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FUSD Local Assessment Assessment
of Critical Standards
ACS Test Coordinator Training
October 4, 2010
2010 - 2011
Eric Wenrick: 457-3876Carmen Rodriguez: 457-3859
ACS Coordinator Training Agenda
• Key ACS Concepts
• Brief Overview of the FUSD
Assessment of Critical Standards (ACS)
• What’s New for 2010-2011
• ACS Procedures– What’s in the box– During the test – Packing the box
• REA Contacts
Outcomes For 2010-2011 ACS Coordinator Inservice
1. Each Test Coordinator will be able to articulate Key ACS Concepts
2. Each Test Coordinator will engage in a conversation about ACS changes and know where to go for more information
3. Each Test Coordinator will understand the logistics (nuts & bolts) of ACS test administration
Grounding Exercise
What do we know about assessment?What’s ‘floating around’ about ACS?
What do you know?
Begin with the end in mind…
Three things to remember from this part of the presentation…
1. The ACS is just one part of an overall assessment system
2. The ACS assessments are good
3. Teachers can use the results to inform their teaching
Before we can achieve any of the intended outcomes for today, we have to establish that ACS is good.
So here are five quick assessment vocabulary terms…
Common Test Vocabulary
• Does the test measure what it is intended to measure?
• Does the test produce consistent results?
What Standards?• What are the “Standards” in
“Standards-Based Assessment?”
– Content Standards• As listed in the curriculum/blueprints?
– Performance Standards
• Examples of what the students are expected to do, what knowledge or skills are to be demonstrated and in what manner
• Does both tests measure the same concepts at the same difficulty level?
• Does the test measure all the same items?
• Does student performance on the first assessment accurately predict performance on the final assessment?
Common Test Vocabulary
ACS Overview & Key Concepts
The impact of assessment depends on our ability to fit each tool into its
appropriate place as part of a complete assessment system
Relationship betweenCurriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Taught
Typed Tested
Resource
sFormative Use
Students &
Teachers
Purposes (Why ACS)• Measure student performance on the
assessed standards / skills• Enable teachers to target students
for appropriate instructional interventions
• Provide overall ACS results in a manner similar to CST results
• Allow teacher self-study of standards/objectives taught
• Allow monitoring of the delivery and pacing of the adopted curriculum
Matrix of FUSD Assessments
KINDERGARTEN• Writing Sample
• KAIG(Kindergarten Assessment of Individual Growth)
GRADES 1-6
• GLAS(Grade Level Assessment of Standards)
• Writing Sample• English Language Development Assessment (ELDA)
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
•ACS(Assessment of Critical Standards)
•Writing Sample• ELDA
HIGH SCHOOLS
• ACS-ELA: Grades 9, 10 and 11
• ACS-MATH: Algebra I, Geometry•ACS-SCIENCE: Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science•ACS-HISTORY: US History; Modern World History• ELDA
ELDA• English Language Development Assessment
• Taken from Avenues, High Points & Visions Unit Test
• ES & MS: Administered 2 times/ year – MS: Dec 3, May 19 ES: Nov 13, Apr 14
• HS: Administered 3times/year - HS: Oct 11, Jan 18, & Mar 21
• Performance Levels aligned with CELDT
• Results will be used in ELD Level Adjustment
Subjects & Grades Assessed: Assessment of Critical Standards (ACS)
Mathematics• 7th Grade-Foundations of Math• 8th Grade-Math Concepts• All Students Enrolled in Algebra I• All Students Enrolled in Geometry • Students (usually SDC) enrolled in
“MATH” or other math courses do NOT test
English Language Arts• 7th Grade & 8th Grade• 9h Grade, 10th Grade, & 11th Grade• ALL students participate except those
enrolled in one of the following courses as a replacement for ELA:• Beginning ELD• Early Intermediate ELD• Intermediate ELD
History• 7th Grade
World History• 8th Grade
US History• All Students Enrolled in
Modern World History (HS Test)• All Students Enrolled in US History
(HS Test)
Science• At present there are no ACS Science
assessments for middle school students• All Students Enrolled in Earth Science• All Students Enrolled in Biology• All Students Enrolled in Chemistry
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English Language Development Assessment (ELDA)• Based on Appropriate
curriculum• Based on the ELD
COURSE the student is taking, not the ELD Level
Middle School Writing Sample• Currently
scheduled for twice a year
• Read and assessed by ELA teachers using a 6pt rubric
District Writing SampleMiddle Schools
• Needs to be completed in a single sitting(70 minutes is recommended)
• Scoring is done by ELA teachers• Teachers use a 6 point rubric
• Writing samples are double scored and the sum of both “reads” is entered into AiS as the raw score.– AiS displays the raw score then, once submitted, calculates
and displays a rubric score automatically.
