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Alternate Assessment
Aran M. Felix, Program Manager
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
Special Education Director’s Conference
September 29, 2005
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What Is the Alternate Assessment?
Part of the Comprehensive System of Student Assessments (CSSA)
For a special population of students with disabilities (SWD)
Portfolio assessment consisting of data collection and supporting evidence
Content areas: Reading, Writing, Skills for a Healthy Life, (Science in 2007-08)
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Who Takes Alternate Assessments? Designed for students with significant
cognitive disabilities Approximately 1 to 2 % of the student
population (approximately 550 students) IEP Team makes the decision Eligibility Criteria in Participation Guidelines,
Page 11-12 Grades 3-10, no AA in grades 11 or 12 Expanded Format Criteria on website
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/AlternateOptional/05-06/ExpandedFormatPartCriteriaAug05.pdf
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Criteria for Eligibility for AA
IEP Team Decision– Use: Participation Guidelines, page 11-12– Use: Expanded Format Criteria
Significant Cognitive Disability– Extensive Direct Instruction to apply, transfer skills– Cognitive abilities, adaptive skills prevent
completion of standard curricula leading to diploma
– Not for program administration reasons
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Criteria for Eligibility for AA
Inclusion in AA NOT primarily due to:– Extended absences– Expectation of poor performance on state
assessments– Visual, auditory, physical, emotional-behavioral
disabilities– Inability to read at grade level– Anticipated test stress/anxiety– Specific Learning disabilities– Social, cultural, or economic differences.
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Participation Guidelines
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Expanded Format Criteria
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AA is a Non-Diploma Track
Parental Notification required Signature required on IEP
acknowledging the student is:– Eligible for Alternate– On a Non-Diploma Track
Student must still have access to and make progress in general education content areas: reading, writing, math
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How is the Test Given?
IEP Team participants write objectives to target specific skills in English/Language Arts, Math, and Skills for a Healthy Life that the student will learn that year
Teachers, paraprofessionals, and others collect data and tangible evidence to show a student’s progress toward achieving the skill
Test Window: Data and Evidence collected monthly from October through April 4, 2006
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Test Materials
Portfolio Wallet Three Content Area Folders
– English/Language Arts– Math– Skills for a Healthy Life
Forms
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AA Required Test Forms
– Test Security Agreement – AA Portfolio Requirements Checklist– Pre-Code Label– Student Profile– AA Cover Sheets– Data Collection Forms– Supporting Evidence Cover Forms
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Director and DTC Forms
Test Security Agreement
Student’s Teacher fills out, signs, keeps a copy, and sends the original to the DTC (Sept/Oct)
Please follow-up and collect these forms for DTC.
Portfolio Checklist
District decides who will review portfolios for completeness, sign/date (Mar/April)
Usually Sped director, principal, AA mentor, or DTC.
Pre-Code Label
Pre-Code Labels are sent to DTC in March. District must decide if teachers, reviewers, or DTCs will affix the labels to the portfolio wallets.
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Test Security Agreement
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Test Security Agreement, Pg.2
Note: Original to DTC
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Portfolio Requirements Checklist
NOTE
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Example of 2005 Pre-Code File
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) sends memo to DTC requesting information for pre-code test booklets and pre-code labels for AA portfolios
Draft Memo in Packet
Data FieldsDistrict CodeSchool CodeGradeGroup NameState Student IDDistrict Student IDStudent Last NameStudent First NameStudent Middle NameBirth dateAA Flag - Y/N
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Student Pre-Code Label
Affix to Portfolio Wallet
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Teacher Forms
Student Profile
1 per student assessment
Supporting Evidence Cover Sheet for Paper or Text types of Evidence
3 AA Cover Sheet
1 for each content area
Supporting Evidence Cover Sheet for Photo Evidence
9 to 12 Data Collection Forms, 1 for each setting
Supporting Evidence Cover Sheet for Multi-Media Evidence
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Student Profile
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AA Cover Sheet (formerly AA IEP form)
Parent signature required1 time only. Not needed on all 3 AA cover sheets.
