ID Conference August 11, 2015
ID ConferenceAugust 11, 2015Act 55: the 2015-17 Biennial
Budget
You will also be able find the summary document here:
http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/.
A comprehensive summary of the entire budget is available from
our Policy & Budget team:
http://pb.dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/budget/pdf/Final%20Act%2055%202015-17%20budget%20summary.pdf.
Finally, if you are interested in reviewing the budget directly,
please reference this PDF:
http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/raw/path/Publisher/WSL/FrontPage/Special/100%20-%20Act%2055%20-%20Executive%20Budget%20with%20Partial%20Veto.
As you know, the Governor signed Act 55 into law earlier this
month. Weve summarized some of the required changes that affect you
in the attached summary. It provides details about key Act 55
requirements specific to accountability and assessment.
2Assessment Updates- ACT AspireThe 9th grade ACT Aspire will no
longer be administered in the fall (likewise 9th grade fall DLM
will not longer be administered.)
The spring administration requirement remains in effect for
grades 9 and 10 for both ACT Aspire and DLM.
Assessment Updates- BadgerDPI is barred from adopting
assessments from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.
Anticipating the prohibition to participate in Smarter Balanced,
DPI issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) in the spring and the
procurement process is underway. This process will result in
selection of new statewide summative assessments for grades 3-8 in
ELA and mathematicsAssessment Updates-Science and Social StudiesThe
previously mentioned RFP also includes science in grades 4, 8, and
10. A separate RFP was issued for social studies. As a result of
this new procurement, the fall WKCE/WAA-SwD science and social
studies tests at grades 4, 8, and 10 will no longer be
administered. Science and social studies assessments will shift to
a spring administration. The procurement goal is to release an
Intent to Award (i.e., select the vendors) by September
2015.Alternate Assessment for Science and Social StudiesWith the
elimination of WKCE/WAA-SwD, we will be moving towards the DLM
science assessment in order to provide a more cohesive assessment
system.
Likely, we will still use the Social Studies rater forms to
satisfy state requirement. While the Alternate Assessment was not
included specifically in the budget, the elimination of the WKCE
/WAA-SwD forced us to look for another viable option for assessing
science. 6Assessment Updates- Reading Readiness The current law
requiring districts to assess reading readiness using PALS remains
in place for the 2015-16 school year. Beginning in the 2016-17
school year, PALS will no longer be administered statewide.
Instead, districts and charter school operators will select their
own reading readiness screener and receive some funding for the use
of that screener.Assessment Updates- CivicsBeginning with the
2016-17 school year, districts, charter operators, and private
choice schools may not grant a high school diploma until the
student successfully completes a civics test. A student may re-take
the exam until he/she passes. The exam must consistent of 100
questions, 60 of which must be answered correctly to pass.
(Students with an IEP must complete the exam to receive a diploma,
but are not required to meet the benchmark of 60 correct answers.)
Assessment Updates- CivicsThe questions must be identical to those
on the U.S. citizenship test administered by the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services. This assessment falls under
the jurisdiction of districts, charter operators, and choice
schools and will not be administered by DPI. As such, districts and
schools will be responsible for the format and date of the
exam.
Sample Special Education Form UpdatesRemoval of Forms I-7 WKCE ,
I-7 WAA-SwD and I-7 SBA
Addition of science to DLM
Edits to footer on Aspire and ACT/WorkKeys
http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_forms06
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12DLM Science StandardsWisconsin will be incorporating the
Dynamic Learning Maps-Essential Elements in science.
The DLM-EEs in science explore a deeper understanding of the
Wisconsin Model Academic Standards. Wisconsin will be incorporating
the DLM Science Essential Elements as our new alternate academic
achievement standards. The DLM-EEs in science explore a deeper
understanding of the WMAS.
As mentioned previously, we will also be moving towards
incorporating the DLM science assessment this spring. This will
provide a cohesive system for instruction and assessment in all
content areas
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Alternate Assessments: Students with Significant Cognitive
DisabilitiesFederally, when referring to students taking the
alternate assessment, the term significant cognitive disability is
used. This is not to be confused with the disability category of
Cognitive Disability or now Intellectual Disability.
Students taking the DLM alternate assessment must qualify for
participation through the form I-7A Participation Guidelines for
Alternate Assessment. This is a relatively small number of students
within your district and nationally around 1% of the population.
14DLM Spring 2015 ReportsLearning Profile: reports student progress
by EE
Individual Profile Reports from last springs DLM administration
will be sent to districts later this fall. They have been delayed
pending the approval of cut scores. Districts can expect to see a
Learning Profiles for each student which breakdown a students
progress on the DLM assessment by Essential Element.
15DLM Spring 2015 ReportsPerformance Report: summarizes skill
mastery for each conceptual area and for the subject overall.
In addition to the Learning Profile, districts will also see a
Performance Report for each student that summarizes the skill
mastery for conceptual area of the learning map.
16Required Test Administration Professional Development
ModulesThe required Test Administration trainings will now be
accessed through Moodle.
Science- All Test Administrators will be required to complete a
training module on the new Science assessment in addition to the
training inc. on the next slidesDLM will be moving the required
training modules from KITE Educator Portal into Moodle (an online
learning website). More information will be sent to districts this
fall once all manuals and modules have been uploaded.
In general, test administrators can expect 1 training module for
science as it is new.
17DLM Required Professional Training Returning Teachers
Returning Test Administrators will be required to complete 1 module
and quiz (approx. hr.) Module: Review of DLM AA System Components
of DLM AA System Clarify security demands of DLM Review
accessibility options Review allowable practices Review test
administration practicesReturning test administrators will also be
expected to complete one 30-minute module that reviews the DLM
system and test administration practices.
18DLM Required Professional Training New Teachers New Test
Administrators within the DLM System will be expected to complete 4
required modules and quizzes (approx. 3 hrs). Module 1: About the
DLM System Module 2: Accessibility by DesignModule 3: Computer
& Teacher Administered Testlets Module 4: Preparing to
Administer the AssessmentNew DLM Test Administrators can expect to
complete and additional 4 modules before administering the spring
DLM assessment.
19Student DataAll student enrollments and rosters have been
cleared from last year. Districts will be asked to upload current
enrollments, rosters and new users for the 2015-16 school year.
Reminder-students should only be rostered to one educator in ELA
and MathThis is just a quick update on KITE Educator Portal. Last
years enrollments and rosters have been removed from the system.
Districts will be provided additional training and guidance later
this school year.
20FCS/PNPProvided the same Wisconsin Student Number (WSN) is
used for a student as last year, the system will recognize the
student and pre-populate this information. Test Administrators
should always verify the information for accuracy and current IEP
requirements. 21User AccountsEducator accounts from previous years
are still valid for this year. If you have changed districts,
district emails or have changed your name, please contact DPI for
next steps. Educator accounts from last year are still valid. More
information will be provided this fall for educators that may have
changed districts or changed email addresses. Please do not attempt
to create multiple accounts for users.
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Questions
DPI ContactsKristen
[email protected]
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