– Users will see a raw score (out of 12pts) and rubric score (showing as 1.5, 2.5, etc. as well as whole numbers)
ACS Features
• The assessments are aligned to the California State Standards
• The tests are NOT timed. Students should be able to complete the test in a 60 minute class period. Extra time may be given for students continuing to make progress toward test completion after the end of the class period.
• ELA Assessments may be split across two days using the built-in STOP page.
• Test booklets are re-usable. Scanners are provided. No writing in test booklets
ACS Features – Special Notes
• Some test series are recursive or partially recursive in their design (ELA).
• Others are “chunked” covering only the state content standards which were substantially taught during the time period preceding the test. Assessments of this type (Math, Science, History) are therefore independent of one another.
• No calculators are allowed
• Writing in booklets is not allowed (cost control)
ACS Features – Special Notes
• Testing may require special schedules or doing tests over two days
• As District Benchmark Assessments (Primarily Assessments OF Learning)– The use of duplicate "campus" scanners is not allowed. – The use of any other school based scoring system is
also not allowed. – REA will score and post results ASAP
ACS - Accommodations• Students in special education programs with Individualized
Education Plans (IEP) and students with current plans under Section 504 are allowed accommodations, which must be specified in the plans, such as ..
– Large print
– Braille
– Use of Reader
• Testing accommodations may be made for EL students and may include extended time to take the test with a bilingual proctor (who may read the instructions and answer procedural questions), and testing in a small group setting.
• If you need help in making large print editions or other special editions of the tests, please contact the REA ACS coordinator.
ACS - Scoring & Reporting
• If you wait until the end of the window, you won’t see scores as quickly and the score reporting of student performance on tested standards will be available within a few days after each testing period is completed.
• Teachers will be able to access their class report using the AiS (Assessment Information System). The AiS will provide results for each student tested in the class.
ACS - Scoring & Reporting: Local Assessment Reporting System
• After results from all schools are received, aggregate reports will be available via LARS
• You need to login to AiS as a SITE OFFICE user to see these
• CLICK on GLAS/ACS/BBF Reports in the blue Static Reports area to begin
Local Assessment Reporting System (LARS)
LARS: Teacher Summary
LARS: Teacher Comparisons
LARS: Goal Setting Forms
Student Name
Student Name
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LARS: Setting Expectations & Monitoring Class Progress
Socrates
Student Names
are listed here!
New for 2010-2011?
• Test Coordinators• English Language Arts Revisions• Algebra I• LARS
What’s New with ACSLocal Assessment Reporting System
• LARS will now contain reports for all three quarters.
• At the beginning of each assessment window, reports from prior years will disappear on a rolling basis
What’s New with ACSAlgebra I
• In keeping with the desire for more comprehensive assessments, the Algebra sequence will be reviewed.
• It’s reasonable to expect a newAlgebra I assessment for quarter #3.
• Also, with Algebra I having been established as the state’s expectation for 8th grade math, Eric will be assisting in development and the 1st call for questions related to Algebra I
What’s New with ACSEnglish Language Arts – 9th Grade
• In keeping with the desire for more comprehensive assessments, the ELA 9 sequence of assessments is currently being reviewed.
