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Reading Survey:Reading Survey:2015 Implementation and 2015 Implementation and AdministrationAdministration

Webinar for District LiaisonsJanuary 9, 2015, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Reading Survey Webinar Reading Survey Webinar AgendaAgenda Welcome

Georgette Nemr, Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification, Connecticut State Department of Education

Pamela Eisermann, Evaluation Systems Group of Pearson, Inc.

Reading Survey: Webpage, Statute & Who is Required to Take It

Administration of Survey and Results Reporting Window for Administration Downloading the Final List of Teachers with Authorization Codes Downloading Results Data FOI Restrictions Analyzing Results Data and Planning Professional Development

Accessing the Internet-Based Reading Survey System Log-in by Teacher Proctor Manual

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To pose questions during To pose questions during this webinar, please submit this webinar, please submit questions using the “chat” questions using the “chat” function? We will open the function? We will open the phone lines at the end of phone lines at the end of the webinar live question the webinar live question and answer. You may also and answer. You may also

email or call our office email or call our office following the webinar.following the webinar.

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Reading Survey WebpageReading Survey Webpage

Dedicated CSDE webpage http

://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&pm=1&Q=335450 :All statewide communications regarding the survey

Slides and Recorded Webinars (today’s webinar will be posted by Monday)

Links to practice test and objectives for the FOR Test (not specifically for the survey)

Secure login portal to download the following: Final List of identified teachers required to take the survey with

Authorization codes Final List of exempt K-3 teachers to took the test or served on review

panel District results from the survey administration windows

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Statutory RequirementStatutory RequirementFoundations of Reading Survey: Section 10-145r of the Connecticut General Statutes (formerly Public Act 13-245)

The local or regional board of education that employs a certified individual who holds an initial, provisional or professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement in a position requiring such an endorsement in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, shall require each such certified individual to take a survey on reading instruction, developed by the Department of Education that is based on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009. The department shall design such survey in a manner that identifies the strengths and weaknesses of such certified individuals in reading instruction practices and knowledge on an individual, school and district level. Such survey shall be administered at no financial cost to such certified individual and in a manner that protects the anonymity of such certified individual. The results of such survey shall not be included as part of any summative ratings for performance evaluations, conducted pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act, and not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Such results shall be used for the purpose of improving reading instruction by developing student learning objectives and teacher practice goals that will be included in the professional development conducted pursuant to section 10-148b, as amended by this act, for such certified individuals. Slide 5

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Any teacher holding a VALID* certificate endorsed in one of the following areas and serving in a position requiring such an endorsement:

◦ Integrated ECE/Sped. Nursery –K and Elementary 1-3 (#113)

◦ Elementary education (#001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008, 013, or 305)

◦ Bilingual elementary education (#009, 902)

Teaching in Grades K, 1, 2 or 3

List based on 2014-15 EDS assignment and grade level

Who must take the Reading Who must take the Reading Survey?Survey?

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Teachers who passed the Foundations of Reading Test

Teachers who served on the item review panel

Teachers assigned to the following: Above grade 3 or in Pre-K Special education Reading teachers Resource teachers Interventionists Content coaches TESOL Substitute teachers

NOTE: Teachers with *expired certificates will not show up on the list and if teaching are in non-compliance; if in process for a certificate, contact the certification office

Who is Who is notnot required to take to the required to take to the Reading Survey?Reading Survey?

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Administration of Survey Administration of Survey 20152015Administration Windows January 20, 2015, through May 15, 2015

and August 17, 2015, through September 11,

2015

Same list will apply for August/September 2015 window and will NOT be based on the 2015 assignments/grades

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Administration of Survey Administration of Survey 20152015Computer-delivered format via a Pearson website link

To be completed on school/district site, at district’s discretion when and how the survey may be completed

85 multiple choice items/180 minutes allotted including a 15 minute tutorial

May be completed in less than 180 minutes

Survey to be completed in one sitting

Results provided to the teacher immediately upon completion of the survey to the teacher’s survey account (created at the log-in stage) and may be printed directly from the account

If teacher has to leave during survey administration for extenuating circumstances, contact CSDE to make arrangements for an additional authorization code

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ResourcesResourcesCSDE Reading Survey webpage contains the following links to resources:

Objectives http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_testobjectives.asp

Use the practice test for the Foundations of Reading Test http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_practicetest.asp

Review the Computer-based Testing Tutorial http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_CBTTutorial.asp

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Downloading Final ListsDownloading Final Lists

CSDE will send each district liaison a username and temporary password by email on January 15, 2015

District liaison will need to go to the reading survey webpage and click on portal button Once in the portal, log in using username and temporary password

Will then be prompted to create a new password

Then will be directed to the webpage where district data will be posted and can be downloaded

The following screen shots will show the above steps

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Enter Temporary Password

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Enter Temporary Password

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Each authorization code isspecific and unique to eachteacher

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Results ReportingResults Reporting CSDE will post to individual district’s secure page the

aggregate survey results by the end of May 2015 window, and again by end of September 2015 window (if any during the second window)

Results may only be downloaded by district liaison from Survey Webpage using portal username and password

District liaison should discuss protocol of review and sharing of data with superintendent and note the following restrictions:

◦ Results are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act

◦ Results shall not be included as part of any summative ratings for performance evaluations

◦ Results will not impact certification

District liaison and leadership will need to plan for analysis of survey results data in order to determine professional development needs

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Results ReportingResults Reporting

Reported for each teacher with the number and % of items correct in the following 3 Subareas and 9 Objectives

1.Foundations of Reading Development a. Understand phonological and phonemic awareness.b. Understand concepts of print and the alphabetic principle.c. Understand the role of phonics in promoting reading development.d. Understand word analysis skills and strategies.

•Development of Reading Comprehension a. Understand vocabulary development.b. Understand how to apply reading comprehension skills and strategies to

imaginative/literary texts.c. Understand how to apply reading comprehension skills and strategies to

informational/expository texts.

a.Reading Assessment and Instruction a. Understand formal and informal methods for assessing reading development.b. Understand multiple approaches to reading instruction.

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Contact CSDEContact CSDE

Questions about the reading survey may be sent to the following email address reading.survey@ct.gov

Emails address accessible from the dedicated webpage

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Accessing the Internet-Accessing the Internet-Based Reading Survey Based Reading Survey SystemSystem

Pamela EisermannEvaluation Systems Group of Pearson, Inc.

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http://ctfor_survey.startpractice.com

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Create Your Account

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Create Your Account - 2

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Create Your Account - 3

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Accept Terms/Conditions

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Start the Survey

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Nondisclosure Agreement

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TutorialTutorial

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Detailed Report

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System RequirementsSystem Requirements

Workstation System Requirements In order for your center to administer an Internet-based survey, the following requirements must be met or exceeded: 1. Current model PC running Windows XP or higher, minimum IE 7.0

OR Current model Mac running Mac OS 10.4.11 or higher, minimum Safari 3.0 2. All current security patches applied 3. Network printer (not connected to individual computer) 4. High-speed Internet connection (not dial-up) 5. Monitor (17" or greater recommended) with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768 6. Mouse and keyboard

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Questions?Questions?

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Technical questions: Technical questions: •Internet Testing Systems (ITS)Internet Testing Systems (ITS)•ESSupport@testsys.com ESSupport@testsys.com

Survey participation and questions about results Survey participation and questions about results reporting:reporting:•Connecticut State Department of Education Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) reading.survey@ct.gov (CSDE) reading.survey@ct.gov