M-STEP Transition: Spring 2015 Your Pathway to Success February 5, 2015

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 2 Transition Overview Transition to Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) Transition summative assessments from Fall to Spring administration for all grades Transition from paper/pencil to online test delivery mode Transition to assessments aligned with Michigan’s standards in all content areas Transition to online reporting and access to student data

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 3 Goals for Spring 2015 Testing All Michigan students will transition to the new M-STEP assessment with a positive experience Most schools will transition to online testing Schools get used to scheduling for online testing Online testing provides opportunity for more rapid feedback Move from fall testing to spring testing Now students will be tested on content learned during the current school year as opposed to the previous school year

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 4 Transition to assessments aligned with Michigan’s standards in ALL content areas – Spring 2015 English language arts – adopted by State Board of Education in 2010 Mathematics - adopted by State Board of Education in 2010 Science – adopted by State Board of Education in 2007 Social Studies – adopted by State Board of Education in Alternate assessments – MI-Access Aligned with extended content standards – no change Spring 2015 Continues to be a Michigan-developed assessment (Not DLM) First year of operational Social Studies for Functional Independence (FI)

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 5 What will be administered in Spring 2015? English Language Arts: tested at each grade 3-8, and grade 11 Mathematics: tested at each grade 3-8, and grade 11 Science: tested at grades 4, 7, and 11 Social studies: tested at grades 5, 8, and 11 College Entrance test (required by law): tested at grade 11 ACT Plus Writing Work Skills assessment (required by law): tested at grade 11 WorkKeys Please see the Spring 2015 Testing Schedule for more information

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 6 Accountability Implications It is the intent of the MDE not to use the results of the 2015 M-STEP assessment to make high-stakes accountability determinations. Data will be provided to schools and districts for informational purposes No Priority, Focus, or Reward labels for schools

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 7 M-STEP English Language Arts (ELA) Assessed at every grade level 3-8, and 11 Includes reading, writing, and listening items at every grade level Headphones, earphones, or earbuds required Smarter Balanced content, plus Michigan-developed field test items 3 components

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 8 M-STEP ELA Components 1)Online Test session Approximately 90 minutes – grades 3-8 Approximately 120 minutes – grade 11 One part – one test ticket – secure material Administer in one day May schedule breaks – pause feature Less than 20 minutes - allows student to resume without login Greater than 20 minutes – requires student to login before resuming Login expires at the end of the day – test session is closed – no longer available for login

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 9 M-STEP ELA Components 2)Classroom Activity - not online 30 minute teacher led – script provided Must be administered before the Performance Task Within 3 days of Performance Task May be recorded – May NOT be pre-recorded 3)Performance Task – administered online 2 parts, approximately 60 minutes each 2 test tickets, one for each part – secure material May be administered on the same day, or on two separate days

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 10 Classroom Activity and Associated Performance Task Required for students in grades 3-8 Not required for students in grade 11 Due to concerns about amount of time required to test in grade 11 No accountability penalty in terms of participation or scoring for high schools that choose not to administer the Classroom Activity and associated Performance Task in Spring 2015 College entrance test and Work skills assessments are required by law The Classroom Activity must be administered before the Performance Task Provides a framework for the Performance Task Can’t have one without the other!

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 11 Spring 2015 Assessment Transition Document – page 5

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 12 M-STEP Mathematics Assessed at every grade level 3-8, and 11 Measures concepts and procedures, problem solving, modeling and data analysis, and communicating reasoning Smarter Balanced content, plus Michigan developed field test items Includes multiple choice (selected response), technology enhanced (TE) items, short answer and extended response constructed response (CR) items Gridded response for paper/pencil testing in lieu of TE items 3 components

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 13 M-STEP Mathematics Components 1)Online Test session Approximately 90 minutes – grades 3-5 Approximately 120 minutes – grades 6-8, and 11 One part – one test ticket – secure material Administer in one day May schedule breaks – pause feature Less than 20 minutes - allows student to resume without login Greater than 20 minutes – requires student to login before resuming Login expires at the end of the day – test session is closed – no longer available for login

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 14 M-STEP Mathematics Components 2)Classroom Activity - not online 30 minute teacher led – script provided Must be administered before the Performance Task (PT) As close to the PT as possible – may be on the same day May be recorded – May NOT be pre-recorded 3)Performance Task – administered online 1 part – 1 test ticket – secure material Approximately 60 minutes – grades 3-8 Approximately 90 minutes – grade 11 Administer in one day *Classroom Activity and Performance Task not required for students in Grade 11

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 15 Spring 2015 Assessment Transition Document – page 5

