SSA Fall Conference

October 8, 2012Florence, Alabama

The Basis for Change

An accountability system that was unbalanced and imposed an inaccurate identification for schools in need of improvement.

A disconnect in articulation with our partners in postsecondary, higher education and business and industry – AYP vs. CCR

An increasing number of students requiring remedial education at the technical school, two-year and four-year college level and entry into business and industry.

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College and Career Readiness

Ability to draw inferences/conclusions

from text

Analyzing conflicting source documents

Supporting arguments with evidence

Solving complex problems with no obvious answer 5

Undergraduate Remediation

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The Process of Change

State Board Adoption of the ACT, PLAN, EXPLORE and WorkKeys as Alabama’s measure of College and/or Career Readiness - 9/10/09 to be phased in beginning with EXPLORE with the 8th grade class of 2010.

State Board Adoption of End-of-Course Tests to replace the Alabama High School Graduation Exam - 9/10/09 to be phased in beginning in 2012-2013

Alabama State Board Adoption of the College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts - 11/18/10

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The Process of Change continued…

The Alabama State Board of Education establishes an Assessment and Accountability Task Force to review current status and needed changes 7/12/11

SSA Fall Conference 2011 – overview of ESEA Waiver impact and request for input

Task Force meetings throughout the Fall of 2011 and Presentation of Recommendations in April 2012

The Alabama State Board of Education requests an AMO Freeze to allow for development and implementation of new assessments and accountability - 5/10/12

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The Process of Changecontinued…

SSA Summer Conference June 2012 – Presentation of AMO Waiver and possible ESEA Waiver impacts and associated changes with follow up survey 7/16/12

The Alabama State Board of Education Adopts Alabama PLAN 2020 as its ESEA Flexibility Request with new assessment and accountability frameworks - 9/6/12

Alabama State Board of Education consideration of the One Diploma with multiple pathways plan for high school graduation - Present

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The Result of Change

AMO Freeze - What Does It Mean?

1. 2011-2012 AYP determinations will be based on AMOs from the 2010-2011 school year.

2. 2012-2013 AYP determinations will be based on AMOs from the 2010-2011 school year and no status assigned – baseline year for new accountability plan.

Bottom line, it gives us a two-year window to transition to a new balanced and meaningful accountability system without the threat of sanctions and status and time for implementation of our Alabama specific ESEA Waiver. 10

To Plan Learning (prior to instruction)

To Support Learning(during instruction)

To Monitor Learning(between instruction)

To Verify Learning(after instruction)

FORMATIVE DATAto quickly inform instruction

Teacher/Student Discussion

First-day Observations

Teacher/Student Portfolio

Class Blog; Student Journal

Open Questioning Running Records

Exit Activities Portfolios

BENCHMARK DATAto benchmark and monitor progress

Screeners Chapter Pre-Tests

Graded Class Work Curriculum-Based

Measures (CBM) Running Records

Portfolios Curriculum-Based

Measures (CBM)

Progress Report Interim Assessment

(Post-Test)

SUMMATIVE DATAto evaluate cumulative learning

Prior Year’s AP Exams

Prior End-of-Year Scores

Item Analysis of Prior Summative Test

End-of-Unit Assessments/Grades

Benchmark Test Scores

End-of-Semester Grades

AYP Reports Suspension Rates

BALANCED ASSESSMENT SYSTEMBy Purpose

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Grade Assessment(s)

12 WorkKeys11 ACT w/Writing10 PLAN9 Transition8 EXPLORE7 ARMT+6 ARMT+5 ARMT+4 ARMT+3 ARMT+2 Developmentally Appropriate Assessments(s)1 Developmentally Appropriate Assessments(s)K Kindergarten Screener(s) for all entering Kindergarten students

End-of-CourseEnglish 9, 10, 11, 12Alg. I, Geometry, Alg. II w/Trig, Pre-CalBiology, Chemistry, PhysicsU.S. History

ARMT+ (Reading/ELA, Math, Science and Writing/Social Studies Based) aligned to College and Career Readiness Benchmarks

ARMT+ (Reading/ELA, Math, Science and Writing/Social Studies Based) aligned to College and Career Readiness Benchmarks

Formative, Benchmark and/or Interim Assessment Repository with ResourcesGrades 3-12

A pool of aligned items to each standard at each grade level within each assessment content area will be available for teacher, school or system use for formative, benchmark and/or interim assessments to be used to inform instructional practice. Included will also be links to instructional resources aligned to the standards for use by teachers, schools or school systems.

Formative, Benchmark and/or Interim Assessment Repository with ResourcesGrades 3-12

A pool of aligned items to each standard at each grade level within each assessment content area will be available for teacher, school or system use for formative, benchmark and/or interim assessments to be used to inform instructional practice. Included will also be links to instructional resources aligned to the standards for use by teachers, schools or school systems.

Project-Based AssessmentsGrades 6-12

These assessments are designed to foster research inquiry skills, persistence, independence and intercommunications in ways that are not accomplished with more traditional summative and end-of-course assessments. Project-based assessments are scored based on templates or rubrics that produce rich, multileveled evaluations of student work.

Project-Based AssessmentsGrades 6-12

These assessments are designed to foster research inquiry skills, persistence, independence and intercommunications in ways that are not accomplished with more traditional summative and end-of-course assessments. Project-based assessments are scored based on templates or rubrics that produce rich, multileveled evaluations of student work.

Career Interest/Career Aptitude AssessmentsGrades 6-12

These assessments are designed to inform student, parent, teacher, counselor and principal decisions about appropriate coursework and co-curricular opportunities for students culminating in a comprehensive and annually updated four-year high school plan of study.

