Professional Development Institute

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Professional Development Institute

• DCPS Working Session
• DC-CAS Alternate Assessment

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Agenda

• Review Portfolio components
• Review Scoring Dimensions
• Score Sample Portfolio
• Working Sessions

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Revised DC CAS-Alt Portfolio Contents
Required for each entry 3-5 pieces of evidence
that together document one grade-level learning
standard within a required strand plus any
additional supporting evidence, as needed
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Introduction to PortfolioReading/ELA Entries
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Introduction to PortfolioMathematics Entries
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Scoring Rubric
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Learner Characteristic Inventory
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Floor Plan
Floor plan
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Student Performance Guiding Questions

• Is the targeted skill clearly linked to the
  grade-level standard?
• Was the baseline score below 50?
• How much growth was documented?
• Attainment what accuracy level did the student
  reach (average of the last 3 data points on the
  data chart)
• Progress What was the students percent points
  above baseline (average of the last 3 data points
  on the data chart)

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Student Performance

• Non-examples of student performance
• Entry without a data sheet
• Entry contains a data sheet with less than 5 data
  points
• Entry contains a data sheet with no corroborating
  evidence
• Wrong performance dimension identified for
  student
• Targeted skill doesnt link to the grade-level
  learning standard

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Performance
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Performance
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Level of Complexity
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Complexity Guiding Questions
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Level of Complexity

• Non-examples of Level of Complexity
• Targeted skill and student work does not link to
  the grade-level content standard
• Learning standard is not from the correct strand
• Use of a learning standard not identified on list
  of possible grade-level learning standards

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Level of Complexity
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Level of Complexity
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Floor Plan
Floor plan
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Supports Guiding Questions
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Supports

• Non-examples of Supports
• Student Learner Characteristics Summary is
  missing
• No evidence of adaptations or modifications
  linked to the students learning characteristics
• Use of age-inappropriate materials
• Use of content/materials not linked to the
  acquisition of the knowledge addressed by the
  grade-level learning standard
• Use of age-inappropriate activities
• Activities and materials do not reflect the
  grade-level of the student

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Supports
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Supports
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Contacts

• DCPS Dept of Educational Accountability
• Pat Anderson, DCPS [phone]
• Patricia.Anderson_at_k12.dc.us
• Ruth.Aponte_at_k12.dc.us
• DCPS Lead Teachers
• Mamie D. Lee School [phone]
• Principal JoAnn Turner
• Steve Snyder steve.snyder_at_mac.com
• Marva Boatman marva.boatman_at_k12.dc.us
• Audrey Hudson 202-576-6090
• C. Melvin Sharpe Health School [phone]
• Principal LeGrande Lewis
• Avis Sykes avis.sykes_at_k12.dc.us
• Rosita Roy
• ILSSA Contacts
• Debbie Taub debbie.taub_at_uky.edu