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Quality Assessments

Quality Assessments. State & National Assessments. Increased Student Achievement. Better Decisions. Accountability. This powerpoint presentation is currently available for download and use at the Hawaii Department of Education website: http://doe.k12.hi.us.

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Quality Assessments

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  1. Quality Assessments State & National Assessments Increased Student Achievement Better Decisions

  2. Accountability This powerpoint presentation is currently available for download and use at the Hawaii Department of Education website: http://doe.k12.hi.us

  3. On the home page click on the word “Accountability” on the left side of the home page under “Reports.” • Click on “Assessment Information” at the bottom of the drop down menu. • Click on “Hawaii State Assessment.”

  4. You will see a list of the powerpoint presentations for the “Fall 2008 Hawaii State Assessment Meetings (9/8/08 – 9/22/08).” • Click on “Fall 2008 Student Participation and Accommodations Handbook for the Hawaii State Science and Writing Assessments” to review and download this presentation.

  5. Page 2 Facts About the 2008-2009 Hawaii State Assessment

  6. Page 2 - Continued

  7. Page 6 I. Introduction All public and public charter schools that serve students in grades 5, 7, and 11 must administer the Hawaii State Science Assessment.

  8. Page 6 - Continued All schools that serve students in grades 4, 6, 9, and 11 must administer the Hawaii State Writing Assessment.

  9. Page 6 - Continued Participation and accommodations information is not provided in this document for - • Hawaii State ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT (HSAA) • Hawaiian Aligned Portfolio Assessment (HAPA)

  10. 27 Page 6 - Continued The appropriate Parent Information Booklet and Parent Letter must be sent to the parents of each student prior to the first day of the testing window, October 27, 2008.

  11. Copies of the separate Science Assessment and Writing Assessment Parent Information Booklets are in your information packet for today’s meeting.

  12. Page 6 - Continued English and Translated Parent Information Booklets and Parent Letters • Translations are provided for the 13 languages and dialects most commonly spoken statewide by the parents of ELL students.

  13. Page 6 - Continued TRANSLATED PARENT INFORMATION BOOKLETS may be ordered: • August 25 - 28, 2008 (Initial Orders) • October 1 - November 14, 2008 (Additional Orders)

  14. Page 7 PARENT LETTERS may be downloaded from TIDE: • July 1 – November 18, 2008 (English language letters) • July 22 – November 18, 2008 (Translated letters)

  15. The Test Information and Distribution Engine is password protected and used by the test coordinators to order HSA materials and download documents.

  16. The English and Translated Parent Letters may be accessed and downloaded using the “Forms and Manuals” tab.

  17. Pages 8 - 9 Table 4: Customized Parent Letters for 12 Student Populations • DOE Contact Person for Each Student Population

  18. Page 10 Participation Criteria for the Hawaii State Science and Writing Assessments • Retained students in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 must be tested.

  19. 1. 2. 3. Page 10 - Continued • Exempted Students will not be tested. Grade 4 Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (HLIP) students Student who has a significant medical emergency Student who is receiving services at an out-of-state residential program

  20. 4. 5. 6. Page 10 - 11 Student who meets the requirements of Regulation 4140 Student who is dismissed from school Student whose parent(s) write a letter requesting that he or she be excused from participating

  21. Special Note Page 11 • Grade 31 special education students who are chronologically at grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 on or before December 31 of the current school year must participate.

  22. Page 12 12 Student Populations

  23. Alternative Program Students English Language Learner Students Hawaiian Language Immersion Program Students Home/Hospital Instruction Students Homeless Children and Youth Program Students Home-Schooled Students 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

  24. IDEA-Eligible Students Migrant Education Program Students Public Charter School Students Regular Education Students Section 504 Students Serious Disciplinary Action Status Students 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

  25. Page 12 - Continued Let’s review the participation criteria for several student populations based on school requests for clarification.

