Student Assessment MASS New Superintendents Meeting September 18

Student Assessment MASS New Superintendents Meeting September 18, 2019 Dr. Jackie Sampsell State Assessment Director jsampsell@mdek 12. org or 601 -359 -3052

Mississippi Department of Education VISION To create a world-class educational system that gives students the knowledge and skills to be successful in college and the workforce, and to flourish as parents and citizens MISSION To provide leadership through the development of policy and accountability systems so that all students are prepared to compete in the global community

Mississippi Department of Education MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS 1 All Student s Proficie nt and Showing Growth in All Assessed Areas 2 Every Student Graduate s from High School and is Ready for College and Career 3 Every Child Has Access to a High. Quality Early Childhood Program 4 Every School Has Effective Teachers and Leaders 5 Every Communit y Effectivel y Uses a World. Class Data System to Improve Student Outcomes 6 Every School and District is Rated “C” or Higher 3

OSA Staff • Dr. Jackie Sampsell – State Assessment Director • Melissa Beck - K-3 Screener/Data Coordinator • Elizabeth "Libby" Cook - MAAP Coordinator & Math Content Specialist • Sharon Prestridge - EL Program Coordinator • Jennifer Robinson - NAEP & ACT State Coordinator • M. Pleshette Smith - MAAP-A State Coordinator and Accommodation Specialist • Vacant - Mississippi Academic Assessment Program - Biology & U. S. History • Trishon Wilson - Special Projects Officer III • Michael Martin - Director of Test Security Office Number – 601 -359 -3052

What We Do

General Information • The Office of Student Assessment (OSA) administers all state and federally mandated assessments for students in Mississippi’s public schools. • The OSA works closely with District Test Coordinators (DTCs) and provides updates to the districts on a regular basis. • The OSA utilizes Student Assessment Share. Point for document sharing between the OSA and the DTCs. • The OSA will be providing daily/weekly updates during testing windows to the DTCs via Share. Point.

General Information • Superintendents must submit a request to the OSA when a NEW DTC is named for the district. Please submit any changes to jsampsell@mdek 12. org. A DTC Update form will be sent to the new person so he/she can have access to the DTC Listserv, Student Assessment Share. Point > DTC Resources, along with vendor portals. • DTCs may have many assistants as needed. However, the MDE requires one main contact for each district to be designated as the District Test Coordinator. • New DTC Webinar will be September 27 and Fall DTC face-to-face training for all DTCs will be on October 22 -23, 2019 in the Muse Center, Hinds Community College, Pearl MS.

Mississippi Assessments

Assessments: Pre-K – Early Elementary Students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3 are assessed periodically to determine what help they need to develop early literacy skills. Grade 3 students take a test at the end of the year to qualify for promotion to grade 4. • Pre-K Assessment (if school offers pre-K) • Kindergarten Readiness Assessment • Universal Screener - K-3 • Mississippi Dyslexia Screener – Kindergarten & Grade 1 • 3 rd Grade Reading Assessment (currently MAAP)

Assessments: Elementary & Middle School The Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) measures students’ knowledge, skills, and academic growth in grades 3 -8. Student progress is measured with annual tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics and Science in grades 5 and 8. All assessments are based on the Mississippi College- and Career. Readiness Standards. • MAAP English Language Arts - Grades 3 -8 • MAAP Mathematics – Grades 3 -8 • Science – Grades 5 and 8

Assessments: High School High school students take four subject-area tests and the ACT in their junior year. All assessments except for ACT, are based on the Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards. • Algebra I • English II • Biology • U. S. History • ACT

Assessments: Alternate Program Mississippi is required under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) to provide high-quality alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD). Students take the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program. Alternate (MAAP-A).

Assessments: Alternate Program All assessments are based on the Mississippi Alternate Academic Achievement Standards. • Grades 3 -8 ELA and Math • Science Grades 5 and 8 • High School Math (Algebra); ELA (English II); Science (Biology)

Assessments: English Learners Students identified as English learners take the LAS Links English language proficiency assessment in grades K-12. The test is given each year until students become proficient English language speakers, readers and writers.

Assessment Requirements

What’s required under federal law? • Annual statewide assessments are required in reading and math in grades 3 -8 and once in high school; science assessments are required once each in elementary, middle, and high school. • Assessments must be aligned with state standards and provide information on whether a student is performing at grade level. • LAS Links is used as a measure of progress toward English language proficiency for all English learners (not just 3 -8 and high school). • No more than 1 percent of all students in the state can take an alternate assessment for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.

Summary of Required Assessments

Testing Dates – 2019 -2020

Testing Calendar for 2019 -2020 • The Testing Calendar link is on the Student Assessment (OSA) Home page on the MDE website under Resources.

