Connecticut Summative Assessments2016-17

An Overview

December 2016

Smarter Balanced /CMT/CAPT and SAT School Day Implementation Team

• Test Administrators– Judy Singer and Paula Ward• Test Coordinators

– Marla Bergman-Special Education– Denise Grant-EL– Rebecca Wilson-504 and SRBI– Diane Tung -Technology

• School Test Coordinators, Special Ed Coordinators, EL, 504 and SRBI Coordinators

• TPDLs• Test Administrators (Proctors)• Help Desk

– Schools Test Coordinators are first line of contact– District Office Help Desk

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What are the Summative Assessments for Spring 2017?

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CMT/CAPT Science

• Grades Tested: 5, 8 and 10 (online)

• Test Window: Monday, March 27– Friday, April 7

• Accommodations to reflect instruction

• Skills Checklist

- Learning Characteristic Inventory completed by Friday, February 17

- Checklist administered between Monday, March 27-Friday, April 7

• Resources

– Information on the CMT and CAPT Science program overview, test administration and Skills Checklist materials can be found by going to: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2748&q=335456

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CMT/CAPT Science

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Schedule

• Grades 3-8 – Monday, April 17 – Friday, May 5

• Connecticut Alternate Assessment, Grades 3-8 -April 17 – Friday, May 5

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Smarter Balanced Assessment:Estimated Testing Times

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Smarter Balanced Assessment: Math Timing and Sequencing

CATComputer

Adaptive Test

ClassroomActivity

PerformanceTask

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The classroom activity and performance task are no longer included in the ELA portion of the Smarter Balanced Assessment.

Smarter Balanced Assessment:Additional Information

• Test Security – Includes Improprieties, Irregularities, and Breaches to be reported by School Test Administrators to Judith Singer immediately.

• Appeal types to be discussed with School Test Administrators reported to Judy Singer.

• Smarter Balanced Assessment Portal (http://ct.portal.airast.org)

- Students and Families

- Test Administrators

- Test Coordinators

- Technology Coordinators

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Demo of Smarter Balanced Portal

• Tour of the portal

• Resources

• Practice Tests

– Guest

– Student credentials

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• Sample test items at each grade level in both CMT and CAPT

• Familiarize students with responding online

• Familiarize students with embedded accessibility features

• Confirm compatibility of non-embedded software or hardware

• Sample test items at each grade level in both ELA and Math

Accessibility and Accommodations

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Assessment Goal: To Access What Students Know andAre Able to Do

Smarter Balanced Approach:- Adaptive assessment- Embedded and Non-Embedded Tools

o All Students- Embedded and Non-Embedded Supports

o ELLo SRBI

- Embedded and Non-Embedded Accommodationso Special Needs (IEP)o 504 Plan

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Smarter Balanced Tools, Supports and Accommodations

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Universal Tools

Plus Supports Plus Accommodations

All Students SRBI andELL Students

Special Needs and

504 Students

Accessibility Considerations

Motor Skills

Vision Cognitive Load

Language

To be effective, tools, supports and accommodations must match instruction and be practiced.

How Can Tools, Supports, and Accommodations Be Effective?

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Universal Tools: Available to ALL students

Embedded

•Breaks^

•Calculator (Math)

•Digital Notepad

•English Glossary^

•Expanded Passages/Stimuli

•Highlighter

•Keyboard Navigation

•Mark for Review

•Math Tools

•Strikethrough

•Writing Tools

•Zoom

Non-Embedded

•Breaks^

•Scratch Paper/ whiteboard with marker

Designated Supports: Available to ANY student with a need

determined by educatorsEmbedded

•Color Contrast

•Masking

•Print Size Online

•Text-to-Speech

•*Translations-Math (Glossary)

•*Translations-Math (Stacked)

•*Translation Test Directions(Math, Spanish)

•Turn off any universal accessibility tool

Non-Embedded

•*Bilingual Dictionary (Science)

•Color Contrast

•Color Overlay

•Magnification Device

•*Native Language Reader Directions (Science)

•Noise Buffering

•Read Aloud

•*Read Aloud in Spanish (Math)

•Separate Setting

•Simplified Test Directions^

•*Translation Glossary (Math)

•*Translation Test Directions^

Accommodations: Available to students with an IEP

or 504 Plan

Embedded

•American Sign Language (Video)^

•Braille^

•Closed Captioning-(ELA Listening)

•Streamline

•Text-to-Speech (ELA-reading Passages) grades 3-8

Non-Embedded

•100s number table

•Abacus

•Alternate Response Options

•Braille Booklet

•Braille supplemental math booklet for online fixed form test

•Calculator- grades 6-8

•Large Print Booklet

•Multiplication Table-grades 4-8

•# Print on Demand

•~ # Read Aloud- (ELA-reading Passages) grades 3-8

•~ # Scribe

• Read Aloud-(Science)

•Sign Language for Test Items (Science)

•Speech-to-Text

•Time Extension (Science)

*Intended for English Learners (EL)

# Requires Petition for Approval of Special Documented Accommodations

~ Requires Trained Educator

^ NOT available for Science

^ NOT available for Science

9/07/2016

^ NOT available for Science

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Available to ALL students

Embedded

• Breaks^

• Calculator (Math)

• Digital Notepad

• English Glossary^

• Expanded Passages/Stimuli

• Highlighter

• Keyboard Navigation

• Mark for Review

• Math Tools

• Strikethrough

• Writing Tools

• Zoom

Non-Embedded

Universal Tools:

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^ NOT available for Science

• Breaks^• Scratch Paper/ whiteboard

with marker

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Expandable Items

Allows the students to expand the items similar to the expandable passage feature that we already have.