  26. Page 12 Alternative Program Students Participation Criteria • A student is currently enrolled in one of the 6 grades tested, and • A student’s current physical, mental, and/or emotional needs do not prevent him or her from participating

  27. 1. 2. Page 12 - Continued The identified staff member at the school where the student is enrolled needs to complete 2 tasks. Call the site to confirm that the student can cope with taking the test sessions. Call the parents to confirm that they want their child to participate.

  28. Page 12 - 13 If the staff member receives a “YES” answer for Tasks 1 and 2, he or she needs to determine who will test the student.

  29. Go to Page 38 Take a look a Table 11 on this page. It provides a list of the personnel who may serve as a Test Administrator at an on-island or off-island site.

  30. Go Back to Page 13 • English Language Learner Students • Participation Criterion • All FEP, LEP, and NEP students must take the Science or Writing Assessment, including those enrolled in their first year at a United States school.

  31. Page 13 - Continued 3.Hawaiian Language Immersion Program Students Participation Criteria • Students who are currently enrolled in grades 5, 7, and 11 must participate in the Hawaii State Science Assessment.

  32. Page 14 • Students who are currently enrolled in grades 6, 9, and 11 must participate in the Hawaii State Writing Assessment.

  33. Page 14 - Continued • Students who are currently enrolled in grade 4 are exempt from participating in the Hawaii State Writing Assessment. They may take this assessment as a courtesy if their parents submit a written request.

  34. Page 16 6. Home-Schooled Students Participation Criterion • The participation of students in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 in the Hawaii State Science and Writing Assessments is currently OPTIONAL, based on the Hawaii Administrative Rules, Chapter 12 Compulsory Attendance Exceptions. See page 17.

  35. Page 16 - Continued In order to participate in the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessments, a home-schooled student’s current grade level must be based on one of the following: chronological age, or adjusted grade level placement by a public or public charter school prior to a student’s home-schooled status, or course credits

  36. Page 16 - Continued All home-schooled students in the identified grades are offered free testing as a COURTESY. Home-schooled students’ scores for the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessments will not be included in a school’s grade, complex area, or school- level results.

  37. Page 18 7. IDEA-Eligible Students Participation Criterion • Item 22 in the IEP addresses how an IDEA-eligible student will participate in the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessment. Individualized Education Program _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

  38. Go to Page 23

  39. Public Charter Schools Go Back to Page 19 9. Public Charter School Students Participation Criteria • All Public Charter School students who are currently enrolled in grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 must participate in the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessment.

  40. Page 19 - Continued 11. Section 504 Students Participation Criterion • All of these students must participate in the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessment. Modification Plan _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

  41. Listen as I repeat the directions again. Page 22 • Accommodations Only four of the twelve student populations may be given accommodations for the Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessment. ELL Grade 5 HLIP IDEA-Eligible Section 504

  42. 1. 2. Pages 22 - 23 Let’s review the four criteria that must be met when an ELL, Grade 5 HLIP, IDEA-eligible, or Section 504 student is given an accommodation. It is based on a student’s identified learning needs; and currently provided during classroom instruction; and

  43. 3. 4. Page 23 agreed on by the staff members and classroom teachers who provide services for the student (ELL or HLIP) or all members of the IEP or MP team; and stated in a student’s IEP or MP.

  44. DICTIONARY Pages 25 - 27 ELL Students • The following seven accommodations may be provided for the fall 2008 Hawaii State Science and Writing Assessments based on students’ learning needs and use of the accommodation(s) during classroom instruction:

  45. 6. 7. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Explaining directions Repeating official directions Being seated near the Test Administrator Being tested in an individual setting Being tested in a small group setting Using an English dictionary Breaking a single session into shorter sessions These accommodations are assigned different numbers in the Table 5: Accommodations List on pages 25 – 27.

  46. Page 22 - Continued HLIP Students • See pages 25–27 where the specific accommodations are listed for identified HLIP students in any grade tested who are receiving ELL, IDEA-eligible, or Section 504 services.

  47. Page 22 - Continued • Any grade 5 HLIP student who is transitioning to the use of English during a portion of each instructional day may use the following three accommodations for the fall 2008 Hawaii State Science or Writing Assessment:

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