Agenda

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Agenda

• Greetings 845
• Eligibility for the KAA
• What are the Extended Standards
• Teachers Guide Activity 1
• Break - 1000-1015
• Team Involvement Activity 2
• Selecting Indicators Activity 3
• Lunch - 1215
• Student Portfolio
• Evidence Label Activity 4
• Break 200
• Scoring
• Reporting
• Questions/Wrap-Up 300

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The How-tos of the Kansas Alternate
Assessment2008-2009

• Debbie Matthews, MS Ed
• Joan Houghton, Ed D
• Kansas State Department of Education
• And
• The Inclusive Network of Kansas

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Kansas Alternate Assessment

• To find ALL Kansas Alternate Assessment
  Information (KAA)
• And Kansas Assessment of Modified Measures (KAMM)
• http//www.ksde.org/
• Divisions
• Special Education Services
• Assessment
• Choice of KAA or KAMM

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Kansas Assessment of Modified Measures (KAMM)

• KAMM Writing Assessment
• www.ksde.org gt Divisions gt Learning Services
  Division gt Special Education Services gt Icon on
  the right side of the page assessments gtChoose
  KAMM
• 2 prompts
• 2 sections divided and edited
• Teaching the Six Traits Writing Model
• Assessing the Six Traits Writing Model
• Scoring Rubric

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Assessment Window

• Kansas Alternate Assessment (KAA) Window is
• January 5, 2009 April 14, 2009
• (see Kansas Test Window Document)
• http//www.ksde.org/

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Kansas Alternate Assessment New this Year

• If a KAA student moves into your school district
  after January 5, 2009 then they do not have to be
  assessed with the KAA.

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Kansas Alternate Assessment

• Students will be assessed in Reading, Math,
  Science, and Writing based on their Grade Level.

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Kansas Alternate Assessment

• The State Assessments
• administered to the student must match assigned
  grade level.

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Alignment

• The Reading, Math, and Science Extended Standards
  have been aligned with the General Education
  Standards.
• Please note Writing is not grade level aligned.

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Teachers Guide

• Kansas Alternate Assessment
• 2008-2009 Teachers Guide
• has been updated to reflect all of the current
  changes.

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2008-2009 CETE Implementation Guide

• www.ksde.org gt divisions gt special education
  services gt assessments gtKAA
• Or
• www.cete.us gt libraries gt 2009

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Grades Students Will Be Assessed

• Reading
• grades 3 through 8, and once in high school
• Math
• grades 3 through 8, and once in high school

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Grades Students will be Assessed

• Science
• Grades 4, 7, and once in high school
• Writing
• Grades 5, 8, and once in high school
• (High School Testing Schedule Document)
• http//www.ksde.org/

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Eligibility
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IEP Team Decision Flow Chart
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KAA Flow Chart Question
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Alternate EligibilityDetailed Criteria
1 The student has an active Individualized
Education Program and the present level of
academic achievement and functional performance
data indicates that with regard to progress in
the general curriculum area under consideration,
the student is significantly delayed.
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Alternate EligibilityDetailed Criteria

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• The students learning objectives and expected
  outcomes in the academic area under consideration
  requires substantial adjustment to the general
  curriculum of that area. The students learning
  objectives and expected outcomes in the area
  focus on functional application, as illustrated
  in the benchmarks, indicators, and clarifying
  examples within the Extended Standards.

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Alternate EligibilityDetailed Criteria

• 3
• The student primarily requires direct and
  extensive instruction in the academic area under
  consideration to acquire, maintain, generalize,
  and transfer the skills done in the naturally
  occurring settings of the students life (such as
  school, vocational/career, community,
  recreation/leisure, and home).

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Alternate EligibilityDetailed Criteria

• 4
• The student is presented with unique and
  significant challenges in demonstrating his or
  her knowledge and skills on any assessment
  available in the academic area under
  consideration.

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Alternate EligibilityDetailed Criteria

• Find KS Alternate and KAMM Eligibility Guide
• http//www.ksde.org/

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Kansas Extended Reading Standards

• Chapter 1
• Document Clarification

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Kansas Extended Reading Standards

• Chapter 2
• Kansas Extended Reading Standard
• (Standard, Benchmarks, and Indicators)

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Kansas Extended Reading Standards

• Chapter 3
• General and Extended Standards Grade Level
  Alignment

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Kansas Extended Reading Standards

• Chapter 4
• Clarifying Examples

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Kansas Extended Reading Standards

• Appendix A
• Extended Reading Standards at a Glance
• Appendix B
• Glossary of Terms
• Appendix C
• References

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Kansas Alternate Assessment 2008-2009 Teachers
Guide
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Kansas Alternate Assessment Teachers Guide
2008-2009
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Activity 1

• Exploring the Kansas Extended Reading Standards
• Exploring the Kansas Alternate Assessment
  2008-2009 Teachers Guide
• (15 min)
• Report Out

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Team Involvement
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Team Involvement

• Kansas Alternate Assessment
• is a
• Team Process!

