HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN ASSESSMENTS Implementation Dr. Tom Dauphinee Interim Supervisor, Assessment and...

HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN ASSESSMENTS

Implementation

Dr. Tom Dauphinee

Interim Supervisor, Assessment and Accountability

Dr. Catherine Cross Maple

Deputy Secretary, Learning and Accountability

PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

November 4, 2009

High School Redesign Assessments

• Statute §22-2C-4.1 says grade 11 students choose one or more of the following in fall 2009:– College Readiness Assessment– Workforce Readiness Assessment– Alternative Demonstration of Competency

(Standards Based Indicators)– Participate at No Cost to Student

College Readiness Assessment

• Contract for ACT Test Finalized

• Districts Notified of Implementation

• CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding

Workforce Readiness Assessment

• Contract for WorkKeys Finalized

• Districts Notified of Implementation

• CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding

When Will College and Workforce Readiness Assessments Be

Added?

School Districts May Administer– If Sufficiently Funded– Arrange with ACT Directly– Might Be Tied to Race To The Top Funds

What Is Still In Place?

Short Cycle Assessments– 3 times in grade 9– 3 times in grade 10

What Is Still In Place?

Alternate Demonstration of Competency of High School Exit Requirements (NMAC 6.19.7.10)

Alternate Demonstration of Competency

Portfolio of Standards-Based Indicators May Include, But Not Limited to:

• Results from post-secondary nationally normed assessments (e.g. ACT / SAT)

• Results from Workforce Readiness Assessments

• Results from End-of-Course Assessments

Alternate Demonstration of Competency

Continued List:• School-Based Projects (e.g. papers, theses,

research projects)• Performances of Art Work (recorded in

electronic format)• Community-Based Projects (e.g. internships,

service learning, after school job performance

Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include

• Projects Not Student’s Independent Work• Projects Involving Vertebrate Animal Subjects• Collaborations Where Individual Work Not

Discernable• Course Grades, Teacher/Employer

Recommendations or Testimonials

Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include

Continued List:• Artifacts Not Related to Academic Content

Standards• Inflammatory, Derogatory, or Humiliating

Material• Projects Involving Human Subject,

Microorganisms, Biological Agents Must Follow International Rules

Alternate Demonstration of Competency – Other Requirements

• Student Participated in Grade 9 or 10 Short Cycle Assessments

• Students Participated in College or Workforce Readiness Assessments May Create a Portfolio of Artifacts as Further Evidence of Competency to Submit to Post-Secondary Institutions or Employers

Alternate Demonstration of Competency & High School

Graduation

• Students May Provide Alternate Demonstrations of Competency within 5 Years of Exiting to Receive a NM Diploma of Excellence

Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System

• Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.

Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System

• Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.

What is Still In Place?

NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL COMPETENCY EXAM

• Last 10th Graders in Spring 2009• Retest Until Students Exited from High School 5

Years (2016)

What is Coming?

GRADE 11 STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT / HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ASSESSMENT

• First Administration in Spring 2011

• Scored for AYP in Reading, Math, and Science

• Different Set of Scores for Graduation

Information About Assessments

PED Assessment & Evaluation Website:

• http://www.ped.state.nm.us/AssessmentAccountability/AssessmentEvaluation/index.html

Statutes on Assessments §22-2C-4 & 4.1

• http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0

Information About Assessments

Statutes on Graduation Requirements §22-13-1.1

• http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0

Whom Can I Call?

Assessments

• Robert Romero (505) 827-6524 or

robert.romero1@state.nm.us

Charles Trujillo (505) 827-6536 or charles.trujillo@state.nm.us

Whom Can I Call?

High School Redesign

http://www.ped.state.nm.us/HighSchoolRedesign/

• Dr. Anya Dozier Enos (505) 827-8058 or anya.dozierenos@state.nm.us

Questions?