How Do Students with Disabilities Participate in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program?

1. How Do Students with Disabilities Participate in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program? December 9, 2009

2. Objectives District STAR Coordinators will: Make informed decisions on the use of accommodations and modifications Assign students to the correct STAR test and communicate this information to test site coordinators 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 2

3. Overview California Standards Tests (CSTs) with variations, accommodations, and/or modifications California Modified Assessment (CMA) with variations and/or accommodations California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) with adaptations Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) with variations, accommodations, and/or modifications 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 3 December 2009

4. 2009 STAR – Students Tested(English-Language Arts) CST Without Disabilities (3,839,782 students) 89% CST With Disabilities (335,761 students) 8% CMA (101,236 students) CAPA (46,102 students) 2% 1% 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 4 December 2009

5. California Standards Tests (CSTs) and Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) • Students may have an individualized education program (IEP) and/or Section 504 plan • Accommodations • Change conditions but not measurement • Student score counted “as is” • Student Record Label and Student Master List identified with an “A” to identify the use of any accommodations 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 5

6. Modifications • Change conditions and measurement • Student score reported “as is” only on Student Report • Student Record Label and Student Master List identified with a “M” to identify the use of any modifications • Student receives a score of 200 and a performance level of far below basic on the academic performance index (API) • Student score not counted as participating for adequate yearly progress (AYP) 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide

7. Testing Variations, Accommodations, and Modifications The Matrix of Test Variations, Accommodations and Modifications for Administration of California Statewide Assessments (October 2009) can be found on the CDE Website at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sa/documents/varmodac2010fnl.doc 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide

8. California Modified Assessment (CMA) Participation Criteria Adopted by the SBE in November 2007 IEP Team decision based on: • Previous participation on CSTs or CAPA • Progress based on multiple measures and objective evidence • Response to appropriate grade-level instruction • Not precluded from attempting to complete requirements for a regular high school diploma • Parents are informed that achievement will be measured based on modified achievement standards CMA Participation Criteria can be found on the CDE Website at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/participcriteria.asp 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 8

9. CMA Participation Criteria (Continued) 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 9 Previous CMA participation and objective evidence • The student may have previously taken the CMA • The student is eligible to continue taking the CMA regardless of prior performance (either above or below proficient) • Previous participation should be considered as part of the objective evidence that the IEP team uses to make the ANNUAL determination of whether the student will be tested with the CMA. December 2009

10. CMA Participation Criteria (Continued) • Science participation • The student has previously taken… • Students taking the CMA for science do not need to take the CMA for ELA or mathematics • The student shall have grade-level standards-based goals for science. (See slides “Unpacking the Standard to Write the Goal” and/or go to the Special Education Division Web conference at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/cmawebupdates.asp for additional information and explanations.) 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide

11. Unpacking the Standard to Write the Goal Standard: 6.1.3 Organization and Focus: use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns, including comparison and contrast; organization by categories; and arrangement of spatial order, order of importance, or climactic order 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 11 December 2009

12. Unpacking the Standard to Write the Goal (continued) Standard: 6.1.3 Organization and Focus: use a variety of effective and coherent organizational patterns, including comparison and contrast Goal: By March 30, 2010, when given a graphic organizer, Martin will write a three paragraph essay showing the use of compare and contrast, with a rubric score of 3, over 4 consecutive assignments as measured by curriculum-based measures. Special Education Division Web Conference (September 29, 2009): http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/sr/cmawebupdates.asp

13. CMA Tests for 2010 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 13 CMA for ELA in grades 3–9 (added grade 9) CMA for Mathematics in grades 3–9 CMA for Algebra I (EOC for grades 7–11) (new) CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8 CMA for Life Science in grade 10 (new) December 2009

14. CMA Tests for 2010 • CMA for Grade 3 • Separate scorable test booklet • Must also return CST test booklet if CST test taken • CMA for Grades 4–7 • CST and CMA in same answer document • Must also return CST test booklet if CST test taken • CMA for Grades 8–11 • Separate answer documents and test booklets • Must also return CST (all students will take one or more CSTs in either EOC mathematics, science, and/or history–social science; and U.S. History) 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 14

15. CST/CMA Answer Document 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 15 December 2009

16. CST/CMA Answer Document Right inside • CMA section has: • Different subject icons from CST • Alternate row shading for the response bubbles • Three options choices • Fewer number of questions 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 16

17. Allowable Testing Variations and Accommodations for the 2010 California Modified Assessment http://www.startest.org/pdfs/CMA.acc_table.2010.doc 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 17 December 2009

18. CMA Tests for 2011 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 18 CMA for ELA in grades 3–11 (added grades 10 and 11) CMA for Mathematics in grades 3–7 CMA for Algebra I (EOC for grades 7–11) CMA for Geometry (EOC for grades 8–11) (new) CMA for Science in grades 5 and 8 CMA for Life Science in grade 10 December 2009

19. California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA) • Students must have an IEP • IEP must state the use of CAPA and what level (either grade specific or Level I) • During the CAPA administration, student receives the adaptations that are used in the classroom • Student shall only take CAPA (cannot take one subject in CAPA and another in CST or CMA) 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 19

20. CAPA Core Adaptations • General Adaptations: • Visual Impairments: • Auditory Impairments: • Sensorimotor Impairments: Additional information about CAPA Core Adaptations can be found in the CAPA Examiner’s Manual or on the CDE Web site at: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/coreadaptations.asp 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide

21. Questions and Answers 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 21

22. For More Information • STARhttp://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/CST Blueprints: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/blueprints.asp • CMA http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.aspCMA Blueprints: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmablueprints.asp • CAPA http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/capa.aspCAPA Blueprints: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/capablueprints.asp 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 22

23. Contacts 2010 STAR for Students with Disabilities || Slide 23 Linda Stoneall, CAPA Program Manager ETS 916-403-2419 lstoneall@ets.org STAR 916-445-8765 star@cde.ca.gov Don Killmer, Consultant STAR Office 916-319-0350 dkillmer@cde.ca.gov December 2009