1. WW LEWIS LEAP NIGHT

2. Tonight we will: Why is the LEAP test important to WWL?
Why is the LEAP test important to students?
PPP Pupil Progression Plan (guides us in the promotion and retention of students- pass, fail, remediate, etc.)
For 8th grade it is “How do I get to SHS?” For 6th and 7th grade it is “How do I get to the next grade?”
Teachers will share some information about the LEAP test.

3. Why is the LEAP test important to WWL?
SPS- School Performance Score.
Letter grade from state dept.
Judged and ranked by the score and letter grade.
Affects which programs we offer, have to offer or have to participate in.

4. Why is the LEAP test important to students?
Advanced, Mastery, Basic = Proficient.
Approaching Basic, Unsat = Not Proficient.
Not proficient = RTI class.
RTI class affects student’s schedule.
It can affect high school classes for 8th graders.

5. Pupil Progression Plan
Promotion to the next grade is based on a student having successfully completed classwork. (passing classes)
Not successfully completing classwork (not passing classes) means the student needs to attend summer school in order to promote.
Summer school is not free.

6. Scenarios
If a student fails 1 class they can promote to the next grade.
If a student fails 2 classes they either repeat the grade or attend summer school and take one or two classes.
If a student fails 3 classes they either repeat the grade or attend summer school and take two classes.
If a student fails 4 classes they repeat the grade.
Only Math and ELA are offered in summer school.
In addition, if a student fails a class they may be put in an RTI class the next year for that subject. (not as a punishment but because they need more support)

7. 2017-18 LEAP 2025 ELA, Math, Science, and Social Studies
Lewis Middle School

8. Rigor/ Increased Rigor
Increased rigor does not simply mean making things more difficult.
It does not mean giving students more problems to do.
It means curriculum and questions are more challenging for student.
It means that students should have a deeper understanding of a topic, and be able to demonstrate an application of skills rather than just choosing a multiple choice answer.
It includes lots of writing. Students have to explain their thinking, comparing sources and citing evidence.  

9. 6-8th Graders will take a total of three
English Language Arts
6-8th Graders will take a total of three
sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 ELA assessment: one session each day.
6th grade: April 10-12
7th grade: April 17-19
8th grade: April 24-26

10. ELA Test Design
How much time will the students have to answer the questions?
Session Time Session 1 Literary Analysis Task and a passage set with one text OR Research Simulation Task 90 minutes
Session 2 Research Simulation Task OR Narrative Writing Task and a passage set with one text or a pair of related texts 90 minutes
Session 3 Reading Literary and Informational Texts 80 minutes
What type of questions will the students have to answer?
SR: Selected-Response Items—includes two-part items (A/B Type Questions), multiple-select items, and technology-enhanced items
PCR: Prose Constructed Response—requires an extended written response
How many of each type of question can they expect?
8-10 Selected-Response Items (Per Session) Total of 28 total.
2 Prose Constructed Response Items (essays)

11. Sample Questions EXAMPLE SR QUESTION:
Part A: How does paragraph two most contribute to the development of ideas in the passage?
It provides a description of maglev trains that contrast with the description of other trains mentioned in the article.
It gives a brief introduction into how the maglev trains work.
It provides details about maglev technology that explains the research presented through the article.
It helps explain why maglev trains work better than all other trains, which is covered in more detail in the second half of the article.
Part B: Which evidence from the passage provides the best support for the answer to Part A?
“Train engines were once powered by steam.”
“This is the energy principle behind maglev trains.”
“They developed the electrodynamic suspension system.”
“Maglev trains also cut noise pollution.”
EXAMPLES OF ESSAY QUESTIONS:
You have read two passages about transportation routes. Write an essay that compares each author’s purpose in the passages and explains the similarities and differences in the way that each author presents his or her topic. Be sure to use details from both texts to support your response.
Today you have read two passages about the interactions between children and adults. Write an essay that explains how each author develops the point of view of the narrator in each passage. Be sure to use details from both texts to support your response.
Think about the challenges of farming in colonial times as described in the excerpt from “Colonial People: The Farmer.” Write a response that explains how colonial farmers used their knowledge to succeed in farming. Use details from the excerpt to support your response.

12. Sample Questions
On a question such as this, the students would be expected to click and drag the correct pieces of text evidence to match the appropriate passage relevant to the question.
On a question such as this, the students would construct an essay with a focus on the similarities and differences in theme and how it is developed throughout each of these passages.

13. Writing Strategies RACES Strategy TAK Strategy
The strategies that have been taught to the students to enhance understanding of the writing task and written response are:
RACES Strategy TAK Strategy

14. Reading Strategies READING STRATEGIES:
Reading Process
Reading all choices
Use process of elimination
Refer back to the passage
RESOURCES:

15. 6-8th Graders will take a total of three
Math
6-8th Graders will take a total of three
sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 math assessment: one session each day.
6th grade: April 10-12
7th grade: April 17-19
8th grade: April 24-26

16. Math Test Design
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade

17. Sample Items

18. Technology Enhanced

19. Technology Enhanced

20. Technology Enhanced

21. Keypad Input: New This Year

22. Constructed Response

23. Strategies & Resources
ACES
CUCC
Resources:
Virtual Nerd
Learn Zillion
Khan Academy
YouTube
Photo Math App
Tutorials from on-line book
ALEKS

24. Science 6-8th Graders will take the two
sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 Science assessment.
6th Grade - May 2
7th Grade - May 3
8th Grade – May 1

25. 6th, 7th, 8th Grade Science Selected Response (SR)
Multiple Choice
Multiple Selection
Technology Enhanced (TE)
Drag and Drop
Drop down box
Hot Spots
Two Part
Dependent
Independent
Constructed Response-
2 point rubric
Brief response
Chart completion
Extended Response-
9 Point Rubric
In depth response

26. Sample Task Set

27. Multiple Choice

28. Technology Enhanced Items

29. Dependent Multiple Choice

30. Extended Response

31. Strategies and Resources
RACES = restate – answer – cite – explain – summarize (Probes)
CER = claim – evidence – reasoning (lab reports)
Technology enhanced activities: Simulations / Explorations / virtual labs
Key vocabulary terms: stimulus – phenomena
Online Timed Testing using tools/strategies that will be used on the test

32. 6th Grade Assessment Guide

33. 7th Grade Assessment Guide

34. 8th Grade Assessment Guide

35. 6-8th Graders will take a total of three
Social Studies
6-8th Graders will take a total of three
sessions of the computer-based LEAP 2025 Social Studies assessment: sessions 1 & 2 on one day and session 3 another day.
6th grade: April 13 & 16
7th grade: April 20 & 23
8th grade: April 27 & 30

36. 6th, 7th , & 8th Grade Social Studies

37. Sample Items
Source-Based Multiple Choice

39. Extended Response

40. Strategies
These strategies are taught in ELA and literacy and used in social studies to ensure student success:
RACES (how to write a paragraph)
The Reading Process
(How to break down a document)
TAK (how to set up essay)

41. WW LEWIS LEAP NIGHT