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Team Involvement

• Parents,
• Teachers,
• and Related Service Providers

All team members bring ideas for possible goals
to the table.
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Team Involvement

• Parents,
• Teachers,
• and Related Service Providers

Teams organize goals to maximize student learning.
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Team Involvement

• Parents,
• Teachers,
• and Related Service Providers

Match student goals with 5 indicators per
content area.
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Activity 2

• Team Involvement
• (20 min)
• 1. How do you pick indicators?
• 2. Who is on your team?
• 3. How can you get them involved?

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Selection of Indicators
Standard 2 Literature The student responds to
a variety of texts. ?Text is broadly defined
and includes a variety of materials for a variety
of purposes.
Benchmark 2 The student evaluates text based
on purposes for reading.
Clarifying Example School Recognizes own name
on class roll sheet Vocational / Career Reads
meeting notices posted in the break or lunch
room Community Recognizes the names of national
brand names
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Reading Extended Standards

• Reading is assessed this year in grades 3 through
  8 and once in high school. One indicator will be
  selected from each of the two Extended Standards
  and the last three indicators may be selected
  from either of the two Extended Reading
  Standards.

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Math Extended Standards

• Math will be assessed this year in grades 3
  through 8 and once in high school. One indicator
  will be selected from each of the four Extended
  Standards and the last indicator may be selected
  from any of the four Extended Math Standards.

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Science Extended Standards

• Science will be assessed this year in grades 4,
  7, and once in high school. One indicator will
  be selected from 5 of the 7 Extended Standards.

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Writing Extended Standards

• Writing will be assessed this
• Year in grades 5, 8,
• and High School
• any indicator may be chosen

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Selection of Indicators

• If the student being assessed scored Exceeds
  Standard (4) or Exemplary (5) on an indicator
  during last years Alternate Assessment, that
  indicator may NOT be chosen for the current
  years assessment.

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Selection of Indicators

• Look at the students daily routines.
• Look at the students PLAAFP.
• Look at the students IEP.

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Selection of Indicators

• Find the Students Grade Level.
• Scan the General Education Indicators.
• Scan the Extended Indicators.

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Selection of Indicators

• At Least One Extended Indicator from each of the
  Extended Standards per content area (science?).

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Selection of Indicators

• A Maximum of Only One Extended Indicator may be
  selected for each General Education Indicator.

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Selection of Indicators

• Your Team May want to choose Extended Indicators
  that align with the Students IEP Goals.

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Reading
Indicator 4
Literature 2
Indicator 5
Indicator 3
Reading 1
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Selection of Indicators

• Pg. 21
• R.5.1.3.4 Determines Meaning of Words Through
  Knowledge of Word Structure
• ER.1.2.5 Responds to a Symbol System

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Selection of Indicators
Student Goal

• John will point to symbol that represents his
  next activity on picture activity schedule.

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Entering Indicators

• www.cete.us
• Look at all the indicators available for that
  student on CETE.
• Select indicators.
• Print a list of Selected Indicators from the CETE
  website.
• Include this Print-Out in the students portfolio.

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Activity 3

• Select 5 indicators from the Reading Extended
  Standards.

(30 min)
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Student Portfolio
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The Student Portfolio

• Provide a Separate Portfolio for each Curricular
  Area in which a student participates this year.
• 1) One for Math
• 2) One for Reading
• 3) One for Science
• 4) One for Writing

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The Student Portfolio
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• Provide only 3 Evidence Labels for each of the 5
  selected indicators.
• Collect evidence during state assessment window.

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The Student Portfolio

• Keep organized!
• (Example of A Student Portfolio)

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The Student Portfolio

• Each of the 3 pieces of evidence must include at
  least 5 opportunities to demonstrate the skill.

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The Student Portfolio

• Each piece of evidence Must, in some way, be
  unique.
• a) Different Environment
• b) Different Person
• c) Different Time/Date
• d) Different Materials

Must
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Evidence Label
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Evidence Label
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Evidence Label

• Data should reflect only
• skill demonstration

a) Five opportunities to respond marked or
b) One worksheet with five computation
problems
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Evidence Labels

• Evidence Labels tell the scorer the expectations
  for the individual student so the evidence can be
  accurately scored.
• All areas need to be filled out on the Evidence
  Label
• Fill out accommodation

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Evidence Label

• Types of Evidence
• Work Samples
• or
• Worksheets
• or
• Audiotapes (3min)
• or
• Photographs
• or
• Videotapes (3 min)

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Evidence Label

• Write Out any Abbreviations that appear on any
  Evidence Labels Your scorer may not be familiar
  with Special Education acronyms.

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Evidence Label

• Be sure the Indicator Number is on each piece of
  evidence, they are correctly labeled, and match.

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Evidence Label

• Make sure the Evidence Label is marked with the
  Number of the Evidence Sample 1, 2, or 3.

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Evidence Label

• Explain the connection between the task the
  student is asked to perform and the selected
  extended indicator when necessary.

