Policy

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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

• 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) scores
• Bubble 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 participationBaseline data
• Interim Month
• Last month of schoolFinal 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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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
  students 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 dont get it
• NC Standard Course of Study (NC SCS)
• Using an EC assessment for LEP
• Workload/Myths
• Training
• Its 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

• 2001-2002
• Operational administration
• Performance Composite

• 2002-2003
• 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/test
  ing
• NCDPI Home (click Stay Informed-upper left
  corner)
• http//www.ncpublicschools.org