1. Minnesota Assessment Update Jennifer Dugan “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”

2. Agenda Legislation 2013-2014 School Year 2014-2015 School Year education.state.mn.us 2

3. Legislation School Year2015–2016 Title I Accountability Reading and Mathematics MCA OR MTAS (Grades 3–7) Career and College Assessments 2, OR MTAS (Grades 8, 10, 11) Title I Accountability Science MCA OR MTAS (Grades 5, 8, and HS) Title III Accountability ACCESS for ELLs OR Alternate ACCESS for ELLs education.state.mn.us 3

4. Legislation Long term goal for 3-8 and HS Changes to graduation requirements MTAS continues to be available education.state.mn.us 4

5. Legislation RFP plans and status –Structure –Timelines education.state.mn.us 5

6. Legislation MathReadingWritingScience Minnesota Assessment System Contract MCA Grades 3-7 OLPA MTAS Grades 3-8 and HS GRAD Retests MCA Grades 3-7 OLPA MTAS Grades 3-8 and HS GRAD Retests MCA Grades 5, 8, HS MTAS Grades 5, 8, HS Augment Grades 8 and 10 Augment College Entrance Exam Augment Grades 8 and 10 Augment College Entrance Exam Optional Grades 8 and 10 Career and College Assessments Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 8 Grade 10 Grade 8 Grade 10 Career and College Assessments Contract College Placement Diagnostic Exam College Entrance Exam College Placement Diagnostic Exam College Entrance Exam College Placement Diagnostic Exam College Entrance Exam education.state.mn.us 6

7. Take Grade 8 Career and College Assessment (when available) AND Take Grade 10 Career and College Assessment POSSIBLY Take College Placement Diagnostic Assessment AND Take Grade 11 College Entrance Assessment OR MTAS (for grades above) education.state.mn.us 7 Students First Enrolled in Grade 8 2012-2013 and Later

8. Meet or have met Graduation- Required Assessments or Diploma (GRAD) requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics by: achieving proficiency on high school Title I assessments; passing GRAD retests; and/or meeting GRAD alternate routes OR Take or have taken ACT/ WorkKeys/Compass/ Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) to meet requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics OR Have or receive score on equivalent assessment (district determined) to meet requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics Meet or have met GRAD requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics by: achieving proficiency on high school Title I assessments; passing GRAD retests 6 ; and/or meeting GRAD alternate routes (except math alternate pathway) OR Take or have taken ACT/ WorkKeys/Compass/ ASVAB to meet requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics OR Have or receive score on equivalent assessment (district determined) to meet requirements in writing, reading, and mathematics education.state.mn.us 8 Student First Enrolled in Grade 8 through 2009-2010in 2010-2011 or 2011-2012

9. Legislation System for reimbursement of test and record keeping Meeting requirements by subject education.state.mn.us 9

10. 2013-2014 School Year AIR Systems –User interfaces similar to previous years –Mobile device education.state.mn.us 10

11. 2013-2014 School Year education.state.mn.us 11 School Year2013–2014 Title I Accountability Reading and Mathematics MCA OR MCA-Modified OR MTAS (Grades 3–8, 10, 11) Title I Accountability Science MCA OR MTAS (Grades 5, 8, and HS) Title III Accountability ACCESS for ELLs OR Alternate ACCESS for ELLs

12. 2013-2014 School Year New Grade 11 Mathematics tests –Aligned to 2007 Academic Standards –MCA dual administration mode option –MCA-Modified online only Reading MCA will include cover pages Last year for MCA-Modified No GRAD Reading and Mathematics retests in September and January No Grade 9 GRAD Written Composition in April education.state.mn.us 12

13. 2013-2014 School Year No Reading OLPA Immediate Results: –Mathematics MCA Grades 3-8 continued for online adaptive –Reading MCA –Science MCA education.state.mn.us 13

14. 2014-2015 School Year education.state.mn.us 14 School Year2014–2015 Title I Accountability Reading and Mathematics MCA OR MTAS (Grades 3–8, 10, 11) AND Career and College Assessments (Grades 8, 10, 11) Title I Accountability Science MCA OR MTAS (Grades 5, 8, and HS) Title III Accountability ACCESS for ELLs OR Alternate ACCESS for ELLs

15. 2014-2015 School Year Online administration mode only –Mathematics MCA, Reading MCA, Science MCA –Necessary to meet statutory requirements for 2015-2016 –Accommodations continue to be available on paper Reading OLPA determined by 2013-2014 online participation MCA and Career and College Assessments in Grades 8, 10, and 11 –Necessary to meet statutory requirements for 2015-2016 No MCA-Modified available education.state.mn.us 15

16. How can you become involved? Unique professional development opportunity at no cost to districts Educators learn how tests are built Educators learn the standards intimately Educators see student performance across the state 16 education.state.mn.us

17. 17 MDE Assessment Contacts Area CodesContactNumber 507, 320 Lisa Grasdalen lisa.grasdalen@state.mn.us 651-582-8485 612 Jennifer Burton jennifer.burton@state.mn.us 651-582-8622 651, 763, 952 Tracy Cerda tracy.cerda@state.mn.us 651-582-8692 218 Julie Nielsen-Fuhrmann julie.nielsen-fuhrmann@state.mn.us 651-582-8837 Manager: Linda Sams 651-582-8431 Email: mde.testing@state.mn.usmde.testing@state.mn.us Fax: 651-582-8874 Assessment Newsletter and New DAC Sign-Up Form: http://education.state.mn.us > School Support > Test Administration http://education.state.mn.us

18. MDE Assessment Contacts Continued Jennifer Dugan –Director, Statewide Testing –(651) 582-8654 –jennifer.dugan@state.mn.usjennifer.dugan@state.mn.us 18 education.state.mn.us