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 16 M-STEP Science and Social Studies Assessed once at each level Elementary  Science – Grade 4  Social Studies – Grade 5 Middle School  Science – Grade 7  Social Studies – Grade 8 High School  Science and Social Studies – Grade 11 Elementary and Middle School Each subject has 2 parts Approximately 50 minutes per part Traditional multiple choice High School Each subject has 1 part Approximately 50 minutes per subject Traditional multiple choice

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 18 Considerations in establishing test administration window Provide schools with maximum flexibility in scheduling Maximize instructional time prior to testing Avoid traditional spring break weeks Complete bulk of testing prior to Memorial Day Reduce the online testing load that might occur at any one time Maximize statewide comparability by grade level – 3 week window Provide grade 11 an additional 5 weeks – 8 week window to provide flexibility in scheduling around AP and IB testing

April 2, 2014 Michigan Statewide Assessments Transition, slide 19

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 20

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February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 22 Paper/Pencil Test Administration English Language Arts Day 1 ELA paper/pencil test will include parts 1 and 2 (fixed- form plus a listening part) Day 2 ELA paper/pencil test will be the Performance Task The 30-minute ELA Classroom Activity for paper/pencil may be administered at any one of the following times: the Monday before testing on Day 1 (before or after testing) on Day 2 (before the Performance Task)

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 23 Paper/Pencil Test Administration Mathematics Day 1 mathematics paper/pencil test 1 part (fixed-form) Day 2 mathematics paper/pencil test 30 minute Classroom Activity Performance Task

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 24 Transition to Online Testing Schools testing online may still order materials for individual students that require a paper/pencil form Secure Site – order materials through February 18, 2015 at 5:00PM Student must be designated for paper/pencil testing by de-selecting online administration MI-Access Participation (P) and Supported Independence (SI) Administered using Picture card and Activity-based observation items Responses entered online by primary test administrator No answer documents to be returned or scanned for scoring Results will be reported with online delivered assessments

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 25 MI-Access Pre-ID and Material Ordering Student must be Pre-ID for MI-Access Default value – all students Pre-ID for M-STEP Enables school to order materials for paper/pencil testing Will load into the appropriate online test administration Designate the MI-Access level Functional Independent (FI), Supported Independent (SI), Participation (P) Order materials for FI Expressing Ideas for the ELA assessment All students take the Expressing Ideas via paper/pencil even if they are taking the remainder of the assessment online

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 26 Preparing for the M-STEP Day-to-day classroom instruction aligned to content standards, including depth of knowledge, academic vocabulary, and performance tasks Familiarity with testing devices, item types/interactions, online delivery engine tools, navigation, and functionality (look and feel) Sample Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks for teacher familiarity Spring 2015 Preview – Technology Enhanced (TE) item types, online navigation, and tool functionality – classroom led for younger students Familiarity with student accessibility tools and supports available Universal, designated supports, and accommodations

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 27 Preparing for the M-STEP Sample Item Sets Content and grade level specific 30 – 40 items each Roll out beginning week of February 9 Starting with grade levels 5, 8, and 11 – first testing window Three phases, approximately half of the items in phase 1 Phase 2 and Phase 3 – additional TE item types Spotlight update when new items have been added Availability of delivery engine will include text-to-speech functionality Not available in the web-based version

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 28 Resources Spotlight on Student Assessment and Accountability Weekly – Thursday release Three sections What’s New Quick Links Reminders Recently Asked Questions

Important One-Stop Shop MDE Assessment & Accountability Web Page MDE Assessment & Accountability Web Page Example: M-STEP Transition Readiness Timeline e/Spring_2015_Transition_Readiness_Tim eline_479081_7.pdf e/Spring_2015_Transition_Readiness_Tim eline_479081_7.pdf  Provides you with step-by-step information on what you should be doing to get ready for spring testing

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 30 Resources M-STEP Spring 2015 Michigan Assessment Transition document Test session components, timing and sequence, for both online and paper/pencil administrations Spring 2015 Testing Schedule Online test window Paper/pencil specific administration dates Spring 2015 Transition Readiness Timeline Action steps to prepare – Technology, Instruction, Assessment, and Accountability – in two week segments Sample Classroom Activities and Performance Tasks Content and grade level specific Student Supports and Accommodations Table Michigan Accommodations Manual

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 31 Resources – Coming soon Training modules and materials Technology Coordinators Building and District Coordinators Test Administrators/proctors

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 32 Questions as we transition?

February 2, 2015 Spring 2015 M-STEP Assessment Transition, slide 33 Contact Information: Pat King Assistant Director – Office of Standards and Assessment (OSA) Michigan Department of Education