Transcript Assessment Alternatives for High School June 24,2015 Collette Mason, Busi ness and Special Po pulations Assessment Specialist Amanda Mount, Coll ections o f.

Assessment Alternatives for High School
June 24,2015
Collette Mason, Busi ness and Special Po pulations Assessment Specialist
Amanda Mount, Coll ections o f Evi dence Assessment Specialist
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Agenda
• Overview of Graduation Alternatives available to
fulfill high school graduation requirements.
• Introduction to Graduation Alternatives Application
• Review of Collection of Evidence (COE)
• Questions
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Program Disclaimer
Currently, the Legislature is in session considering proposals,
both of a budgetary and policy nature, that could influence the
future of the state’s graduation requirements system.
The information presented today is based on legislation
existing in code as of June 24, 2015, and with the
understanding that the existing code will continue.
Changes as a result of final decisions of this year’s legislative
session will be communicated to districts and schools as soon
as feasible, and through typical agency channels.
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Graduation Alternatives
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Graduation Alternatives
• Assessment options that allow students to fulfill
state graduation requirement with a test format of
comparable rigor to the main assessment.
• Options are approved by the state legislature
• Intended to provide alternate route towards earning CAA/CIA
• Formerly called the CAA Options, CIA Options and Transfer
Options.
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Eligibility for the Graduation Alternatives
• Students must be ELIGIBLE to use the Graduation
Alternatives
• Eligibility to use the Graduation Alternatives is
designed to be content area specific and may have
additional requirements (depending on the option)
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Graduation Alternatives Available
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Collection of Evidence (to be discussed shortly)
GPA Comparison
College Admission/AP/IB Tests
Basic (L2) on General Assessment/COE
Off-Grade Level Assessment
Locally Determined Assessments (LDA)
Out of State Transfer Waiver
Special, Unavoidable Circumstance Appeal (SUCA)
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• Collection of Evidence
The COE is an evaluation of a set of work samples
prepared by the student in a classroom environment
with instructional support from a teacher.
• GPA Comparison
A student’s grades in courses corresponding to
specific content areas are compared with the grades
of students who took the same courses and passed
the exit exam.
CAA Options
• College Admission/AP/IB Tests
Students may use their math, science, reading
and/or writing scores on the SAT reasoning test, ACT
or ACT Plus Writing tests, specified Advanced
Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB)
examinations, to show they have key skills expected
of high school graduates. They may also use scores
from specified AP or IB exams to meet the science
graduation assessment requirement, which starts
with the Class of 2015.
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• Basic (L2) on General Assessment/COE
A determination by a student’s IEP team to establish
a passing score at Level 2, or Basic, on the state’s
annual assessment. The Basic (L2) cannot be used for
state and federal accountability; but, the Basic (L2)
can be used to meet state graduation requirements.
CIA Options
• Off-Grade Level Assessment
Students receiving special education services may
take a standards based test in a specific content area
(Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science) at an
elementary or middle school grade level. The student
must meet the established cut score for proficiency
for the grade level accessed.
• Locally Determined Assessments (LDA)
A series of state-prescribed assessments available in
the content areas of reading, writing, mathematics
and science that can be selected and administered at
the local school.
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Out of State Transfer Waiver
This waiver is for students who transfer from another
state, from a non-public school in WA or from out of
country. The student may apply to receive a waiver of the
assessment graduation requirement if the student has
previously passed another state’s high school exit or
accountability examination. If approved for a waiver, the
student will also receive access to the Graduation
Alternatives.
Waivers
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Special, Unavoidable Circumstance Appeal
(SUCA)
This applies to students in their 12th grade year (or 11th
grade year under a specific circumstance where an
educator has caused a testing irregularity) who have yet
to meet standard on the state assessment, Exit Exam or a
state-approved alternative, and experience a “special,
unavoidable circumstance” that precludes their ability to
access a state-approved assessment as a senior (or junior
as stated above).
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Changes?
• Out of State Transfer Waiver
• Updating our list of assessments available from other states
• Updating cut scores from other states if applicable.
• Potentially adding territories and DOD school assessments
• College Tests
• Cut scores may shift, under review for 2015-2016
• Locally Determined Assessment
• Applicable tests and criteria under review for 2015-2016
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Graduation
Alternatives
You can find more specific information
about each of the options touched on
today by visiting the Graduation
Alternatives webpage at:
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/Gr
aduationAlternatives/default.aspx
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Graduation Alternatives Application
Streamlining the CAA Options App for more expedient results.
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Intentions Behind Revamp
• Automate eligibility verifications - real time
feedback
• Provide quicker responses regarding status
• Use state-level data in application process
• Minimize hand-entered data and exchange of paper
forms
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Today…
• Review the new application
• Outline the Audit process
• Provide Release Timeline, Communication &
Training Plans
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Graduation Alternatives Application
Expected Launch: October 15, 2015
Once the student has completed the option and you have the
appropriate documentation…
1) Log in to EDS > Graduation Alternatives
2) Look up student by SSID
Then…
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Student Information Screen
Eligibility
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Student Profile
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If…
CEDARS information indicates that
the student is not eligible to submit
the form – a notice will show at the
top of the page.
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Enter Form
Info
School/District enters student’s
information into the applicable form.
Verifies it meets the eligibility criteria
outlined within the application and
presses Submit.
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If…
The information provided does not
meet the minimum criteria
required, the system will provide
clear error messages to assist staff
determine what does not meet
eligibility.
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Auditing
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Across All Forms
There will be a 20% validation pull for each form.
Pulled forms will be audited - validated or flagged.
If validated, no further action needed.