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AA Data Collection Form
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Data Collection Periods
1 - October/November 2 - December/January 3 - February/March
– April 4, 2006 – Last day to collect data or supporting evidence
4 – Optional: Some students will have data collected in April/May 2005 – That is okay.
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Supporting Evidence Form #1Paper/Text
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Supporting Evidence Form #2Photos
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Supporting Evidence Form #3Multi-Media
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Supporting Evidence
One piece minimum of supporting evidence per content area
Good supporting evidence shows student progress on the skill
Supporting Evidence requires a Supporting Evidence Cover Form
Important Procedures
Important Dates
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Training: AA Mentor Program
Purpose: Mentors act as district trainers to train teachers on how to implement the Alternate Assessment for qualified students in grades 3 through 10, and act as an advisory group to the department.
Contacts:http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/AlternateOptional/0506/2005AAMentorsContact.xls
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Mentor Qualifications
Be a certified teacher in Alaska Current or recent experience in low-
incidence disabilities Be experienced in the development or
scoring of AA Have classroom experience Be a teacher or trainer rather than an
administrator
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Mentor Obligations
Attend Mentor Training Act as AA advisory group (review
material and provide feedback) Conduct district training with EED
provided materials Answer staff questions throughout year Assist administrators in reviewing
portfolios before scoring
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AA Calendar & Procedures
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Director AwarenessDirector Responsibility
August– Test Materials arrive from EED to DTCs– Student Reports arrive for districts/parents– Special Education Directors notify DTCs which
teachers need AA test materials
September– Distribute portfolio test materials to teachers– Teacher copies of student reports arrive, distribute
to teachers with copy of Guide to Interpreting Student Reports
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Director AwarenessDirector Responsibility
September– Work with Mentors to schedule teacher
training dates during school day – If no AA Mentor, Director trains staff– Training materials provided by EED
October– Teachers begin Alternate Assessment
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Director AwarenessDirector Responsibility
January– Update AA student information– Student Pre-Code Information due to DRC
March– Student Pre-Code Labels arrive by March 20– Affix student labels to portfolio wallets (districts
decide the process—make sure teachers know)– Last data collection period– Directors, Mentors, DTCs to train teachers in end
of assessment procedures
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Director AwarenessDirector Responsibility
April– Last day to collect data/supporting
evidence: April 4– Last day to order extra labels: April 7– Teachers send Portfolios to Special
Education Directors and/or AA Mentors – Designated administrator reviews
portfolios, signs, dates – Deliver Portfolios to DTCs for shipment
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Director AwarenessDirector Responsibility
April (continued)– Shipping Window: April 5 – 21, 2006– Remote? DTCs will arrange pickup before
April 21 May
– Portfolios must arrive at DRC by May 1– AA scored at DRC– Nominate AA Mentors to EED
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AA Test Results and Reports
AA Web Reports available June 14, 2006 Test Results to districts August 11, 2006 1 copy of the Guide to Interpreting Student
Reports sent from DRC Make copies of Guide to include with reports Mail Student Reports to parents with Guide Retain District copy of student report
What is New?
2006-2007
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New Alternate Assessment
Request for Proposals issued October 2005 Performance-Based Tasks (Not a portfolio) Web based training, administration & reports Field Test planned Spring 2006
– Recruiting teachers/students– Field test training: February 23-24 (tentative)
Test Window: 6 weeks in March-April Continue mentors as district trainers
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Emphasis on Accessing Grade Level Content
NCLB requires that ALL students must have access to and make progress in general education curriculum.
Alaska has Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) Improved Alignment of AA to GLEs
– Mentors: Reviewed and revised Extended GLEs to provide Entry Points to grade level content
– Workgroups of Content Specialists and Intensive Needs Teachers: Write Proficiency Descriptors
– Broad Stakeholder groups to review Notification to Special Education by January 2006
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Websites
Alternate Assessment Website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/alternate_optional.html
Assessment Website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/tls/assessment/
Data Recognition Corp (DRC) Website:
https://www.drc-web.com/reportdelivery/
Questions?
Contact: Aran M. Felix
907-465-8437
Aran_Felix@eed.state.ak.us
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