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PARCC 101 What Every Elementary & Middle

School Family Should Know

Presented February 2015

Tonight’s agenda

• PARCC – Who, What, When, Where, and How

• Special Needs Students/Accommodations and Modifications

• Using the Data

• SOMSD PARCC Preparation

• SOMSD PARCC Parent Resources

• Questions and Answers

• Opportunity to Try a Practice Test

Standardized Assessments

• Federal Regulations require states to assess students’ progress towards academic standards

• State regulations require districts to administer standardized assessments

• District funding is partially contingent on meeting a participation rate of 95% of students

Standards are not new!

Standardized assessments are not new! The only change is the method of testing in PARCC!

PARCC - What Is It?

• PARCC is the standardized assessment of English Language Arts (ELA) and Math chosen by the State of New Jersey to meet its Federal obligation to assess students.

• New Jersey requires all public school districts to administer PARCC to students in grades 3-11.

Academic Standards

• PARCC is designed to assess students’ progress in achieving the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

• 2010 CCSS Were Adopted by 45 States, Including NJ o Aligned to college and career expectations

o Internationally benchmarked so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global world

o Coherent and focused towards achievement

o Include rigorous content and application of knowledge through use of higher-order, critical thinking skills

• Last year’s NJASK incorporated common core concepts to support the transition to PARCC

NJASK

Single Test Administration

Early Dismissal in some grades

Paper - no technology

60-135 minutes per day

ELA grades 3 - 8 and 11 Math grades 3 - 8 & 11 Science grades 4 and 8

PARCC

March - Performance Based Assessment

May - End of Year Assessment

Flexible schedule allows for less interruption of teaching & learning

Administered Online

60-90 minutes per day

ELA grades 3-11 Math grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II

PARCC Administrated in Two Parts

Performance Based Assessment

March

Reading comprehension

Critical thinking skills

Writing in response to reading

Research simulations

Real world applications of mathematical skills

End-of-Year Assessment

End of April – May

Reading comprehension

Short answer items

Math conceptual understanding and skills

PARCC Schedules – March Elementary (Grades 3-5)

Week/Grade Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

March 2-6 Grade 5

ELA Literacy Analysis (75 minutes)

ELA Research Simulation (90 minutes)

ELA Narrative Writing (60 minutes)

Math Unit 1 (80 minutes)


March 9-13 Grade 4

ELA Literary Analysis (75 minutes)





March 16-20 Grade 3






March 23-27 Make-Ups

Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups

PARCC Schedules – March Middle School (Grades 6-8)

Week/Grade Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

March 2-6 Grade 8

ELA Literacy Analysis (75 minutes)





March 9-13 Grade 7






March 16-20 Grade 6






March 23-27 Make-Ups

Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups Make-Ups

PARCC End of Year Assessment Times

Grade ELA Unit 1 ELA Unit 2 Math Unit 1 Math Unit 2

Grade 3 75 minutes 70 minutes 70 minutes



Grade 6 60 minutes 60 minutes 80 minutes 75 minutes



PARCC End of Year Assessments will take Place: • April 27-May 1 • May 4-8 • May 11-15 • May 18-22

PARCC Assessment – ELA Item Types

ELA PARCC Expectations

• Demonstrate the ability to read and comprehend a variety of complex passages

• Defend ideas with evidence from texts

• Identify craft and structure in writing

PARCC Assessment Tasks

Three Focus Areas

1. Literary Analysis - This task will ask students to carefully consider literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay.

2. Research Simulation - This task asks students to exercise the career- and college- readiness skills of observation, deduction, and proper use and evaluation of evidence across text types by analyzing an informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia stimuli.

3. Narrative Writing - This task asks students to write a story, detail a scientific process, write a historical account of important figures, or to describe an account of events, scenes or objects, for example.

Example: Literary Analysis (Grade 4)

Identify a theme in “Just Like Home” and a theme in “Life Doesn’t Frighten Me.” Write an essay that explains how the theme of the story is shown through the characters and how the theme of the poem is shown through the speaker. Include specific details from the story and the poem to support your essay.

Example: Literary Analysis (Grade 7)

You have read a passage from the Count of Monte Cristo and a scene from Blessings. Think about the similarities and differences in how the two authors develop the themes in each text.

Write an essay in which you identify a theme from each text and analyze how each theme is developed. Be sure to include specific details from both selections.

