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Monroe Township SchoolsPreparing for PARCC Results
Presented November 10, 2015
Dr. Dori L. Alvich
Assistant Superintendent of Schools
Quick Look at Score Reports
• http://understandthescore.org/
help-your-child/resources-for-
parents/
All assessments
should inform
student learning!
PARCC data can be used to drive more meaningful conversations...
• What are each individual
student's strengths and
weaknesses? How can we
help them grow?
• Which standards did our
students meet?
• What professional
development does our
district need?
• How aligned are our
curriculum and instructional
practices to state standards?
• How can we support
individual teachers and
identify best practices in the
district?
• How can we best work as a
parent/teacher/school
partnership to support the
individual child?
Individual Student Report: ELA/L
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Individual Student Report: ELA/L
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Individual Student Report: ELA/L
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Individual Student Report: MATH
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Individual Student Report: MATH
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PARCC as a new baseline
• The first year’s scores are a new baseline from which to progress from
and measure against moving forward. We cannot compare PARCC scores
to NJASK scores because it is a different type of test.
• Your child’s score may look lower this year because the tests measured
more complex skills. A low score does not mean your child did not
improve or learned less. Instead, it means that the expectations have
been raised for students.
• It will take time. While teachers have been gearing up for the new
standards for almost four years, the tests are new and they ask questions
in different ways and require students to show their work. Just as what
happens with new standardized tests, scores will start to improve as
teachers and students become more familiar with the standards and
acquire the skills and knowledge to meet them.
Questions to Guide PARCC Data Reflection
• How will your school use PARCC data to identify strengths and gaps that exist in curriculum and instruction?
• How will your school use PARCC data to inform the conversations of your PLCs?
• How can your school invest in additional professional resources to meet the learning needs of all students?
How you can support your child?
• Read both fiction and non-fiction aloud or with your child. Look for
subjects of interest – from sports heroes to dinosaurs.
• Discuss and “do” real life math with your child.
• Discuss the new tests with your child. Make sure he/she is not
scared or anxious going into the new tests.
• Explain to your child that the tests will initially be more challenging.
Tell your child to do his/her best on the test and that you are there
to help every step of the way.
• After the test, review the results with your child. Bring the teacher
into the discussion as needed.
• Provide a quiet, comfortable place for studying at home and make
sure your child gets a good night’s sleep and a nutritious breakfast
before a test.
Understand the Score
Skill Builder
GreatKids State Test Guide for Parents
PARCC - Regular Administration Grades 3-8
Administration Dates
April 4, 2016 - May 13, 2016
PARCC - Regular Administration High School
Administration Dates
April 11, 2016 - May 20, 2016
SCIENCE
Administration Dates - NJASK Science Grades 4 and 8
Regular Administration Date Makeup Date
May 25, 2016 June 1, 2016
Administration Dates - NJ Biology Competency Test (NJBCT)
Regular Administration Date Makeup Date
May 25-26, 2016 June 1-2, 2016
Graduation Assessment Requirements for the Classes of 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS MATH
Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 9 or Passing score on PARCC Algebra I or
Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 10 or Passing score on PARCC Geometry or
Passing score on a PARCC ELA Grade 11 or Passing score on PARCC Algebra II or
SAT >= 400 or SAT >= 400 or
ACT >= 16 or ACT >= 16 or
Accuplacer Write Placer >= 6 or Accuplacer Elementary Algebra >= 76 or
PSAT >= 40 or PSAT >= 40 or
ACT Aspire >= 422 or ACT Aspire >= 422 or
ASVAB-AFQT >=31 or ASVAB-AFQT >=31 or
Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal Meet the Criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal
Resources for Parents
• http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/parcc/scores/1415/guide.
• http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/parcc/scores/
• http://www.parcconline.org/resources/parent-resources
• http://understandthescore.org/