Assessment Update

2012-2013 Courses TestedAgricultural Sciences and Technology491030 Agricultural Business (.5 credit)491060 Agricultural Marketing (.5 credit)491180 Animal Science (.5 credit)491200 Biological Animal Sciences (.5 credit)491210 Biological Plant Science (.5 credit)491230 Environmental Resources (.5 credit)491270 Greenhouse Management (.5 credit)491280 Introduction to Horticultural Science (.5 credit)491310 Managing our Natural Resources (.5 credit)491340 Plant Science (.5 credit)491390 Agricultural Mechanics (1 credit)

2012-2013 Courses TestedArts, A/V Technology, and Communications493380 Fundamentals of Radio (1 credit)493390 Intermediate Radio (1 credit)493420 Fundamentals of Television (1 credit)493430 Intermediate Television (1 credit)559210 Dance Technique I (1 credit)493500 Dance Technique II (1 credit)493510 Dance Technique III (1 credit)493600 Fundamentals of Graphic Communications (1 credit)493610 Intermediate Graphic Communications (1 credit)493640 Fundamentals of A/V Tech & Film (1 credit)493650 Intermediate A/V Tech & Film (1 credit)494150 Fundamentals of Advertising. & Graphic Design (1 credit)494170 Intermediate Advertising & Graphic Design (1 credit)494350 Fundamentals of Photography (1 credit)494370 Intermediate Photography (1 credit)

2012-2013 Courses TestedBusiness and Marketing Technology492050 Banking and Finance Principles (.5 credit)492100 Computerized Accounting I (1 credit)492110 Computerized Accounting II (1 credit)492120 Computerized Business Applications(1 credit)492140 Advanced Database (.5 credit)492150 Digital Communications I (1 credit)492160 Digital Communications II (1 credit)492170 Entrepreneurship I (.5 credit)492180 Entrepreneurship II (.5 credit)492240 Introduction to Finance (.5 credit)492320 Management (.5 credit)492330 Marketing (1 credit)492350 Marketing Management (1 credit)492360 Digital Communications III (1 credit)492370 Digital Communications IV (1 credit)492380 Office Management (1 credit)492450 Advanced Spreadsheets (.5 credit)492490 ACE Approved Computer Applications I (.5 credit)492500 ACE Approved Computer Applications II (.5 credit)

2012-2013 Courses TestedFamily and Consumer Sciences493010 Child Care Guidance, Mgmt., and Services (1 credit)493020 Child Development (.5 credit)493080 Family and Consumer Sciences (1 credit)493110 Food and Nutrition (.5 credit)493120 Food Production, Mgmt., and Services (1 credit)493190 Personal and Family Finance (.5 credit)493210 Parenting (.5 credit)493240 Orientation to Teaching I (1 credit)493310 Consumer Services (1 credit)493320 Customer Relations (.5 credit)494550 Cosmetology I (1 credit)495560 Cosmetology II (2 credit)

2012-2013 Courses TestedSkilled and Technical Sciences494620 Introduction to Criminal Justice (1 credit)494630 Law Enforcement I (1 credit)495300 Human Anatomy & Physiology (1 credit)495340 Introduction to Medical Professions (.5 credit)

Engineering Technology494700 Drafting and Design (1 credit)494710 Architectural CAD I (1 credit)494740 Engineering CAD I (1 credit)

2012-2013 Testing Calendar

Fall Semester•Registration Window

November 26-30, 2012•Testing Window

December 5, 2012-January 11, 2013

Spring Semester• Registration Window

April 15-April 19, 2013• Testing Window

April 22-May 24, 2013

Registration and Testing WindowsTraditional Scheduling Schools

2012-2013 Testing CalendarRegistration and Testing Windows

4X4 Block Scheduling Schools

1st Quarter 3rd QuarterRegistration Window Registration Window

September 24-28, 2012 February 18-22, 2013Testing Window Testing Window

October 8-26, 2012 February 25-March 15, 2013

2nd Quarter 4th QuarterRegistration Window Registration Window

November 26-30, 2012 April 15-April 19, 2013Testing Window Testing Window

December 5, 2012- April 22-May 24, 2013January 11, 2013

Changes for 2012-2013• Teachers no longer required to register students

– Rosters will automatically populate from APSCN Student Management System data

– Students dropped and added automatically– Will have ability to deactivate students that should not

take assessment (EOC Portfolio Assessment or ELL Levels 1 and 2)

No Wetest websiteInformation will be distributed from ACE website. Go to

http://ace.arkansas.gov, click on Career and Technical Education tab, look for CTE EOC Assessment link on left (link is not active at this time)

Changes for 2012-2013• District Level Testing Coordinator

– Training by PCG at each coop– Responsible for training all district CTE teachers on

new testing system– First person to contact when experiencing

problems

• Will be able to test using Windows and MAC OS

• New secure browser

Changes for 2012-2013• Student Information

– Teachers will have access to student data• Demographic information• Test history – Academic and CTE

