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PARCC Assessment January 2016 Update

Stay informed on the PARCC assessment data release timeline, expected reports, and enhancements in analytical tools. Find out about performance levels, improvement strategies, and upcoming administration phases. Boost participation rates for all students with effective interventions and educational sessions.

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PARCC Assessment January 2016 Update

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  1. PARCC AssessmentJanuary 2016 Update Jeffrey Hauger Sue Martz Don Mitchell New Jersey Department of Education

  2. Data preparation process – Looking Back PARCC Consortium NJ Department of Education October: Release of preliminary data November 4th: Release of the statewide summaries; State Board approves performance levels. Mid-to-late November: Districts receive student, school, and district reports. Mid-January: Release of school and district-level data and participation rates. • Spring 2015: Test administration • Summer 2015: Scoring process • August/September 2015: PARCC Governing board sets consortium-wide performance levels. • September/October: Preliminary data files.

  3. PARCC16 Expected Timeline- Looking Forward January • High Schools with fall block schedules will complete the second year of PARCC assessments. January/February • The Department of Education expects analytical tools to help interpret the PARCC results to be available to educators. March/April • The Department of Education is expected to release the new school performance reports with the 2015 assessment data. April – May • The second-year administration of PARCC will be conducted during one window. June/July • The Department of Education expects that the PARCC data from the 2016 April – May administration will be available online for districts. August/September • The Department of Education expects that Individual Student Reports (ISRs) will be sent to districts for them to distribute to parents.

  4. PARCC Analytic Tools – Looking Forward • Based on feedback from districts, the Department is working with Pearson and PARCC Inc. to provide more in-depth reports that will be available soon: • Performance Summary Reports • Item analysis report • Evidence statement report

  5. NOTE: SAMPLE REPORT

  6. Where We Are Today • Test Administration is going smoothly. • 21,232 Performance-Based Assessment (PBA) tests were completed last November/December. • Currently, the End of Year (EOY) component is being administered until the end of January. • Last spring NJDOE reviewed and presented preliminary data around test takers. • updated data on rates of “non-tested” that will be available in a broadcast memo. • non-tested” include a subset of students who were considered “refusals” • Profiles Report to districts/schools in mid February

  7. PARCC Data • NJDOE is also reviewing the PARCC data in order to (a) provide Districts support in using this data to enhance instruction (b) learn how we can improve on test administration and (c) how can we improve the participation rate in 2016 and beyond. • Over the last few months, NJDOE has already taken meaningful steps in this direction: • The testing window has been reduced from two windows to one. • The testing window has been adjusted to minimize the conflict between PARCC and AP testing. • The department created a waiver process for ELA 11 students. Students who take an AP or IB assessment will not need to take the PARCC assessment. • The department committed to maintaining the impact of mSGP (driven by student growth in PARCC) on educator evaluation at 10% for the 2015/16 school year • Statewide sessions illustrating how to use the data.

  8. Increase Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and English Language Learners • Conduct a webinar for educators on selecting DLM or PARCC and appropriate accommodations (February 2016), • Identify districts with low subgroup participation and target for specific interventions, • Review PARCC accessibility features and accommodations, participation requirements and appropriate test selection with advisory groups, county office staff and at county roundtables. • Provide evening sessions for parents focused on the use of assessments to prepare students for life after graduation, • Disseminate information to parents and school staff through broadcasts, advisory groups, newsletters and websites, and • Collaborate with advisory and support groups for dissemination.

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