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Spring 2014 Assessment Training. J anua r y , 201 4 Please sign in with your name and LEA. Leadership Contacts. Questions, Concerns, Accountability Judy.Park@schools.utah.gov Test Development, Content Kurt.Farnsworth@schools.utah.gov Test Administration, Data Exchanges
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Spring 2014 Assessment Training January,2014 Please sign in with your name and LEA
Leadership Contacts • Questions, Concerns, Accountability • Judy.Park@schools.utah.gov • Test Development, Content • Kurt.Farnsworth@schools.utah.gov • Test Administration, Data Exchanges • Julie.Quinn@schools.utah.gov
Assessment Contacts • Test Administration, SAGE Rostering • Todd.Vawdrey@schools.utah.gov • Special Education Assessment • Paul.Ashby@schools.utah.gov • UAA Data Collection • Murry.Jensen@schools.utah.gov • UTIPS, UTIPS Core • Help@utips.org
Assessment Contacts • Assessment Development, Content • Secondary Math: Nolan.Fawcett@schools.utah.gov • Elementary Math: Jennie.DeFriez@schools.utah.gov • Secondary ELA: Daron.Kennett@schools.utah.gov • Elementary ELA: Julie.Benson@schools.utah.gov • Science: Brad.Talbert@schools.utah.gov
Websites • USOE Assessment: http://schools.utah.gov/assessment • USOE Special Ed: • http://schools.utah.gov/sars • SAGE: • http://sageportal.org • DWA: • http://mist.measinc.com
Testing Ethics • All educators must receive ethics training annually • http://schools.utah.gov/assessment/Testing-Director-Resources.aspx • Ethics Policy • Ethics Policy Training • Ethics Policy Sign-Off • Ethics Policy FAQ
Home and Private School Board Rule R277-604 • Private School Students MAY participate in CRT administration • Payment in advance for assessment costs to USOE • Payment in advance for administration costs (LEA) • Participation under the supervision of LEA
Home and Private School Board Rule R277-604 • Home School Students SHALL be allowed to participate in CRT administration • Must be enrolled in at least one course in public school • Costs the same as public students (no cost to the student) • Participation under the supervision of LEA • Note: Home school students take CRTs at the district they reside in (not at a charter school)
Home and Private School Board Rule R277-604 • Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) students • No cost to the student • Participation under the supervision of LEA
Home and Private School Board Rule R277-604 • State Costs for each test • DWA $15.00 • Summative SAGE - TBA
Test Administration Manuals • Provide policy and procedure support for each assessment. • Give specific instructions for test administration – ensuring standardized testing environment.
Utah eTranscript and Record Exchange (UTREx)
Common Problems • Student does not pass UTREx validation • Missing SSID • Improper codes • Missing required information • Invalid dates • Courses are submitted to UTREx without teacher ID • Student marked as exited from courses • Data not submitted to UTREx or fails UTREx submission
Student Data Exchanges - SAGE • Student is entered into local student information system (SIS) • SIS data is submitted to UTREx daily • Valid data is sent to TIDE nightly • Student data appears in TIDE the next day • TIDE data drives • SAGE Formative and Summative Rostering • SAGE Summative Test Assignment
If a Student Doesn’t Show Up… • Check your SIS and make sure information is correct • Check validation reports in UTREx once data is submitted • utrexhelp@schools.utah.gov • Changes to SIS data should appear in TIDE within 4 days
UTREx Point of Contacts • Who is managing UTREx submission for your LEA?
Accommodations for Students with an IEP or 504 and Ell students.
Calculation Device & Computation Table • As stated in the “Resources for All Students” section, a calculator device or computation table may be used during the calculator section of the mathematics assessment. If a student in grades 3-5 or 6 grade and above, during non-calculator sections of math, is provided a calculation device or a computation table, even if it is written as an accommodation in the student’s IEP, it will be considered a modification and the student’s assessment will be marked as modified. • By definition of a modified assessment, the assessment will be marked as a proficiency level of 1. • USOE must be notified if IEP teams determine the need for the use of a calculation device or computation table on a math assessment, to discuss the resulting modification and impact of that modification.
Visual Representations • Visual Representations are manipulatives such as, cubes, tiles, rods, blocks, models, etc. • Visual representations may be used on all sections of the mathematics assessments if they are included in the student’s IEP or 504.
Braille • LEAs should notify the USOE if Braille is being used, but the use does not require approval.
