Transcript PARCC Family Night @ VHS (Elementary) February 19, 2015 Charlie Miller Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Verona Public Schools What is PARCC? • The Partnership.

PARCC Family Night @ VHS (Elementary)
February 19, 2015
Charlie Miller
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Verona Public Schools
What is PARCC?
• The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for
College and Careers
• Two-Part Assessment for ALL students in PARCC
consortium states (PBA & EOY)
• Aligned with CCSS (Common Core State
Standards) in English Language Arts & Mathematics
• Accessible to all students
• Many accommodations integrated into assessment
• Questions scaffold from DOK 1 to DOK 3
– District Initiative with Unit Assessments
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When is PARCC?
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March = Performance Based Assessment (PBA)
Late April/May = End of Year Assessment (EOY)
ELA: Grades 3, 4
Math: Grades 3, 4
Administer at 8:50 & 12:45
Computer Labs, Small Group Instruction Rooms
We will use the same test administrators
(teachers) for each of the grade level
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What is the difference between the
PBA and EOY?
Performance Based
Assessment (PBA)
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Given after 75% of instruction
Long answer items
Extended Response questions
(drawing evidence from multiple
sources including multi-media)
• Literary Analysis
• Research Simulation
• Narrative Writing
Math concepts assessed in realworld applications (solving multi-step
problems)
Administered in March
End Of Year (EOY)
• Given after 90% instruction
• Short answer items
• Technology-enhanced item
types
• Reading Comprehension
• Math conceptual
understanding, fluency, and
application of knowledge
• Administered in late April/May
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Why is my child taking PARCC?
• PARCC is part of the state and federally-funded program of
education provided to your child at HBW.
– Federal and state law require New Jersey students to take an
assessment that measures college and career readiness grades 3
through 11.
• New Jersey has had a long history of establishing state standards
for instruction and assessment to help schools ensure that students
are meeting educational goals.
– Standards are what we expect students to know in individual
grades.
– Curriculum is how we operationalize those goals into learning.
• PARCC is aligned with the Common Core and more accurately
gauges students’ progress in achieving these new standards.
– NJASK incorporated common core concepts in its last two years as a
logical step in the transition.
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What Technology are we using with
PARCC?
• Desktop Dell Computers and Google Chromebooks at the
Elementary Schools
• Students are currently working on the tutorial and practice
tests in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA)
• Setting and technology which they are familiar :
– Typing on a keyboard
– Mouse
– Using (in ELA) multiple sources at once (primary source, a video, a
secondary source)
– Accommodations for students overall (eliminate answer choices,
highlighting tool, spell checker, and more)
– Accommodations for students with disabilities (begin with slide 13)
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How long do PARCC tests take?
• Unit Testing Time is the amount of time
any student who needs it must be
provided to complete the unit.
• It is the amount of testing time schools
must schedule for each unit.
– Longest unit: 90 minutes
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Performance Division
New Jersey Department of Education
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How is PARCC Scored?
PBA + EOY = Total Score
One total score report for Math
One total score report for ELA
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PARCC District Information
● Results will be here
in October
● District Reports
● School Reports
● Performance Level
Distributions
● Growth Percentiles
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What is PARCC doing to protect children’s
privacy and secure test results?
• PARCC Consortium adopted a Data Privacy
and Security
– http://parcconline.org/data-privacy-security
• All contractors must comply with this policy.
• States remain in complete control of student
information …
– Neither the PARCC consortium nor the federal
government will have access to individual student
information.
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How Can Parents Support Verona
Schools with PARCC?
• Please remind your children about getting a
good night’s sleep, eating a healthy breakfast,
and doing the best they can!
• Take the online tutorial, sample questions, and
practice tests (we will provide that opportunity
tonight), and share your problem solving
thoughts with your children.
• Be supportive, encouraging, open-minded, and
understanding!
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How will PARCC results be used?
● To assist teachers in supporting students
(along with our daily (formative) and
summative assessments)
● To inform parents and students on progress
towards ‘on track’ college and career
readiness
● To inform schools and districts on curricula,
instructional and professional development
needs
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PARCC Accommodations for
Students with Disabilities
Libby Skinner
Director of Special Services
Verona Public Schools
Additional Accommodations
• For students with an IEP, 504 Plan, or are
in an ELL program,
– A PNP (Personal Needs Profile) has been
developed based on learner needs.
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Good news!
• All accommodations utilized previously for
NJASK or HSPA are still available (and
then some)!
• Your case manager should have
contacted you if a change to your child’s
IEP or 504 needed to be made!
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You would have heard from your
case manager if:
Additional accommodations beyond the
accessibility features are required, such
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1. Presentation,
2. Response, or
3. Timing/Scheduling Accommodations
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1. Presentation
Accommodations
• If a student is blind, has a visual
impairment, or is deaf, then a necessary
change in presentation of the PARCC
assessment would be necessary.
• Do not worry! If you do not hear from your
Child Study Team case manager, this does
not apply to your child.
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2. Response Accommodations
• If your child needs accommodations related
to:
– Braille,
– Requires a calculator on non-calculator
sections,
– Utilizes a scribe or dictation
• This means your child needs an additional
response accommodation.
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3. Timing/Scheduling
Accommodations
Generally the same here…
• Extended time
• Separate or alternate location(s)
• Small group testing
• Frequent breaks
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Still unsure your child has all s/he
needs?
Please reach out to your Child Study Team
Case Manager.
• We will make sure your child has everything
in place in order to be successful!
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Questions?
If you have any questions, please feel free
to …
• Ask me now
• Email me: [email protected]
• Call me: (973) 571-2029 ext. 7032
• Set up an appointment and meet with me
(please email my administrative assistant,
Ms. Emerida Radek,
[email protected]
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Let’s take some time and practice!
Anyone can visit our district web page and
access practice tests, tutorials, student online
tutorials, etc.
http://www.veronaschools.org/Page/3939
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PARCC Resources from
NJDOE
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PARCC Frequently Asked Questions
PARCC Testing Accommodations for English Learner (EL)
PARCC Test Administration and District Test Coordinators Manuals
NJDOE Memo on Graduation Requirements for the Class of 2016, 2017
and 2018
NJDOE Notifies Schools of 2014-15 8th Grade Math Student Growth
Percentiles (SGPs) Exception
FAQ from PARCC Regional Trainings Concerning the NJ
SMART Registration Data Collection
Test Administration Times for PARCC Assessments, Spring 2015
PARCC Mathematics PBA Practice Tests and Practice Tests with
Accessibility and Accommodation Tools
PARCC Update: PearsonAccess Next, PARCC Technology Readiness and
the PARCC Computer-Based Assessments Guide
PARCC Spring 2015 Test Administration Update
Update: Statewide Assessment Calendar for 2014-2015 School Year
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PARCC Resources from
NJDOE
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PARCC FAQs and Glossary
Scheduling Module for PARCC
PARCC Local Educator Planning Tool To Populate The Personal Needs
Profile (PNP) PNP Template for Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
PARCC Field Test Report
2015 PARCC Assessments and the CCSS for Grades 3-5 Mathematics
PARCC Local Educator Planning Tool To Populate The Personal Needs
Profile (PNP) PNP Template for Computer-Based Testing (CBT)
Clarification Document PARCC End-of-Course Mathematics and English
Language Arts Assessments
Update: Statewide Assessment Calendar for 2014-2015 School Year
Transitioning to PARCC Frequently Asked Questions
Transitioning to PARCC Frequently Asked Questions, Updated
Transition to Next Generation Assessment Systems - 5/2/11 Memo
PARCC Website
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