Advisory Council Update from the DOE

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Advisory Council Update from
the DOE

• April 16, 2014
• Georgia Department of Education
• Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager
• Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist
• Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist

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A New Assessment System

• Comprehensive
• single program, not series of tests (e.g., CRCT
  EOCT WA)
• Coherent
• consistent expectations and rigor to position
  Georgia students to compete with peers nationally
  and internationally
• consistent signal about student preparedness for
  the next level, be it the next grade, course, or
  college/career
• consistent signal about student achievement both
  within system (across grades and courses) and
  with external measures (NAEP PSAT SAT ACT)
• Consolidate
• combine reading, language arts, and writing into
  a single measure to align to the standards
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  Melissa Fincher

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Coherency Consistency

• Achievement of Georgia Students in Reading
• 2013
• NAEP Grade 8 32 at/above proficient
• CRCT Grade 8 97 met/exceeded
• 9th Grade Literature EOCT 86 met/exceeded
• American Literature EOCT 91 met/exceeded
• SAT Class of 2013 43 college ready
  benchmark
• ACT Class of 2013 43 college ready
  benchmark
• 2012
• PSAT sophomores 40 on track to be CCR
• Melissa Fincher

SAT data represent 71 of Class of 2013 ACT
data represent 51 of Class of 2013
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Overall ELA Phase I Pilot Summary Data
Grade   Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total student N/  
Grade   0 1 2 3 4 Total student N/  
3 475 1613 713 202 45 3048
  15.60 52.90 23.40 6.60 1.50 100
4 323 1518 814 199 83 2937
  11.00 51.70 27.70 6.80 2.80 100
5 367 1100 901 518 125 3011
  12.20 36.50 29.90 17.20 4.20 100
6 155 960 811 418 111 2455
  6.30 39.10 33.00 17.00 4.50 100
7 218 1387 1275 617 146 3643
  6.00 38.10 35.00 16.90 4.00 100
8 264 1140 1029 338 89 2860
  9.20 39.90 36.00 11.80 3.10 100
9 - 10 175 1016 783 361 81 2416
  7.20 42.10 32.40 14.90 3.40 100
11 - 12 376 1018 763 196 46 2399
  15.70 42.40 31.80 8.20 1.90 100
Melissa Fincher
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Overall ELA Phase II Pilot Summary Data
Grade Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Number and Percent of Students Achieving Each Score Point Total Student N/
Grade 0 1 2 3 4 Total Student N/
3 812 1107 762 174 26 2881
  28.18 38.42 26.45 6.04 0.90 100
4 906 1145 765 168 63 3047
  29.73 37.58 25.11 5.51 2.07 100
5 839 948 1294 537 183 3801
  22.07 24.94 34.04 14.13 4.81 100
6 626 1467 1028 408 86 3615
  17.32 40.58 28.44 11.29 2.38 100
7 695 1002 1035 515 140 3387
  20.52 29.58 30.56 15.21 4.13 100
8 1116 1534 827 391 80 3948
  28.27 38.86 20.95 9.90 2.03 100
9 - 10 1262 1816 559 106 9 3752
  33.64 48.40 14.90 2.83 0.24 100
11 - 12 739 1389 1175 388 131 3822
  19.34 36.34 30.74 10.15 3.43 100
Melissa Fincher
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Lexiles with CRCT Readiness Indicators
Lexiles Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Common Core Stretch Text Lower Limit 520 740 830 925 970 1010
Common Core Stretch Text Upper Limit 820 940 1010 1070 1120 1185
On Track 625 775 845 930 970 1070
Commendable 890 990 1085 1155 1210 1265
Reader Lower Limit 330 445 565 665 735 805
Reader Upper Limit 700 810 910 1000 1065 1100
2013 Median 790 860 940 1070 1095 1210
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Assessment Resources

• NAEP Writing Framework for 2011
• http//www.nagb.org/content/nagb/assets/documents/
  publications/frameworks/writing-2011.pdf
• PARCC Sample Items for ELA/Literacy
• https//www.parcconline.org/samples/ELA
• Smarter Balance Sample Items and Performance
  Tasks
• http//www.smarterbalanced.org/sample-items-and-pe
  rformance-tasks/
• Florida Department of Education FCAT 2.0 Sample
  Questions and Answer Key Books
• http//fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/fcatitem.asp
• Georgia Department of Education Formative Item
  Bank in OAS
• http//www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-As
  sessment/Assessment/Pages/OAS-Resources.aspx
• Kentucky Department of Education Sample Test
  Items
• http//education.ky.gov/AA/items/Pages/default.asp
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Assessment Resources

• New York Department of Education
• 3rd grade  Multiple Choice, Short Response,
  Extended Response Samples (Literature and Info
  text Cold Reads)
• http//www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_sta
  te/ela-grade-3.pdf
• 7th grade Multiple Choice, Short Response,
  Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text,
  Paired Passages Cold Reads)
• http//www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_stat
  e/ela-grade-7.pdf
• 8th grade Multiple Choice, Short Response,
  Extended Response Samples (Literature, Info Text,
  Paired Passages Cold Reads)
• http//www.edinformatics.com/testing/new_york_stat
  e/ela-grade-8.pdf
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Assessment Resources

• SBAC Practice Test Scoring Guides for different
  grade levels
• 5th grade
• http//sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2
  013/08/Grade5ELA.pdf
• 8th grade
• http//sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2
  013/08/Grade8ELA.pdf
• 11th grade
• http//sbac.portal.airast.org/wp-content/uploads/2
  013/08/Grade11ELA.pdf
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Classroom Expectations to Cultivate

• Eliminate These Practices

• Cultivate These Practices

• DOL (Dumb or Lucky!) or
• DGP (Dull Grinding Practice)
• Grammar out of Context
• Occasional Writing
• Teacher Assigns
• Short Reads on Tests
• Test What You Taught
• DOK 1 Level Questions
• Stand and Deliver

• Jeff Andersons Model Sentences
• Grammar in Context
• Daily Writing
• Teacher Models
• Develop Reading Stamina
• Test Cold Passages
• DOK 2-4 in each Unit Test
• Facilitate/Gradual Release

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Contact Us

• Carolyn Waters, ELA Program Manager
• cwaters_at_doe.k12.ga.us
• 404.463.1933
• Laura Hooven, ELA Program Specialist
• lhooven_at_doe.k12.ga.us
• 404.656.0675
• Stephanie Sanders, ELA Program Specialist
• ssanders_at_doe.k12.ga.us
• 404.657.9811