Utilizing Data for Informed Decision-Making in Educational Leadership

1. Using Data to Make Decisions Regarding Professional and Personalized Learning: WV General Summative Assessment – Part 1 County Chief Instructional Leadership Meeting July 24, 2015 Dr. Vaughn G. Rhudy, NBCT Executive Director Timothy Butcher Coordinator Office of Assessment

2. A New Beginning • New baseline of data • Can’t compare WESTEST 2 ELA and math results with West Virginia General Summative Assessment results • Different standards • Different item types

3. Balanced Assessment System

4. New Tests • English language arts/literacy and mathematics (grades 3-11) • Computer AdaptiveTest (CAT) • Performance Task (PT) • Science (grades 4, 6 and 10) • Fixed-Form

5. WVGSA • Statewide –759,742 tests completed • Number of tests • 4 tests per student in grades 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 • 5 tests per student in grades 4, 6, 10

6. New Reports • Reports Available Through Online Reporting System • Overall percent proficient • Percent in Each Achievement Level by Grade, District, School, Roster and Student • District, School and Student Performance on Each Claim

7. Overall Data

8. Overall Data

9. Percent Proficient/Achievement

10. Achievement Levels State County Schools

11. Achievement Levels State County School Teachers (if rostered)

12. Achievement Levels

13. Achievement Levels

14. ELA Claims

15. Math Claims

16. Claim Performance Levels

17. ELA Claim Performance Levels

18. Math Claim Performance Levels

19. Claim Performance Levels

20. Performance on Targets

21. Sample Student Report

22. Communicating Results • Develop a plan for communicating district results • Use professional learning to analyze data • Print Individual Student Reports • Distribute to parents • Include letter from State Superintendent • Include Parent Guide • Include Informational Sheet

23. Printing Reports Student-level reports: • More than 99% of individual student test results have been posted to the Online Reporting System (ORS).

24. Printing Reports Student-level reports: • WVDE recommends the following: • While the posting of a small number of individual student results is pending, districts may print the individual student reports at their discretion.

25. Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider:

26. Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: • State Level Data • Statistically unlikely to change • Average scale score • =/- range • Percent proficient

27. Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: • District Level Data • Statistically may change slightly for a district not having all student results posted in ORS • Average scale score • +/- range • Percent proficient

28. Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: • School Level Data • Statistically may change slightly for a school not having all student results posted in ORS • Average scale score • +/- range • Percent proficient

29. Printing Reports Prior to printing a district should consider: • School Level Data • All individual student reports might not be available for printing at this time • Keep a list of missing reports • Print once all results posted • If still missing notify Office of Assessment

30. Assessment Toolkits • Available soon • Will be posted on department website • Will provide location at a later date • Toolkits • District Personnel • School Administrators & Counselors • Teachers • Students/Parents