2012-2013 Pretest Workshops for Experienced DACs

1. 2012-2013 Pretest Workshops for Experienced DACs Jennifer Burton and Tracy Cerda “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

2. Objectives • Discuss what is new or changed • Address topics requested in the experienced DAC survey • Provide reminders of processes and policies that are frequently asked about by experienced DACs education.state.mn.us

3. 2012-2013 Procedures Manual • Anticipated to be posted by December 21 on the Minnesota Assessments portal • Shipped to districts in late February • Includes Important Dates sheets with reporting dates education.state.mn.us

4. Title I and Diploma Assessments education.state.mn.us

5. Optional Local Purpose Assessment(OLPA) • Optional online assessment • Cannot be used for accountability • Available in grades 3–8 and for mathematics only • Uses same item types as MCA and is adaptive education.state.mn.us

6. OLPA Participation • Testing window is October 1 – February 22 • Two testing opportunities per student available • 14 calendar days required between opportunities • Test opportunities expire after 30 days education.state.mn.us

7. OLPA Participation • All students in grades 3–8 submitted in MARSS are sent to AIR and available for testing • Districts determine which students will participate and how they participate • No alternate assessments or accommodated test materials available • Test settings and accommodated text-to-speech are available education.state.mn.us

8. OLPA Resources • Student resources • OLPA student tutorial • MCA online item samplers • District and school resources • OLPA Assessment Manual • Test Monitor Directions • Scripted directions • Direction Sheet education.state.mn.us

9. OLPA Test Administration • Same test administration process as other online assessments is followed • Same test administration and security policies and procedures must be followed education.state.mn.us

10. OLPA Results • Online Reporting System • Student results available immediately • No results will be available on the MDE website • No printed student reports or labels will be shipped to districts education.state.mn.us

11. Minnesota Assessments – Title I education.state.mn.us

12. Mathematics MCA (Grades 3–8)Online Administration • Testing window: March 11 – May 10 • Only one opportunity available • Score used for accountability • Only adaptive test • Immediate preliminary results available in Online Reporting System education.state.mn.us

13. Mathematics MCA (Grades 3–8 and 11)Paper Administration • Grades 3–8 Mathematics MCA • Three-week testing window • Grade 11 Mathematics MCA • Available in paper administration only in 2012–2013 • State-assigned test and make-up dates must be followed education.state.mn.us

14. Field Test for theOnline Grade 11 Mathematics MCA-III • Schools have been notified and selected • Contact mde.testing@state.mn.us if you would like your schools to participate • Aligned to 2007 Minnesota Academic Standards • Field test window: January 28 – February 22, 2013 • Operational in the 2013–2014 • Available in paper and online administration modes • No embedded GRAD component education.state.mn.us

15. Reading MCA-III Grades 3–8 and 10 • First operational administration aligned to 2010 Minnesota Academic Standards • Online and paper administration options by school • Standard setting in summer 2013 • Later reporting timelines • No immediate preliminary results for online administration • No early results for grade 10 education.state.mn.us

16. Reading MCA-IIIGrade 10 • Grade 10 Reading MCA no longer has embedded GRAD component • Students meet graduation assessment requirements by achieving proficiency • Optional grade 12 reading opportunity no longer available education.state.mn.us

17. Reading MCA (Grades 3–8 and 10)Online Administration • Testing window: March 18 – May 10 • No state-assigned test dates for online administration of grade 10 • Paper administration still has state-assigned test dates • One opportunity for accountability education.state.mn.us

18. Reading MCA (Grades 3–8 and 10) • Estimated total test administration times for both paper and online administrations • Grades 3–8: 3.5–4.5 hours • Grade 10: 4–5 hours • Sufficient participation in online administration needed education.state.mn.us

19. Reading MCA (Grades 3–8 and 10)Online Administration • Ability to expand passage on screen • Item types • Multiple choice • Technology enhanced education.state.mn.us

20. Reading MCA (Grades 3–8 and 10)Paper Administration • Grades 3–8 Reading MCA • Three-week testing window • Multiple-choice items only • Grade 10 Reading MCA • State-assigned test and make-up dates must be followed • Multiple-choice items only education.state.mn.us

21. Reading and Mathematics MCA-Modified • MCA-Modified available in 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 • Grades 5–8 and 10 reading • Grades 5–8 and 11 mathematics • 2012–2013 administration modes • Grades 5–8 and 10 reading: online only • Grades 5–8 mathematics: online only • Grade 11 mathematics: paper only education.state.mn.us

22. Reading and Mathematics MCA-Modified • Students who took MCA-Modified or MTAS last year may be eligible if other eligibility criteria are met • Eligibility determined each year • Indicated as “?” in Prior Performance Report for MCA-Modified Participation • Students indicated as “N” are not eligible and their tests will be invalidated education.state.mn.us

23. Mathematics MCA-Modified(Grades 5–8 and 11) • Grades 5–8 • Testing window: March 18 – May 10 • Available in online administration only • Multiple-choice items only • Grade 11 • Available in paper administration only • State-assigned test and make-up dates must be followed • Multiple-choice items only education.state.mn.us

24. Reading and Mathematics MCA-Modified • Results available in Online Reporting System when final results are released • No immediate preliminary results • First operational administration of reading aligned to 2010 Minnesota Academic Standards • Standard setting in summer 2013 • Later reporting timelines • No early results for grade 10 education.state.mn.us

25. Reading MCA-Modified (Grades 5–8 and 10) • Testing window: March 18 – May 10 • No state-assigned test dates for online administration of grade 10 • Features: • Multiple-choice items only • Able to expand passage on screen • Passages appear across multiple pages and items appear with applicable parts of the passage education.state.mn.us

