Beginning of Grade 3 ELA/Reading Test

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Welcome

• Introductions

• Housekeeping

• Parking Lot

• Performance and Accountability Link

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http://www.montgomery.k12.nc.us/domain/50

Plan

• The purpose of this training is to provide school-level test coordinators with the knowledge, skills and resources needed to effectively and efficiently administer the BOG 3 test.

• Participants will be able to:

• Plan and implement the BOG 3 test administration according to North Carolina and Montgomery County Schools testing programs.

• Locate testing resources to assist with proper test planning and administration.

• Understand the current changes and future direction of the North Carolina and Montgomery County Schools testing programs.

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DO • Develop a school-level testing plan

• Review of testing materials

• Administer the BOG 3 test with zero misadministrations

• Identify primary resources for an effective testing program

• Participate in discussions on actions that directly impact the testing programs

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Study

• Formative- Feedback via a plus/delta chart, parking lot poster and exit ticket at the end of today’s training session.

• Interim- Collect and review school-level testing plans.

• Summative- Audit the administration of the BOG 3 test.

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Act

• Short-term- Respond according to feedback collected from plus/delta, parking lot, exit tickets and school-level test plans.

• Long-term-Document the BOG 3 test administration process and determine if the plan worked. Why? Why Not? Lessons learned?

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Overview

• Accountability Updates

• North Carolina Testing Policies and Procedures

• Beginning of Grade 3 Test Planning and Administration

• Online Testing Access

• Check-out Materials

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North Carolina Test Coordinators Handbook • Test Security

• School-level Test Coordinators

• Preparation for Test Administration

• Test Administration Information

• Testing Irregularities, Misadministrations and Make-up Testing OTISS

• Testing Accommodations-Sheet

You are responsible for reviewing all the contents of this publication prior to training your school.

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https://schools.nc.gov/pls/apex/f?p=888:101:746723347611801

Testing Students with Disabilities • Accommodations/LEP • Modifications • Responsibilities of the school-level testing

coordinator • Exceptional Children Services • Guidance Counselors • Teachers • Principal

You are responsible for reviewing all the contents of this publication prior to training your school.

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Student Marks Answers in Test Book

• ALL students may write in

their test booklet –

no accommodation needed!

• Students with MIB must not be given an answer sheet, must circle answers in book

• Students with MIB do not transfer their answers from booklet to answer sheet

• May be tested in regular setting

Dictation to a Scribe

• For both paper-and-pencil and online, two test administrators must be present

• One fills role of test administrator

• One fills role of scribe

• A separate proctor is not required

Scheduled Extended Time

• Clarification: Extended time is to be provided in addition to maximum testing time

• Most tests have maximum testing time of 240 minutes

• NCEXTEND1 has no maximum testing time

What About Online Testing?

• Large font and foreground/background options available to all students

• Not ‘accommodations’ – universal design

• Must be selected in NC Education before testing day

Online Testing (cont’d) • Interpreter/Transliterator Signs/Cues Test

• May use second computer monitor

• Dictation to a Scribe

• Scribe can record responses directly on computer or on piece of paper

• If recorded online, test administrator and scribe to sign statement of validation

• Test administrators complete Accommodations Provided screen after testing

Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled

• Operational EOC online tests (not English I) and online field tests

• Must be selected in student interface questions (SIQ) before testing

• Separate room (one-on-one) required unless headphones are used

• Student clicks on speaker icon next to text to activate read aloud option

• Consider bandwidth when scheduling

Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled (cont’d)

• Limitation: only item stems and answer choices read by computer

• For online tests, student may have the test read aloud by:

• Test Administrator Reads Test Aloud

• Computer Reads Test Aloud – Student Controlled

• Combination of the two methods

NO READ ALOUD

ON BOG 3

Teacher’s Guide BOG 3 Practice Activity • Complete practice activity prior to test day

• No time limit

• Teacher should write student names on practice answer sheet only

• Format

• Teachers need:

• One NC BOG 3 Practice Activity Teacher's Guide

• Practice answer sheets

• Blank paper

• Sharpened No. 2 pencils

• Clock/timer ( 90 minutes suggested; 180 minutes limit)

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NC BOG 3 ELA/Reading Test Assessment Guide • All students except

• IEP states extend content standards

• WIDA level below 4.0 AND 1st year in U.S. schools

• Medical exceptions approved by the NCDPI

• One day, unless noted

• Administered at the same time

• 42 multiple choice items; 90 minutes estimated; 180 minutes maximum

• Three-minute break every 30-minutes; 5 minutes warning

• NO CELL PHONES

• Train test administrators and proctors

• Results released in October

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Limited English Proficient

• Guidelines for Testing Students Identified as LEP

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http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/policyoperations/lep/testinglep1213.pdf

Proctors Guide

• Test security

• Test materials

• Signed Testing Code of Ethics

• Signed Accommodations Acknowledgment Fall 2

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Online Access

• OTISS

• Testing Irregularity Checklist

• NCID Account

• Secure Server

• \\mcs-dc001

• NC Education Fall

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Important Testing Publications

• Testing Code of Ethics- Sign and Return

• Testing Security: Protocol and Procedures for School Personnel

• Test Administration Sites/Testing Plan

• Review of Accommodations Form

• Testing Calendar

• Audit Checklist

• Testing Irregularity Investigation Checklist

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School-level Test Plan-9/3/2014 • School-level test plan

• Site administration plan

• Special setting site administration plan

• Montgomery County Schools Test Plan

• Audit Checklist

• Parent Letter and Blackboard Message

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Before-During-After

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Check-out Materials -8/27/2014

• School roster • Teacher Class rosters • Teacher header sheets • Test administrator practice activity guides • Test administrator assessment guides • Proctor Guides • Student pre-coded answer sheets • Student practice test booklets • Student practice answer sheets • Student blank answer sheets • BOG 3 Exams + Extras • Parent Letter –Email Sample

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Next steps…

• August 27th –checkout materials

• September 3rd- submit school-level testing plans

• September 9-12- administer the BOG 3 Test

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Q & A Session

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Plus/Delta

+ Δ

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Exit Ticket

Answer three of the five questions:

1. Where can you download a copy of today’s PPT ?

2. Who should you contact if you have questions about testing policies and procedures?

3. What documents (three) must you submit prior to every testing session?

4. Why (two reasons) are we administering the BOG 3 test?

5. What additional documents or resources do you need to help you plan and administer the BOG 3 test?

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Thank you!

• Carol Parsons, Elementary Testing Coordinator, carol.parsons@montgomery.k12.nc.us

• Dr. Takeda LeGrand, Chief Accountability and Quality Officer

takeda.legrand@montgomery.k12.nc.us

441 Page St., P. O. Box 427, Troy, NC 27371

PHONE (910) 576-6511, Ext. 308; CELL (910-220-3040); FAX (910) 576-2044

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mailto:carol.parsons@montgomery.k12.nc.usmailto:takeda.legrand@montgomery.k12.nc.us