2. Audio Louisiana Believes Webinar attendees are encouraged to use the “listen only mode.” If you are experiencing audio difficulties, please make sure that your speakers are on and that your volume is at a suitable level. If you are still experiencing difficulties, click the phone icon on the ribbon at the top of your screen, and choose the Dial-out feature. This will link your phone with your user ID.

3. Assessment and Accountability Monthly Call October 6, 2015

4. Louisiana Believes Objective: The monthly calls bring together test coordinators and accountability contacts for the purpose of planning for and implementing statewide assessment programs. Who: District Test Coordinators, Accountability Contacts, and District Technology Coordinators Topics: 1.Assessment 2.Accountability 3.Technology Archives: http://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/assessmenthttp://www.louisianabelieves.com/resources/library/assessment Welcome

5. Agenda Louisiana Believes 2015-2016 Communication and Support 2014-2015 Assessment and Accountability Reporting 2015-2016 Assessment Administration 4

6. 2015-2016 Month-by-Month Checklist Louisiana Believes The 2015-2016 Assessment and Accountability Month-by-Month Checklist: Identifies key dates and deadlines for statewide assessment programs and accountability processes Provides action steps to ensure readiness for administering statewide assessments Recommends resources for district and school staff The checklist is organized into the following headings: Communication and Support Accessibility and Accommodations Assessment Preparation and Administration Accountability Reports The checklist is available in the Assessment Library and has been recently updated to include fall ACT and WorkKeys key dates and actions.Assessment Library 5

7. October Communication and Support Louisiana Believes Review SLTs to ensure appropriate goal setting Oct 7: District Planning CallDistrict Planning Call Oct 22: Online Test Security Webinar 6

8. October Accessibility and Accommodations Louisiana Believes Oct 30: EOC Fall 2015 deadline to finalize IEP, IAP, and LEP accommodations prior to fall EOC administration 7

9. October Assessment Preparation and Administration Louisiana Believes DTCs deliver online test security and EOC administration training to School Test Coordinators (STCs) and other applicable school and district personnel Review the EOC Tests Technology Guidelines and ensure that all devices meet the technology requirements and are prepared for Fall 2015 test administration Oct 7 (12 pm) : Deadline for TSDL submission for use in preregistration for fall EOC administration Oct 8: Understanding and Using ACT WorkKeys Scores Webinar presented by ACTUnderstanding and Using ACT WorkKeys Scores Webinar Oct 9: EOC deadline to submit data sharing agreements for Fall 2015 test administration Oct 12: ACT accommodations videos become available Oct 12-23: ACT window to submit establishment information via the Online Testing Information System (OTIS)Online Testing Information System (OTIS) Oct 15, 22, 28: WorkKeys Test Administration Training for Online Testing Webinar presented by ACTWorkKeys Test Administration Training for Online Testing Webinar Oct 15: DSC and DIBELS reporting deadline Oct 23: ACT deadline to submit establishment information via the Online Testing Information System (OTIS)Online Testing Information System (OTIS) 8

10. Louisiana Believes Communication and Support Multiple avenues exist to acquire information and/or receive assistance regarding assessments and accountability. Assessment@ All stakeholders are encouraged to email questions and/or concerns to assessment@la.gov.assessment@la.gov Assessment Hotline 1-844-268-7320 District staff are encouraged to call the hotline with questions that require immediate assistance.

11. Results from September Collaborations The Department hosted the first set of Supervisor Collaboration Events and Teacher Leader Collaboration Events the week of September 14, 2015, and the results were overwhelmingly positive.Supervisor Collaboration EventsTeacher Leader Collaboration Events Highlights from September: Approximately 1,900 educators attended these events which were held in four different locations across the state. Statement% Strongly Agree or Agree "The session(s) I attended at the September Supervisor Collaboration Event focused on topics that are relevant to my district.” 96% "The session(s) I attended at the September Supervisor Collaboration Event will help me in my role.” 94% “The session(s) I attended at the September Teacher Leader Collaboration Event will have a positive impact on my work as an educator.” 88% “I have a plan for sharing the information and skills I learned with other educators in my school or district.” 95%

