E xit S tandards t hat E mpower & E quip M ore ESTEEM

1. Exit Standards that Empower & Equip More ESTEEM

2. Presentation Facilitator Sarah McManus Section Chief Testing Policy and Operation Iris Garner Education Consultant Testing Policy and Operation

3. Panelists • Jennifer Beck jwbeck@burke.k12.nc.us Instructional Coach East Burke High School • David Edwards david.edwards@ncvps.org Chief Marketing Officer Virtual Public Schools

4. Panelists • Cynthia Magee cmagee@southwestrac.com Southwest Regional Regional Accountability Coordinator • David McGee dmcgee@burke.k12.nc.us Director of Student Burke County School

5. Panelists • Iris Garner igarner@dpi.state.nc.us Research Consultant NC Department of Public Schools • Sarah McManus smcmanus@dpi.state.nc.us Chief , Testing Policy and Operations NC Department of Public Schools

6. Policy Overview

7. State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-000 Students entering the ninth grade for the first time in the 2006-2007 school year, in • career preparation, • college technical preparation, and • college/university preparation course of study Shall meet the following standards for proficiency:

8. State Board of Education Policy • Score at Achievement Level III (with 1 standard error of measurement) or above on 5 End-of-Course Tests: • English I • Algebra I • U.S. History • Biology • Civics and Economics

9. State Board of Education Policy • Students should also complete the following standards: • Successfully complete a graduation project • Pass the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills or its alternate assessment

10. When can you retest? • If a student does not pass the EOC test but passes the course http://www.ncpublicschools.org/Accountability/ parents/highschool

11. Retesting Opportunities • Maximum of two retest opportunities • Second retest opportunity must be preceded by focused intervention/remediation • Student must be given a retest no later that three weeks from the receipt of test results • Parent/guardian may request that their child be excused from the retest. Parent/guardian and child must accept participation in focused intervention.

12. Remediation/Intervention Intervention involves extended instructional opportunities designed to improve students’ performance: • Alternative models • Special homework • Smaller classes • Tutorial sessions • Extended day • Saturday school

13. After the Second Retest… • Update documentation (e.g., portfolio of the student’s performance in the EOC course) • Documentation (e.g., a portfolio) is reviewed by a review committee to determine if the exit standard for that course has been met

14. Review Committee

15. Who should be on the review committee? • Teachers • Principals • Central office staff members • (EC) teacher (if applicable) • (LEP) teacher (if applicable)

16. Initial Steps for Review Process • Notify parents of the date, time, and location of the review committee meeting • Parent/guardian of any student being presented for a review has the right to be a non-voting participant and has the right to speak on behalf of their child • If parents are non-English speaking, efforts must be made to provide the information in the language they speak

17. Documentation for Review • Teachers provide documentation of the student’s performance for the review process. Documentation may include: • student work samples • test data • information supplied by parents • information that is included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with disabilities • other information that verifies that a student is proficient

18. Documentation for Review • Documentation of the entire review process should be kept on file at the student’s home school.

19. Review ProcessHSP-N-000 (4-6) The review committee reviews documentation and makes one of the following recommendations • Student retakes the course • Student is provided additional remediation • Based on the documentation, the student has met the requirements for the exit standard associated with the course http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/accountability/ policyoperations/hses0505.pdf

20. Principal’s Role in the Review Process HSP-N-000 (6) The principal reviews the recommendation from the committee and makes the final decision regarding the student meeting the exit standard for the course.

21. Transfer Students When a student transfers into a North Carolina public high school from out-of-state or from a private school, principals review the student’s transcript and may award credit for work completed

22. Resources

23. Resources • Tracking the High School Exit Standards Process (SIMS) and NCWISE Documents • Frequently Asked Questions • Exit Standards Brochure • Review Committee Folder • Exit Standards Web page

24. Resources • NCWISE Training Guides documentshttp://www.ncwise.org/default.htm -NC WISE Technical Library -NCWISE Guides • NCWISE Presentation http://www.ncwise.org/eSIScategories.html - Testing Section

25. Panel Discussion

26. Thank You • We appreciate your attendance and continued support with the North Carolina Testing Program.