Transcript SSA Fall Conference - Alabama Department of Education
SSA Fall Conference
October 8, 2012 Florence, Alabama
The Basis for Change
An accountability system that was unbalanced and imposed an inaccurate identification for schools in need of improvement.
A disconnect in articulation with our partners in postsecondary, higher education and business and industry – AYP vs. CCR An increasing number of students requiring remedial education at the technical school, two-year and four year college level and entry into business and industry.
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College and Career Readiness
Ability to draw inferences/conclusions from text Analyzing conflicting source documents Supporting arguments with evidence Solving complex problems with no obvious answer
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Undergraduate Remediation
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The Process of Change
State Board Adoption of the ACT, PLAN, EXPLORE and WorkKeys as Alabama’s measure of College and/or Career Readiness - 9/10/09 to be phased in beginning with EXPLORE with the 8 th grade class of 2010.
State Board Adoption of End-of-Course Tests to replace the Alabama High School Graduation Exam - 9/10/09 to be phased in beginning in 2012-2013 Alabama State Board Adoption of the College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts - 11/18/10 7
The Process of Change
continued… The Alabama State Board of Education establishes an Assessment and Accountability Task Force to review current status and needed changes 7/12/11 SSA Fall Conference 2011 – overview of ESEA Waiver impact and request for input Task Force meetings throughout the Fall of 2011 and Presentation of Recommendations in April 2012 The Alabama State Board of Education requests an AMO Freeze to allow for development and implementation of new assessments and accountability - 5/10/12 8
The Process of Change
continued… SSA Summer Conference June 2012 – Presentation of AMO Waiver and possible ESEA Waiver impacts and associated changes with follow up survey 7/16/12 The Alabama State Board of Education Adopts Alabama PLAN 2020 as its ESEA Flexibility Request with new assessment and accountability frameworks - 9/6/12 Alabama State Board of Education consideration of the One Diploma with multiple pathways plan for high school graduation - Present 9
The Result of Change AMO Freeze - What Does It Mean?
1. 2011-2012 AYP determinations will be based on AMOs from the 2010-2011 school year. 2. 2012-2013 AYP determinations will be based on AMOs from the 2010-2011 school year and no status assigned – baseline year for new accountability plan.
Bottom line, it gives us a two-year window to transition to a new balanced and meaningful accountability system without the threat of sanctions and status and time for implementation of our Alabama specific ESEA Waiver. 10
BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEM By Purpose
FORMATIVE DATA to quickly inform instruction BENCHMARK DATA to benchmark and monitor progress To Plan Learning (prior to instruction) To Support Learning (during instruction) To Monitor Learning (between instruction) To Verify Learning (after instruction)
Teacher/Student Discussion First-day Observations
Teacher/Student Portfolio Class Blog; Student Journal
Screeners Chapter Pre-Tests
Graded Class Work Curriculum-Based Measures (CBM) Running Records
Open Questioning Running Records
Portfolios Curriculum-Based Measures (CBM)
Exit Activities Portfolios
Progress Report Interim Assessment (Post-Test) SUMMATIVE DATA to evaluate cumulative learning
Prior Year’s AP Exams Prior End-of-Year Scores
Item Analysis of Prior Summative Test End-of-Unit Assessments/Grades
Benchmark Test Scores End-of-Semester Grades
AYP Reports Suspension Rates
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Grade 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 K Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment System Assessment(s) WorkKeys ACT w/Writing PLAN Transition EXPLORE ARMT+ ARMT+ ARMT+ ARMT+ ARMT+ End-of-Course English 9, 10, 11, 12 Alg Biology, Chemistry, Physics U .
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II w/Trig, Pre-Cal ARMT+ (Reading/ELA, Math, Science and Writing/Social Studies Based) aligned to College and Career Readiness Benchmarks Developmentally Appropriate Assessments(s) Developmentally Appropriate Assessments(s) Kindergarten Screener(s) for all entering Kindergarten students All assessments will be offered in online or paper-and-pencil format with a standards-based reporting format that will be immediate. All assessments will be formatted for “through course” or single-setting use.