12. November Supervisor Collaborations 11 Louisiana Believes The next set of Supervisor Collaboration Events will take place the week of November 16. Additional information about the November Supervisor Collaboration Event, including specific session offerings, will be released in late October. Your Network will reach out to you to discuss whom from your district should attend and how to register. Contact louisianateacherleaders@la.gov with questions about these events.louisianateacherleaders@la.gov LocationDateTimeTopicsAudience Baton Rouge11/168:30-12:30 14-15 PARCC results and 15-15 assessments preparation Principal Support Early Childhood Education Struggling HS Students Test administration Secure ID Head of: Curriculum & Instruction Early Childhood Education High School Programs Assessments Compass Jennings11/178:30-12:30 Monroe11/188:30-12:30 Jefferson 11/19 8:30-12:30

13. November Teacher Leader Collaborations 12 Louisiana Believes The next set of Teacher Leader Collaboration Events will take place the week of November 16. Click here for more detailed information about the November TL Collaboration Event including registration, specific locations and session offerings.here Please encourage Teacher Leaders to attend. Contact louisianateacherleaders@la.gov with questions about the TL Collaboration Events.louisianateacherleaders@la.gov LocationDateTimeTopicsAudience Baton Rouge11/161:30-4:30 Assessments & Results ELA, math, and SS instructional strategies CLASS (early childhood) Teacher Leaders School administrators District administrators Jennings11/172:30-5:30 Monroe11/181:30-4:30 Jefferson 11/19 1:30-4:30 *Registration opens October 7Registration

14. Agenda Louisiana Believes 2015-2016 Communication and Support 2014-2015 Assessment and Accountability Reporting 2015-2016 Assessment Administration 13

15. Timeline for Development of 2014-2015 Assessment & Accountability Results 14 Louisiana Believes DatesLDOE Action November 2014Department announces 2015 test score release schedule March/May 2015320,000 students take PARCC tests June – AugustIndividual test questions scored by LEAP vendor Aug –SeptPARCC state “standard-setting” verifies that questions were as challenging as anticipated before students completed test. Sept. 28 – Oct. 2Individual student raw scores (total points out of total available) available to requesting districts Oct. 5 – 9Statewide briefings from technical experts on standard setting, scale scores, cut scores, and comparability among Louisiana and other states, in advance of BESE meeting. Oct. 12Public release of preliminary statewide scale scores (state-level only; not by LEA level or school level) Oct. 13BESE considers cut score levels to determine mastery, advanced, basic, approaching basic, and unsatisfactory Oct. 14Department begins applying cut scores to scale scores Oct. 19 – 23Public release of LEA scores by cut level Oct. 26 – 30Public release of high school performance scores and letter grades (this is the latest date; may be completed earlier). Nov. 9 – 13Individual student reports for LEAs, teachers, and families detailing scores and skills for every student DecemberElementary and middle school performance scores and letter grades released This timeline provides specific dates and weeks at which individual student raw scores, scale scores, cut scores, and skill reports will be created and reported.

16. PARCC Parent Resource Suite 15 Louisiana Believes The Department has released the following tools this week to support parents, teachers and principals in the release of PARCC student results for ELA and math in early November.ELAmath Please share these resources with your principals, teachers and parents and use them to guide conversations with parents this month about the upcoming release of student reports. PARCC Parent Resource Packet for Districts: quick guide for districts on strategies to disseminate PARCC student results resources to parents PARCC Parent Resource Packet for Districts Parent Guide to PARCC Student Results: guide to help parents read and interpret the PARCC student reports, with accompanying online resources Parent Guide to PARCC Student Results Parent Conversation Guide for Teachers: talking points to help guide teachers’ conversations with parents about the PARCC student reports Parent Conversation Guide for Teachers: PARCC Results Parent Night Presentation: PowerPoint presentation that schools and districts can use during parent nights in October to preview for parents the student reports and what to expect from them about their child’s performance on the PARCC tests PARCC Results Parent Night Presentation: Model Parent/Teacher Conference Video: video of a model parent/teacher conference around the PARCC student reports

