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Building the District Assessment System. Akron Public Schools May 13, 2013. Identified Purposes for District Assessments (District Assessment Team Feb. 2013). Principal/Teacher Evaluation. OPES/OTES Student Growth Measures Value Added Measures Student Learning Objectives.
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Building the District Assessment System Akron Public Schools May 13, 2013
Identified Purposes for District Assessments (District Assessment Team Feb. 2013) • Principal/Teacher Evaluation • OPES/OTES • Student Growth Measures • Value Added Measures • Student Learning Objectives ODE Approved Process: SLOs, Value Added, SGMs from ODE Approved Vendor List • Student Learning • Identify students needing additional time/support • Inform Instruction • Monitor intervention and enrichment Common Formative AssessmentsUsed by SIP Teams and PLCs
Commitments The District Assessment System… • Will model, as much as possible, Next Generation Assessments (PARCC) • Will ensure equality for OTES/OPES • Will provide meaningful and relevant information to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and district staff • Will support a common formative assessment process
MAP: Measures of Academic Progress Available Tests: • Map Primary Grades KG-2: ELA, Math • Grades 2-10: Language Usage, Reading, Math • Grades 3-10: General Science • Administration Time: ~1 hour/test • Frequency: 1-3 times per year • Administered on computers; online • Computer Adaptive to measure exactly where students are performing
MAP: Measures of Academic Progress • Alignment to CCSS • Controlled item exposure – once a student is exposed to a test item they will not see that item again. • 10 questions per content goal area on each test • Large item bank ~50,000 carefully tested items • EVASS Value Added Reporting • Student Growth Reports – based on students with similar learning profiles • Third Grade Reading Guarantee* • ODE Reading Diagnostic* • Projected Proficiency-OAA, OGT, ACT, EXPLORE, PLAN
MAP: Measures of Academic Progress • APS Decided to Use MAP for: • Grades K-10 English/Language Arts • Grades K-10 Mathematics • Pre-test, mid-year, and post-test
ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES, YOU’LL FIND SAMPLE MAP TEST ITEMS THAT MIRROR FUTURE PARRC ASSESSMENTS
CAP: Collaborative Assessment Project Tests Available: • Science and Social Studies Grades 5-8 • Pre/Post Test Design • Based on New Ohio Learning Standards for Science and Social Studies • Online and Paper Pencil Format • Administration Time ~ 1 hour • 30 multiple choice, 3-4 short answer, 1 extended response
CAP: Collaborative Assessment Project • APS Decided to Use CAP for: • Grades 5 – 8, Social Studies and Science • Pre-test (September) and Post-test (March) • Semester Exam in Social Studies and Science can serve as mid-year check point.
DAP: District Assessment Program • APS Decided to Use DAP for: • Social Studies and Science, Grades 9-12 • ELA and Math, Grades 11-12 • Akron Public School’s Learning Specialists and Teachers Create the Assessments • Based on New Ohio Learning Standards • Pre/Post Test Format • Semester Exams serve as mid-year check point