1. Navigating the State Assessment Program Pam Biggs NCDPI Division of Accountability Services Conference on Exceptional Children November 7, 2006

2. State Testing Options Standard Test Administration Test Administration w/ Accommodations Alternate Assessment - One or more of the following depending on the assessment: –NCCLAS –NCEXTEND2 –NCEXTEND1

3. Standard Test Administration Standard Test Administration with Accommodations NCCLAS Grade-level Content Grade-level Achievement Standards NCEXTEND2 Grade-level Content Modified Achievement Standards NCEXTEND1 Grade-level Content through Extended Content Standards Alternate Achievement Standards

4. 1 1 Data Source: 2004-05 Green Book Note: In 2004-05, the alternate assessments were the NCAAP and NCAAAI.

5. 1 Data Source: 2004-05 Green Book Note: In 2004-05, the alternate assessments were the NCAAP and NCAAAI. 1

6. Standard Test Administration Without Accommodations Information on test administration times, number of items, sample answer sheets, etc. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ accountability/testing/

7. Test Administration With Accommodations Modified Test Formats Braille Edition Large Print Edition One Test Item Per Page Edition Special Test Environments Hospital/Home Testing Multiple Testing Sessions Scheduled Extended Time Testing in a Separate Room

8. Test Administration With Accommodations Assistive Technology Devices and Special Arrangements AT Devices Dictation to a Scribe Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test Student Marks Answers in Test Book Student Reads Test Aloud to Self Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud

9. Test Administration With Accommodations Information on specific accommodations available in Testing Students with Disabilities (published July 2005) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/ alternate/disabilities/testingstudents.pdf

10. Alternate Assessments NCCLAS NCEXTEND2 NCEXTEND1

11. NCCLAS North Carolina Checklist of Academic Standards Grade-level content (NCSCS) Grade-level achievement standards

12. NCCLAS - Eligibility Criteria Student cannot participate in standard administration with or without accommodations Unable to access paper and pencil test Some examples include: –Newly blinded –Recent traumatic brain injury –Physical disabilities that prohibit the student from being able to manipulate materials required for test

13. NCCLAS EOG Timelines Halfway through year (January) –Beginning Student Profile (Assessor 1) Throughout year –Maintain student work folder (A1) Last 30 calendar days of year –Final Student Profile (A1) –Objective Level Scoring (A1) –Final Goal Level Scoring (A1 & A2) –Online submission of scores (A1 & A2)

14. NCEXTEND2 EOG Grade-level content (NCSCS) Modified multiple-choice –Fewer answer choices –Fewer test items –Different layout –Simplified language –May receive accommodations Modified grade-level achievement standards

15. NCEXTEND2 EOG 2% cap at LEA and state levels Still awaiting final regulations from USED Test will still need to be approved by NCLB peer review

16. NCEXTEND2 EOG Eligibility Criteria Has an IEP Is not identified as having a significant cognitive disability Is not receiving instruction in the SCOS through the Extended Content Standards Is receiving high-quality instruction, but is not likely to achieve grade-level proficiency within school year

17. NCEXTEND2 EOG Eligibility Criteria (cont’d) Disability has precluded the student from achieving grade-level proficiency as demonstrated by objective evidence Nature of student’s disability may require assessments that are different in design Testing Window Last 4 weeks of school year

18. NCEXTEND1 Aligned to grade-level content (NCSCS) through Extended Content standards http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ec/ Performance based assessment Alternate achievement standards

19. NCEXTEND1 1% cap at LEA and state levels Test will still need to be approved by NCLB peer review

20. NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria Has an IEP with annual goals that focus on functional application of academics Has a significant cognitive disability Requires extensive and explicit instruction to acquire, maintain, and generalize new reading, mathematics, and writing skills for independent living

21. NCEXTEND1 Eligibility Criteria (cont’d) Student exhibits severe and pervasive delays in multiple areas of development and in adaptive behavior (e.g. mobility, communication, daily living skills, and self- care) Is receiving instruction in the grade level SCS Extended Content Standards for the subject(s) in which the students are being assessed

22. NCEXTEND1 Timelines Nov. 6 - Dec. 1 –Decision Tree Process (Assessor 1) Final 6 weeks of school year –Assess students on tasks (A1 & A2) –Documentation Verification sheets (A1 & A2) –Online submission of results (A1 & A2)

23. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctpassessme ntoptions.pdf

24. EOG Testing Options Standard Test Administration Test Administration w/ Accommodations Alternate Assessment –NCCLAS –NCEXTEND2 –NCEXTEND1 Reading Grades 3-8 Mathematics Grades 3-8 Science Grades 5 and 8

25. Writing Testing Options Standard Test Administration Test Administration w/ Accommodations Alternate Assessment –NCCLAS –NCEXTEND2 (grades 4 and 7) –NCEXTEND2 OCS (grade 10) –NCEXTEND1 Writing Grades 4, 7, and 10

26. http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/nctphs assessmentoptions.pdf

27. End-of-Course (EOC) Tests Algebra I Algebra II Geometry English I Civics & Economics U.S. History Biology (Operational & Sample Field Test 06-07) Chemistry (Statewide Field Test 06-07) Physical Science (Statewide Field Test 06-07) Physics (Statewide Field Test 06-07)

28. EOC Testing Options Standard Test Administration Test Administration w/ Accommodations Alternate Assessment –NCCLAS

29. NCEXTEND2 OCS Occupational English I Occupational Math I Life Skills Science I and II (enrolled in second of the courses, regardless of the order taken)

30. NCEXTEND2 OCS Eligibility Criteria Students enrolled in courses that are assessed must take the test For Life Skills Science I and II, must be in 2 nd of the 2 courses, regardless of the order taken

31. Grade 10 OCS Students Will not have taken Occupational English I and/or Occupational Math I by end of 10 th grade –Will have to take high school comprehensive test (HSCT) this year

32. Documentation Decisions must be documented in IEP IEP DEC 4, page 3

33. Additional Documentation NCTP Tables –1: Graduation Tests –2: Grades 3-8 –3: Grades 9-12 –4: IPT Optional, but encouraged LEA may require http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ accountability/policies/tswd/

34. Hopefully now the path is clearer... …and there is light at the end of the tunnel.

35. ? Questions?