PARCC Parent Presentation Morgan Elementary Ms. Regina McIntyre, Principal Mrs. Cathy Krajcsovics,...

PARCC Parent PresentationMorgan Elementary

Ms. Regina McIntyre, PrincipalMrs. Cathy Krajcsovics, Data Coach

Mrs. Tina Sanger, Basic Skills Teacher(Adapted from South Brunswick School District – Monmouth Junction, NJ)

Agenda

▪ Introductions

▪PARCC Overview

▪District Resources

▪Test Nav 8 Tutorial

▪Question & Answer

What is PARCC?

▪ The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

▪ Innovative 21st century, technology-based assessments

▪ The PARCC assessments are directly aligned to the Common Core State Standards

▪ Content will include English Language Arts and Mathematics

▪ Provide educators valuable data throughout the year for accountability, measures of growth, and to inform instruction

What are we doing to prepare our students?

▪ Aligning curriculum – common core (3 years), K-5 ELA and Math

▪ Instructing Students– Benchmark Assessments– Keyboarding Without Tears– Study Island

▪ PARCC Video Tutorials and Practice Tests

▪ Teachers familiarize students with the types of questions they will encounter on the PARCC

▪ Ongoing professional development for teachers and administrators

What is Hamilton Township School District doing to prepare for PARCC?

The administrative team created a committee to prepare for the PARCC assessment:

▪ Conducted ongoing trainings and workshops for teachers and administrators beginning last year

▪ Field testing as a pilot school district for PARCC administration

▪ Purchasing hardware and software: Laptops, Mice, Headphones, Laptop carts

▪ Preparing the infrastructure: wireless campus, bandwidth

PARCC Design

▪ PARCC assesses two formal times during the school year: 75% and 90%

▪ Performance Based Assessments (PBA)

▪ End of Year Assessments (EOY)

▪ Scoring – 5 Levels of performance: Level 1 represents lowest performing and Level 5 represents highest performing

▪ Different from NJASK in that PARCC is an online assessment and is given during two testing windows

PARCC Lingo

▪ Prose Constructed Response (PCR)–Writing Task (write about reading, narratives,

research)

▪ Technology Enhanced Constructed Response (TECR)–Drag & drop, select/deselect, highlight

▪ Evidence Based Selected Response (EBSR)–Multiple Choice

Differences: March vs. May

March (PBA) - 75% through the year

May (EOY) - 90% through the year

Mathreasoning and modeling

questions require both short &extended responses(explanations - why is this wrong?)

understanding of math concepts

mathematical fluency

Language Arts

reading comprehension

writing grounded in reading(literary analysis, ‘research simulation’ -argument with evidence, narrative)

reading comprehension

How can I help my child?

▪ Relax and stay positive…if you seem nervous, they will notice and may become nervous too

▪ Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep

▪ Each testing morning, provide a good healthy and hearty breakfast for your child

▪ Make sure they are wearing comfortable clothes that will not leave them too hot or cold

▪ Encourage them to their best…that is all they can do!

Parent/Student Resources

NOW THAT YOU HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PARCC ASSESSMENT, LET’S REVIEW THE

PARCC TUTORIAL – TEST NAV 8

www.hamilton.k12.nj.us

Questions & Answers

THANK YOU for attending!