Transcript COMPASS

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COMPASS ® Update Training
2012-13
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Unbridled Learning:
College and/or Career Ready for All
• Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Overview of COMPASS® Testing
• College and Career Readiness Rate
• New This Year
• Site Administration Renewal
• Changes Coming in 2013-14
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Overview of Program
• Opportunity for Seniors who have not met CPE
benchmarks in:
• Writing Skills (English)-18
• Mathematics-19
• Reading-20
• State or National Assessments
• NOT a Mandatory Assessment
• Seniors may test TWICE
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Second Administration
• Seniors may take each eligible assessment twice.
• Steps:
• Students receive intervention
• First COMPASS® administration
• Students who did not met benchmarks completed an
additional intervention (MINIMUM FIVE DAYS)
• Second COMPASS® administration
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COMPASS® Testing Dates
No testing window restrictions
Open through
June 15, 2013
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COMPASS® Cut Scores
Subject
COMPASS®
Score
(at or above)
English
(Writing Skills)
Mathematics
(Algebra)
Reading
ACT
CPE ACT
Benchmarks Benchmarks
74
18
18
36
22
19
85
21
20
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College Ready Status File
• Electronic File by School on Secure Site
• College Ready
Available
each Fall
• NOT College Ready
• Unknown
Name of
Student
Writing Skills
(English)
Pam Powers
Frank Potter
Mathematics
X
X
X
Reading
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College Ready Status File (continued)
• Includes students in the school prior to December 1
• Does not include
• Students who transferred into your school/district from
public, private or out-of-state schools since beginning of
December
• School is responsible for getting graduates (those with GCodes) College and Career Ready
Based upon State and National ACT assessments prior to May 2012
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College/Career Readiness Rate
College Ready:
Must meet
benchmarks
on one of the
following:
College Ready
ACT
COMPASS
KYOTE
Career Ready: Must meet benchmarks for one requirement
in Career Academic area and must meet one requirement
in Career Technical area
Career Ready Academic
Armed Services Vocational
Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
ACT Work Keys (Applied
Math, Locating information,
and Reading
for Information)
Career Ready Technical
Kentucky Occupational Skills
Standards Assessment
(KOSSA)
Industry Certificates
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College/Career Readiness Rate
(continued)
• Based on Grade 12 students (graduates or
completers with G-Codes in Infinite Campus)
• Includes best score from all ACT State and
National Administrations in Kentucky
• Data reviewed by schools and districts prior to fall
report
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Opportunities to Demonstrate Readiness
• Schools provide opportunities for their graduates
to demonstrate readiness
• ACT – Junior year
• COMPASS or KYOTE – Senior year
• Career Measures – Throughout high school
• Career academic (ASVAB or WorkKeys)
• Career technical (KOSSA or Industry certificates)
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Reminders
• Seating Charts
• Students may test only TWICE
• Offenders of this rule
• 1st Offense—Written Warning to DAC
• 2nd Offense
• Testing System Turned Off for School
• Appropriate Practice/Use Form Completed and returned to KDE
before system reactivated
• 3rd Offense
• Testing allegation
• Removal of individual(s) from system
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New This Year
• Grade Level Administration
• Postsecondary Access
• Irregularity Report Spreadsheet Posted Online
• Changes to COMPASS Administration Site
• Changes to ACT COMPASS Web Page
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Grade Level Assessments
• The assigned grade level shall determine the state tests
to administer. 703 KAR 5:240
• COMPASS®: Students must be classified as
Grade 12 in Infinite Campus take COMPASS®
• ACT: Students must be classified as
Grade 11 in Infinite Campus take the ACT March
Administration
• Note: This change will increase the number of students
eligible for the COMPASS® administration.
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Postsecondary Access
These Postsecondary institutions have direct access to student
scores
• KCTCS
• Morehead State
University
• University of Pikeville
• Murray State University
• Western Kentucky
University
• University of Louisville
• Eastern Kentucky
• University of Kentucky
University
• Northern Kentucky
• Kentucky State
University
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Irregularity Report
• Irregularity Report Spreadsheet Online
• Purpose
• Communicate to KDE individual student(s) technical
issues
• KDE will pull student scores from final file
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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Site Administration
• Staff Changes
• Changing Passwords
• Forgotten Password
• Training for New COMPASS® Administrators
• Workstation Setup
• Administrator Tests
http://compass.act.org/eCompass
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Staff Changes at Existing Test Centers
• E-mail form to: [email protected]
• Information required:
• Testing Site
COMPASS®
• Name of Personnel to Add or Delete
Staff Update
Form
• Phone
• E-mail
• Title
• COMPASS® Role (i.e., Technical, Test Coordinator, DAC)
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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Changing Passwords
• Yearly Change
Recommended
• http://compass.act.org/eCompass
New
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Forgotten Password
Existing staff who have forgotten their
passwords must contact:
ACT Technical Support
(800) 645-1992
Option 2
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Training for COMPASS® Administrators
• Annual Administration Code and Inclusion of
Special Populations Regulations
• Previously trained staff must view the COMPASS®
Update Training
• New staff must complete the New Administration
Training
• Online COMPASS® Training Series available from
http://education.ky.gov/AA/distsupp/Pages/COMPASS.aspx
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ACT COMPASS Web Page
New
http://www.act.org/products/higher-education-act-compass/
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Workstation Setup
For Technical Staff
ACT Technical Support
(800) 645-1992
Option 2 (COMPASS® Technical Support)
http://www.act.org/compass/tech
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Administrator Tests
“Free” Test
• Using Administrator Tests
• 11111 and any combination of five numbers
• Once the number/name combination is used, keep
using the same combination, when testing workstations
or training staff.
• These tests are NOT for students.
• These are “live” or actual tests and should not be
shared with anyone.
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Changes Coming in 2013-14
• Announcement
• Next-Generation Assessment
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COMPASS Next Generation
April 18th COMPASS Announcement
In the summer of 2013, ACT will release a new
COMPASS test delivery system that will boost
functionality and provide updated content.
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Changes Coming in 2013-14
Next Generation of Assessments - COMPASS
Common Core
Fully aligned to the Common Core State Standards (of which
ACT was a critical partner in creating)
Reflect the empirically-driven ACT College Readiness
Standards™ and College Readiness Benchmarks
Adaptable to a state’s established learning standards to help
in ensuring all students are on the path to college and career
readiness
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Next Generation of Assessments - COMPASS
Technology-Driven
Delivered online (with a paper-and-pencil option available)
Offer the benefits of technology-based assessments
(including faster access to scoring and reporting of results and
timely, actionable achievement data)
Characterized by a variety of new and innovative assessment
types and access to immediate insights gained by using
technology
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Changes Coming in 2013-14
Guidance and training will be provided by
KDE and ACT next summer and fall.
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Contact Information
Kentucky Department of Education
General Program Information
• Jennifer Stafford (OAA)
• Pam Powers (OAA)
(502) 564-4394
[email protected]
Intervention Information
• April Pieper (NGL)
(502) 564-2106
ACT
COMPASS Technical Support
(800) 645-1992
Option 2
Available 24 x 7
ACT Program Manager
Frank Potter
[email protected]