26. Reading, Mathematics, and Science MTAS • First operational administration of reading aligned to 2010 Minnesota Academic Standards • Standard setting in summer 2013 • Later reporting timelines • No early results for grade 10 • MTAS Training for Test Administrators • Available in January • Required annually for all Test Administrators education.state.mn.us

27. Reading, Mathematics, and Science MTAS • Testing window: March 18 – May 10 • Enter grade 11 Mathematics MTAS results early in order to receive high school early results • Do not need to log in again when entering data for multiple subjects for the same student education.state.mn.us

28. Science MCA • Testing window: March 18 – May 17 • One week longer than Science MTAS • Results available in Online Reporting System when final results are released • No immediate preliminary results education.state.mn.us

29. Title I Accountability Windows • Reading and mathematics: April 15 – April 26 • First two weeks of paper administration window • Science: March 18 – May 10 • First eight weeks of Science MCA window • Entire Science MTAS testing window education.state.mn.us

30. Written Composition GRAD • Grade 12 April retest administration • Ship answer documents after initial test date in order to receive results on May 16 • Results for answer documents shipped after make-up date available on May 24 education.state.mn.us

31. GRAD Mathematics Alternate Pathway • Available to students enrolled in grade 8 in any school year from the 2005–2006 school year to the 2009–2010 school year • Typically in classes of 2010-2014 but will qualify regardless of when they will graduate • Available to students previously required to pass BST for 2012–2013 and 2013–2014 school years only • Not required to participate in district prescribed remediation education.state.mn.us

32. Title III Assessments education.state.mn.us

33. Spring 2012 Test Results • MDE Secured Reports • Recommended Minnesota-specific proficiency still to be approved • DSR and SSR files will be updated with proficiency indicator after Minnesota proficiency has been determined • Test Results Summary available after Minnesota proficiency is approved and DSR/SSR files available education.state.mn.us

34. Spring 2012 Test Results • Test results for students that tested in another Minnesota district • Request for Test Scores form in the Procedures Manual • Online score look-up in MDE Secured Reports in development • Test results from other states in the WIDA Consortium • Contact that state’s department of education education.state.mn.us

35. Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Administered for the first time in spring 2013 • For special education students with the most significant cognitive disabilities • Participation decisions made by IEP team and English learner staff • Participation Guidelines posted to MDE website • School Support > Test Administration > Minnesota Tests education.state.mn.us

36. Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Available for grades 1–12 • No Kindergarten • Individually administered and scored by the test administrator • Alternate ACCESS test materials • Test • Student response booklets education.state.mn.us

37. Test Administrators • ACCESS for ELLs (Kindergarten) • All domains: Required to be a licensed teacher • ACCESS for ELLs (grades 1–12) • Speaking: Required to be a licensed teacher • Reading, Writing and Listening: Select using the ranked criteria for Title I and diploma assessments • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (all grades) • All domains: Required to be a licensed teacher education.state.mn.us

38. Online Test Administrator Training and Certification • Certification required in every domain for new staff • Re-certification required for ACCESS speaking and recommended for all domains • Kindergarten ACCESS requires certification every year in all domains • Alternate ACCESS requires certification every year in all domains education.state.mn.us

39. January Trainings for ACCESS for ELLs and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs • Tentative Test Administer Trainings education.state.mn.us

40. Precode Files • December 18: Precode file sent to MetriTech for preprinted labels • All students LEP-identified in MARSS • Sent precode will be available in Test WES in late December • No Pretest Editing in Test WES • January 18: Test materials arrive in district and additional ordering available education.state.mn.us

41. Test Materials • All test materials are shipped to the district only • MDE’s Non-Disclosure Agreement must be used, not the WIDA Agreement to Maintain Confidentiality • Order form for additional reports and free CD of test results education.state.mn.us

42. Test Administration • Testing window • February 4 – March 22, 2013 • Same window for both ACCESS and Alternate ACCESS • AMAO accountability window is entire testing window • Test Administrator Scripts are the Test Monitor Directions education.state.mn.us

43. Test Administration • Any LEP-identified student receiving EL funding must test • Foreign exchange • Shared time • Students moving in or out during test administration • Students that may have tested this year in another state education.state.mn.us

44. Accommodations and Test Codes • Allowable accommodations differ between MDE and WIDA • Follow MDE guidance in the Procedures Manual • Test codes • Parent refusal is DEC (not REF) on test booklet • Student refusal is DEC (not INV) on test booklet • Medical Excuse (ME) must be indicated in Posttest Editing • Not Enrolled (NE) must be indicated in Posttest Editing education.state.mn.us

45. Valid Score Rules education.state.mn.us

46. Reporting • Early reports available in Test WES • Final reports provided by MetriTech and WIDA • Paper reports • CD of test results (if requested) • Translated letters to accompany Parent Report and translations for Parent Report • Interpretive Guides for Score Reports education.state.mn.us

47. Before Test Administration – Precode and Pretest Editing education.state.mn.us

48. Precode Files • Sent to AIR throughout year so students can be included in rosters for Online Reporting System and Learning Point Navigator • Sent all year for Title I assessments • Sent in certain windows for diploma assessments • Used on specific dates to determine test materials quantities and preprint paper test materials education.state.mn.us

49. Timeline for Precode Updates • Student enrollment updates submitted in MARSS typically take two days for those students to appear in TIDE • Manually updated or added student records in Precode Student Eligibility typically appear in TIDE the next day education.state.mn.us

50. Determining Eligibility for Reading and Mathematics GRAD Retests • Use Graduation Data List to determine students who need to test • Verify student is loaded to TIDE before testing • If student is not loaded, enter student MARSS/SSID number in Precode Student Eligibility • Blank demographic fields mean student is not enrolled in MARSS or SSID issues • Another precode record or manual change may be used instead education.state.mn.us