If flagged…
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What happens if…
Flag 1: District Assessment Coordinator contacted
regarding the audit finding. District expected to
establish an action plan to correct; flagged
application will be rejected/reverted back to district
for correcting
Flag 2: District Assessment Coordinator contacted
regarding the second audit finding. Additional steps
put in place to address the error; flagged application
will be rejected/reverted back to district for
correcting
Flag 3: Automatic Approval Removed. All district
forms will require manual review and approval until
an OSPI determined time. {Agency considering
certain number of error-free applications be
completed before lifting system restriction}
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Timeline
• June/July:
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Vetting and acceptance of eligibility criteria
Introduction of system shift to users
Continued programming
• August/September:
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User Testing
Continued programming/training material development
Training webinar for Grad Alt Application Users
• October :
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Webinar for DACs re: App Overview/Roles/Responsibilities
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Communication/Training
October 2015: Launch
With launch we’ll put out notifications through regular channels
Training materials slated for development:
• Graduation Alternatives Users’ Guide
• Live webinar training(s) for both Users’ and District Assessment
Coordinators
• Recorded Training Webinar for Users
• FAQs
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Questions/Feedback
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Collection of Evidence
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COE Eligibility
• Any student who has attempted the {a} state test
one time is eligible to submit a COE
• Transfer students who fulfill eligibility criteria
associated with access to alternative assessments
• Students who have been approved for submission
of a subsequent COE
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COE Content Areas
Current COE:
• Reading, Writing, Math Year 1, Math Year 2, Biology
COE transition to new WA K-12 Learning Standards:
• English Language Arts (ELA), Math
• Biology COE will remain the same until the state
transitions to NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).
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COE submission calendar for 2015-16
January
• Reading/Writing/Math/Biology
• Submission Date: TBD
• 12th graders only and subsequent COEs
No further spring submission
June
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New ELA, new Math, current Biology
Submission Date: TBD
All eligible students and subsequent COEs
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COE transition
• Students in the graduation cohort of 2016 who are
planning to submit in January 2016 must use the current
COE.
• Students planning to submit in June 2016 ARE
REQUIRED to use the new COE tasks.
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Collection of Evidence Transition Plan
Key Date
Eligibility
Current COE
New COE
June 11, 2015
All eligible
Reading, Writing,
N/A
Math and Biology
September 2015 New COE system open for use
January 2016
Grad cohort of
Reading, Writing,
N/A
2016 and earlier Math and Biology
June 2016
All eligible
Biology
ELA and Math
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COE scores needed to meet standard
COE Scores
Points Possible
Meet Standard
Reading
96
72
Writing
24
17
Math - Year 1
32
24
Math - Year 2
24
14
Biology
56
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Subsequent COEs
• Students that do not meet standard with their original COE
may submit an additional COE.
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Current COE
 Standard subsequent - 4 new tasks
 Expanded subsequent - 6 new tasks
New COE
 Standard – 4 new tasks
• Subsequent COEs submitted in regular submission windows.
• No stipend.
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Subsequent COE Criteria (Current)
Content Area
Cut Score
Standard
Subsequent
Expanded
Subsequent
Reading
72
36-71
35 and below
Writing
17
9-16
8 and below
Math Yr 1
24
12-23
11 and below
Math Yr 2
14
7-13
6 and below
Biology
41
21-40
20 and below
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COE Policies
2015-16 Guidelines and policies to be released September 1
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Guidelines can be found at: http://www.coe.k12.wa.us/domain/22
Statewide training by webinar
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Webinars and PPT can be viewed post presentations
All training materials can be found at:
http://www.coe.k12.wa.us/domain/14
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COE District Assessment Coordinator
and Teacher Training
OSPI expects that each administrator and teacher
implementing the COE assessment will participate in
the provided training.
• Teachers sign a Test Security Acknowledgement prior to
interfacing with the secure test materials
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Security
COE Assessment materials must be secure at all times. COE
assessment materials are:
• not to be used for instruction or curriculum
• not to be used, in part or entirety, as templates or samples
for instructional purposes
• to be used for the assessment only
• not to be duplicated for any purpose other than providing
students with what is needed to respond to the tasks used
as part of a collection submission
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L2 cut-score for COEs
Allows students to meet standard at ‘Basic’ level in accordance with student’s IEP
team decisions
COE Scores
Points Possible
Meet Standard
Basic*
Reading
96
72
64
Writing
24
17
13
Math - Year 1
32
24
21
Math - Year 2
24
14
11
Biology
56
41
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Test Irregularities
• If an irregularity is identified on the scoring floor and
confirmed through OSPI review the district is notified.
• All confirmed irregularities result in an invalidation of
the entire COE score.
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Test irregularities
Students with invalidated collections must compile a
full collection consisting of entirely new tasks.
• 6 - 8 samples (current COE)
• Minimum of two on-demand
• Full strand coverage
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Score Appeals
Who can file a Score Appeal?
• A student at least 18 years old or emancipated.
• A parent, a legal guardian, or a student’s building principal filing a
score appeal on behalf of a student who is younger than 18.
• Advocates for parents/legal guardians with disabilities, limited
English or other special needs who require assistance.
Score Appeal Requests are accepted any time during the school year.
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COE communication
Information is communicated via:
• Our website: www.coe.k12.wa.us
• Washington Assessment Weekly
• E-Alerts
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Questions?
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Contact Information
Graduation Alternatives
Collection of Evidence (COE)
Laurel Nanke
Amanda Mount
Certificate of Academic Achievement
Assessment Specialist
Collections of Evidence Assessment Specialist
[email protected]
#360-725-6037
[email protected]
#360-725-6223
Graduation Alternatives Website:
http://www.k12.wa.us/assessment/GraduationAlternatives/default.aspx
General Assessment Questions:
Assessment Operations Office [email protected] or (360) 725-6348
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