• It’s reasonable to expect a newELA 9 assessment for quarters #2&3.
• Group reviewing includes teachers and an outside content expert from Pivot Learning
What’s New with ACSEnglish Language Arts – 10th Grade
• Purchase of quarterly benchmark assessments from …Action Learning Systems– Built on a partially recursive set of core standards– Allows for status check & growth check
• Much more comprehensive now
What’s New with ACSHow we Pre-Id Scanners
• When the mainframe was taken out of service, we lost data and our programs that pre-identify scanners
• Please be especially attentive to the details and the documentation
• We will get you what you need as soon as we can
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Nuts & Bolts
ACS Procedures for 2010-2011
Test Material Delivery
• Materials are delivered during the week before each subject test window.
• Open the boxes in numerical order to check the contents.
• Test materials include:– Test Coordinator Package– Classroom Packages
Test Coordinators Package
• Inventory Sheet• Box Labels for Returning Materials• Copies of Class Rosters• Blank Answer Sheets (Scanners)• Extra Administration Guidelines• Extra Test Booklets for each test to be
administered
Test Coordinator’s Distribution and Return Log
Classroom Packages
• Inventory• Class Roster• Administration Guide• Pre-identified answer sheets (Scanners)• Test Booklets for the Class• A Couple of Blank Answer Sheets
When a Student does not have an Answer Sheet…or the original gets messed up
• Hand-bubble an answer sheet for students not listed on the rosters that enrolled at your school
• Hand-bubble a new answer sheet and destroy the pre-printed answer sheet for students that need to have their pre-printed answer sheet changed.
Test Administration Procedures
• Put a Do Not Disturb sign on the door.
• Encourage students to perform as well as they can.
• Make sure that each student has a #2 pencil.
• Give each student his/her pre-printed (or hand-bubbled) answer sheet.
• Give each student the appropriate test booklet.
• Hand Bubble answer sheets for students not on roster or to make changes
Supervision During TestingBe alert to the following:
• Students who do not have their correct answer sheet.
• Check that students are making uniform dark marks and are erasing completely.
• Have students erase any stray marks on answer sheets.
• If students are marking their place, it is possible to redirect students who are marking answers next to the wrong response number.
• To keep costs down, we need to reuse the test booklets. Please do not let students make any marks on test booklets.
• We want an accurate assessment, so watch for students who appear to be looking elsewhere for answers whether it's to other desks, their lap, etc.
• Students with unapproved materials on their desks (materials approved in IEPs or 504 plans are ok)
Testing Material Return
• Scorable Answer Sheets are all we need back
• Priority ScanningYou bring it in before 2:00 p.m.; we scan it and it’s usually on AiS by the next day
Scorable Materials Include all answer sheetsSeparate the answer sheets by subject
(For example: History separate from ELA)Separate the answer sheets into hand-
bubbled and pre-identified Include answer sheets for students who
were absent.Use provided return labels to mark
the boxes and/or packages
Testing Material Return
Administration Guidelines may be stored and reused for each quarter
Unused answer sheets should be stored with your test booklets
Secure ALL test booklets
NON-Scorable Materials
Wrap Up…
Review and Contact Information
Key ACS Concepts Reviewed
Three things to remember from our time together today …
1. The ACS is just one part of an overall assessment system
2. The ACS assessments are good
3. Teachers can use the results to inform their teaching
Need Help? Contact…
Eric WenrickEd Center, B11457-3876
• Shaeng Vue457-3829
Carmen Rodriguez Ed Center, B11457-3959
Questions …
Eric WenrickEd Center, B11457-3876
• Shaeng Vue457-3829
Carmen Rodriguez Ed Center, B11457-3959
Closing Thought
The impact of each assessment depends on our
ability to fit it into its appropriate place as part of
a complete assessment system