Career Interest/Career Aptitude AssessmentsGrades 6-12

These assessments are designed to inform student, parent, teacher, counselor and principal decisions about appropriate coursework and co-curricular opportunities for students culminating in a comprehensive and annually updated four-year high school plan of study.

All assessments will be offered in online or paper-and-pencil format with a standards-based reporting format that will be immediate. All assessments will be formatted for “through course” or single-setting use.

All assessments will be offered in online or paper-and-pencil format with a standards-based reporting format that will be immediate. All assessments will be formatted for “through course” or single-setting use.

Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment System

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School Year Grades K-2 Grades 3-7 Grades 8-12

End-of-Course Assessments

College- and Career- Ready Assessments

2012-13 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

ARMT+ (Grades 3-8) English 9English 10Algebra IGeometry (AHSGE Grades 11-12)

EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)

2013-14 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments plusEnglish 11Algebra IIBiologyChemistryU. S. History(AHSGE Grades 12)

EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11)

2014-15 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments plusEnglish 12Pre-CalculusPhysics

EXPLORE (Grade 8) PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12)

2015-16 Formative/Interim/Benchmark Assessments(LEA Determined)

New Above assessments EXPLORE (Grade 8)PLAN (Grade 10)ACT Plus Writing (Grade 11) WorkKeys (Grade 12)

Alabama College- and Career-Ready Assessment SystemTimeline for Implementation

NOTE: State-provided formative/interim/benchmark assessments aligned to college- and career-ready standards will be available August 2012 for Grades K-12.

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Overview of Proposed Alabama Accountability Model

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• College and Career Readiness

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• Program Reviews

• Graduation Rate

• Attendance

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• Other Measures

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• Effective teachers and leaders as measured by EDUCATE Alabama, LEADAlabama, and multiple measures of student performance

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• Local Indicator(s) from School/System Improvement Plan

• Weight 10To be implemented in two phases over the next three years.

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Data Points for AccountabilityStudent Achievement New Assessment 3-7, AAA, QualityCore Algebra I and English 10 Student Growth New Assessment 3-7, AAA, EXPLORE to PLAN to ACT Achievement Gap New Assessment 3-7, AAA, QualityCore Algebra I and English 10 College and Career Readiness Benchmark on ACT WorkKeys Silver and Platinum Recognition Industry Recognized CTE Credential AP/IB Qualifying Score Transcripted College Credit/Dual Enrollment or Early College ASVAB Qualifying ScoreGraduation Rate Four-year Cohort Rate with a fifth-year option Attendance TBDProgram Reviews TBDParticipation Rates 95%Teacher and Leader Effectiveness TBDLocally Determined Indicator Determined based on Local Continuous Improvement Plan

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Timelines2012-2013 ARMT+, AAA, AHSGE (Grades 11 and 12 only)

EXPLORE/Grade 8, PLAN/Grade 10 and QualityCore EOC for Algebra I, Geometry, English 9, and English 10

2013-2014 New 3-7 Assessment, AAA, AHSGE (Grade 12 only) EXPLORE/Grade 8, PLAN/Grade 10, ACT w/writing/Grade 11, and additional QualityCore EOC for Algebra II, English 11, Biology, Chemistry, and U.S. History

2014-2015 Continue all above minus the ARMT+ and AHSGE and add QualityCore EOC for Pre-calculus, English 12, and Physics

2015-2016 Begin new comprehensive State-Developed and Differentiated Recognition, Accountability and Support System based on a multi-dimensional School Performance Index 16

Absolutes During the Transition

Teach to the standards for each of the required subjects (Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards - Courses of Study)

Through a clearly articulated and locally aligned K-12 curriculum (Sample curricula found on

ALEX and Alabama Insight) Supported by aligned resources, support, and professional development (Sample lesson

plans and supporting resources found on ALEX, differentiated support through ALSDE Regional Support Teams and ALSDE Initiatives, etc.)

Monitored regularly through formative, interim/benchmark assessments to inform the

effectiveness of the instruction and continued learning needs of individuals and groups of students (GlobalScholar, QualityCore Benchmarks, and other locally determined assessments)

With a goal that each student graduates from high school with the knowledge and skills to

succeed in post-high school education and the workforce without the need for remediation as evidenced by multiple measures achieved through multiple pathways to meet the graduation requirements set for students in Alabama. (Alabama High School Graduation Requirements/Diploma) 17

ALABAMA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

This one approach to the Alabama High School Diploma removes the need for endorsements or the Alabama Occupational Diploma. The focus will be on the coursework taken that necessitates a clearly articulated and individualized four-year high school plan built for each student based on the results from the EXPLORE academic and career interest assessment and middle school coursework.

AREAS OF STUDY REQUIREMENTS UNITS

English/Language ArtsEnglish 9, 10, 11, and 12 or any AP/IB or postsecondary equivalent option of these courses

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Mathematics

Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or its equivalent Additional units to complete the four credits in mathematics must be chosen from the Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics or CTE/AP/IB equivalent courses

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ScienceBiology and a Physical Science. The third and fourth science credits may be used to meet both the science and CTE course requirement

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Social StudiesWorld History, U.S. History x 2, and Government/Economics or AP/IB/Dual Enrollment equivalent courses

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Physical EducationPersonal Fitness (1)One unit of JROTC may be used to meet this requirement

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Health Education Alabama Course of Study: Health Education 0.5

Computer Applications*possible shift to Financial Literacy

Computer Applications or equivalent CTE coursePersonal Finance/Financial Literacy

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CTE and/or Foreign Language and/or Fine Arts

Students choosing CTE and/or Foreign Language are encouraged to complete two courses in the same sequence.

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Electives 3

Total Units Required for Graduation 24

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