Craven County Schools

AUGUST 6, 2012

Agenda

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• Program Overview

• Data Review

• Program Adoption

• Wireless Generation Support

• Q & A

2011-12 in North Carolinao There are 892 schools & 184,064 students across North

Carolina using mCLASS: Reading 3D

o This includes the 480 schools, 137,351 students K-5, in the NC Diagnostic Reading Assessment Program

o Additionally there are: • 168 schools using mCLASS: DIBELS

• 17 schools using mCLASS: IDEL

• 39 schools using mCLASS: Math

• 29 schools using mCLASS: CIRCLE (pre-K)

• 26 schools using mCLASS: Burst Reading (Intervention program)

• 1 school using Beacon (PreK-12)

Schools using mCLASS solutionsin North Carolina

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Assessment Goal: Implement a developmentally appropriate diagnostic assessment in elementary

grades

• Determine student learning needs and individualize instruction.

• Ensure that students are adequately prepared for the next level of coursework.

• Use technology to assess students and record information.

• Facilitate more frequent formative assessment for struggling students.

• Provide interventions for students in a timely manner.

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North CarolinaDiagnostic Assessment Updates

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Possibilities:• Enhance long-term

capacity – “built-in” professional development

• Reduce “Specific Learning Disabilities” Special Education referrals

• Increase parental involvement in literacy development

• Immediately Inform Instruction

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Predictability for end of grade assessment NC Standard Course of Study

Program Overview

Reading 3D Diagnostic Assessment Program OverviewFor schools NEW to the program

• DPI will provide DIBELS Next & Rigby Benchmark kits for each K-3 teacher (based on ADM numbers)

• DPI will provide a $400 allocation for devices for those without operational devices for each K-3 teacher (based on ADM numbers)

• Training opportunities will be available throughout the year. More info about dates/times will be available shortly.

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Reading 3D Diagnostic Assessment Program Overview

For schools returning to the program

• DPI will provide DIBELS Next kits for each K-3 teacher (based on ADM numbers)

• Training opportunities will be available throughout the year. More info about dates/times will be available shortly.

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mCLASS: Reading 3D Data Review

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Completion by GradeEOY 11/12

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Comparing PopulationsGr K-3, 11/12

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Comparing PopulationsGr 4-5, 11/12

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DIBELS Effectiveness ChartBOY- EOY 11/12, Grades K-3

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Growth of Benchmark PopulationK-2, 11/12

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Reading 3D Performance11/12 Snapshot

DIBELS and TRC Correlation ChartEOY 11/12

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This population has scored at Benchmark in DIBELS, yet there are students who are Intensive/Strategic in TRC.

There is a sliver of the population who, while they scored Intensive on DIBELS, were at Benchmark in TRC.

In the Strategic category, the TRC results are more diverse.

NC State Program: Comparative DIBELS Performance

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BOY MOY EOY BOY MOY EOY BOY MOY EOY BOY MOY EOYKindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade

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NC State Program: Comparative TRC Performance

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Program Adoption

Adoption Support – Taking mCLASS to the Next Step in SY 11-12

Goal: Maintain program momentum and ensure that new and/or returning schools achieve better results from effective use of our products

• WGen Account Management will collaborate with DPI to create a universal Adoption Support template for all participating schools

• The template will provide actionable best practices covering initial implementation to data-driven instruction

• Suggested goals/practices will align with the respective Benchmark testing windows

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PA Plan Framework

I. The PA is a customer-facing reference document intended to provide actionable best practices from implementation to data-driven instruction.

II. PA practices are divided out into two separate categories

a) Time of year (BOY>MOY, MOY>EOY, and Post-EOY)

b) Type of task

i. Prepare

ii. Assess

iii. Review

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Adoption Plan: Proposed MOY Next Steps

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Review the MOY online reports to determine student outcomes (i.e., how did students perform and what were the growth trends?)

Facilitate vertical planning conversations with staff to review progress monitoring data and TOY benchmark data in order to set student goals.

Ensure teachers modify instruction based upon benchmark and progress monitoring results (e.g. creating groups, providing intervention).

Check RAS reports regularly between MOY and EOY to determine progress monitoring rates of fidelity

Review Now What? Tools usage reports, if applicable. You may contact Customer Support for this data.

