Louisiana Educational Assessment Program

1
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program
Department of Accountability, Assessment,
Evaluation East Baton Rouge Parish School System
2
Teaching to Standards

• Standards
• Assessment
  Instruction

3
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program

• Kindergarten Screening
• Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills
• LEAP and GEE
• iLEAP
• Alternate Assessment
• English Language Development Assessment

4
Achievement Levels
Advanced Student has demonstrated superior
performance. Mastery Student has demonstrated
competency over challenging subject matter and is
well prepared for the next level of
schooling. Basic Student has demonstrated only
the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for
the next level of schooling. Approaching Basic
Student only partially demonstrated the
fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the
next level for schooling. Unsatisfactory
Student has not demonstrated the fundamental
knowledge and skills needed for the next level of
schooling.
5
iLEAP April 1 3 and April 6 7 , 2009

• Grades 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
• Not tied to promotion
• Integrated LEAP
• IOWA Tests of Basic Skills LEAP
• Multiple choice
• Short answer items based on Grade Level
  Expectations

6
LEAP Spring Test April 1 3 and April 6 7 ,
2009

• Grade 4 8
• Promotion Standards
• Pass academically
• Attendance
• Basic/Approaching Basic
  combination in LEAP English Language Arts
  Mathematics tests

Did Not Meet Promotion Standards
Summer School and Retest Mandatory for waivers or
appeals
Meets Promotion Standards
Did Not Meet Promotion Standards
Student Promoted to next Grade
Student Repeats Grade
7

GEE Spring Test April 1 3 and April 6
7 , 2009

• Graduation Exit Exam
• Grade 10
• English Language Arts AND
• Mathematics
• Grade 11
• Science OR
• Social Studies
• Summer/Fall/Winter retest
• Tied to graduation

8
English Language Arts

• Reading and Reading
• Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
• Multiple Choice Items
• Short Answer Items
• Writing
• Composition
• Proofreading
• Information Resources
• Multiple Choice Items
• Short Answer Items

9
Mathematics

• Multiple Choice Items
• Word Problems (Non-calculator)
• Word Problems (Calculator)
• Constructed Response Items (Calculator)

10
Choosing a Petby Janice Kuharski

• Last Thursday, Mother told me
• That I could get a pet.
• I mustve named a million
• She hasnt liked one yet!
• Mom says a baby elephant
• Will take up too much space.
• She insists a mountain lion
• Is much too hard to chase.
• Pandas are too picky
• Since they only eat bamboo.
• She says that bears and tigers
• Should stay inside a zoo.
• She cant abide a lizard
• Or a python or a goat,
• And to keep an alligator,
• Wed need to build a moat

When I told her that an octopus Would make a
striking pet, She said I cant have anything That
makes the floor too wet. Mom said a giant
tortoise Is awkward and too slow. And when I said
a porcupine, The answer still was no. At last I
said an emu, She had never heard of that. Imagine
my amazement when She said yes to a cat!
Cant abide cant stand Moat a dug-out place
filled with water, usually around a
castle Striking unusual looking
11
Grade 4 English Language Arts Reading and
Responding - Short Answer Items
After reading the poem Choosing a Pet, respond
to these questions

1. Suppose you were the person in the poem. Write
   two things that you would tell your mother to
   convince her to let you get a pet. (2 points)
2. What would be another good title for this poem?
   Write your title and tell why you chose that
   title. ( 2 points)

12
Write two things that you would tell your mother
to convince her to let you get a pet.
Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1,
or 2 points.
A. B. C.
13
Write your title and tell why you chose that
title.
Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1,
or 2 points.
A. B. C.
14
Grade 4 Mathematics Constructed Response Item (4
points)
The shaded area of the picture shows how much
floor Mr. Randall can scrub in 30 minutes.

• He wonders about how long it will take him to
  scrub the whole floor.
• About how long will it take him to scrub the
  whole floor?
• Explain how you found your answer. Be sure to
  include a drawing of the floor in your
  explanation.

15
Constructed Response ItemScore Point 4
16
Constructed Response ItemScore Point 1
17
Parents Role in Test Preparation

• ENCOURAGE your child.
• Provide a study spot with a dictionary,
  thesaurus, ruler, and calculator.
• Read silently and orally with your child.
• Check written responses in all subjects.
• Emphasize importance of listening, participating,
  and cooperating with the teacher.

18
Resources

• www.ebrschools.org
• www.louisianaschools.net
• www.louisianapass.org
• user ID student
• password tiger

19
Contact Information

• East Baton Rouge Parish School System
• Accountability, Assessment, Evaluation
• 225-226-7625
• accountability.ebrschools.org