17. Distribution of the 2014-2015 grades 3-8 math and ELA student reports will be based on 2015-2016 SIS enrollment as of the October 1 reporting deadline of October 23, 2015. Any updates after October 23 will not be included in the data used for the initial distribution and would result in reports being delayed for students. An export of late submissions would be completed but would result in a delay of report distribution. 2014-2015 Grades 3-8 Results Delivery 16 Louisiana Believes.

18. Agenda Louisiana Believes 2015-2016 Communication and Support 2014-2015 Assessment and Accountability Reporting 2015-2016 Assessment Administration 17

19. 2015-2016 Assessment Update Louisiana Believes Contracts are currently being negotiated with the following vendors for the development of science, social studies, math and ELA 2015-2016 assessments: Science: WestEd Social studies: WestEd Math and ELA: Data Recognition Corporation These contracts will be submitted for BESE consideration at the October 13 meeting. Proposals for the Administration Contract to deliver, score, and report the assessments are under evaluation. Once contracts are secured, work to communicate the test designs for social studies, math, and ELA will begin immediately. Assessment Guides, that include sample items, are anticipated to be available in November, while math and ELA practice tests are anticipated to be available in December.

20. 2015-16 Assessment Format As indicated below and in the 2015-2016 Assessment Calendar, during the 2015-2016 school year certain assessments will be available as computer-based tests (CBT) while others will be paper-based (PBT) or have paper-based as an option.2015-2016 Assessment Calendar Grade LevelContentFormat Grades 3-8Math and ELAPBT or CBT *district decision SciencePBT Social Studies *field testCBT PBT option for grades 3 and 4 Grade 8EXPLOREPBT Grade 9, 10, 11EXPLORE, PLAN, ACTPBT Grade 11WorkKeysCBT Grade 9-11End of Course (EOC)CBT Louisiana Believes 19 *Additional information on timeline for CBT/PBT administration decision making process available in late Fall.

21. The following documents provide details about the ACT State and District testing program and the administering of tests. They are available on your program website: http://www.act.org/aap/louisiana/act.html http://www.act.org/aap/louisiana/act.html Administration manuals for the ACT and ACT WorkKeys Schedule of Events Summary of Requirements Checklist for Success What’s Happening Welcome to ACT State and District Testing Paper Copies of the administration manuals will be available in the last week of October. School test coordinators will receive one copy at that time for training purposes and additional copies with the test materials shipments. ACT and WorkKeys Materials Available Online

22. ACT Timeline for Key Actions A number of key actions are required this fall to prepare for the spring ACT administration. Timeline for the required actions is included below. DateKey Activity Oct 12Accommodations videos become available Oct 12- 23Window for STC to submit establishment information to ACT Nov 4 and 10Accommodations Q & A sessions Nov 20Deadline to submit requests for ACT-approved accommodations via online system Nov 23- Feb 10Window for ACT to receive ACT-Approved Late Consideration Form Nov 30Deadline for submission of cooperative endeavor agreement to LDOE Jan 29Deadline to submit reconsideration of ACT-Approved accommodations requests in TAA

23. To submit your establishment details to ACT, school test coordinators will need to take the following steps in the Online Testing Information System (OTIS). Go to http://statetesting.act.org/testcoordinator/http://statetesting.act.org/testcoordinator/ Log in with the emailed credentials Complete the profile information according to the instructions Submit the online form. A confirmation email will be received after submission. ACT must receive the establishment profile form by October 23 rd, 2015. Completing the ACT Establishment Profile Form