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Evidence Label

• Student Name Sarah Jones
• Student Grade Level - 6
• Mark - Content area - Reading
• Mark - Evidence Sample 1, 2, or 3

Sarah Jones
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Evidence Label

• The Extended Standard, Benchmark, and Indicator
  and brief description
• ER 1.4.1 recognizes and/or comprehends frequently
  used sight or common words

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Evidence Label

• Data Collection Setting -
• General Education science class
• 2nd Hour Science Class

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Evidence Label

• Assessment Task and Materials
• What was the task the student was asked to do?
• Describe the materials used -
• Task - Sarah will read science word cards.
• Material Science Word Cards

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Evidence Label

• Instructions given to the student
• What were the instructions given?
• What is the student expected to do?
• Read this word.

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Evidence Label

• Accommodations, Including Acceptable Supports,
  Used on this Activity
• Give information as to what accommodations or
  acceptable supports were provided.
• Sarah will be given 5 seconds to respond verbally
  after shown the word card.
• A peer could point to each card.

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Evidence Label

• Fill out the Key with your symbols

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Evidence Label

• Example
• ER 1.4.1 recognizes and/or comprehends frequently
  used sight or common words
• In Science class, Sarah will read and 5 sight
  words.
• Mark If Sarah reads word correctly
• Mark If Sarah does not read word correctly

February 10
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Evidence Label

• The data are skill demonstrations
• not levels of prompt. The data are performance
  data.
• Sarah did read the science word within 5
  seconds
• - Sarah did not read the science word within 5
  seconds

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Types of Data

• Performance -
• (Skill Demonstration)
• Duration How long
• Frequency How often

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Evidence Label
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Evidence Label
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Evidence Label
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Evidence Label

• Examples of
• EVIDENCE LABEL

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Stranger Test!

• The Evidence Label and Data Sheet must past the
  STRANGER TEST!!
• a) if scorer doesnt know Special
• Education
• b) if scorer doesnt know the student
• Will the Scorer be able to score the Portfolio
  independently!

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Activity 4

• Create - an Evidence Label for One Indicator
• Create One Data Sheet for the Selected
  Indicator
• Stranger Test

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How to Score(Overview)
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How to Score (Overview)

• Completed Portfolio
• Scorers Special Education Teacher
• Licensed Educator
• Related Service provider
• Independently Scored

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How to Score (Overview)

• Use Skill Performance Rubric

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How to Score (Overview)

• If you are a scorer, can you defend how you
  scored the Student Portfolio

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Summer Portfolio Review

• Reviewed 291 Portfolios
• A 5 sample across 4 content areas.
• Rated each Portfolio on 14 questions.
• Portfolios were scored using pre-established
  criteria.
• Overall results revealed, Portfolios were good to
  excellent.

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Summer Portfolio Review

• Assessment Performance Categories (Academic
  Warning, Approaches Standard, Meets Standard,
  Exceeds Standard, Exemplary) and the raters
  overall impression of how well the learner
  performed on the five selected indicators, and
  how the rater would judge or classify the
  learners overall performance.
• A Exemplary 94/281
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• B Exceeds Standard 93/281 33
• C Meets Standard 60/281 21
• D Meets Standard or above 247/281 88

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Summer Portfolio Review

• How would the rater rate the overall clarity of
  the evidence samples in the folio (i.e. did the
  evidence allow you to make your ratings with
  confidence)?
• A Exemplary 104/281 37
• B Exceeds Standard 84/281 30
• C Meets Standard 59/281 21
• D Meets Standard or above 247/281 88

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Summer Portfolio Review

• How would the rater rate the overall
  appropriateness (fit as a measure of the
  indicator) of the assessment procedures used to
  collect data for each piece of evidence for each
  indicator?
• A Exemplary 113/281 40
• B Exceeds Standard 100/281 36
• C Meets Standard 49/281 17
• D Meets Standard or above 262/281 93

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Summer Portfolio Review

• How would the rater rate the overall compliance
  with Kansas Alternate Assessment requirements, as
  evidenced by the presentation and quality of
  information in this learners folio?
• A Exemplary 123/281 44
• B Exceeds Standard 76/281 27
• C Meets Standard 52/281 19
• D Meets Standard or above 251/281 90

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Summer Portfolio Review

• 1.All fields on the Evidence Labels must be
  completed.
• 2. A new area on the Evidence Labels is the KEY.
• 3. Accommodations the student uses needs to be
  completed on Evidence Labels.

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Summer Portfolio Review

• 4. Data need to relate to the content area (i.e.,
  math should be about math etc.)
• 5. Data need to relate to the content indicator
• 6. Do not use percentages on work sheets use
  the scoring key
• 7. Not enough trials must have 5 trials

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• Enter Scores
• on
• CETE website

CELEBRATE!!
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Reporting
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Reporting

• Same as general education
• AYP Report
• Parent Letter
• State assessments also part of Integrated
  Accountability

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Reporting
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Kansas Alternate Assessment

• To find ALL
• Kansas Alternate Assessment Information
• Go To
• http//www.ksde.org/
• Educator
• Assessment
• Alternate Assessment icon

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Questions
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KSDE Alternate Assessment Consultants

• Debbie Matthews, MS Ed
• dmatthews_at_ksde.org
• 785-296-0916
• Joan Houghton, EdD
• jhoughton_at_ksde.org
• 785-296-2515 (V/TTY)