Assessment and Accountability 200708 Ervin Knezek ervin'knezekesc13'txed'net

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Assessment and Accountability2007-08 Ervin
Knezekervin.knezek_at_esc13.txed.net
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Our Goals

• Figure out assessment and accountability for
  2007-08 in one hour.

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Assessment and AccountabilityWere off to see
the wizard

• Brains
• Courage
• Heart
• Home

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2007-08Creating the Perfect Storm
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If we can put it on one page, we CAN do it!
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The Context 2007-08

• Two systems
• State (AEIS, State Compensatory, PBMAS)
• Federal (AYP/AMAOs/Technology)
• Assessments
• TAKS
• TAKS
• TAKS Accommodated
• TAKS M
• TAKS Alt
• TELPAS
• EOC Algebra, Biology, Geometry, Chemistry,
  Physics, US History

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BRAIN
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To frame our discussion

• What is it?
• Description
• Who takes it?
• Eligibility
• What do we do about it?
• Curriculum/Instruction/Data
• How will it count?
• Accountability

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To reframe our thinking

• Four versions of ONE test
• One set of standards
• ENROLLED Grade Level
• Access to curriculum

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Assessment
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TAKS- What is it?

• Reading, Writing, ELA, Math, Science, Social
  Studies
• Introduction of vertical scale
• Value added models
• Introduction of new math TEKS
• Based on enrolled grade level TEKS
• LAT Reading, Math, Science
• Dyslexia Bundles

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TAKS

• Growth Model (HB1)
• Value Added (Tennessee)
• Reaching the standard (Massachusetts)
• Vertical scale (proposed)
• Like old TLI
• Recenter standards

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TAKS Who takes it?

• All students without disabilities
• Many students with disabilities

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TAKS AccommodatedWhat is it?

• Reading, Writing, ELA, Math, Science, Social
  Studies
• Replaces TAKS I
• More white space
• No field test items
• Accommodations Supplement
• Standard set by TEA
• For students with disabilities
• Based on enrolled grade level TEKS

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TAKS AccommodatedWho takes it?

• Many students with disabilities

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TAKS and TAKS AccommodatedWhat do we do about it?

• Increased level of rigor
• Content, context, cognitive level
• Access of metacognitive strategies
• Appropriate placement of process skills
• Cumulative effect of learning
• Missing
• Incomplete
• Inaccurate
• Competing
• New Math TEKS
• IEP Development

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TAKS and TAKS AccommodatedWhat do we do about it?

• Data
• Item analysis/ Side by Side
• Lexiles/Quantiles
• Cumulative Passing rates
• Prior Year Failures
• Value added
• ESC XIII data toolkit

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TAKS and TAKS AccommodatedHow do they count it?

• TAKS
• State All test evaluated
• Federal All tests evaluated
• TAKS Accommodated
• State TBD
• Federal All tests evaluated
• AYP
• 97 of students should take TAKS or TAKS
  Accommodated

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TAKS M- What is it?

• Reading, Writing, ELA, Math, Science, Social
  Studies
• Less difficult
• Simplified language
• Three answer choices
• Based on TAKS items
• Field tested in Fall
• Designed for students with disabilities
  significantly below grade level
• Standard set by TEA
• Based on enrolled grade level TEKS

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TAKS M Who takes it?

• Some students with disabilities
• Eligibility criteria released in August
• Likely to describe students who are significantly
  below grade level

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TAKS MWhat do we do about it?

• IEP Development - access to enrolled grade level
  standards
• Instructional arrangements
• Inclusion in district wide testing
• Curriculum based assessments
• Teacher content knowledge
• Access activity concepts

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TAKS MWhat do we do about it?

• Data
• Preliminary student eligibility
• SDAA II item analysis
• ESC XIII data toolkit

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TAKS MHow do they count it?

• TAKS M
• State TBD
• Federal All tests evaluated
• AYP
• 2 of students should take TAKS M

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What is Enrolled Grade Level?
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TAKS Alt - What is it?

• Reading, Writing, ELA, Math, Science, Social
  Studies
• Designed for students with significant cognitive
  disabilities
• Makes use of essence statements and access
  activities
• Online recording and administration
• Standard set by TEA
• Based on enrolled grade level TEKS

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TAKS Alt Who takes it?

• A few students with disabilities
• Students with significant cognitive disabilities

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TAKS AltWhat do we do about it?

• IEP Development - access to enrolled grade level
  standards
• Instructional arrangements
• Essence and access activity resources

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TAKS AltWhat do we do about it?

• Data
• Preliminary student eligibility
• 2007 TAKS Alt data sets

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TAKS AltHow do they count it?

• TAKS Alt
• State TBD
• Federal All tests evaluated
• AYP
• 1 of students should take TAKS Alt

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TELPAS - What is it?

• New name (combines RPTE II and TOP)
• Rater training

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TELPAS Who takes it?

• English Language Learners

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TELPASWhat do we do about it?

• New ESL TEKS
• Content Area Reading

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TELPASWhat do we do about it?

• Data
• ESC XIII ELL Toolkit

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Oh yea accountability
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COURAGE
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The news

• Good news staying pretty constant
• Bad news staying pretty constant with changing
  standards

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The standards
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Test security

• Put it on your radar screen
• More news coming soon!

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Now what?
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ENROLLED GRADE LEVEL

• Teaching the TEKS

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Learning issues New students in old tests.

• Missing learning
• We didnt teach it, so. Teach it!
• Incomplete learning
• We didnt go far enough in the thinking, so ask
  more questions
• Inaccurate learning
• We taught it in a way that cannot be applied in
  later grade levels. Heck, we taught it wrong, so
  learn the specific mislearnings and teach them
  appropriately.
• Competing learning
• We use multiple programs with students in
  interventions that dont go together, so make
  careful selection or deliberate bridges.

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Getting on the Same Page with the TEKS

• Key vocabulary
• Language of instruction
• Level of rigor

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What about your teachers?

• Content Knowledge
• Instructional Levels
• Co-teaching

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Where do we start?

• The Student
• The TEKS
• The IEP

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Think about how to get the right answer. Think
about how to get the wrong answer!
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Testwise
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HEART
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Affective Issues

• Student stress
• Teacher Stress
• Leadership issues

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Above all.Theres no place like homeMake
your school a great place to learn, where kids
are loved, teachers respected, and achievement is
high
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What its all about

• Teaching
• Learning
• Caring for kids and their families

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• Contact Information
• ervin.knezek_at_esc13.txed.net