First Year TeachersFirst Year TeachersTesting Updates

February 19, 2013

Updates 2012-13New assessments in all areas

◦ Grades 3 – 8 ELA/Math◦ Grade 5 Science◦ Grade 8 Science - Online◦ Alternate Assessments - Online

New Accountability Model◦ Status, Progress & Growth Indicators

Common Exams/Standard 6 (aka MSLs)

2012-13 Released Forms2012-13 Released FormsOnline and p/p versionsOnline version presented in the same

interactive environmentResponses are not saved or scoredOnline version answer keyhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testi

ng/releasedforms

Legislative Updates Impacting Legislative Updates Impacting AccountabilityAccountability

Session Law 2012-142◦North Carolina Read to Achieve Program

GS 115C-83.1A Begins school year 2013-14 Summer Reading Camp for all students not reaching

proficiency Transitional Class for Grade Four

◦School Performance Grades GS 155c-12(9) Grades assigned based on percent proficient

◦ Grade A at least 90 performance grade points◦ Grade B at least 80 performance grade points◦ Grade C at least 70 performance grade points◦ Grade D at least 60 performance grade points◦ Grade F fewer than 60 performance grade points

Grades for PSRC K-8 SchoolsGrades for PSRC K-8 Schools

Common Exams – aka MSLsCommon Exams – aka MSLsStandard 6Standard 6

Common ExamsCommon Exams

Sample Items

Effectiveness Categories

0.0

Index is equal to or greater than a -2 but less than +2

Index is 2 or higher

Index is less than -2

State Growth Standard/State Average = 0.0

Standard Error = a measure of uncertainty Usually, the more data you have, the smaller the standard error.

Index = Teacher Estimate divided by its Standard Error

Teacher Effectiveness ReportsTeacher Effectiveness ReportsAll TeachersAll Teachers

Teacher Effectiveness ReportsTeacher Effectiveness ReportsEnd of CourseEnd of Course

Teacher Effectiveness ReportsTeacher Effectiveness ReportsEnd of Grade – Reading & MathEnd of Grade – Reading & Math

Teacher Effectiveness ReportsTeacher Effectiveness ReportsEnd of Grade ScienceEnd of Grade Science

Teacher Effectiveness ReportsTeacher Effectiveness ReportsCTECTE

School CompositesSchool Composites