Example: Research Simulation (Grade 4)

You have read a passage from “The Wild Horses of Assateague Island,” “Wild Ponies of Chincoteague,” and watched a video “In Thunder and Rain, Chincoteague Ponies Make Annual Swim.” Think about the illustrations from the passages and video and how they help the reader learn more about the ponies.

Write an essay explaining what can be learned from the illustrations about the lives of ponies described in the passages. Include details from all three sources in your explanation.

Example: Research Simulation (Grade 7)

You have learned about electricity by reading two articles, “Energy Story” and “Conducting Solutions,” and viewing a video clip titled “Hands-on Science with Squishy Circuits.”

In an essay, compare the purposes of the three sources. Then analyze how each source uses explanations, demonstrations, or descriptions of experiments to help accomplish its purpose. Be sure to discuss important differences and similarities between the information gained from the video and the information provided in the articles. Support your response with evidence from each source.

Example: Narrative Task (Grade 4)

In “Those Wacky Shoes,” a girl has to outsmart a pair of shoes. Think about the details the author uses to create the characters, settings, and events. Imagine that you, like the girl in the story, find a pair of wacky shoes and what happens to you when you are wearing them. Use what you have learned about the wacky shoes when writing your story.

Example: Narrative Task (Grade 7)

At the end of the passage, Howie tells Kevin that he is not making a good case. Write an original story that describes what Kevin does next to try to change Howie’s mind about paying for Cromwell’s training.

PARCC Assessment Mathematics Item Types

Math PARCC Expectations

• Demonstrate conceptual understanding, fluency and application

• Justify reasoning in mathematical statements

• Model/apply math in a real-world context or scenario

PARCC Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

Good news!

● All accommodations utilized previously for NJASK or HSPA are still available (and then some)

● Your Child Study Team Case Manager will

contact you if a change needs to be made to their IEP

You will hear from CST if:

Additional accommodations (not already offered by NJASK) were required, such as… ● Presentation ● Response ● Timing/Scheduling

Presentation Accommodations

If a student is blind, has a visual impairment, or deaf, a change in presentation of the PARCC of exam would be necessary. Don’t worry! If you haven’t heard from your Child study team case manager, this likely doesn’t apply to your child.

Response Accommodations

If your child needs accommodations related to braille, requires a hand held calculator on non-calculator sections, or utilizes a word prediction tool, or other allowable tools to respond, this means that your child may need as indicated per the IEP or 504 plan additional response accommodations.

Timing/Scheduling Accommodations

• Extended time (until end of school day) • Small group testing • Frequent breaks • Time of day (all will test in the morning to

accommodate extended time) • Separate or alternate location • Specified area or seating • Adaptive and specialized equipment or furniture

Questions?

If you have additional questions please contact your child study team case manager or 504 building coordinator. Our goal is to make sure your child has everything in place to be successful.

PARCC Results

Purpose and Uses of PARCC Data • 2015 PARCC results will set the baseline for future

comparisons.

• Results will be one of many multiple measures that assist teachers, our schools, and the district to support differentiated instruction and strategic decision making

• Results will also inform parents and students on progress towards “on track” college and career readiness

• NOTE: 2015 PARCC results will NOT be used for academic placement for the 2015-2016 school year.

PARCC Scores and Reports

NJASK and HSPA PARCC

3 Levels - Scale of 100-300 5 Levels - Scale of TBD

Limited data Rich data

Received in Fall of next year Year 1 receive in Fall of next year

Years after receive by June of current

year

Ceiling score Score beyond grade level

SOMSD PARCC Preparation • Standards based curriculum, instruction, and programs

• Chromebooks:

– Students have been using Chromes on a daily basis in multiple classrooms.

– Every student completed online PARCC Tutorial.

– Every student will complete at least one practice PARCC exam on the Chromebooks in ELA and one in Math.

• Students familiar with the technology.

• Mindset - “Do your best but don’t stress!”

What Families Can Do To Support Students

Supporting Students at Home

• This assessment requires critical thinking on the part of students – they will apply the knowledge they have to new scenarios.

• There is no need for specific “test prep” or “teaching to the test”

• Complete the online tutorial to become familiar with the computer-based tools students will need to use: http://epat-parcc.testnav.com/client/index.html#tests

• You can practice a sample test at home, to give your child a preview of what it may be like: http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

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