Rhode Island Alternate Assessment

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Rhode IslandAlternate Assessment

• Fall Conference
• Updates for 2008 - 2009

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• Updates
• Key Dates
• Lessons Learned from Scoring
• Student Work Quiz

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RIAA Updates

• Whats the same for 2008-09?
• Participation criteria
• RIAA model
• Grades assessed
• Content assessed

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RIAA Updates

• What are the changes for 200809?
• AAGSE revisions
• RIAA forms
• ProFile has new features
• CD will be sent to schools

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Key Dates RIAA Reports for 2007-08

• Online September 30th
• School Summary Reports
• School Roster Reports
• District Summary Reports
• District Roster Reports
• Student Score Reports (parent/guardian copy and
  school copy) shipped with datafolios to districts
  on September 30th

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Key Dates RIAA Timeline

• Page 9 in the RIAA manual
• Collection Periods
• Drop In Sessions
• December Workshops
• UPS Datafolio Pickup May 7th

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Key dates 2008-09 Student Registration

• 1st registration window Nov. 3rd Dec.5th
• 1st binder shipment Dec.17th
• 2nd registration window Jan.14th - 21st
• 2nd binder shipment January 30th

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Lessons Learned from Scoring

• Its all about student work!
• More instruction is needed better understand the
  AAGSEs.
• Teachers need additional information about RIAA
  science.

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Student Work Quiz

• Take 10 minutes for this activity
• Read page 35 of the 2008-09 RIAA manual to review
  the criteria for acceptable student work.
• Review the samples of student work.
• Individually decide whether or not each sample is
  acceptable.
• Be ready to explain your answer.
• Disclaimer For the purposes of this activity,
  all the student work has a direct connection to
  the targeted AAGSE.

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RIAA Websites

• Rhode Island Department of Education
  www.ride.ri.gov/assessment/Altassessment.aspx
• Sherlock Center www.ric.edu/uap/resourcelib.html
• Measured Progress ProFile
• www.measuredprogress.org/assessments/clients/rhode
  island.html

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Contact Information

• Cynthia Corbridge RIDE
• cynthia.corbridge_at_ride.ri.gov or 222-8497
• Phyllis Lynch RIDE
• phyllis.lynch_at_ride.ri.gov or 222-4693
• Susan Dell The Sherlock Center
• sdell_at_ric.edu or 456-8557
• Amy Grattan The Sherlock Center
• agrattan_at_ric.edu or 456-8072

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