• Reports– Teachers will be able to print a variety of detailed reports at end

of testing period– No waiting to receive testing data from coop CTE coordinator

• CTE Student Competency Testing listserv – All information regarding testing distributed through this listserv– To become a member, follow the link

http://list.state.ar.us/mailman/listinfo/cte-sct

Q&AIf you have questions or need assistance with testing, you can email the following:

lesia.edwards@arkansas.govkaren.chisholm@arkansas.gov

assessment@arkansas.gov

You can also contact us by phone (but we prefer email)

Lesia Karen501-683-6254501-682-1042

PCG EdPlan IMS IntroductionPresented at the ACTE Conference

Hot Springs, Arkansas July 24, 2012

www.pcgeducation.com

Agenda

CTE EOC Online Testing Vendor• Meet the new vendor Public Consulting Group, Inc.• Changes to the process• Changes in information access

System Overview• Student information available to teachers• Access to reports

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PCG Education

• Serve clients in the United States, Canada, Poland, European Union, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

• Offices in the United States, Montreal, Canada and Lodz, Poland

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PCG Education provides financial, operational, technology, and academic support services to school districts, state departments, and foundations across the world.

Interesting Facts

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• Number of PCG Education Clients: 4,000

• US Districts: 8 of the largest 10

• US Districts: 42 of the largest 100

• Partners: Pearson, Specialist Schools & Academies Trust (SSAT) I the UK, University of Twente in the Netherlands, Modern Didactics Center in Lithuania, Institute for Information Management in Germany

• Data Warehouse: 5M students supported

• Medicaid: $2.75B collected for clients

• Special Education Technology: 1.4M students supported – 20% of US Market

• Special Education Technology: 14M IEP’s created from 350,000 users

PCG Education Clients

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States

State of Tennessee

State of New Jersey

State of Michigan

State of Indiana

State of Arizona

State of Georgia

State of Illinois

State of Washington

State of Kansas

State of Massachusetts

State of Arkansas

International

Calgary Board of Education

Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (CN)

Saskatchewan Rivers School District (CN)

Central Okanagan SD23 (CN)

Świętochłowice City(Urząd Miasta Świętochłowice), Poland

Gymnasium no. 3 in Swietochlowice(Zespół Szkół i Pracy Pozaszkolnej w Świętochłowicach), Poland

Primary school and Gymnasium no. 1 in Grotniki (Zespół Szkolno-Gimnazjalny w Grotnikach), Poland

Zgierz Commune (Urząd Gminy Zgierz), Poland

European Commission’s Comenius Program

Districts

Chicago Public Schools

School District of Philadelphia

Miami-Dade Public Schools

Broward County (FL) Schools

Clark County Schools (NV)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Memphis Public Schools

Atlanta Public Schools

District of Columbia Public Schools

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Approach to Solving Client Problems

Combining the Right Mix of

People, Process, Knowledge & Technology

Client Focus Proven Results

EducationConsulting

Technology ManagementConsulting

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What makes PCG Education DIFFERENT?

PCG Education provides a lasting partnership with districts by providing extensive support and services creating a solid

foundation for success.

Managing and leading change is essential for ensuring successful integration of solutions.

At an organizational level, change management means defining and implementing strategic and purposeful plans to deal with changes in the organizational environment and to gain from those opportunities.

EdPlanTM Student Success Planning

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Single Point of Access

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Reporting & Data Management

Dashboards, one-click reports, & comprehensive reporting of all assessment, programmatic,

demographic, & administrative data

AssessmentManagement

Manage district, campus, & teacher assessments. Online, OMR, plain paper scanning, clicker, or teacher

entry delivery options.Ultimate item bank flexibility

CurriculumManagement

Schedule, deliver, & managestandard-based content; custom

templates & lesson planning; links to local, state, & Common Core

standards

GraduationPlanning

Helps meet the requirements of the America Diploma Initiative. Customized development &

monitoring graduation goals, tracks, & plans

Program TrackingReporting & management of special

program information;access to instructional

modifications in response to intervention

Student & ParentPortal

Secure student & parent access to assignments, grades, attendance,

assessments, & instructional resources

Early Warning SystemAlerts educators & gives them the ability to promptly react to student distress signals, redirect potential

dropouts, & monitor interventions & programs

EducatorEffectiveness

Capture, track, and manage observational, evaluation and

appraisal data; comprehensive reporting by employee, campus,

and district

GradebookManagement

Flexible grade reporting; traditional, project based,

standards based, & learning/rubric based grading

Our Arkansas Experience

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Arkansas Target Test Project

•The system that provides the item banking, test construction, test delivery and reporting for the Arkansas Target Test interim assessment project.

Wilbur Mills EOC Interim Assessment Project

•The system that provides the item banking, test construction, test delivery and reporting for the Wilbur Mills Coop interim assessment project for Arkansas online CTE EOC assessments.

Changes in WETEST

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APSCN Interface• Roster verification instead of registration• Access to student demographic and program information

Assessment Data• Immediate access to EOC results for student, class, campus,

region and district• Access to national and state test data

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Public Consulting Group, Inc.401 Church St. Suite 2420, Nashville, Tennessee 37219

(615) 983-5300, www.publicconsultinggroup.com