Fall Regional Administrators Update Workshop

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Fall Regional Administrators Update Workshop

• Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP)
• Virginia Department of Education
• August 2008

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VAAP 2008 - 2009 Update

• Important Dates
• Important Reminders
• Program Changes
• Questions and Answers

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General Program Information

• Submit Participation Counts
• August 4 22, 2008
• VAAP Implementation Manuals, Administrators
  Manuals and SEI Tags will arrive in Divisions by
  September 12, 2008

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2008 - 2009

• VAAP
• Update

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2008 - 2009VAAP Important Dates

• January 5 May 22 Register Students
• January 14 Scorer Training 1
• January 15 Scorer Training 2
• January 21 Scorer Training 3
• January 22 Scorer Training 4
• May 22 Score Entry Deadline
• July 6 24 VAAP Audit
• Contact your local Division Director of Testing
  for specific local due dates and timelines

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Students must meet the VAAP participation
  criteria. Decision must be made by the IEP team
  and documented in the IEP.
• Students must have a significant cognitive
  disability as defined by IQ, adaptive behavior,
  and learner characteristics.
• Students must be in grades 3 8 or grade 11.

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Students must submit evidence in Reading,
  Mathematics, and Science. Science evidence is
  required in grades 3, 5, 8 and 11.
• Students can not participate in VAAP and the VGLA
  during the same administration.

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Required Documentation
• Content Area Cover Sheet for each content area
  submitted
• Note The Content Area Cover Sheet has been
  redesigned (See VAAP Implementation Manual
• p. 87)

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Required Documentation
• Affidavit of Student Performance for each
  collection with signatures of all teachers and
  staff who made contributions to the collection of
  evidence.
• The affidavit also requires the signature of the
  building administrator or designee
• (See VAAP Implementation Manual p. 91)

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VAAP Important Reminders

• All Evidence must
• graded or include a statement of accuracy
  describing the students level of achievement.
• have a completed Student Evidence Identification
  (SEI) tag.

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Evidence will not be considered in scoring if
• work is copied from blackboard, texts, computers,
  etc.
• work is a part of a group project and the
  contribution of the VAAP student is unclear.

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VAAP Important Reminders

• Evidence will not be considered in scoring if
• hand-over-hand assistance is used.
• inappropriate sources (open-book test, homework)
  are used.

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VAAPProgram Changes

• SEI tags are required. DIS tags are no longer
  acceptable.

Content Area ASOL Bullet
VAAP STUDENT EVIDENCE IDENTIFICATION (SEI) TAG
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VAAP Program Changes

• Previously assessed ASOLs cannot be repeated for
  submission in the Collection of Evidence.
• (Testing Memo 664 dated Nov. 9, 2007)

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VAAP Program Changes

• VAAP Audit Reports will include Condition Codes.
  Condition Codes describe violations of the
  scoring rules that result in evidence not being
  considered in scoring. All Condition Codes
  result in a score of zero being assigned to the
  affected ASOL.

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VAAP Program Changes

• Condition Codes
• A Evidence does not match the ASOL.
• B - Blank, Incomplete, Inaccurate or
• Missing SEI tags.
• C - Omitted or Duplicated Reporting
  Categories

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VAAP Program Changes

• Condition Codes
• D - Missing grades, statements of
  accuracy or captions
• E - Evidence generated from inappropriate
• Sources (i.e. homework, open-book, groups in
  which the contribution of the VAAP student is not
  clearly identified).

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Food For Thought

• Implement a comprehensive division training and
  technical assistance program to support teachers.
• Involve building level administrators in the
  oversight and monitoring
• Establish local timelines and due dates for
  alternate/alternative assessment programs
• Give careful thought to all local policies and
  practices established in addition to VDOE
  guidance.

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Questions and Answers

• Virginia Department of Education
• Office of Test Administration, Scoring, and
  Reporting
• [phone]
• student assessment_at_doe.virginia.gov