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L ouisiana E ducational A ssessment P rogram. East Baton Rouge Parish School System Department of Accountability and Assessment 225-226-7625 accountability@ebrschools.org. L ouisiana E ducational A ssessment P rogram. Kindergarten Screening
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Louisiana Educational Assessment Program East Baton Rouge Parish School System Department of Accountability and Assessment 225-226-7625 accountability@ebrschools.org
Louisiana Educational Assessment Program • Kindergarten Screening • Dynamic Indicators of Basic Literacy Skills • LEAP • iLEAP • Graduation Exit Exam (GEE) • End-of-Course High School Exams • Alternate Assessments
Achievement Levels Advanced: Student has demonstrated superior performance. Mastery: Student has demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter and is well prepared for the next level of schooling. Basic:Student has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling. Approaching Basic: Student only partially demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level for schooling. Unsatisfactory: Student has not demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling.
LEAP Spring Test March 22 & April 11-14 Did not meet promotion standards • Grades 4 and 8 Promotion Standards • Pass academically • Attendance • Basic/Approaching Basic combination in LEAP English Language Arts & Mathematics tests Summer school and retest Mandatory for waivers or appeals Does not meet promotion standards or eligibility for waivers and appeals Meets promotion standards Student promoted Student repeats grade
GEE Spring Test Phase 1: March 22, 2011 Phase 2: April 11-14, 2011 Graduation Exit Exam • Grade 10 • English Language Arts AND • Mathematics • Grade 11 • Science OR • Social Studies
End-of Course (EOC) ExamsMay 2011 • Incoming 2010-2011 ninth grade students • New graduation requirements include passing: • Algebra OR Geometry • English II OR English III • Biology OR American History
iLEAP April 11 – 14, 2011 • Grades 3, 5, 6, 7 • Not tied to promotion • Integrated LEAP • IOWA Tests of Basic Skills + LEAP • Multiple choice • Short answer items based on Grade Level Expectations
English Language Arts Reading and Responding Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry Multiple Choice Items Short Answer Items Writing Composition Proofreading Information Resources Multiple Choice Items Short Answer Items
Choosing a Petby Janice Kuharski Last Thursday, Mother told me That I could get a pet. I must’ve named a million; She hasn’t liked one yet! Mom says a baby elephant Will take up too much space. She insists a mountain lion Is much too hard to chase. Pandas are too picky Since they only eat bamboo. She says that bears and tigers Should stay inside a zoo. She can’t abide a lizard Or a python or a goat, And to keep an alligator, We’d need to build a moat When I told her that an octopus Would make a striking pet, She said I can’t have anything That makes the floor too wet. Mom said a giant tortoise Is awkward and too slow. And when I said a porcupine, The answer still was no. At last I said an emu, She had never heard of that. Imagine my amazement when She said yes to a cat! Can’t abide: can’t stand Moat: a dug-out place filled with water, usually around a castle Striking: unusual looking
English Language Arts Reading and Responding - Short Answer Items After reading the poem “Choosing a Pet,” respond to these questions: • Suppose you were the person in the poem. Write two things that you would tell your mother to convince her to let you get a pet. (2 points) • What would be another good title for this poem? Write your title and tell why you chose that title.( 2 points)
Write two things that you would tell your mother to convince her to let you get a pet. Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1, or 2 points. A. B. C.
Write your title and tell why you chose that title. Score these responses. Give each response 0, 1, or 2 points. A. B. C.
Mathematics • Multiple Choice Items Word Problems (Non-calculator) Word Problems(Calculator) • Constructed Response Items(Calculator)
Mathematics Constructed Response Item (4 points) The shaded area of the picture shows how much floor Mr. Randall can scrub in 30 minutes. • He wonders about how long it will take him to scrub the whole floor. • About how long will it take him to scrub the whole floor? • Explain how you found your answer. Be sure to include a drawing of the floor in your explanation.
Parents’ Role in Test Preparation • READ • Encourage your child. • Provide a study spot with a dictionary, thesaurus, ruler, and calculator. • Check written responses in all subjects. • Emphasize importance of listening, participating, and cooperating with the teacher.
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