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Title III Director’s Meeting ELPA Update September 2010

Title III Director’s Meeting ELPA Update September 2010 Jen Paul – ELL Educational Research Consultant Brian Ciloski – ELPA Analyst Aric Kuester – ELPA Development Consultant Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA). Spring ELPA Updates. 2011 Testing Window

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Title III Director’s Meeting ELPA Update September 2010

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  1. Title III Director’s Meeting ELPA Update September 2010 Jen Paul – ELL Educational Research Consultant Brian Ciloski – ELPA Analyst Aric Kuester – ELPA Development Consultant Office of Educational Assessment and Accountability (OEAA)

  2. Spring ELPA Updates • 2011 Testing Window • March 7 – April 15 • No Early Cycle • Calendar posted to web at www.michigan.gov/elpa Spring 2010 ELPA

  3. ELPA Communication • Update ELPA Coordinator contact information in EEM • Go to http://www.michigan.gov/cepi • Administrators • Verifying Your CEPI Authorized Users • Sign up for ELPA Listserv • www.michigan.gov/elpa Spring 2010 ELPA

  4. Screener Updates • Ordering Screener materials using OEAA secure site beginning soon • NEW Fall 2011 Screeners: • When this happens this means that all materials must be returned to OEAA Spring 2010 ELPA

  5. ELPA Online Pilot Basic Information • MDE is interested in moving our testing programs online and clearly determining the best approach • Voluntary • Pilot conducted at same time as Spring 2011 ELPA • 6 week testing window (March 7 – April 15) • Working with Questar Assessment, Inc. (current ELPA contractor) • ~73 interested districts so far • Suburban, Urban, Rural • Regional spread (include UP) Spring 2010 ELPA

  6. Levels III (3-5), IV (6-8) and V (9-12) • Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking assessed through computer mode • Writing: typed • Speaking: teacher input screen for scores, one-on-one administration • Listening and Reading: multiple choice • Content same as paper/pencil test for Spring 2011 • Comparability study • Compare similar students who take the online mode vs paper/pencil mode • ~8,000 - 10,000 students needed for theoretical sampling plan (will take as many as we can get) Spring 2010 ELPA

  7. ELPA Pilot Overview…Continued • Professional Development • Regional trainings • Video conference • ~3-4 hours of professional development for test administrators (tentative #) • Technical Readiness Committee • Group of local and ISD personnel for purposes of aiding districts in setup, problem solving and decision making for technical/logistical aspects of assessment • Establish site technical readiness, training, and administration standards for increased Online testing throughout the state Spring 2010 ELPA

  8. Normal procedural and reporting steps • Pre-ID • AMO • Tested Roster • Etc. • Reports (student, class, school, district, parent) • Next Steps and Needs • Technology Readiness Survey completion • Finalize participating districts (depends on sampling plan) • High level of organization: Early Planning • High level of patience with your technology: Early Planning • High levels of communication within district and with MDE Spring 2010 ELPA

  9. Why does it take so long to get our results? 1. Material Return • Late shipments • Barcode resolution • Duplicate UICs • All can be compounded by communication problems with districts Spring 2010 ELPA

  10. Data CAT • Verification of data (Questar & OEAA) • Reporting CAT • Verification of data on reports (Questar & OEAA) Spring 2010 ELPA

  11. Contact Information Jen Paul 517-335-3967 paulj@michigan.gov Brian Ciloski 517-335-6732 ciloskib@michigan.gov Aric Kuester 517-335-0433 kuestera@michigan.gov Aimee Ragsdale 517-373-7559 ragsdalea@michigan.gov Spring 2010 ELPA

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