Large Print / Standard Sized Paper • Large Print: All text and graphic materials, including labels and captions on pictures, diagrams, maps, charts, exponential numbers, notes, and footnotes, must be presented in at least 18-point type for students who need large print. • Standard size paper: available on request for students with disabilities. On request, standard size paper can be provided at student’s school.
Scribe • A student who experiences a debilitating injury just prior to testing that prevents him or her from being able to write may need a scribe. Scribes must have experience and understanding of how to effectively scribe for a student. • (Please refer to the Scribe Guidelines found on the USOE Assessment website: http://schools.utah.gov/assessment/Special-Needs.aspx.)
Sign Language • Accommodation. Allowed for English language arts listening passages which have an embedded video of a human signing for students with disabilities with USOE authorization. Human signing on any portion of the ELA, Math or Science assessments is not allowed except for directions. • If human sign is allowed on the assessment, only a certified interpreter may sign statewide assessments.
Tactile Graphics • Printstactilerepresentationsofgraphicsusingan externalembosserprinter.
Tiger Embosser Training • When: February 7, 2014 • Time: 1:00 – 3:30 PM • Where: Hilda B. Jones Center 3605 S. 300 E. Salt Lake City, Utah • Presenters: • Jamison Hensley (Humanware) • Todd Vawdrey (USOE Assessment)
SAGEAdministrationforELLs • ELL students enrolled before April 15 of current school year and who are new to the United States (first year of enrollment in any • U.S. school) and • ELL students enrolled on or after April 15 of previous school year must take the Science and Math SAGE tests (not counted in any UCAS calculation) • Non-Regulatory Guidance, May 2007
Flow of Data Admin/Teacher accounts must be created by the LEA through TIDE. Accounts to SAGE share a common login. This login grants access to TIDE, SAGE Formative, Summative, Interim, and the Online Reporting System. Does everyone here have a TIDE login?
Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) • Adding and Changing Student Data • LEA SIS to UTREx to TIDE • Classes and students are loaded from LEA student information systems by UTREx nightly • No manual addition of students • If a new student enters a school, their data must be in the local student information system, uploaded to UTREx, which uploads to TIDE.
If a Student Doesn’t Show Up… • Check your SIS and make sure information is correct • Check validation reports in UTREx once data is submitted • utrexhelp@schools.utah.gov • Changes to SIS data should appear in TIDE within 4 days
Test Assignment from UTREx Grade-Based Assessments • ELA 3-11 • Mathematics 3-8 • Science 4-8
Test Assignment from UTREx Course-Based Assessments • Secondary Math I • Secondary Math II • Secondary Math III • Physics • Chemistry • Biology • Earth Science See SAGE Test Assignments for specific core codes http://schools.utah.gov/CURR/main/Course-Codes-and-Approval.aspx
Testing Up In TIDE, a school or LEA user can assign a student a higher grade-level assessment. Example: 5th grade student can be assigned the 6th grade math test, if they have received 6th grade math instruction. A course-based assessment can only be assigned to students enrolled in that course (no override). Example: 8th grade student taking Secondary Math 1 must be enrolled in Secondary Math 1.
2014 SAGE Summative Testing Windows Note: The early testing is to accommodate ONLY the writing section of ELA. The adaptive testing section of ELA, the math and science assessments must be administered during the traditional six-week testing window.
Testing Time Estimates Every student must be given sufficient time to complete each SAGE Summative test. Make-up and completion sessions must be scheduled to allow students to complete testing. Many students will complete testing within the estimated times.
Testing Time Estimates English Language Arts • Elementary Writing Section - up to 90 minutes • Secondary Writing Section – approx. 90 minutes Reading, Listening and Language Section • Elementary – approx. 90 minutes • Secondary – approx. 90 minutes Mathematics and Science – approx. 90 minutes
Testing Sessions • LEAs to determine local testing schedules • All tests may be split among multiple testing sessions/class periods • Students may pause the test at any time • Students will begin on day 2, where they left on day 1 • Students will NOT be able to change answers on previous day’s work • The proctor who approves students to enter test sessions within the TA interface must be in the room with the students
Timeout Rule • A student’s test will log out after 30 minutes of inactivity • Any activity by the student will prevent their test from timing out (e.g., mouse movement) • After the test times out, the pause rule begins
Pause Rule • Questions cannot be viewed or modified after test is paused for 20 minutes • Proctor can see amount of time paused on TA Interface • When the student logs back in, they will be returned to their last unanswered question, but cannot return to previously answered questions • The writing section of ELA has no pause rule