Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies WELCOME LEAP Information February 18, 2014

Metairie Academy for Advanced Studies

WELCOMELEAP Information

February 18, 2014

Question you’ve submitted:

• What is expected for phase one?•  How much of the test is on parts of speech?•  Do you have any sample tests that we can see?•  How can we help them at home?• What resources should I use to help improve my

child’s scores?

continued• How do I best prepare my child for the LEAP

specifically by each subject matter?• Please describe the format for the LEAP test.• Will MAAS be participating in the field test for

PARCC this year?•  What are the implications of the 2014 LEAP

test results on students?

L.E.A.P• L – Louisiana• E – Education• A – Assessment • P – Program

Phase One: March 18, 2014

(ELA Writing and Math CR)

Phase Two: April 7 - 10, 2014

School Preparation Goals

Our goal is to have every student at Metairie Academy to do their best on the LEAP and achieve Mastery or Advanced in all four components of the test.

Student preparation began the first day your child attended a Louisiana public school.

What does the LEAP measure?

LEAP measures student progress toward meeting Louisiana’s content standards; more specifically, the Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) in science and social studies and Common Core Curriculum in ELA and math.

What kind of test is the LEAP?

Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) is the series of annual assessments in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies in 4th and 8th grades. Known as a criterion-based test, these tests are aligned to the state academic standards and determine whether a student has mastered the content of the academic standards.

L.E.A.P. Achievement Levels• ADVANCED – A student at this level demonstrated superior performance

beyond the level of mastery.

• MASTERY – A student at this level has demonstrated competency over challenging subject matter and is well prepared for the next level of schooling.

• BASIC – A student at this level has demonstrated only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling.

• APPROACHING BASIC – A student at this level has only partially demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling.

• UNSATISFACTORY – A student at this level has NOT demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of schooling.

L.E.A.P. Scaled Score Ranges

LEAP GRADE 4

ELA MATH SCIENCE SOC. ST.Achievement

Level

Scaled Score Range

% Scaled Score Range

% Scaled Score Range

% Scaled Score Range

%

Advanced 408-500 81.6 419-500 83.8 405-500 81 399-500 79.8

Mastery 354-407 70.8 370-418 74 360-404 72 353-398 70.6

Basic 301-353 60.2 315-369 63 306-359 61.2 301-352 60.2

Approaching Basic

263-300 52.6 282-314 56.4 263-305 52.6 272-300 54.4

Unsatisfactory 100-262 100-281 100-262 100-271

L.E.A.P. Promotional Policy

Schools always determine student promotion based on grades, attendance, etc. However, the state also has rules regarding the LEAP scores a student must earn in order to progress to 5th grade, as outlined in Bulletin 1566. These rules will not change. However, for the next two years, districts will be given more flexibility to make decisions based on additional academic indicators beyond the LEAP test as the state transitions to the new assessments.

Mathematics

MATH link

Language Arts (ELA)

ELA information link

Science

science link

Social Studies

social studies link

For Additional Information:

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/assessment/annual-assessments