1. Assessment Program SpecialistSY
CCRPI &
Georgia Milestones Parent Informational
LaKenji Hastings, NWLC
Assessment Program Specialist

2. Desired Outcomes: Build Literacy: GMAS EOG Assessment
Enlighten parents on components of CCRPI evaluation
Educate parents on pertinent changes in state assessment
Enhance Ability to Use Data Reports
Participate in the analysis of a sample GMAS student report
Inform of FCS and State Resources
Model for parents how to access state GMAS resources
Inform parents about FCS formative resources

3. Purpose of the Georgia Milestones
Provide information on how well students are mastering
state adopted content standards
Provide students information about their own learning
and readiness
Provide Parents information about their child’s learning
and progress
Provide information that will assist in improving
school and program effectiveness

4. Key Instructional Shifts Georgia Standards of Excellence
ELA
Mathematics
Regular practice with complex texts and their academic language
Reading, writing and speaking grounded in evidence text
Building knowledge through content rich non- fiction
Greater focus on fewer topics
Coherence: Linking topic and thinking's across grades
Rigor: Pursue conceptual understanding, procedural skills and fluency, and application with equal intensity

5. Georgia Milestones Grade 3 & 4: Reading/Language arts Mathematics
Science
Social studies

6. Assessment Shifts Alignment with Georgia Standards of Excellence
Designed to encourage critical thinking, analytical writing and real-world problem solving
Fewer multiple choice questions
Increase in short-answers (constructed response) and extended responses that require students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of key concepts
Carla

7. GMAS & Standards Considerations:
School effectiveness cannot be determined by one assessment.
Georgia is still in the process of adopting and implementing rigorous standards.
The Georgia Milestones Assessment System is three-years old.
-more resources available
-teachers becoming more comfortable with rigorous questioning
Standards:
Implementation Year:
Georgia Standards of Excellence (ELA)
Georgia Standards of Excellence (Math)
Georgia Standards of Excellence (SST)
Georgia Standards of Excellence (SCI)

8. GMAS: 4 Levels of Performance
Designation
Progression of Learning
Beginning
Level 1
Learners do not yet demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in GA’s content standards. The students need substantial academic support to be prepared for the next grade level/course or to be on track for college and career readiness.
Developing
Level 2
Learners demonstrate partial proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified by GA’s content standards. Students need additional academic support to ensure success in the next grade level/course and to be on track for college and career readiness.
Proficient
Level 3
Learners demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge skills necessary at this grade level/course of learning, as specified in GA’s content standards. The students are prepared for the next grade level/course and are on track for college and career readiness.
Distinguished
Level 4
Learners demonstrate advanced proficiency in the knowledge and skills necessary at this grade level/course as specified by GA’s content standards. The students are well prepared for the next grade level/course and are well prepared for college and career readiness.

9. GMAS: Reading & Vocabulary Indicators
DRA
Milestones
Lexile Ranges
Beginning 3rd 28 30
Mid 3rd 34
End 3rd 38
Beginning 4th
Mid 4th 40
End 4th
Beginning 5th
Mid 5th 50
End 5th

10. 2016-2017 Fulton State Testing Schedule
April Georgia Milestones EOG Grades 3-5
Schools will communicate testing schedules in the spring.

11. 2016-2017 Testing Schedule Date Subject Grade Levels
Thursday, April 13
ELA Section 1 - Writing
3rd & 5th
Friday, April 14
4th
Monday, April 17
ELA Sections 2 & 3
Tuesday, April 18
Wednesday, April 19
Math Sections 1 & 2
Thursday, April 20
Friday, April 21
Make-Up Day
 3rd-5th
Monday, April 24
Science Sections 1 & 2
5th
Tuesday, April 25
Social Studies Sections 1 & 2
Wednesday, April 26
Thursday, April 27
Friday, April 28
Pick-Up
 NA
May 1 - May 5, 2017
Contingency Make-Up Days (if needed by the system)

12. Item Types and Time Allotment
Content Area
Grades
Number of Items
Item Types
Time Allotment
ELA
3, 4, and 5 60
Selected Response (1 pt)
2 CR (2 pts)
1 CR Extended (4 pts)
1 Extended Writing (7 pts)
190 – 240 min.
{90 minutes - EXW}
Math 73
1 Extended Response
120 – 170 min.
Science 5 75
90 – 140 min.
Social Studies

13. Accommodations
Students with a 504, IEP or TPC will receive the accommodations listed in those documents.
Students with limited English proficiency who enrolled in a U.S. school for the first time may receive a one-year deferment from assessment in EOG content areas other than Mathematics and Science.

