irregularity Types
• Which irregularity types necessitate a
Record Change Request (RCR)?
• Student not required to take test
• Failure to test eligible students
Transfer Students
• Download Student Transfer form from
Metritech.com
• Sending and receiving LEAs must both fill
out form
• Ensures combining of scores and correct
recipient of score report
Student Transfer Form
LEP Accountability Links
• Accountability Policy Page:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
accountability/policies/
• Accountability LEP Page:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/
accountability/policies/slep/
• Metritech.com
Thank You!
• Thanks for all you do to ensure a smooth
testing cycle!
• Contact me anytime you need help.
• Brian_Swiger@dpi.nc.gov
• 919-807-3804
AMAOs and AMOs
Scott W. Beaudry
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division
AMOs
• ESEA Flexibility Waiver
• Through 2013-2014 (ESEA reauthorization)
• Eliminate school designations of Met or Not
Met AYP
• AYP  Annual Measureable Objective (AMO)
AMOs
• Used 2010-2011 data as the baseline
• State-level data used to set state-wide targets
• Targets increase based on the goal of
reducing percent non-proficient by half within
six years
AMOs: what’s different?
• ELA and Mathematics targets
• Targets differ between subgroups
• Minimum subgroup size drops to 30
• Participation rate consequences
100 - 37.2% = 62.8% not proficient
62.8% / 2 = 31.4% reduction in 6 years
31.4 + 37.2 = 68.6% target for 2016-2017
100 – 68.5% = 31.5% not proficient
31.5% / 2 = 15.7% reduction in 6 years
68.5 + 15.7 = 84.2% target for 2016-2017
AMAOs
• Strictly using CFDC for 2011-2012 AMAO 1
and AMAO 2
• AMAO 3 will use AMO results from
Accountability
• Seeking guidance on AMAO 3
AMAOs: 2012
• Preliminary 2011-2012 AMAO Outcomes
report scheduled for late September (AMAO 3
guidance).
• LEAs will have time to review/comment.
• Title III Watchlist and additional reports in
November (after SBE action on AMAO
Outcomes Report).
AMAOs: 2013
• New EOG/EOC assessments
• Standard setting and SBE action
• Preliminary Outcomes Report tentatively
scheduled for November, Final in December.
Testing Accommodations &
Alternate ACCESS
Carrie Perkis
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Accountability Services Division
September 12, 2012
Accommodations for Students
Identified as Limited English
Proficient
Guidelines for Testing
Students Identified as Limited
English Proficient
• Document contains detailed information
on testing accommodations
• http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accounta
bility/policies/slep/
• Updated document in October 2012
LEP Students &
Accommodations
• Eligibility criteria for accommodations:
– LEP students scoring below Level 5.0
Bridging on the reading subtests of the WAPT/ACCESS for ELLs eligible to receive
state-approved LEP accommodations on
state tests
State-Approved LEP
Accommodations
• Multiple Testing Sessions
• Testing in a Separate Room
• Scheduled Extended Time
• Student Reads Test Aloud to Self
• Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud (In English)
• Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled
• Word-to-Word Bilingual English/Native Language
Dictionary/Translator
Instructional Accommodations/
Modifications
drive
Testing Accommodations
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Considerations for Committee
Decision-Making
Students should be using accommodations
ROUTINELY during instruction and similar
classroom assessments – accommodations
should not be a surprise on test day!
Routine use = at least 30 days
prior to test date except for newly enrolled
students late in the school year
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Multiple Testing Sessions
• Allows student to test in mini sessions
– More frequent breaks (e.g., every 20 minutes, every
10 questions completed)
– May test over one day or multiple days (e.g., half of
test day 1, half of test day 2)
• Must complete test within the allowed time
unless student has Scheduled Extended Time
• If breaks differ from the standard, student will
require Testing in a Separate Room
Scheduled Extended Time
• For students who need extra time to test
• LEP team documents estimated extended time,
but student is allowed as much time as needed
with this accommodation
• Student must finish the test in one day, unless
he/she also has Multiple Testing Sessions
Student Reads Aloud to Self
• Student may read the test aloud, but the
test administrator may not help or correct
errors the student makes
• Requires Testing in a Separate Room –
One-on-One accommodation
Test Administrator Reads Test
Aloud (In English)
• LEP team must document specifics - Read
Aloud Everything vs. Read Aloud by Student
Request
• Not available for EOG English Language Arts
or EOC English II
• Requires Testing in a Separate Room (one-onone or small group)
Test Administrator Reads Test
Aloud (In English), cont’d
• Test administrator should be familiar with
grade-level/course content
• Information should be read so as not to
give away the answer
– e.g., read number as 1-0-0 instead of one
hundred when place value is tested
Computer Reads Test Aloud
– Student Controlled
• Available for EOC Biology, EOC Algebra I/Integrated I,
grade 5 & 8 science EOG, NCEXTEND2 tests
• Students press audio button to hear recorded human
reader
• Students may use headphones to test in regular
setting
• Without headphones, students will require separate
setting (one-on-one)
Computer Reads Test Aloud –
Student Controlled, cont’d
• Limitation: only item stems and answer choices
read by computer (not graphs, charts, etc)
• For online tests, student may have the test read
aloud by:
– Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud
– Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student
Controlled
– Combination of the two methods
ACT, EXPLORE,
PLAN, and WorkKeys
• ACT – LEP students may only use StateAllowed accommodations. If used, ACT score
is not college-reportable
• EXPLORE/PLAN – LEP accommodations are a
local decision
• WorkKeys – LEP students may only use wordto-word bilingual dictionary
ACT, EXPLORE,
PLAN, and WorkKeys cont’d
• LEP teams may record accommodations for these
assessments on the LEP plan, or may use existing
classroom/testing accommodations documentation
to support accommodations decisions
• Accommodation policies may differ from NC
policies. LEP teams must be aware of differences
• http://www.act.org/aap/northcarolina/index.html
Alternate ACCESS
What is Alternate ACCESS?
• A new test developed specifically for
students identified as limited English
proficient with significant cognitive
disabilities
• http://www.wida.us/assessment/alternate
access.aspx
Eligibility Criteria
• Student has been identified as LEP
• Student has been identified as having one or more of
the existing categories of disabilities under IDEA (e.g.;
intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury,
multiple disabilities, etc.)
• Student is participating in alternate curriculum and in
state-wide alternate accountability assessments
• IEP team recommended the assessment after
considering all three criteria above
Alternate ACCESS
Student Identification
• Collaboration between LEP and EC
• 3-12 – look for LEP students with NCEXTEND1
documented on IEP
• K-2 – No NCEXTEND1 documentation, will
need to consider LEP and disability status
Alternate ACCESS
Testing Details
• Alternate ACCESS is individually administered
• Testing window will be the same as ACCESS
– February 1 – March 15, 2013
• Ordering will be the same as ACCESS
• Training materials online
• Formal training to occur this winter
Questions?
Carrie Perkis
carrie.perkis@dpi.nc.gov
Process Check
Plus
• Good pace
Delta
• More rooms for group
works
• Small group
• Less unidentifiable jargon
• Snacks
•
• Humor
• Todaysmeet
P.P.slides available in
advance
• Good and up-to-date \
• Meeting information on
website & easily to be
found
• information
• Differentiated meeting
• Collaboration
• Face-to-face meeting
Process Check
Plus
• Finishing the meeting ontime
Delta