FUSD Local Assessment System for Elementary Schools 200809

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FUSDLocal Assessment SystemforElementary
Schools 2008-09

• Ben Atitya, Administrative Analyst, 457-3824
• Carlos Ramirez, Technical Assistant, 457-3852
• Gloria Alamillo, Computer User Systems Tech,
  457-3719
• Jim Bertram, Testing Technician, 457-3987

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AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions
• FUSD Local Assessments
• GLAS Procedures
• Ordering Materials
• Packaging
• Delivery and Pick-up
• Scanning and Scoring
• Whats New?
• FYI

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Written Curriculum
Aligned Instructional System
TEACHING
LEARNING
Assessed Curriculum
Taught Curriculum
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LOCAL ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

• Purposes
• Measure student learning on the assessed
  standards
• Allow teachers to reflect on their teaching of
  assessed standards
• Enable teachers to target students for
  appropriate instructional interventions
• Monitor the delivery and pacing of the
  curriculum and
• Provide overall GLAS results in a manner similar
  to CST results.

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LOCAL ASSESSMENTS
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GLAS PROCEDURES
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ORDERING MATERIALS

• REA orders test materials two weeks before the
  testing window
• REA needs a list of bilingual Spanish classrooms.
  Please email school name and room number to
  Carlos Ramirez (carlos.ramirez_at_fresnounified.org)
• For additional materials, please complete GLAS
  material request form online at
• http//rea.fresnounified.org/GLASRequest.cfm

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PACKAGING

• Test materials are packaged in this manner
• Test Coordinator package
• Classroom package
• Open boxes in numerical order to check contents.

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PACKAGING

• Test Coordinators package contains
• An inventory sheet
• Box labels for returning material
• Copies of class rosters
• Extra administration guidelines
• Extra grade 1 ELA Math scripts
• Blank answer sheets (20 per subject)
• Extra test booklets (5 per grade)
• Extra SIS forms (20)

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PACKAGING

• Classroom packages contain
• an inventory sheet
• administration guide
• If 1st grade, ELA Math scripts
• a class roster
• pre-identified answer sheets, and
• test booklets for the class

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DELIVERY AND PICKUP

• Deliveries are unusually made on the Wednesday
  (or Thursday) BEFORE the testing window
• Materials are delivered to the main office

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DELIVERY AND PICKUP

• Pickups are usually made on the Tuesday (or
  Wednesday) AFTER the testing window
• Please store the materials in a centrally located
  area for easy access
• Call Jim (457-3987) for other delivery or pick-up
  arrangements

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SCANNING AND SCORING

• Scorable Materials and
• Non-scorable materials must be packaged
• separately.

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• Class rosters and Answer Sheets marked absent
  should be at the top of box 1

• Verify that all the hand-bubbled answer sheets
  are marked completely and correctly

• Hand-bubble an answer sheet for students not
  listed on the rosters that enrolled at your school

• Hand-bubble a new answer sheet and destroy the
  pre-printed answer sheet for students that need
  to have their pre-printed answer sheet changed.

Scorable Materials
Class Rosters Other
MTH Gr. 1 Booklets
MTH Hand-bubbled
MTH Gr. 2 Booklets
MTH Gr. 3-6 Ans. Sheets
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SCANNING AND SCORING

• NON-Scorable Materials
• Include all Administration Guidelines
• Enclose all unused BLANK answer sheets
• Return ALL test booklets by grade level
• Use provided return labels to mark the boxes

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SCANNING AND SCORING

• Scanning Efficiency
• Grades 1 and 2
• Box test booklets by subject and grade
• Insert SIS forms after the cover, face up
• Remove extra scratch paper from math booklets
• ELA/Math answer sheets cannot be used as a slip
  sheet
• On hand-bubbled SIS, make sure to fill in
  students name, id, birthdate, and test number

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SCANNING AND SCORING

• Scanning Efficiency
• Grades 3-6 Answer Sheets
• Stack by subject
• No Post-it notes (if necessary to use a Post-it,
  please put those answer sheets on top of stack)
• Have teachers make sure no answer sheets are left
  in test booklets

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SCANNING AND SCORING

• Scoring Timeline
• Following the Scanning Efficiency steps at the
  site results in same day scoring and equals next
  day reporting for grades 3-6.
• Grades 1-2 booklets will take one to three days
  to process

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Whats New?
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New for 2008-09

• 2008-09 Test Calendar
• 2008-09 Test Processing Dates
• KAIG
• ELDA Booklets
• GLAS Math
• Matrix for Grades 1 - 6
• Response Analysis
• Teachers Edition

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FYI

• If you need additional test materials, complete
  the GLAS material request form online
• If you have questions about delivery and pick-up,
  call Jim (457-3987)
• If you have questions about packaging, call
  Gloria (457-3719)
• If you have questions about scanning, call Carlos
  (457-3852) or Jim (457-3987)
• For other questions call Ben (457-3824)