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HIGH SCHOOL REDESIGN ASSESSMENTS
Implementation
Dr. Tom Dauphinee
Interim Supervisor, Assessment and Accountability
Dr. Catherine Cross Maple
Deputy Secretary, Learning and Accountability
PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
November 4, 2009
High School Redesign Assessments
• Statute §22-2C-4.1 says grade 11 students choose one or more of the following in fall 2009:– College Readiness Assessment– Workforce Readiness Assessment– Alternative Demonstration of Competency
(Standards Based Indicators)– Participate at No Cost to Student
College Readiness Assessment
• Contract for ACT Test Finalized
• Districts Notified of Implementation
• CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding
Workforce Readiness Assessment
• Contract for WorkKeys Finalized
• Districts Notified of Implementation
• CANCELLED Fall 2009 Due to Insufficient School District Funding
When Will College and Workforce Readiness Assessments Be
Added?
School Districts May Administer– If Sufficiently Funded– Arrange with ACT Directly– Might Be Tied to Race To The Top Funds
What Is Still In Place?
Short Cycle Assessments– 3 times in grade 9– 3 times in grade 10
What Is Still In Place?
Alternate Demonstration of Competency of High School Exit Requirements (NMAC 6.19.7.10)
Alternate Demonstration of Competency
Portfolio of Standards-Based Indicators May Include, But Not Limited to:
• Results from post-secondary nationally normed assessments (e.g. ACT / SAT)
• Results from Workforce Readiness Assessments
• Results from End-of-Course Assessments
Alternate Demonstration of Competency
Continued List:• School-Based Projects (e.g. papers, theses,
research projects)• Performances of Art Work (recorded in
electronic format)• Community-Based Projects (e.g. internships,
service learning, after school job performance
Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include
• Projects Not Student’s Independent Work• Projects Involving Vertebrate Animal Subjects• Collaborations Where Individual Work Not
Discernable• Course Grades, Teacher/Employer
Recommendations or Testimonials
Alternate Demonstration of Competency Do Not Include
Continued List:• Artifacts Not Related to Academic Content
Standards• Inflammatory, Derogatory, or Humiliating
Material• Projects Involving Human Subject,
Microorganisms, Biological Agents Must Follow International Rules
Alternate Demonstration of Competency – Other Requirements
• Student Participated in Grade 9 or 10 Short Cycle Assessments
• Students Participated in College or Workforce Readiness Assessments May Create a Portfolio of Artifacts as Further Evidence of Competency to Submit to Post-Secondary Institutions or Employers
Alternate Demonstration of Competency & High School
Graduation
• Students May Provide Alternate Demonstrations of Competency within 5 Years of Exiting to Receive a NM Diploma of Excellence
Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System
• Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.
Carve Your Path/Electronic Student Management System
• Platform for Student Management of Test Scores, Next Step Plans, Coursework, Artifacts of Standards-Based Portfolios, etc.
What is Still In Place?
NEW MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL COMPETENCY EXAM
• Last 10th Graders in Spring 2009• Retest Until Students Exited from High School 5
Years (2016)
What is Coming?
GRADE 11 STANDARDS BASED ASSESSMENT / HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ASSESSMENT
• First Administration in Spring 2011
• Scored for AYP in Reading, Math, and Science
• Different Set of Scores for Graduation
Information About Assessments
PED Assessment & Evaluation Website:
• http://www.ped.state.nm.us/AssessmentAccountability/AssessmentEvaluation/index.html
Statutes on Assessments §22-2C-4 & 4.1
• http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
Information About Assessments
Statutes on Graduation Requirements §22-13-1.1
• http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0
Whom Can I Call?
Assessments
• Robert Romero (505) 827-6524 or
Charles Trujillo (505) 827-6536 or [email protected]
Whom Can I Call?
High School Redesign
http://www.ped.state.nm.us/HighSchoolRedesign/
• Dr. Anya Dozier Enos (505) 827-8058 or [email protected]
Questions?