2013-14 New York State Alternate Assessment

1. 2013-14 New York State Alternate Assessment S/CDN December 2013 Based on NYSAA Administration Training for AATNs and SSCs Overview of NEW NYSAA & Materials Office of Assessment, Standards and Curriculum

2. NYSAA Eligible Students Only students with severe cognitive disabilities are eligible for the NYSAA. The CSE determines whether a student with a severe cognitive disability is eligible to take the NYSAA based on the following criteria: • The student has a severe cognitive disability, significant deficits in communication/language, and significant deficits in adaptive behavior; and • The student requires a highly specialized educational program that facilitates the acquisition, application, and transfer of skills across natural environments (home, school, community and/or workplace); and • The student requires educational support systems, such as assistive technology, personal care services, health/medical services, or behavioral intervention

3. NYSAA • Changes to assessment • SLOs using NYSAA • Exiting Credential

4. “Old” NYSAA Verifying Evidence (VE) Aligned to Assessment Task Assessment Task Aligned to AGLI AGLI from Grade Level “Standard”

5. “Old” NYSAA • 3rd grade ELA AGLI and Sample Assessment Tasks (SATs)

6. NYSAA 2013 Verifying Evidence Aligned to Assessment Task Assessment Task Aligned to Extension or AGLI Assessment Tasks are provided Extension or AGLI from Grade 5 Extensions in ELA & math

7. NYSAA 2013 • 3rd grade ELA extension and Assessment Tasks

8. Administering NYSAA “Old” New 13-14 Assess each of five standards in both ELA and math-Extensions* Assessment Tasks provided in Frameworks are required Each piece of evidence must demonstrate the task on it’s own, no longer considered “in total…” • Assessed two standards in both ELA and math-AGLIs • Assessment Tasks could be modified or original • Both pieces of evidence would be viewed to see if together the task was demonstrated

9. Administering NYSAA “Old” “New” 2013-14 Two dates reported, both pieces of VE in datafolio (Baseline and Final) Accuracy reported as a %, must be less than 75% at baseline Prompted-yes or no • Three dates reported, 2 pieces of VE in datafolio • Accuracy reported as a % • Independence reported as a %

10. NYSAA Timeline for 2013-14 NYSAA Administration Period Begins September 30, 2013 NYSAA Administration Period Ends February 7, 2014 Instruct & Evaluate Progress between Baseline and Final Data Point Final Data Point no later than February 7, 2014 Baseline Data Point September 30 to Mid-November Accuracy 74% or less Should be 15 or more school days between

11. Verbal and Physical Prompts

12. Content or Construct Support that Results in an Administrative Error

13. Content or Construct Support that Results in an Administrative Error

14. Scoring Criteria

15. SLOs and NYSSA

16. SLOs Using NYSAA • Any teacher with students taking the NYSAA must set at least 2 SLOs using the NYSAA assessment (ELA and math) as evidence • Each SLO must identify all students who are assigned to a particular course

17. Interval of Instructional Time • “The SLO will cover the entire school year September 2013-June 2014…..The outcomes will be assessed by the end of the NYSAA testing window, no later than February 7, 2014.”

18. Target • Show growth from NYSAA baseline data point to the final NYSAA data point • Each essence for ELA and math can be an opportunity for a student to show growth

19. Exiting Credential

20. Skills & Achievement Commencement Credential • Students with severe intellectual disability • NYSAA eligible and assessed • 12 years in school excluding K • May remain until end of the school in which student turns 21 • CDOS focus • Skills and Achievement Exit Summary Form

21. Additional NYSAA Information

22. Administration Manual

23. Introduction, pages 4-7 • Information about the why, who and how • Overview of the new NYSAA test design • Essence • Extensions, five for ELA and mathematics • Level of Complexity NOTE: May impact student’s overall score • Baseline and final data points • Similarities and Differences for NYSAA

