End of Course Exams

1. End of Course Exams A Review of Spring 2014 Guide Middle School Principals, Assistant Principals and School Testing Coordinators

2. Guide Developed on Best Information • The guide is designed to cover the following areas: • Courses and Content • Suggested Course Numbers • Participants • Students with Disabilities • ELL Students • Students with 504 • All others • Opt Out • Administration times and schedules • Accommodations • Test Materials • Scoring • Passing Scores • Using the EoC as a Grade

3. EoCs Available from PED EoCs Administered in APS • PED has developed EoCs that are listed on their site as designed for grades 6-12 and for 9-12: • Algebra I and Algebra II • Biology and Chemistry • Health • Art and Music • NM History, Economics, Government, US History, World History • English Language Arts Writing and Reading 11 and 12 (III, IV) • PE • General Computer Applications • Spanish I • Spanish Language Arts

4. Participants • EoCs are designed for all students who are enrolled in the courses associated with the exam • At the time the exam is administered • Suggested course numbers are in the guide • Students with disabilities may participate • English Language Learners – • in English or in Spanish • Students with 504 Accommodation Plans

5. Exceptions • Students who Opt Out • Students with severe disabilities may consider the NMAPA as the alternate as PED has not provided an alternative EoC • Students with severe disabilities who are enrolled in a content course for socialization or for goals other than the content use NMAPA • Students who have completed the course the first semester

6. Administration and Times for Testing • EoCs are designed for about 90 minutes. • Extra time rule of thumb from PARCC ½ again as much time as estimated 90 + 45 BUT NOT TIMED. • Students may not have unsupervised breaks while they are completing a test. • Students may take tests via Data Director on line or paper/pencil. • Do not start students with extra time accommodations in the afternoon if there are not 2.5 hours after lunch.

7. Split Tests • Any split tests may be administered as one complete test in one sitting • If the exam in one content is split • Both parts must be completed in order to attempt a passing score. • If a student completes one part and fails to complete the other, and their answer document is scored All unanswered items will be counted wrong • The student must make up the missing part or you must consider this an invalid attempt and not submit for scoring

8. Accommodations • Most common ones are • Read aloud, • More time, • scribe, and/or assistive devices • Students with IEPs or 504s are afforded the same accommodations as they have for the same content in SBA (math, science, writing) • IEPs do not address social studies • Legal opinion is that student should be provided same accommodations as other content areas (e.g. math or science) • ELL students may use word-word dictionaries or translators (headphones) • Other students for whom you provide accommodations may have them as this EoC was developed as a class final,

9. Materials • Class sets of 40 will be provided to each teacher • for each course they teach that is on the list • Counts are being run from SchooloMax • Counts to the School Test Coordinator who will review with principal • Additional booklets can be ordered through Testing Services Center • Answer documents are printed at Testing Services Center

10. Opt Out (Participants, Scoring) • Parents may opt out their students from any or all of the EoCs • Must provide the signed form • Mark the EoCs on the reverse side that their student will not take • Provide the student with reasonable educational activities • Must not adversely affect student’s grade or any other activities • Can’t remove student from a pizza party or field trip for participants • Exception: if the student fails to do their assigned work • If teachers give a participation grade for students taking the EoC, then students who opt out earn that grade if they participate in the assigned work.

11. Passing and Grades • Passing scores for new fall EoCs will be available in April. • Data Director will score to the key but will not provide a pass/fail until we have the scores from PED. • Do not use the EoC as a class final exam grade. • May use PARTICIPATION in the EoC or alternative assignment as a homework. Participation or class assignment grade ONLY

12. True or False: Cite Evidence from the Text • A student may go back to Part 1 after starting Part 2.(only if the two parts are being administered as one test (see page 24 • Students who completed NM History 1st semester should take the EoC now. • Students with accommodations of read aloud for math may not have the same accommodation for social studies. • The NM History exam is written to 9-12 grade standards and still may be administered to middle schoolers. • All of the PED developed EoCs are applicable to APS middle school students. • Class sets of tests are provided to encourage on-line testing. • A student may enter 9th grade having already met the SS requirement.

13. True or False - continued • Student who are not special education or ELL or have a 504 Plan may have accommodations. If true, why? • As soon as you scan the EoCs you will be able to report pass/fail status to each student. • Students who opt out may be given work that is graded for a classwork or assignment grade. • After passing scores are obtained from PED the EoC may be used as a class final grade. • Students passing the EoC who are enrolled in summer school may drop their summer school course and consider the course passed.