Changes in Student Assessment and School Accountability A-1

Changes in Student Assessment Changes in Student Assessment and School Accountabilityand School Accountability

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• FCAT 2.0 in Reading and Mathematics• Measures the Next Generation Sunshine State Next Generation Sunshine State

Standards (NGSSS)Standards (NGSSS)

• End-of-Course Exams• Algebra Baseline (2010-11)• Geometry and Biology Field Test (2011-12)

• Computer Based Assessments• Grade 10 Mathematics Graduation Test• Algebra End-of-Course Baseline Exam

Student AssessmentStudent Assessment

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FCAT 2.0FCAT 2.0Changes in Changes in ReadingReading andand

MathematicsMathematics Content Content

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• Test Changes– “Non-copyrighted” text– Public domain materials– NGSSS is closely aligned to the Common Core State

Standards (CCSS) – Requires more cognitive rigor

FCAT 2.0FCAT 2.0ReadingReading

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• Requirements for Students– Have some prior knowledge– Make reasonable inferences– Synthesize information within and across

texts

• Test Changes– Eliminates short and extended response questions – Each item will measure one primary benchmark , as well

as one secondary benchmark– Number of benchmarks per grade have been greatly

reduced. Example, Grade 1: 78 to 14; Grade 8: 98 to 19

• Requirements for Students– Questions require greater depth and less breadth– Grades 6-8: 20% of the questions asked will be

comprised of high cognitive complexity items

FCAT 2.0FCAT 2.0MathematicsMathematics

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End-of-Course and End-of-Course and Computer-Based TestingComputer-Based Testing

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Transition to Computer-Based TestingTransition to Computer-Based Testing

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FCAT and EOC Computer-Based Testing FCAT and EOC Computer-Based Testing Spring 2011 Test Administration WindowsSpring 2011 Test Administration Windows

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• FCAT 2.0 in Reading and Mathematics– Measures the NGSSSNGSSS– Impact on proficiency and gains

• Computer Based Assessments– Grade 10 Mathematics Graduation Test– Algebra End-of-Course Baseline Exam

School AccountabilitySchool Accountability

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School Grades 1999-2009School Grades 1999-2009

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Senate Bill 1908Senate Bill 1908Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, 50% of the school’s grade will be based on the existing FCAT-related factors and the remaining 50% will be based on factors that include:

A school’s graduation rate; The performance and participation of students in AP, IB, Dual

Enrollment, AICE, and industry-certification (as valid data becomes available);

The postsecondary readiness of the students as measured by the SAT, ACT, or CPT;

The high school graduation rate of at-risk students; The performance of a school’s students on statewide

standardized end-of-course assessments (when available); and Growth or decline in the data components from year to year.

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Revises School Grading System to:

Include End of Course results in calculating school grades for:

Performance components in Reading and Mathematics Learning gains components for Reading and Mathematics Lowest 25% gains components in Reading and Mathematics

Assessments will include EOCs required for high school graduation, including the following:

Algebra (2010-11) Geometry, Biology and U.S. History (2011-12) Civics (2012-13)

Senate Bill 4Senate Bill 4

• FCAT 2.0– Student Scores will be converted to the old FCAT scale

for School Performance Grades– Equipercentile linking to old scale scores– Linked scores will be used for proficiency and gains

• High School Mathematics Gains– Only includes 10th graders

• Writing Criteria – Writing Proficiency score raised to 4.0

School Accountability Changes School Accountability Changes for 2010-11for 2010-11

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• Beginning with 2011-12, the State Board will review the percentage of ‘A’ and ‘B’ school grades statewide to determine whether to adjust the school grading scale upward.

• Every time the percentage of ‘A’ and ‘B’ schools reaches 75% in a current year, the minimum required points for grades of A, B, C, and D would be increased.

2011-12 Proposed Changes to 2011-12 Proposed Changes to School Performance Grade RuleSchool Performance Grade Rule

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• As a result of the proposed automatic trigger the impact on elementary schools would have been:

• 4 ‘A’ schools would drop to a ‘B’• 6 ‘B’ schools would drop to a ‘C’• 3 ‘C’ schools would drop to a ‘D’• 1 school would drop to an ‘F’

2011-12 Proposed Changes to 2011-12 Proposed Changes to School Performance Grade RuleSchool Performance Grade Rule

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School Grades 2010-11School Grades 2010-11

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The state's changes in both individual student and school accountability will likely result in a decline of individual student scores and overall school performance.

The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line