14. Reading Grades 3, 5 and 8 Math Grades 5 & 8
Suitable for use in promotion-retention decisions
Reading Grades
3, 5 and 8
Math Grades
5 & 8
Must score in the distinguished learner, proficient learner or developing learner for promotion support documentation
A reading score will be provided for the purpose of assisting in determining promotion status in grades 3, 5 and 8

15. Understanding Student Data Reports

16. Page 3 (p.2 is blank) of student score report contains ELA:
5. Achievement level and score
6. Performance in Reading and Vocabulary and performance in Writing and Language
7. Achievement level in comparison to the school, system, and state
8. Comparison to a national sample of students
9. Reading Lexile information and suggested reading titles

17. A Note About National Percentiles
-Each Georgia Milestones assessment includes a subset of 20 items from the TerraNova, a norm-referenced achievement test.
-This type of standardized assessment allows for the interpretation of the test score in relation to others of the same grade and age.
-All 20 TerraNova items contribute to a student’s norm-referenced score (National Percentile).
-Only those TerraNova items (10 or fewer items depending on the specific EOG assessment) that align to state content standards were actually included in the Milestone score.

18. Student Sample Report Continued
Pages 4, 5, and 6 of student score report contains Math, Science and Social Studies:
5. Achievement level and score
6. Performance in content domains and recommendations for domain mastery: Remediate Learning, Monitor Learning, or Accelerate Learning
7. Achievement level in comparison to the school, system, and state
8. Comparison to a national sample of students

19. Spanish Parent Guide Available on GaDOE website
Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Parents/Parent_Guide_EOG_Brochure- Spanish.pdf

20. During Testing

21. During Testing
Make sure your child is on time. Students who are tardy cannot enter a testing session once it has begun.
Make sure your child gets a good nights rest.
Breakfast is important!
Please make every effort to schedule appointments outside of the testing window.
There are no volunteers or lunch visitors permitted during the testing window.

22. Cell Phones/Tablets
Cell phones, smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, or other electronic devices are NOT allowed in the testing room. The use, or intended use, of an electronic device to look up correct answers, take pictures of test materials, or share information with others will result in an invalidation of your test score

23. Parent Resources

24. Accessing Georgia Milestones Parent Resources

25. Experience Online Testing
Practice with technology tools
Must use Chrome Browser

26. Accessing Georgia Milestones Parent Resources
Study Guide: Study Guides are intended to serve as a resource for parents and students. They contain practice questions and learning activities for each content area. 
Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study- Resource-Guides.aspx
Assessment Guide: Assessment Guides contain information about the with the structure and content assessed on the End of Grade assessment.  
Instruction-and- Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Georgia- Milestones-End-of-Grade-Assessment- Guides.aspx

27. Accessing Georgia Milestones Parent Resources
Scoring Samplers: provide examples of the type of constructed-response items that appear on the End of Grade (EOG)
and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/Item- Samplers.aspx

28. Test Items and Exemplars

30. Test questions are designed with a Depth of Knowledge (DOK) level in mind. As you go from Level 1 to Level 4, the questions get more and more challenging. They take more thinking and reasoning to answer.

31. Example Item # 1: Selected Response

32. Example Item # 2: Selected Response

33. Example Item # 3: Constructed Response

35. Example Item # 4: Extended Response

41. Example Item # 1: Selected Response

42. Example Item # 2: Constructed Response

43. Example Item # 3: Extended Response

44. Assessment Specialist
Thank you and Q & A
Assessment Specialist