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Policy
• No Child Left Behind of 2001
• HSP-C-005/State Board of Education– Annual Language Proficiency Assessment
– No Exemptions
– Same standard, Same content
• Peer Review – March, 2003
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State Assessment Instruments
• IDEA Proficiency Test (IPT)
• North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic Inventory (NCAAAI)
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Purpose of the IPT
• Identification and Placement
•Participation in State Testing
•Growth in English Language Proficiency
•Exit
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Requirements
North Carolina Department of Public InstructionDivision of Accountability Services/Testing Section
• Initial Testing upon entry into LEA•Unless entry after January 1
• Annual Assessment (Feb.1-April 30)―Retest all subtests except previous FES, CER, CEW
Except when changing colors (grade clusters)
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Components of the IPT
• Oral K-6/7-12
• Reading 2-3/4-6/7-12
• Writing 2-3/4-6/7-12
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2002-03 IPT Data Collection
• Data collected by student (grades K-12)• One scannable document/Student Information Sheet
Bubble initial entry (new student) scoresBubble annual scores
• Scanned by the LEA Test Coordinator
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Local LEP Portfolio?
• Designed for promotion
• Locally-developed
• Not always aligned with the all objectives
• Language proficiency based
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Graduation Requirements
• Courses of Study
• Competency Test of Reading and Math– Grade 8 Screen
• Computer Skills– Multiple-Choice– Performance
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LEP & IEP
• Which is the overriding factor for State Testing?
–No definitive guidelines
–Best judgment
–Review the different testing instruments
–IEP is a legal document
–IPT Testing?
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HSP-C-005/NCAAAI
• LEP Students assessed ON-GRADE level ONLY
• “May” participate in a NCAAAI for up to 24 months
• Different options
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What is the NCAAAI?• Checklist of competencies based on the
NCSCS scored using individual scales for each content area:– Reading (Grades 3-8, 10)– Mathematics (Grades 3-8, 10)– Writing (Grades 4, 7, & 10)– EOC (Pilot Spring 4x4 2003)
• Envelope format
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What is the Grade 10 Test?
• High School Comprehensive Test (HSCT) • Reading• Math• Title I Requirement prior to NCLB• NCLB Requirement
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History of the NCAAAI
• Late Fall 2000– It was determined that a small group of students
could not be supported by the NCAAP or NCCATS
– Late December 2000/Options/Development began
– Discussion/Conflict concerning implementation dates (Spring 2001 vs. Fall 2001)
– 2001-2002 School Year / Audit
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Why not use the Local Portfolio?
• Designed for a different purpose
• Locally-developed
• Must be aligned with the state test and all objectives
• Greater work than a checklist
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New Way of Thinking• The NCAAAI is an ALTERNATE
ASSESSMENT for ANY student who cannot access the traditional test even with accommodations (must meet requirements).
• Students with Disabilities just happened to be the first group required by federal law.
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Which LEP students are Eligible?
• Assigned grade level of 3-8 or 10/EOC
• Below Intermediate/High for reading on IPT Test for Reading or Math Test
• Below Superior for writing
• Within 24 months of entry into the LEA
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When are the Inventories Scored?
• Three times per year– First month of participation=Baseline data– Interim Month– Last month of school=Final data
• Evidence is collected to support Final Spring scores Only.
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How is the Inventory Scored?
• Description of Student Performance to give each competency a score from 1-8
• Objectives by Goals, Categories, or Sections
• Overall Score
• Growth is ANY growth
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MATHEMATICS SKILLSNorth Carolina Testing Program
North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic InventoryDescription of Student Performance
Descriptors Description of Performance
Distinguished8 – High7 – Low
Student consistently demonstrates mastery beyond grade-level skills,strategies, competencies, and expectations.
Student makes applications and extensions beyond grade level.
Proficient6 – High5 – Low
Student consistently demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,strategies, and competencies.
Student responds with appropriate answers or procedures.
Apprentice4 – High3 – Low
Student occasionally demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,strategies, and competencies.
Student sometimes responds with appropriate answers or procedures.
Novice2 – High1 – Low
Student rarely or never demonstrates mastery of grade-level skills,strategies, and competencies.
Student frequently responds with inappropriate answers and/orprocedures.
ScaleNovice Apprentice Proficient Distinguished
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Examples of Evidence
• Local Tests
• Samples of Student Work
• Teacher Observations
• Teacher-Made Tests
• Audio Tapes
• Other (specify)
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Use Native Language??
• Evidence obtained through the use of the student’s native language MAY be used IF and ONLY IF:– The student is INSTRUCTED in their native
language.
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Achievement Levels: Final Overall Score• Assessed On-Grade Level:
– Level 4 (NCAAAI Score 7-8)– Level 3 (NCAAAI Score 5-6)– Level 2 (NCAAAI Score 3-4)– Level 1 (NCAAAI Score 1-2)
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Who Completes?
• Must have training in the content area
• Must work routinely with the student
• Principal has authority
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What happens to the NCAAAIs?
• Scannable sheets
• Data transferred to the NCDPI during the end-of-year process
• Inventories will be stored locally for at least six months (unless Audited)
• ALL 02-03 EOC NCAAAIs (pilot year) returned
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2002-2003 Sample Audit
• April 1 release of LEA sample list 10%
• Return everything except answer sheets (inventories, evidence, forms, etc.)
• Review in August
• Return to LEAs in September
• Report
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LEP & IEP
• Which is the overriding factor?
–No definitive guidelines
–Best judgement
–Review the different testing instruments
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Why should you use the NCAAAI?• Valid results
• Flexibility in showing performance
• Show growth
• Instructional value from year to year
• No test anxiety for the student
• AYP
• Possible OCR Implications
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Concerns and Quandaries
• No Exemptions – “just don’t get it”
• NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCS)
• Using an “EC” assessment for “LEP”
• Workload/Myths
• Training
• It’s NEW
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Training
• Train-the-Trainer Model (RACS)• LEA TC trains the Test Coordinator
– Training for local staff is a collaboration between Testing and LEA staff (local decision)
• NCDPI/EC Training (Summer 2002)
• Testing Section Training (Fall 2002)
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Reporting for NCAAAI
—Locally scanned answer sheets—School rosters—Frequency distributions—Individual Student Report—Summary Reports—State Report
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NCAAAI and the ABCs
2001-20022001-2002• Operational
administration• Performance
Composite
2002-20032002-2003• Operational
administration for Grades 3-8 &10
• Pilot administration for EOC (Spring only)
• Performance Composite
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More Information
Testing Section Website:http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing
NCDPI Home (click Stay Informed-upper left corner):
http://www.ncpublicschools.org