MI-ACCESS /ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Michelle Proulx, LCISD Director of Special Education

ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT UPDATE

MI-Access will remain the STATE Alternate Assessment

Not moving toward Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM)

MI-Access April 11, 2016 – May 28, 2016

WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED SPRING 2016?

Michigan educators designated which Essential Elements would be measured at the state level keeping the strands measured by the general assessment in mind

Assessment will contain some items that meet the extended content expectations and essential elements

Educator panel designated which EE’s would be measured on the assessment and the Ranges of Complexity

PSAT 9TH AND 10TH GRADERS There will be no alternate assessment in 9th and 10th grades

in 2015–16 as this will be the first time MDE will be administering a state summative assessment in these grades.

During these first transitional years for testing in grades 9 and 10, all students, including those assessed with MI-Access, are welcome to take the PSAT.

If an IEP team determines the PSAT is not appropriate for an individual student and documents this determination in the student's IEP, the student or school will not be penalized for not taking the PSAT.

MDE will convene a group of stakeholders who routinely work with students who take alternate assessments in Michigan to seek their input on what is the most appropriate and meaningful way to assess students in these grades as we move forward.

WRITING IEPS ……… ANY CHANGES?

Assessment will remain the same Accommodations will remain the same Spring 2016 MI-Access Reading and Math

based on Essential Elements Note: Your curriculum should now align with

new Essential Elements

MIX AND MATCH ASSESSMENTS

Can mix and match assessments grade 3-8 for Functional Independence M-STEP ELA, Mi-Access Math M-STEP MATH and Science, MI-Access ELA M-STEP Math, MI-Access LEA and Social Studies

For grade 11, can now mix and match but ELA

and Math assessment must be same assessment.

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MI-Access

WHATS NEW FOR FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE

Embedded Calculator for Mathematics Student may still use familiar calculator if needed

Listening items for English/Language Arts Available using text engine voice or use reader

script.

Watch for Spotlight newsletter for other new enhancements

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE ALLOWABLE ACCOMMODATION NOT ON CHART

If student is unable to click the little button to make the audio start at a specific point, they can raise their hand and you can do it for them.

TIPS FOR ADMINISTRATION 2016

Functional Independence Practice, Practice!! Online training tool

Turning Pages Starting point for text to speech Calculator (when allowed) Review Screen / Raise your hand Color Contrasting/color chooser/masking

FI TIPS CONTINUED

The test is broken into two parts You can change the order of administration Expressing Ideas may be given independently from the

rest of the ELA section Expressing ideas will remain Paper/Pencil only

Computer cannot capture drawing. Be sure to consider both the writing and drawing when scoring.

The system will time out after 15 minutes of no use. Will need to log back in.

Can continue a test on a different computer (need to log back in)

SUPPORTED INDEPENDENCE AND PARTICIPATION

MI-Access

SUPPORTED INDEPENDENCE / PARTICIPATION

The only change from the 2015 administration is aligning to the Essential Elements

Primary Assessment Administrator will log in responses for both primary and shadow.

Continue to use the 1 page grid to record responses.

ONLINE TRAINING MI-ACCESS

Scoring Rubric Supported Independence and Participation online modules: http://video1.resa.net/mde/PSI/module1.html Functional Independence online tools student practice: https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott2

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS Alternate Content Standards

NOW CALLED: ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

2015-16 English Language Arts – Essential Elements Math – Essential Elements Social Studies – EGLCEs Science – EGLCEs

ELA and Math Essential Elements available Grades 3-8 and 11

FUTURE WORK

Essential Elements for K-2nd 9-10th and 12 No current plans to change social studies and

science

COMMON CORE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS: DESIGN PRIORITIES • Define essential differences from grade to grade in – cognitive demand – content knowledge – skills‐based expectations • Identify the key elements essential for each grade level. – Not necessarily a one‐to‐one relationship with Common Core State Standards • Align Essential Elements across and between grades

COMMON CORE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ARE NOT

Replacements for the Common Core State Standards

Downward extensions Statements of functional skills Curriculum or learning progressions

Like the Common Core State Standards, the Essential Elements do NOT define what is taught or how it should be taught

REVISED ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS ELA/MATH

Introduce the Michigan Range of Complexity, which outlines how the skills associated with each target Essential Element (that will be measured as “state assessable”) is drafted to be assessed for the three levels of MI-Access (Functional Independence, Supported Independence, Participation).

Provide educators with the full scope of the Essential Elements and Range of Complexity for both long term planning and to provide a resource in planning for instruction this fall.

NEW TO ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

Range of Complexity High Range = Functional Independence Medium Range = Supported Independence Low Range = Participation

WHERE TO FIND ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

On MDE website: www.michigan.gov/Mi-Access Go to “What’s New”

LCISD WEBSITE

www.lcisd.k12.mi.us Special Education

Special Educator Resources MI-Access/Essential Elements

Essential Elements Pacing Guides I Can Statements

EDPLAN

The range of complexity will not be added to the Edplan drop down until they are finalized.

At this time, use the Essential Element to

connect your goal to the content standards.

PACING GUIDES – WAYNE RESA

I CAN STATEMENTS – WAYNE RESA

I CAN STATEMENTS

Will Provide the range of complexity for elements not included on the MDE chart (marked N/A – Not assessed)

I CAN LEARN STATEMENTS

Teachers can use the "I Can Learn" Statements in instructional planning as objectives that support a student's progress toward learning goals in the IEP.

HOW WILL YOU?

Inform parents on new content expectations? Modify your instructional planning to align with

Essential elements? Handle parents that request to “Opt Out” of

testing?

MEMO 3/25/15 VENESSA A. KEESLER, PH. D. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, ACCOUNTABILITY SERVICES

This memo provides the official position of the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and supersedes any previous communication regarding "parental opt out.” The MDE understands and respects the rights of parents to make all manner of choices regarding the education of their students. However, there is no official ability in state or federal law for parents to have their child 'opt out' of the assessments, without counting against their school and district’s participation rates. Please also remember that any student in a Michigan public school is being taught Michigan content standards, and this is simply an opportunity to understand their progress in learning those standards.

UNPACKING THE ELEMENTS

Table Work Sit with someone who administers same MI-

Access Level Align Pacing guide to the elements selected for

testing Are there any missing? If you aren’t able to cover all elements, focus

on the ones covered in the MDE document