24. Introduction, pages 4-7 (continued) • Age Ranges for the 2013-14 NYSAA, updated birth date chart…page 6 • NEW: Mandatory Reporting of Testing Improprieties by Adults, Office of Test Security…page 7 • NYSAA materials…page 7 • Support and RLT Contact information…page 7

25. Eligibility and Participation Criteria, page 8 • Definition of Student with a Severe Disability • NYSAA Eligibility • Participation Criteria (No Changes)

26. Steps for Completing NYSAA Datafolio *NEW* • NEW Steps Chart…page 9 • Encourage use of Measured Progress ProFile™ program • Recommend more than one Collegial Review • Timeline references are provided with steps • Details for preparing and administering NYSAA are provided on pages 10-31

27. Section One: Administering NYSAA (continued) • Notations…page 14 • Recommendations for digital video and/or audio clips…pages 16-17 • Data Collection Sheets…page 18 • Level of Accuracy…page 22 • Role of independence…page 22

28. Data Collection Sheets • Require supporting evidence • Staff initials are required for each date of data • Staff key must be completed • Avoid using a single step/time segment DCS when Assessment Task includes plural or AND; unless include detailed notation to confirm requirements of task

29. Data Collection Sheets • At least three dates of data must be documented, dates can include • Baseline data point + 2 or more dates of instruction = 3 • 2 or more dates of instruction and final data point = 3 • Baseline data point + 1 or more dates of instruction + final data point = 3

30. Section One: Administering NYSAA (continued) • Verbal and Physical prompts…page 22 • Content or Construct support…page 23 • Baseline data point administration…page 21 • Baseline threshold, Level of Accuracy score must be 74% or below…page24

31. Section One: Administering NYSAA (continued) • Verifying Evidence documentation…page 25 • Three required elements must be documented on each piece of verifying or supporting evidence…page 25 • Verifying Evidence labels…page 26 (form in Appendix D)

32. Section One: Administering NYSAA (continued) • Assembling datafolio information…page 27 • Collegial Review…page 28 • Checklist…page 28 (form in Appendix E) • Heading to scoring…page 29 • End of data collection: February 7, 2014 • Datafolios to district residence: February 14, 2014 • Datafolios to SSC: February 21, 2014 • NYSAA Teacher Survey…page 29

33. Alignment to Grade-Level Content Verifying Evidence Aligned to Assessment Task Assessment Task Aligned to Extension or AGLI Rubric, Part II Extension or AGLI from Grade Rubric, Part I

34. Section Three: Effective Practices • When referring to students use positive terms, respect student privacy • All work and documentation must be authentic • Standards-based instructional activities and materials • Avoid wholesale administration practices • Collegial Review • Wide range of instruction and opportunities

35. Appendices • Appendix A: Measured Progress ProFile™ • Appendix B: Sample Datafolio • Appendix C: Glossary NYSAA terms • Appendix D: Forms • Appendix E: Checklists • Appendix F: Frameworks • Last section in spiral: NYSAA DVD Training slides handout

36. Appendix F, Frameworks

37. Frameworks Document • Frameworks Introduction • NYSAA Test Blueprints for each content area • Section for each grade • Content Glossaries

38. Frameworks to Frameworks

39. Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS)

40. Extensions and Assessment Tasks

41. Extensions and Assessment Tasks - Examples

42. CDOS Information

43. Science and Social Studies

44. AGLI Pages – REVISED • Simplified language • Reduced AGLI choices • AGLI coding mirrors ELA and mathematics

45. Assessment Tasks - REVISED • Simplified language • Connect to AGLI using 5-digit codes • Assessment Tasks must be used as written • “POSSIBLE Datafolio Products and Verifying Evidence Assessment Strategies” remain

46. Notes & Cautions from Scoring, that still apply • Use the vocabulary from the Assessment Task on the evidence • Connection of VE to Task biggest issue in scoring • Do not demonstrate an Assessment Task which contains an AND or plural as a single step/time segment on a DCS