Adoption Plan: Proposed MOY Next Steps (continued)

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Use benchmark data to evaluate curricula (i.e., determine if materials are available for all appropriate levels, including students that need intervention, accelerated learners, etc.)

Use benchmark data and progress monitoring to make decisions about ongoing professional development needs.

Look at mCLASS Road Map Rubric to self-evaluate progress.

Review Implementation Plan (e.g., goals, timeline, and related PD) and adjust resources/next steps as appropriate.

Link to full Program Adoption is found on NC Website: www.wirelessgeneration.com/NorthCarolina

Transition to DIBELS NextFor returning schools

DIBELS® Next: What’s New?

All measures have been updated with:• New directions• New items• New early reader font• New passages• New practice items

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New Measures• DIBELS Daze• First Sound Fluency

DIBELS Next: What’s New? (cont’d)

New research on all measures carried out over 4 years on over 25,000 children in over 90 schools• Use of new readability formula to level passages and

decrease variability of DORF scores• New reliability data• New validity data• New research on benchmark goals• New DIBELS Composite score

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Assessment Modifications

LNF New font, directions, layout and arrangement of itemsChecklist of common response patterns

ISF Replaced by First Sound Fluency (FSF) measurePSF New directions, layout and arrangement of items

Checklist of common response patternsNWF New score: Whole Words Read (WWR)

New font, directions, layout and arrangement of itemsChecklist of common response patterns

DORF New scores: Accuracy and RetellNew font, directions, layout, and passagesChecklist of common response patterns

DAZE New DIBELS maze comprehension measure for grades 3-6

WUF No longer available - Available as experimental measure

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Overview of DIBELS Next Changes

DIBELS 6.0 DIBELS NEXT

mCLASS:DIBELS / DIBELS NEXT Solutions

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Lo-Res PalmNokia N810

Hi-Res PalmAceeca

Windows

iPhone iPad

New DevicesLo-Res Palm and Nokia N810 devices will not be supported past the 2011-12 school year for DIBELS or any other product.

DIBELS 6.0 is a Windows application.DIBELS NEXT is in a Windows browser.

DIBELS®

Measure

Common Core Standards

LNF Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet. (FS K)

FSF Isolate and pronounce initial sounds in spoken single-syllable words. (FS K)

PSF Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds. (FS K, 1)

NWF Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant; Associate the long and short sounds with the common spellings for the five major vowels. (FS K)

Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words. (FS 1, 2)DORF Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. (FS 1)

Read on-level text with purpose and understanding to support comprehension. (FS 1, 2, 3)

Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings. (FS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

DAZE Read on-level text with purpose and understanding to support comprehension. (FS 3, 4, 5)

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. (FS 3, 4, 5)

Where does DIBELS Next fit in?

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mCLASS:Reading 3DSupport for the CCSS

mCLASS Reading 3D’s balanced literacy approach to assessment provides excellent support for educators transitioning to the CCSSThe skills-based DIBELS Next assessment provides insight into students’ progress against the Reading Foundational SkillsEducators can use the TRC reading records measure to engage students with rich texts of varying difficulties and to assess their reading comprehensionBoth the DIBELS DORF and TRC measures include a mix of informational and narrative texts that support the CCSS’s emphasis on reading a variety of texts

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mCLASS:Reading 3DComing Enhancements

mCLASS:Now What? Tools will be available for use with mCLASS:Reading 3D, in addition to mCLASS:DIBELS Next

mCLASS:Small Group Advisor™ uses results from the TRC assessment to help teachers create optimal groups of students with similar needs and to provide targeted instructional activities

mCLASS:Item-Level Advisor™ for TRC automatically highlights important patterns, offers detailed analysis, and suggests next steps for targeted instruction

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mCLASS:Reading 3DComing Enhancements

Revised Benchmark GoalsIn line with Common Core State Standards and state tests, we are developing more rigorous benchmarks for the TRC assessments that power mCLASS:Reading 3D.The new benchmark goals will be set based on a research-based approach led by psychometricians and a panel of researchers and expert practitioners.

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Wireless Generation Support

Wireless GenerationDebbie Owens – Regional Vice President, Educational Partnerships, dowens@wgen.net Shauna McLoughlin – Senior Account Manager, smcloughlin@wgen.net

Wireless Generation Customer Support: Phone: (800) 823-1969, option 3Email: help@wgen.net North Carolina web page: www.wirelessgeneration.com/north-carolina