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MINI-WHITE PAPERS What do you need to know about lots of things?

NORTHSIDE ISD Department of Testing & Evaluation Presents:. MINI-WHITE PAPERS What do you need to know about lots of things?. SANDRA POTH, Director of Testing and Evaluation Joseph Orr, Testing Coordinator Jamie Ford, Grants Evaluator

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MINI-WHITE PAPERS What do you need to know about lots of things?

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  1. NORTHSIDE ISD Department of Testing & Evaluation Presents: MINI-WHITE PAPERSWhat do you need to know about lots of things? SANDRA POTH, Director of Testing and Evaluation Joseph Orr, Testing Coordinator Jamie Ford, Grants Evaluator Andrea Reynolds, Testing Coordinator Dennis Cadena, Incentive Grants Evaluator Cindy Luna, Testing Coordinator Susan Wright, Title 1/SCE Evaluator David Mueller, Database Coordinator Philip Linerode, Local Program Evaluator

  2. What are White Papers? • Simple, short, user-friendly explanations • Focused toward parents and educators • Purpose: To inform and explain • More than 30 papers about a variety of testing / accountability topics • Concepts and terminology related to day-to-day questions

  3. Who we are – Northside ISD • Bexar County – San Antonio • 4th largest district in the state; 32nd in US • 95,781 students • 13,369 total staff members • 6529 teachers • 100+ campuses • 10 comprehensive high schools & 5 magnets • 18 middle schools • 66 elementary schools • 10 special support campuses

  4. Who we are – Testing & Evaluation Assistant Superintendent Student, Family & Community Services Don Schmidt Database Coordinator David Mueller Director, Testing and Evaluation Sandra Poth Director’s Secretary Patricia Rayon Testing Coordinator Andrea Reynolds Testing Coordinator Joseph Orr Assessment Projects Coord. Cindy Luna Title 1/SCE Program Evaluator Susan Wright District Program Evaluator Phil Linerode Grants Program Evaluator Jamie Ford Incentive Grants Evaluator Dennis Cadena Program Evaluation Specialist Andrea Vernick Program Evaluation Specialist Brittney Nelson Program Evaluation Specialist Anna Martinez Testing Logistical Assistant Patricia Miller Student Testing Specialist Linda Pinner Testing Materials Handler Hector Garcia Testing Materials Handler Jeff Surney NISD, July 2010

  5. Thematic Groups • State Tests • Policy • Scores • Adaptations • Support • Other Topics • General • Other tests • AYP

  6. State Tests – Policy Issues • Transition From TAKS To STAAR - Parent FAQ • Commissioner's 14-point Security Plan • Incident Reports • Field Tests • Special Provisions For Refugees And Asylees • Home School Students Taking TAKS

  7. State Tests - Scores • Texas Projection Measure (TPM) • Vertical Scale • Lexile Measures - Parent FAQ • Lexile Measures - Educator FAQ • Quantile Measures - Parent FAQ • Quantile Measures - Educator FAQ • Value-added Measures - Parent FAQ • College Readiness Indicators • Understanding A Confidential Student Report (CRS)

  8. State Tests- Adaptations • Linguistically Accommodated Testing (LAT) • Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) • Accommodations And Modifications • Dyslexia Bundled Accommodations (DBA) • Alternate Assessments For Special Education Students

  9. State Tests- Support • TAKS Study Resources • Released Tests

  10. Other Topics - General • Best Online Resources • Norm-Referenced Versus Criterion-Referenced Tests • Testing Terminology • Standardized Tests • Other Tests and Assessments • Conversion Tables

  11. Other Topics – Other Tests • Credit By Exam Testing • The SAT And ACT Tests

  12. Other Topics - AYP • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

  13. Accessing the White Papers NISD’ s Testing and Evaluation Web page: http://www.nisd.net/evalww/P9_Resources.htm  Click on “White Papers” Go to  White Papers

  14. WHITE PAPERS QUESTIONS or COMMENTS?

  15. WHITE PAPERS Contact Information Sandra Poth, Director Testing and Evaluation Northside ISD 5651 Grissom San Antonio, TX 78238 (210) 397-8726

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