2019 Fall Testing Dates Assessment Testing Windows Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Pre-test August 12– September 20, 2019 MAAP – EOC (English II & Algebra I) November 18 – December 13, 2019 MAAP – EOC (Biology & U. S. History) November 18 – December 13, 2019

2020 Spring Testing Dates Assessment Testing Windows LAS Links (English Language Proficiency Test) (K-12) March 2 – April 10, 2020 MAAP – A (Alternate) SCD students (Grades 3 -8 Math, ELA, Algebra, English; Science 5 & 8, Biology) March 16 – May 8, 2020 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Post-test March 23 – April 24, 2020 3 rd Grade MAAP (LBPA Reading) Initial Test April 13 – April 24, 2020 Early Graduate/Senior Retest Opportunity April 13 – April 24, 2020 MAAP – ELA and Math (Grades 3 -8; English II & Algebra I) April 13 – May 15, 2020 MAAP – EOC (Biology & U. S. History) April 13 – May 15, 2020 MAAP- SCI (Grades 5 and 8) April 13 – May 15, 2020

2020 Spring Testing Dates - ACT Assessment Testing Windows Initial - ACT Paper February 25, 2020 Initial - Accommodations (Paper) February 25 – March 6, 2020 Initial - Online Standard and Accommodations February 25 – March 5, 2020 Makeup - Paper Only March 17, 2020 Makeup - Accommodations (Paper) March 17 – 27, 2020 Makeup – Online Standard and Accommodations March 17 - 26, 2020 Emergency - Paper March 31, 2020 Emergency – Accommodations (Paper) March 31 – April 10, 2020 Emergency – Online Standard and Accommodations March 31 – April 9, 2020

Program Information

Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics • For Grades 3 -8 ELA and Math; End-of-Course English II and Algebra I, the vendor is Questar Assessments, Inc. • Nextera is the testing platform. • Nextera Principal & Superintendent Roles § DTCs may assign Principal and Superintendent user roles in Nextera for access to reports and district or school level data.

3 rd Grade MAAP-ELA • Grades 3 Reading Tests developed due to the Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA) are part of the MAAP program under Questar beginning in spring 2019. • A student must score above the lowest two (2) achievement levels, or a level 3 or higher, in reading on the 3 rd Grade MAAP-ELA Assessment to be promoted to 4 th grade. • The 3 rd Grade Alternative Assessment (Retest 1 and 2) will be different forms of a MAAP Reading test. • The MDE will begin reviewing Good Cause Exemption documentation this fall. The superintendent will receive an email to inform the district the date the MDE will be in the district.

3 rd Grade MAAP-ELA - Summary Students may meet promotion requirements of the LBPA by • achieving a passing score (level 3 or above) on the initial multiple-choice portion of the 3 rd Grade MAAP-ELA Assessment; • achieving a passing score (level 3 or above) on either of the two (2) retest opportunities on the 3 rd Grade Reading Alternative Assessment (Good Cause Exemption D); • achieving a composite score of level 3 when the initial grade 3 Reading test is combined with the grade 3 Writing test. * * From the LBPA FAQ Document: https: //www. mdek 12. org/sites/default/files/Offices/MDE/OA/OSA/lbpa_faqs-2019_final. pdf

Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) Science (Grades 5 & 8) and End-of-Course Biology and U. S. History • For Grades 5 & 8 Science; End-of-Course (EOC) Biology and U. S. History, the vendor is Data Recognition Corporation (DRC). • INSIGHT is the testing platform. • INSIGHT Principal & Superintendent Roles § DTCs may assign Principal and Superintendent user roles in INSIGHT for access to reports and district or school level data.

OSA Updates

Office of Student Assessment Updates • MAAP Algebra I: Desmos Testing Graphing Calculator will be embedded in the Algebra I Assessment starting Spring 2020. This is in conjunction with the Algebra Nation program. ü Hand-held TI-84 graphing calculators will continue to be allowed. However, memory must be cleared or in lock down test mode. • MAAP ELA (3 -8) and English II: The OSA has released writing trainings on the MAAP webpage (MDE website): https: //www. mdek 12. org/OSA/MAAP

Office of Student Assessment Updates • MAAP Science (Grades 5 & 8; Biology): Science scores for Grades 5, 8, and Biology are based on the five performance levels: Minimal, Basic, Passing, Proficient, and Advanced. Passing scale score is 1050 and proficient scale score is 1065 which matches the ELA and Mathematics scale scores for passing and proficient. • MAAP U. S. History: For 2020 fall and spring testing, U. S. History will be based on the 2018 Mississippi College- and Career- Readiness Standards for the Social Studies. The new blueprints, supporting documents, and new practice tests, have been posted on https: //www. mdek 12. org/OSA/MAAP > Science and History Resources

Office of Student Assessment Updates • MAAP-A: The OSA is working with the Office of Special Education to release guidance about the MAAP-A retest opportunity for students seeking the Alternate Diploma. • ACT: Students who tested during the Spring 2019 administration have received their score reports. State level results will be released after presentation to State Board of Education in the fall. • NAEP: The National Assessment of Educational Progress was administered in 264 schools within 105 districts in Mississippi during the assessment window (January – March 2019). Results will be released during the fall of 2019. Once released, our NAEP State Coordinator will be in touch with participating schools.

Office of Student Assessment Updates The OSA is looking for ways to make things easier for the districts and the DTCs. A few examples are listed below. • Rather than filling out forms, scanning, and posting a PDFs to OSA Share. Point, the OSA is looking for electronic form entry processes to submit testing irregularities, invalidations, and testing reset requests for 2019 -2020. OSA is also condensing several forms into one to reduce the document uploads. • OSA is currently updating Appendix F, Section 16 in the Mississippi Public Schools Accountability Standards; Office of Student Assessment Handbook, and the Mississippi Accommodations Manual.

Questions?

Dr. Jackie Sampsell State Assessment Director jsampsell@mdek 12. org 601 -359 -3052