Virginia Alternate Assessment Program

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Virginia Alternate Assessment Program

• 2007-2008
• Administrators Update Workshop
• Virginia Department of Education
• September 2007

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Whats New

• VAAP Implementation Manual
• Beginning in 2007-2008, please use the newly
  designed VAAP Implementation Manual . The manual
  is a guide primarily for teachers who are
  providing instruction to students participating
  in the VAAP.
• Note Please destroy all old VAAP Procedural
  Manuals.

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Whats New

• VAAP Implementation Manual
• Program description
• Roles and responsibilities of staff
• Participation criteria
• Implementation procedures

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Whats New

• VAAP Implementation Manual
• Guidelines for preparing evidence
• Scoring system
• Score correction process

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Whats New

• VAAP ASOL Planning Sheet has been replaced with a
  newly designed VAAP Content Area Cover Sheet
• Cover Sheet include sections for
• Content Area
• Reporting Category
• Aligned Standard of Learning (ASOL) and Bullet
• Accommodations

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Whats New

• DIS labels have been redesigned and replaced with
  newly designed Student Evidence Identification
  (SEI) tag.
• NOTE 2007-2008 will be considered a transition
  year and both SEI tags and DIS stickers will be
  acceptable on COEs.

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Whats New

• The SEI tags will be available for order from
  Pearson via PEMSolutions and downloaded from the
  Virginia Department of Educations Web site at
• www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Assessment/VAAP/SEITempl
  ate.doc

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Whats New

• Affidavits are no longer needed for each content
  area. The redesigned affidavit with multiple
  signature lines can be used for the entire
  collection.
• Special Education Teacher
• Course Content Teacher
• Principal or Designee
• Other

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Whats New

• Reading Content area labeled to clearly reflect
  Word Analysis ASOL and Comprehension ASOL.
• Word Analysis E-RW
• Comprehension E-RC

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Whats New

• Creation of the ASOL SOL Crosswalk Document
• Shows each ASOL and the corresponding SOL by SOL
  number and by grade level

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Whats New

• Regional Scoring
• Regional Scoring Events MAY be conducted by the
  Virginia Department of Education in partnership
  with local school divisions and Pearson.

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Whats New

• Science Tests
• In 2007-2008 states are required to administer
  science tests once in elementary school, one in
  middle school, and once in high school. The
  expectation is that students participating in the
  VAAP at these grade levels will submit a
  collection in science. However, science DOES NOT
  become part of AYP.

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Whats the Same

• Participation Requirement
• The Virginia Department of Education strongly
  recommends submission of evidence in all content
  areas being assessed by SOL tests for general
  education students at the same grade level.

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Whats the Same

• Focus on individual achievement of ASOL
• One ASOL (and bullet if appropriate) must be
  defended in each reporting category.

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Whats the Same

• Reading (2)
• Use word analysis strategies and information
  resources
• Demonstrate Comprehension of printed materials

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Whats the Same

• Math (5)
• Number and Number Sense
• Computation and Estimation
• Measurement and Geometry
• Probability and Statistics
• Patterns, Functions and Algebra

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Whats the Same

• Science (4)
• Scientific Investigation/Resources
• Force, Motion, Energy and Matter
• Life Processes and Living Systems
• Interrelations in Earth/Space Systems and
  Cycles

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Whats the Same

• History (4)
• History
• Geography
• Civics
• Economics

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Whats the Same

• Types of Evidence
• Work Samples
• Anecdotal Records
• Interviews

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Whats the Same

• Types of Evidence
• Captioned Photographs
• Videotapes
• Audiotapes
• Data Charts and Graphs

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Whats the Same

• Evidence
• Demonstration of Individual Achievement of ASOL
• Graded work with right/wrong answers identified

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Whats the Same

• Evidence
• Video and Audiotapes with transcripts
• Photographs with descriptive statements of
  student achievement

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Whats the Same

• Evidence No-Nos
• Group work (unless individual contribution is
  clearly identified
• Copied work
• Work with examples or directions that give away
  the answers
• Evidence without completed SEI tags

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Whats the Same

• Evidence No-Nos
• Work does not show any level of individual
  achievement on ASOL
• Use of Hand over Hand instruction
• Work based on homework, open-book test

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Whats the Same

• Scoring Rubric
• General Scoring Rules

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Questions

• Virginia Department of Education
• Division of Student Assessment and
• School Improvement
• [phone]