District Test Coordinator Training PED Assessment Bureau September 2019

1. District Test Coordinator Training PED Assessment Bureau September 2019 **Note to all DTCs: Please be advised that additional in person and virtual regional trainings will take place starting this fall to inform LEAs of technology and/or testing requirements for math and language arts testing related to the current procumbent. Trainings will be announced once more details are known.

2. Outcomes for Participants • Understand changes for 2019-20 • Statewide assessment system • Graduation requirements • Understand state policies and requirements • Test administration • Test security • Testing irregularities • Be prepared for fall testing

3. NMPED Vision & Values • Vision: all students in New Mexico are engaged in a culturally and linguistically responsive education system that socially, emotionally, and academically prepares each student for success in college, career, and life. • Values • Student-centered • Responsive • Collaborative • Reflective

4. Start of the Year Assessment Communications 2019-20 SY Lynn Vásquez Director Assessment of Student Learning

6. Minimum Federal Testing Requirements: • Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title I, states must administer an annual tests in: • reading and/or language arts to all students in grades 3-8 and once in high school. • mathematics to all students in grades 3-8 and once in high school. • scienceat least once to students in each of grades 3-5, 6-9, and 10-12. • English language proficiency assessment for English Learners (ELPA).

7. Glance of Events

8. Student Success Task Force

9. Some Task Force Recommendations • Minimize change • Minimize testing time • Cultural responsiveness • Decouple performance • Balanced assessment system • Assessment literacy

10. What is a “balanced assessment system?” End of Year State Summative Assessment

11. What is a “balanced assessment system?” Local Practices (e.g., interims, projects, performance-based tasks) End of Year State Summative Assessment

12. The Balanced Assessment System measures at classroom & local district level Formative Assessments (e.g., exit tickets, quick checks for understanding during classroom instruction) Local Practices (e.g., interims, projects, performance-based tasks) End of Year State Summative Assessment

14. Current Procurement

15. Assessment Costs *PED covers additional program management, development, and delivery cost beyond what is shown **LEA costs for paper-based EoCs are for local printing.

16. Assessment Bureau Norms • Bureau memorandums are typically sent to Superintendents, Charter Directors, and District Test Coordinators • During the school year, a weekly Assessment Bureau Newsletter is distributed to your DTC • Our primary communication is with your DTC; the DTC is the liaison between the Assessment Bureau and your district. • Calls from parents, teachers, and STCs will typically be routed back to the DTC. • Exception: concern that warrants investigation

17. Facts Sheets & FAQs Facts Sheets may be revised after math/Ela procurement concludes

18. Graduation Requirements • Coursework (not changing) and competency requirements • No primary and alternate demonstration of competency (ADC) • No ADC waivers • Menu of options • No fall re-tests of Transition or SBA • No minimum attempts on Transition or SBA before moving to EoCs • Extra attempt on EoC permitted: • 3 for standard pathway • 4 for modified pathway

19. Menu of Options by Cohort

21. Menu of Options • ESSA-required assessments • Transition Assessment, PARCC, SBA • College entrance exam (Cohort 2021 and beyond) • NM-ASR (Cohort 2022 and beyond) • Other state assessments • EoCs (Cohorts 2020, 2021, 2022) • Exit Exams (Cohort 2023 and beyond • Nationally recognized exams such as SAT, ACT, ACCUPLACER, ASVAB, AP, IP • Local Demonstration (Cohorts 2020 and 2021) • Competency-based options (Cohorts 2022 and beyond) • Performance-based options (Cohorts 2022 and beyond)

22. Graduation Information Graduation requirements web page: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/college-career-readiness/graduation/ Coursework requirements contact: JoAnn Beuerle, College and Career Readiness Bureau JoAnn.Beuerle@state.nm.us or (505) 827-6717 Assessment requirements contact: Brigette Russell, PhD, Assessment Bureau Brigette.Russell2@state.nm.us or (505) 827-6528

