GAA PREVIEWAugust 2011

WHO ARE WE? Juanita Pritchard

ID Specialist Laura Hamm

ID Trainer Sandra Powell

ID Trainer Brenda Watkins,

Special Ed Supervisor Overseeing Instruction for GAA Beth Kartheiser,

Office of Accountability, GAA Project Manager

WHO ARE YOU? First time participants in GAA

Second year participating in GAA

Successfully completed 2 or more years of GAA

Support staff

Other?????

PLAN FOR THE DAY Basic GAA 101

Emphasis on problem areas PLANNING IS THE KEY Q & A

WHO PARTICIPATES IN GAA

Does the student have a disability that presents “unique and significant” challenges to participation in statewide assessments regardless of available accommodations?

Does the student have significant intellectual disabilities or a combination of intellectual disabilities with motor, sensory, or emotional behavior disabilities?Does the student require substantial adaptations and support to access the general education curriculum?

GAA WINDOW

Sept 6th Collection window opens Oct. 3-7 GAA Accountability Review November 4 1st Collection Completed

continue gathering evidence for 2nd Collection December 5-9 2nd GAA Accountability Review February 10, 2011 Evidence collection completed Februrary 13-17 3rd & last Accountability Review**Brigance and HELP scores must be in Goalview by Feb 10 or the IEP

whichever comes first. NOTE – All evidence should be collected prior to the winter break

to allow time to complete portfolios.

WE DON’T TEACH GAA…..

•No “GAA” time on schedule or lesson plan• GAA evidence should come out of instruction aligned

to GPS & IEP•No “GAA” days• No GAA planning time on lesson plan or schedule

•Do not tell parents that daily instruction, homework, or planned events cannot be accomplished because of GAA.•If you are working on gathering GAA evidence for 1 student, be sure other students are actively engaged in appropriate instructional activities.

GAA is evidence of appropriate instruction

WHAT IS A PORTFOLIO? Portfolio assessment

4 pieces of evidence Entry sheets Annotation forms Binder & Tabs

High School

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2010-2011 ADMINISTRATION

Congratulations! 2010-2011 marked the fifth successful

administration of the Georgia Alternate Assessment!

Instructional activities, assessment tasks, and the quality of the portfolio entries continue to improve.

Teaching through the academic content standards is becoming a more integral part of daily instruction. 11

http://gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_GAA

LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE 2010-2011 ADMINISTRATION

The portfolios provided valuable information as to areas of focus for upcoming training. Training will continue to focus on alignment

and documentation. Continued training is needed to support

teachers in their understanding of the academic content and the intent of the standards and elements.

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The GAA is a portfolio of student work provided as evidence that a student is making progress toward grade-level academic standards, often at a pre-requisite or entry level.

Evidence provided must show student work that is aligned to specific grade-level standards, adapted to meet the student’s cognitive, communication, physical and/or sensory impairments.

The Georgia Alternate Assessment meets NCLB and IDEA mandates.

OVERVIEW OF THE GAA

14 + Days

Collection 1 Collection 2

PROGRESSBASELINE

PRIMARY1

PRIMARY2

Secondary1

Secondary2

TYPES OF EVIDENCE

Primary Evidence Demonstrates knowledge/skills by showing the

student’s engagement in instructional tasks Secondary Evidence

Reports knowledge/skills by documenting, charting, or interpreting the student’s performance

PRIMARY EVIDENCE Series of captioned photos (2-5) Work Sample Finished product Audio/video tape

SECONDARY EVIDENCE Another piece of primary evidence Interview form Observation form Data sheet

All Collection Period 1 tasks must be completed before Collection Period 2 tasks are begun – for each entry

Choose 1 standard & 1 element for Each Entry

Alignment is the connection between the instructional task submitted as evidence and the curriculum standards. Alignment demonstrates the linkage of the

instructional activities (student work) to the grade-level standard and element on which the student is being assessed.

In order for an entry to be scorable, all four (4) instructional tasks must align to the standard and element.

ALIGNMENT

DOCUMENTATION Keep it simple No extra information Use annotation form Only the work samples – not text, or

instructional materials

QUESTIONS ABOUT GAA

NOW WHAT DO I DO? WHERE DO I START?

PLANPLAN

PLAN

P •Plan for progress

L •Lay it all out –get a calendar

A •Alignment/Fidelity

N •Notes

P •Pick appropriate standards

L •Lessons – planned & data driven

A •Annotation

N •Numbers – how many & what type of prompts

P •Portfolio – leave enough time

L •Leave your room - generalization

A •Achievement - PROGRESS

N •Neat – simple, nothing extra

KEYS TO SUCCESS WITH GAA

RESOURCES FOREFFECTIVE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTON

DATA, DATA, DATA IEPs should be data driven IEPs do not address standards IEPs should address the functional skills

that would prevent student from access general curriculum

Data should be clear to a total stranger IEP objectives need to be easily

measureable.

COBB CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT COGNITIVE DISABILITY

Addressing GPS from Day 1 until last day of school Has been given to administrators as expectations

for curriculum access Will provide instruction that will meet GAA Not optional Can be adjusted

DOE TESTING INFO

http://www.gadoe.org/ci_testing.aspx?PageReq=CI_TESTING_GAA

DOE ELECTRONIC RESOURCE BOARD

http://admin.doe.k12.ga.us/gadoe/sla/agps.nsf

COBB SUPPORT BLOG

http://www.pickettsmill.typepad.com/pritchard

COBB SCHOOL DISTRICTTESTING SITE

http://support.cobbk12.org/SSSpecialEducation/gaa/gaa.htm

INFORMATION ON GPS

www.georgiastandards.org

COBB VIRTUAL LIBRARY

http://cvl.cobbk12.org/

BOARDMAKER SHARE

www.boardmakershare.com requires password

ACTIVITY EXCHANGE FOR CLASSROOM SUITE

www.intellitools.com requires password

LOCAL SUPPORT AT staff ID Trainers Local educators Peers in other schools Focus groups IF you need help – you have to ask

document

QUESTIONS ABOUT GAA

LET’S GO