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Kinnelon Public Schools. Assessment Presentation November 20, 2014. Current NJ Assessments. NJ Assessment of Skills and Knowledge & High School Proficiency Assessment Administered in grades 3-8 and 11 Math, ELA and Science in grades 4 & 8
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Kinnelon Public Schools Assessment Presentation November 20, 2014
Current NJ Assessments • NJ Assessment of Skills and Knowledge & High School Proficiency Assessment • Administered in grades 3-8 and 11 • Math, ELA and Science in grades 4 & 8 • NJ Biology Competency Test - High School End –of – Course Assessment • Proficiency based on a scaled score • 199 and below - Below Proficient • 200-249 - Proficient • 250 -300 - Advanced Proficient
Analysis of Assessment Data • Analysis of data for a variety of reasons • Pupil in Relation to Self • Growth throughout year, year to year, developmental milestones • Teacher made assessments, benchmark assessments, Running Records, SRI, PSAT-SAT, Achieve 3000 etc. • Pupil in Relation to Group • How are individuals performing relative to academic peers? • Group/Grade in Relation to Curriculum • Cluster score analysis to find gaps in curriculum • Group/Grade in Relation to Similar Schools • Currently compare to the same District Factor Group – SES calculation • NJ DOE also groups by Peer Group – Spring
District Factor Group - DFG • A ranking of school districts in New Jersey according to their socioeconomic status
Spring 2012 NJ ASK Aligned to NJ CCCS Spring 2013 NJ ASK Partial Alignment to Common Core (except gr 6-8 Math) Spring 2014 NJ ASK 100% Common Core Aligned SY 2014-15 PARCC assessment NJ Assessment Transition Timeline Transitional Assessments
MathematicsProficient and Above, By Grade * Aligned to CCSS
Math – Gap Analysis from Core Curriculum to Common Core, by Grade
NJ Science Assessments NJ ASK Science Grades 4 & 8 New Jersey Biology Competency Test Grades 9-10
College Board Testing – SAT & PSAT and American College Test - ACT
No Child Left Behind Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • Became law in 2002 • Reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965 & 1994 • Designed to drive broad gains in student achievement; and • To hold states and schools more accountable for student progress • Established: • Annual Testing • NJ ASK, HSPA and NAEP • Academic Progress • 100% proficient by 2013-14 • AYP toward the 100% each year • Report Cards • States • Districts - School –by- School • Teacher Qualifications • Teachers HQT • Reading First • Funding Changes
NJ ESEA/NCLB Flexibility Waiver • Set for reauthorization in 2007 – still not reauthorized • In 2011, State waivers were allowed • 2014 = 100% proficient unrealistic • Conditions of the Waiver: • School scores are aggregated (3-5, 6-8, 11). • 2016 – additional aggregate grade span 9-11 • Must meet a 95% participation rate in all subgroups (N>40) • NJ DOE provided each school with Annual Progress Targets based on yearly increments. • Must reduce any achievement gap in any subgroup by 50% over 6 years • Schools must reach the indicated yearly increment OR maintain 90% proficiency in each subgroup (N>30).
Subgroups Kinnelon Subgroups IdentifiedFederal Subgroups Schoolwide White Black Hispanic American Indian Asian 2+ races Students with Disabilities Limited English Proficiency Economically Disadvantaged • Due to the N>30 cohort size, Kinnelon Schools reports on the following subgroups: • Schoolwide (3-5, 6-8, 11) • White (3-5, 6-8, 11) • Students w/Disabilities (3-5, 6-8) • Asian (3-5)
