State Assessment Update

MAER Annual Conference

April 25, 2013

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State Assessment & SWD

Presenters•Linda Howley, BAA

•John Jaquith, BAA

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State Assessment & SWD

Today’s Topics•Update on State Assessments

•VI Performance on State Assessments

•Feedback on color graphics

•Questions

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Michigan’s Educational Assessment System

AssessmentType of

AssessmentBased On

MEAP/MME General GLCEs/HSCEs

MEAP/MME with Accommodations

General GLCEs/HSCEs

MEAP-Access AA-MAS GLCEs

Functional Independence

AA-AASExtended

GLCEs

Supported Independence

AA-AASExtended

GLCEs

Participation AA-AASExtended

GLCEs

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State Assessment Info

Primary purpose of State assessments is to provide a common denominator to measure Michigan student skills and knowledge in a consistent way at the same time.

MEAP and MEAP-Access

Fall 2012 MEAP and Fall 2013 MEAP

• Based on those Grade Level Content Expectations (GLCEs) that are also in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for that grade

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Update on MEAP

Continuing with accommodated formats:

•Braille

•Audio CDs

•Enlarged print

•Reader scripts: adding MEAP and MEAP-Access Writing reader scripts, audio CDs

Update on MEAP-Access

Continuing with accommodated formats:

•Audio CDs

•Enlarged print

•Reader scripts: adding MEAP and MEAP-Access Writing reader scripts, audio CDs

Fall 2013 Last Year of MEAP-Access

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Update on MI-Access

Continuing FI accommodated formats:

•Braille

•Audio CDs

•Enlarged print

Currently investigating move to Dynamic Learning Maps for MI-Access ELA and Mathematics

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Michigan Merit Examination• Based on those High School

Content Expectations (HSCEs) that are also in the CCSS at grade 11

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MME Info

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MME Info

Michigan Merit Examination (MME)

•ACT Plus Writing

•WorkKeys (Reading for Information/Applied Mathematics/Locating Information)

•Michigan Components (Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)

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MME Info

• Students who took the assessment as 11th graders but did not earn an MME score in all content areas have an OPTION to retake the MME as 12th graders

• Students who have earned valid scores may not retake the MME; may retake ACT at own cost

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MME Info

• Special rules regarding who should test are outlined in the MME manual

(www.michigan.gov/mme)

Update on MME

• The current contract for MME expires with the completion of responsibilities for the Spring 2013 MME

• A new request for proposal will be issued shortly to secure a contract to continue the MME in Spring of 2014 as required by current legislation

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ELPA info

The English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) is designed to assess student proficiency in English as required by the NCLB Act. •Listening, Speaking, Reading, and

Writing

•K-12

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Update on ELPA/WIDA

• Planning to replace the current ELPA with WIDA (World-class Instructional Design and Assessment) in Spring 2014

• Planning to replace the current ELPA screener with W-APT (WIDA-Access Placement Test) in Fall 2013

Update on ELPA/WIDA

• All paper/pencil for S14 and S15

• Plan to move online Spring 2016

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WIDA

• New alternate assessment for English language learners with significant cognitive disabilities

• Resembles MI-Access Supported Independence selected response items with picture cards

• Plan to have available Fall 2013

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Current Assessment Windows

Fall •MEAP grades 3-9 •MI-Access grades 3-8 (6 weeks)•W-APT Screener AND W-APT Access

Screener

Spring •MME grade 11 and eligible grade 12•MI-Access grade 11•WIDA grades K-12

Interim Assessments Update

Grades 3-7 science

Grades 3-8 social studies

Pilot Testing in Spring 2013

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Interim Assessments Update

K-2 reading, writing, mathematics

Pilot Testing in Fall 2013

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Interim Assessments Update

High school course content in Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science)

High school course content in Social Studies (US History & Geo. World History and Geo., Economics, and Civics

Pilot testing in Spring 2013

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Interim Assessments Update

Future Development

Mathematics • Grades 3-high school – start developing in F13

ELA • Grades 3-high school – start developing in F13

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Resources

Web resources• www.mi.gov/mi-access• www.mi.gov/meap• www.mi.gov/mme• www.mi.gov/meap-access • www.mi.gov/elpa• www.mi.gov/ayp • www.mi.gov/ose• www.mi.gov/osi

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

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Performance of VI students

Feedback on Color Graphics

Please review the following color graphics and –

•Tell us what works

•Tell us what must be changed

For appropriate access by Visually Impaired students

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Questions?

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Contact Information

Linda Howley – HowleyL@michigan.gov

John Jaquith– JaquithJ@michigan.gov