Formative, Benchmark and/or Interim Assessment Repository with Resources Grades 3-12 A pool of aligned items to each standard at each grade level within each assessment content area will be available for teacher, school or system use for formative, benchmark and/or interim assessments to be used to inform instructional practice. Included will also be links to instructional resources aligned to the standards for use by teachers, schools or school systems.
Project-Based Assessments Grades 6-12 These assessments are designed to foster research inquiry skills, persistence, independence and intercommunications in ways that are not accomplished with more traditional summative and end-of-course assessments. Project-based assessments are scored based on templates or rubrics that produce rich, multileveled evaluations of student work.
Career Interest/Career Aptitude Assessments Grades 6-12 These assessments are designed to inform student, parent, teacher, counselor and principal decisions about appropriate coursework and co curricular opportunities for students culminating in a comprehensive and annually updated four-year high school plan of study.
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Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment System Timeline for Implementation School Year Grades K-2 Grades 3-7 Grades 8-12 2012-13 2013-14 Formative/Interim/ Benchmark Assessments (LEA Determined) ARMT + (Grades 3-8) Formative/Interim/ Benchmark Assessments (LEA Determined) New End-of-Course Assessments English 9 English 10 Algebra I Geometry (AHSGE Grades 11-12) Above assessments plus English 11 Algebra II Biology Chemistry U. S. History (AHSGE Grades 12) College- and Career- Ready Assessments EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10) EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10) ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) 2014-15 2015-16 Formative/Interim/ Benchmark Assessments (LEA Determined) Formative/Interim/ Benchmark Assessments (LEA Determined) New New Above assessments plus English 12 Pre-Calculus Physics Above assessments EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10) ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12) EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10) ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12)
NOTE: State-provided formative/interim/benchmark assessments aligned to college- and career-ready standards will be available August 2012 for Grades K-12.
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Overview of Proposed Alabama Accountability Model
• Achievement • Growth • Gap • College and
Career Readiness
• Program
Reviews
• Graduation
Rate
• Attendance • Participation
Rates
• Other
Measures
• Effective
teachers and leaders as measured by EDUCATE Alabama, LEADAlabama, and multiple measures of student performance
• Weight 50 • Local
Indicator(s) from School/System Improvement Plan
• Weight 100 • Weight 40 • Weight 10 To be implemented in two phases over the next three years.
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Data Points for Accountability
Student Achievement New Assessment 3-7, AAA, QualityCore Algebra I and English 10 Student Growth New Assessment 3-7, AAA, EXPLORE to PLAN to ACT Achievement Gap New Assessment 3-7, AAA, QualityCore Algebra I and English 10 College and Career Readiness Benchmark on ACT WorkKeys Silver and Platinum Recognition Industry Recognized CTE Credential AP/IB Qualifying Score Transcripted College Credit/Dual Enrollment or Early College ASVAB Qualifying Score Graduation Rate Four-year Cohort Rate with a fifth-year option Attendance TBD Program Reviews TBD Participation Rates 95% Teacher and Leader Effectiveness TBD Locally Determined Indicator Determined based on Local Continuous Improvement Plan 15
Timelines
2012-2013 ARMT+, AAA, AHSGE (Grades 11 and 12 only) EXPLORE/Grade 8, PLAN/Grade 10 and QualityCore EOC for Algebra I, Geometry, English 9, and English 10 2013-2014 New 3-7 Assessment, AAA, AHSGE (Grade 12 only) EXPLORE/Grade 8, PLAN/Grade 10, ACT w/writing/Grade 11, and additional QualityCore EOC for Algebra II, English 11, Biology, Chemistry, and U.S. History 2014-2015 Continue all above minus the ARMT+ and AHSGE and add QualityCore EOC for Pre-calculus, English 12, and Physics 2015-2016 Begin new comprehensive State-Developed and Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support System based on a multi-dimensional School Performance Index 16
Absolutes During the Transition
Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study) Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.) Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments) With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma) 17
ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
This one approach to the Alabama High School Diploma removes the need for endorsements or the Alabama Occupational Diploma. The focus will be on the coursework taken that necessitates a clearly articulated and individualized four-year high school plan built for each student based on the results from the EXPLORE academic and career interest assessment and middle school coursework.
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