NC Final Exams

2014 NHCS

Rationale

 The schedule is designed to parallel the secure and controlled manner in which end-of-grade assessments are delivered.

 All stakeholders are confident that the data will accurately measure student learning.

 Quality data for the newly-adopted teacher effectiveness model is collected.

Common Exam Test Administration Manual  The same manual is used for all assessments.

 Pages 1-3: Teacher Evaluation  Page 4: General Assessment Information  Page 5-6:Eligibility and participation  Page 7:   Administration time/testing schedule Accommodations and Alternate Assessments

Common Exam Test Administration Manual  Pages 8-12: Testing Materials  Pages 12-19: Testing Code of Ethics; Test Administrators and Proctors; Test Security; Student Emergencies; Testing irregularities; Scoring

Student Growth for Standards 6 and 8

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Required Common Exams

p 4  Math: Math II, Math III, CC Geometry, CC Algebra II, Advanced Functions and Modeling, Discrete, Pre Calculus  Science: Earth/Environmental Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Physics, Science 4, Science 6, Science 7  English: English/Language Arts I, English/Language Arts III, English/Language Arts IV  Social Studies: World History, Civics and Economics, U.S. History, American History I, American History II, Social Studies 4-8  Occupational Courses: None

NC Final Exams

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NC Final Exams

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Eligible Students

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 All students enrolled in courses for which NC Final Exams are required.

 Students, including seniors, who are exempt from final exams by local Board of Education policy shall not be exempt from NC Final Exams.

 Students repeating courses  LEP students   LEP students scoring below 4.0 expanding on the reading subtest of the WIDA ACCESS Placement Test AND are in first year in US schools are not eligible to be assessed on English I, III, IV LEP students must participate in other NC Final Exams

Schedule p.7 Last five days for semester-long courses; last 10 days for year-long courses

Accommodations and Alternate Assessments p.7-8 and APPENDIX E   Students with disabilities, including students only receiving services under Section 504, may receive testing accommodations for the NC Final Exams  Students should receive the accommodations they use routinely during their instructional programs and similar classroom assessments Special print versions are available for order    Braille Large Print (LP) One Test Item Per Page Edition (OTIPP)   Requests for special print versions other than Braille, LP, or OTIPP must be submitted on an Accommodation Notification Form Requests for special print versions must be placed at least 30 days before the test date 

Alternate Assessments

Not available for the NC Final Exams

Accommodations and Alternate Assessments p.7-8 and APPENDIX E

Answer Sheets

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English III Multiple Choice

ELA I; III CC Geo/Alg II AF&M; PreCalc; Discrete Earth/Env; Physical Science US History

Multiple choice and constructed response

Math II, III Chemistry; Physics World; Civics; American I and II

Student constructed responses will be sent to DPI for grading.

Test Codes p. 9 and Appendix A

Materials p. 10-12 (pink handout)

Materials p. 10-12 (pink handout)

Testing Code of Ethics p. 12-14 AND APPENDIX F  Eligibility Issues  Accommodations Issues  Security Issues  Neither students nor teachers may possess cell phones.

 Monitoring Issues  Procedural Issues NOTE: Test training MUST include review of the Testing Code of Ethics

Selecting Test Administrators and Proctors p. 14-15 Testing Options Option 1 Test admin: Teacher of Record Full time proctor required Option 2 Test admin: Teacher in same cluster Full time proctor required Option 3 Test admin: Teacher from different cluster Roving proctor (one per 3 close rooms) NOTE: No stadium-type testing permitted

Emergencies, Irregularities and Misadministrations p. 16-18  Emergencies and Breaks  Reporting Irregularities – School Test Coordinator must document in OTISS NEW this year.

 Misadministrations

Implementation Planning  Stadium–style testing is NOT permitted.

 Review of Accommodations forms are NOT required, but are recommended.

 Testing department has calculators for check out.

 High schools may request additional calculators form feeder schools

DPI Procedure for Grouping (Not in manual)

Courses that CANNOT Be Combined for Testing (i.e., these courses must test alone)

1. English Language Arts III cannot be grouped 2. Grade 8 Social Studies cannot be grouped 3. U.S. History cannot be grouped 4. Physical Science cannot be grouped 5. Earth/Environmental Science cannot be grouped 6. SCS Algebra II cannot be grouped

Courses Which Can be Grouped (small groups and makeups only) (Not in manual) You can group:  English Language Arts I  English Language Arts IV You can group:  Civics and Economics  World History  American History I  American History II You can group;  Chemistry  Physics •  • 1. You can group: Advanced Functions and Modeling Discrete Mathematics Precalculus You can group:  Comm. Core Geometry  SCS Geometry You can group:  Math II  Math III You can group:  Comm. Core Algebra II  Comm. Core Integrated Math III

Reporting: High School only ONLY the 100-point converted score may be used as the exam score; exam score shall count 25% of student’s grade.

Discussion/Questions