23. New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR) Spring 2020 Census Field Test

24. Testing Window: March 2, 2020 -March 27, 2020 Grades 5, 8, and 11 Computer and Paper (English or Spanish) Braille and Large Print Year-Round Practice Tests Online https://newmexico.onlinehelp.cognia.org/ NMASR Census Field Test Overview

27. LEA Pre-ID Uploads NM-ASR and SBA Spanish Reading • PED uploads pre-ID file • LEA uploads file to overwrite • Cognia and Emetric will provide information and training

28. STEM Ready! Science Resources • STEM Gauge link: https://go.cognia.org/instructional-support-materials-for-new-mexico-science-educators • Additional instructional materials can be found on PED Instructional Materials webpage: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/instructional-materials/ • Course maps and science resources can be found on PED Math & Science Bureau webpage: https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/math-science/

29. Census Field Test Price Reduction • Because the NM-ASR reporting will not include individual student reporting, the price LEAs pay per student has been reduced. Prices, including shipping and handling of all test materials, are as follows:

30. NM-ASR and SBA Help & Support Website: https://newmexico.onlinehelp.cognia.org/ Customer support: nmhelp@cognia.org or 1-877-6766722 Tech support: nmtechsupport@cognia.org PED Contact: Xavier DeLeon Xavier.DeLeon@state.nm.us or (505) 827-6747

31. Dynamic Learning Maps

32. How is DLM Like NMAPA? • Alternate academic assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities • Alternate academic standards linked to Common Core • TA qualifications: licensure and TA certification • 1:1 administration • Year end administration • Test results included in accountability calculations

33. How is DLM Different from NMAPA?

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35. “Getting to Know DLM” Webinar Recording and Slide Pack are Posted Here

38. DLM Fall Training for District Roles • Recorded video available from DLM Topics covered: • the basics of the DLM alternate assessment design and its terminology • roles and responsibilities of assessment coordinators, data managers, and technology personnel • the types of extracts and reports available to help monitor and manage the assessment • Enroll in an optional online Q & A chat session by watching the video and completing the registration form. Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 1:00 - 1:30 PM

39. Policies & Procedures

40. Federal Statute Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Assessment Requirements • Grades 3-8 math and language arts • Elementary, middle, and high school science • Participation of all students: SWD, ELs • Students with disabilities • English learners (Els) • 95% reporting • 1% cap on alternate assessment • DTC Manual pp. 3-4

41. Federal Statute Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) Equal Educational Opportunities Act Civil Rights Act Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) • DTC Manual p. 4

42. New Mexico Statute NMSA 22-2C Assessment & Accountability Act • Assessment system • Accountability and reporting • Adoption of content and performance standards NMSA 22-13-1.1 Graduation Requirements • Coursework and competency requirements • Competency: math, reading, writing, science, social studies • DTC Manual pp. 4-5

43. New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) 6.10.7 NMAC Standardized Testing Procedures and Requirements • Roles & responsibilities, licensing • Test administration & security 6.19.7 NMAC Demonstration of Competency for Graduation 6.29.1 NMAC Standards for Excellence • Section K, graduation requirements • DTC Manual pp. 5-6

45. Roles & Responsibilities • DTC Manual pp. 7-12

46. DTC Manual pp. 8-11; 6.10.7.7 NMAC

47. Superintendent • Appoints DTC and Technology Coordinator • Forms in DTC Manual, Appendix F • Every year and when changes • Verification • Test security • Staff training • Accommodations • 10 days after testing • DTC Manual, p. 7

48. DTC • Liaison with PED and vendors • Submits all forms (DTC Manual, Appendix F) • Source of assessment information for district and school staff, parents, community • Attend all mandatory PED trainings • Develop district test security policy • Trains STCs and all personnel involved in testing • DTC Manual, pp. 8-9

49. DTC, cont. • Technical requirements • Pre-ID data data • Accommodations • Licensed staff • Secure materials • Systems for tracking, storage, destruction, return • Irregularities • Exemptions, waivers • Document retention (5 years) • DTC Manual, pp. 8-9

50. Principal • Attend all trainings held by DTC or STC • Verification • Test security • Staff training • Accommodations • 10 days after testing • Form sent to DTC not PED • District retains 5 years