24. As in prior years and as defined in the ACT Test Accessibility and Accommodations User Guide, the following types of test accommodations are available: ACT-approved accommodations Non-college reportable accommodations Locally-provided accommodations ACT is now using the Test Accessibility and Accommodations online System (TAA) to receive requests for ACT-approved accommodations. School test coordinators will access TAA for as the trusted agent. Each school participating in testing must have one trusted agent. The trusted agent: submits requests for ACT-approved accommodations manages the status of these requests in preparation for testing Ensures that submissions are aligned with data privacy laws (limiting PII for districts without a data sharing agreement to first letter of first name, first three of last name and birth day) ACT must authorize the trusted agent in TAA before STCs can submit any ACT-Approved Accommodations requests. Instructions are available in the Test Accessibility and Accommodations User Guide. The deadline to submit ACT-approved accommodations requests using TAA is November 20, 2015. ACT Accommodations

25. WorkKeys Timeline for Key Actions A number of key actions are required this fall to prepare for the optional WorkKeys administration. All high schools in Louisiana will be set up with online testing realms at no cost to the LEA. Timeline for the required actions is included below. Webinars include multiple dates and times for ease in scheduling. Additional information and training materials are available here. here DateKey Activity Oct 8, Nov 11, Nov 30 Understanding and Using ACT WorkKeys Scores Webinar; Register here:here Oct 15, Oct 22, Oct 28, Nov 10, Nov 23 ACT WorkKeys Test Administration Training for Online Testing Webinar; Register here:here Early NovSchools will receive access to the online WorkKeys testing realms for administration Nov 5 and 19Batch Loading Webinar; Register here:here Nov 30Deadline for submission of cooperative endeavor agreement to LDOE

26. Fall EOC Administration Timeline DateKey Action Early OctEOC technology guidelines available in the Assessment Library Oct 7 (12 pm) Deadline for submitting first-time December testers to the TSDL system Oct 9Deadline for submission of data sharing agreement for fall EOCs Oct 22Online test security webinar (for anyone not attending September collaborative training) Late OctEOC test coordinator and administrator manuals available via www.louisianaeoc.org www.louisianaeoc.org Oct 30Deadline for changes to accommodations prior for fall EOC administration Nov 9-20Registration via www.louisianaeoc.org and submission of EOC test schedules to assessment@la.govwww.louisianaeoc.orgassessment@la.gov Nov 30-Dec 16Assessment administration window Braille EOC Accommodated Materials Update: The fall EOC administration will include provision of Braille materials but will not include UEB materials in order to align with current student needs as reflected in SER. Please email assessment@la.gov with any related concerns prior to October 15, 2015.assessment@la.gov

27. R.S. 17:3914 Data Sharing Agreements As noted in the student privacy guidebook one requirement of R.S. 17:3914 is that LEAs must have a contract or data sharing agreement in place when sharing data with external entities. For services delivered under state contracts where personally identifiable student data is shared, LEAs can become a party to existing data sharing agreements via an addendum.R.S. 17:3914 Forthcoming : ACT Districts should download the addendums here and sign, scan, and email the signed copy to LDEData@la.gov. Districts should NOT enter data into a system unless they have an agreement in place.hereLDEData@la.gov Louisiana Believes Currently Available Louisiana Secure ID (eScholar)DSC (Red-e Set Grow) SER (CAI)DIBELS (University of Oregon) iSTEEPEnd-of-Course Exams (Pacific Metrics) EAGLE (Pacific Metrics)AEPSi (Brookes) Teaching Strategies Gold (Teaching Strategies)

28. Next Steps Louisiana Believes For more information, contact assessment@la.gov. Next call: November 3, 2015assessment@la.gov ActionKey Dates District Planning CallOct 7 Deadline for submission of EOC data sharing agreement for use in fall administrationOct 9 Deadline for submission of DSC and DIBELS dataOct 15 Online Test Security WebinarOct 22 Deadline to submit ACT establishment informationOct 23 Deadline for Fall EOC accommodations decisionsOct 30 ACT accommodations Q and ANov 4 and 10 EOC registration windowNov 9-20