* Optional Feature

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Paginated Stimuli

Zero vertical scrolling, student uses arrow keys to navigate through reading passages

* Optional Feature

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Paginated Stimuli Continued (Reading Mode)

• Two column reading layout with pages identical to standard display.

• More representative of a book or MS Word reading mode

• Subsumes expandable passages feature for layouts that support it.

• Part of Paginated Stimuli NOT a separate feature.

* Optional Feature

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Designated Supports

Available to ANY student with a

need determined by educators

Embedded

• Color Contrast

• Masking

• Print Size Online

• Text-to-Speech

• *Translations-Math (Glossary)

• *Translations-Math (Stacked)

• *Translations Test Directions^

• Turn off any universal accessibility tool

*Intended for English Learners (EL)

^ NOT available for Science

Non-Embedded• *Bilingual Dictionary (Science)

• Color Contrast

• Color Overlay

• Magnification Device

• *Native Language Reader Directions (Science)

• Noise Buffering

• Read Aloud^

• *Read Aloud in Spanish (Math)

• Separate Setting

• Simplified Test Directions^

• *Translation Glossary (Math)

• *Translation Test Directions^

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Accommodations

Available to students with an IEP or 504 Plan

Embedded

• American Sign Language ^ (Video)

• Braille ^

• Closed Captioning

• Streamline

• Text-to-Speech (ELA-reading Passages) grades 3-8

Non-Embedded

• 100s number table

• Abacus

• Alternate Response Options

• Braille Booklet

• Braille supplemental math booklet for online fixed form test

• Calculator- grades 6-8

• Large Print Booklet

• Multiplication Table-grades 4-8

• # Print on Demand

• ~ # Read Aloud- (ELA-reading Passages) grades 3-8

• ~ # Scribe

• Read Aloud-(Science)

• Sign Language for Test Items (Science)

• Speech-to-Text

• Time Extension (Science)

# Requires Petition for Approval of Special Documented Accommodations

~ Requires Trained Educator^ NOT available for Science

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Embedded AccommodationsAccommodations that are part of on-line testing platform.

American Sign Language (ASL)Refreshable Braille/ Embosser

Closed Captioning

Text-to-Speech of Reading Passages (Grades 3-8)

Streamline

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EMBEDDED ACCOMMODATIONS

• Very small number of students with specific disabilities qualify, typically 1 to 1.5% of the tested population of students.

• Available for students in grade 3-8 but special care should be taken when selecting this accommodation for these grades.

• DOCUMENTED need indicated in student’s IEP or 504 plan.

• Headphones are needed unless tested individually in a separate setting.

ELA passages,grades 3-8

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Non-Embedded Accommodations

Accommodations that are supplied at the school level.

Abacus *Alternate Response Options

Calculator

Multiplication Table

*Print on Demand Read Aloud for ELA Reading Passages

Scribe *Speech-to-Text

*Permissive mode needs to be activated

Braille Booklet

Large Print Booklet

Braille supplemental math booklet for online

fixed form test

100s number table

Time Extension (Science)

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NON-EMBEDDED ACCOMMODATIONS

Scribe • Trained and qualified scribe.

• All other options have been considered before applying for this accommodation.

• MUST supply documentation of a student’s significant motor or processing difficulties, or who have had a recent injury.

• Student MUST be tested alone.

• Student is able to develop planning notes via the scribe.

Requires Petition for Approval of Special Documented Accommodations

• Submit Scribing Protocol for Smarter Balanced Assessments Security/Confidentiality Agreement

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Complete form ONLINE

This form is completed by the certified educator who will scribe for the student.

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• *Read Aloud Grades 3-8

• Scribe

• Print on Demand

• Human Signer Accommodation

• Human Signer Passages Accommodation

• Any accommodation not listed that is unique to the student

Special Accommodations Procedure

REQUIRED FOR:

This form requires the approval and signature of your District Test Coordinator and your Special Education Director.

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NON-EMBEDDED ACCOMMODATIONS

Read Aloud: ELA Reading Passages, grades 3-8

• Very small number of students (estimated to be approximately 1-1.5% of students participating in a general assessment)

• DOCUMENTED need indicated in student’s IEP or 504 plan for grades 3-8

• Student MUST be tested alone.

Trained and qualified human reader.

• MUST receive approval for this accommodation through application to CSDE . (Special Accommodation form)

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Guidelines for Choosing TTS or Read Aloud in Grades 3-5

CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Complete form ONLINE

This form is completed by the certified educator who will read aloud to the student the ELA reading passages.

CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

This form is completed online by the certified educator who has determined that the student qualifies to have the Smarter Balanced ELA reading passages read to them through text to speech or a human reader.

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Non-Embedded Accommodations

▪ MUST receive approval for this accommodation through application to CSDE. (Petition for Approval for Special Documented Accommodations form)

▪ MUST supply documentation of a student’s disability preventing the use of a computer.

▪ Your district test coordinator is responsible for contacting the Smarter Balanced Help Desk in order to set up the process to print individual test items.

▪ Trained and qualified scribe to transfer student responses to online assessment. Therefore you will also need to apply for the Scribe accommodation as described in the previous slide.

Print on Demand

Requires Petition for Approval of Special Documented Accommodations

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Add comparison slide for accommodation form and TIDE

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Next Steps

• Schools develop Smarter Balanced schedules with locations of testing using online collection form in Google Drive.

• Schools inventory devices and headphones • Coordinators complete accommodations for Special Needs, EL, 504

and SRBI students for entry into TIDE• Schools implement test preparation activities and practice testing• Teachers complete Learning Characteristic Inventories by Friday,

February 17th • Schedule training sessions on administering

– CMT/CAPT - week of February 13– Smarter Balanced – January/February, dates to be determined

• Role-based training

• Coordinators update rosters of accommodations for Special Needs, EL, 504 and SRBI for new students

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Questions?

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