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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