One Voice, One Focus…Continues

Dr. Michael J. Martirano

State Superintendent of SchoolsJune 24, 2015

• College and Career Ready – Success in the New Economy• WV Teaching and Learning Model of Instruction • WV Next Generation Standards Update

– Resources– WV Education Standards Evaluation Process

• Statewide General Summative Assessment Update • Strategic Plan

– WVDE Organization Chart

• Statewide Initiatives – Attendance Matters – WV Graduation 20/20 – Reimagined Instructional Time– Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

• Q&A• Truancy Diversion • One Voice Tour – Reflections

College and Career ReadySuccess in the New Economy

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WV Teaching andLearning Model ofInstruction

WV Next GenerationStandards Update

Resources

• http://wvnextgen.org/

• The goal of this project is to commence a public evaluation – a statewide town hall meeting – of the WV Next Generation CSOs.

• Two Phases:

Phase I: Online Comment Platform

Phase II: Analyze, Review & Revise

Phase I: Online Comment PlatformJuly 8th – September 30th

During the evaluation, participants

will have the following response options:1. I agree with the standard as written.

2. The standard should be moved to a different grade. Feedback required.

3. The standard should be broken up into several, more specific standards. Feedback required.

4. The standard should be rewritten. Feedback required.

Phase II: Analyze, Review & ReviseOctober 1st – December 1st

• WVU and SREB will perform analytics on comments received.

• A diverse group of stakeholders, facilitated by subject matter experts at WVU, will evaluate the public’s comments.

• Stakeholder groups will make recommendations to the WVBE on how the standards should be revised.

West VirginiaGeneral SummativeAssessment

AssessmentWVGSA

2014-2015

• Testing went smoothly due to the work of the district/school staff

• Comments regarding the platform from teachers and students were positive

• Overall student testing times appeared to be less than projected

• Communicating test results– Under construction

Assessment

Assessment

2014-15 WVGSA Status

Currently:

• Statewide – 96.99% of tests completed– 759,742 tests completed– Number of tests

• 4 tests per student in grades 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 • 5 tests per student in grades 4, 6, 10

• Testing window– 1 district with open testing window– 56 districts with closed testing windows

• Includes WVSDB and OIEP

Testing Window

Concern:• Length of testing window

Response:• Identify test window by student rather than

by district• Reduce to 4 or 5 day student window

depending on grade level

WVGSA – designed to be accessible to ALL students

Concerns:• Accommodation issues

– Translation glossary – need specific language glossary– Stacked translations – Spanish only– Refreshable braille– Accommodations not appearing for student during testing

• Correcting IEP dates was most often required local fix

Response:

• Planned enhancements– Accommodation file adjustments– Ability to remove accommodations from TIDE

Accommodations

Concern:• Wrong test being delivered

– Interim test vs summative test• Nearly 1000 test reset requests due to improper

test being administered

Response:• Planned administration enhancements

– Improve test platform to better differentiate between summative and interim tests

– County/school test window – summative test not accessible outside of district/school window

Test AdministrationTest Administration

Concern:• Improperly submitted tests

– Students submitting prematurely• ELA PT part 2 – students submitted instead of

pausing tests after part 1, resulting in large number of re-open test requests

Response:• Planned enhancements

– Administer ELA PT in one session– Approval by test administrator required prior to

test submission

Test Administration

Concern:• Performance Task expiring

– 10 day window for completion– Make-ups for ELA PT part 2 attempted after 10 day

window has expired – resulting in a large number of re-open test requests

Response:• Planned enhancements

– Administer ELA PT in one session– Complete make-up sessions for tests that have been

started as soon as possible rather than waiting until the end of the test window

Test Administration

Concern:• Duplicate students in test information system

– 8-digit and 9-digit uploaded (leading zero), resulting in students having two files

Response:• Planned enhancements

– All WVEIS numbers will be entered into system using 9-digits (all will include the leading zero)

– Test information system will not accept any WVEIS number that is not 9-digits

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Reports

Printed Reports:• Student Level Reports

Online Reports:• State• County• School • Student

Reports

Student-level reports:• Printed by the districts for each student• Distributed at the beginning of the 2015-

2016 school year• Batch printing

– Printed at the grade level by content area– Student reports for different content areas will

have to be collated prior to distribution

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Online student reports:• Reports scheduled to be available 10 days

after student completion of content test• There have been delays in the hand-scoring

process• WVDE is in continual discussions with vendor to

improve results posting

• Scoring and posting of student results is expected to be completed middle of July

• WVDE will notify counties when results are complete and ready for counties to print

Reports

Online student reports scored and posted, statewide to date:

• ELA – 65.46%• Math – 46.17%• Science – 100%

Strategic Plan

Statewide Initiatives

Attendance Matters…Under Construction

• Kick off event in early August– Monthly focus events

• Resources/toolkit for counties to engage students, parents and communities in celebrating good attendance– www.attendanceworks.org

• End of year recognition

Ensuring ALL our Students Graduate College and Career Ready

Support, Resources and Recognition

WVDE School Improvement Framework based on High Quality

Standards for Schools

Dates for Training

• August 4-5• August 6-7

• Emmanuel Baptist, Charleston, WV• Lodging and Travel expenses will be

covered

Support and Resources

• National Dropout Center• CEEDAR Center• Grad 20/20 Coaches• School Improvement Resources

Who Should Attend?

• Central Office Staff• RESA Staff• WVDE Staff

Recognition: Schools and Counties

• Annual Statewide event – Fall of 2016 following release of certified graduation rates

• Recognize those meeting 90% graduation rate and the ones making the most growth toward meeting graduation rate goal of 90%

July 2015 Launch New Calendar Website

July/August 2015 Webinar and Follow Up Reimagining Time

August 2015 Criteria, application, resources and technical support processes posted to website

March1, 2016 Applications/Proposals for Reimagining Time submitted for review

May 1, 2016 2016-17 School Calendar Submissions with Reimagining Time initiatives embedded

Additionally

Revision of WVBE Policy 3234 to align HB 2377 and embed reimagining time

Reimagined Instructional Time

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate…

• State of school system addresses• Twitter, social media, etc.• Engaging elected officials prior to

legislative session• Curriculum nights/back to school nights

with parents

Q&A

Truancy Diversion

Truancy Diversion

• 2015 Legislature passed SB393, Governor’s Juvenile Justice Bill

• Bill outlines a “prepetition diversion” pathway before a juvenile petition is filed with the court

• Truancy diversion specialist or probation officer responsible for operating the prepetition diversion program

Truancy Diversion

• Prepetition programs include, at minimum:– Assessment of juvenile– Creating a diversion agreement; may include:

• Referral to community services• Requirement that juvenile regularly attend school• Community-based sanctions to address noncompliance• Any other efforts that may reasonably benefit the

community, the juvenile or the juvenile’s parents/guardian

– Monitoring compliance with diversion agreement

Truancy Diversion

• Feedback:– What entity should employ individual (i.e.,

courts, county BOEs?)– Success stories with school based probation

officers– How to ensure/report success of prepetition

programs– Any other thoughts on this topic…

One Voice TourReflections

The Tour Begins…

The Voices of Teachers

The Voices of Support Staff

The Arts

Career Technical Education

Technology

Excellence

Tune into the frequency of students

Coming to a school system near you!

Suggestions for living a happy life

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