Foundations of Reading Survey: 2014-15 Implementation and Administration

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Foundations of Reading Foundations of Reading Survey:Survey:2014-15 Implementation and 2014-15 Implementation and AdministrationAdministration

Webinar for District LiaisonsWednesday, June 18, 2014, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Thursday, June 19, 2014, 1:00 p.m. –2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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Reading Survey Webinar Reading Survey Webinar AgendaAgendaWelcome

Georgette Nemr, Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification, Connecticut State Department of Education

State Context and Background Foundations of Reading Test versus Foundations of

Reading Survey Implementation and Administration of Survey in 2014-

15 List of Teachers Required to Take the Survey Results Data Downloads to District Liaisons Analyzing Results Data and Planning Professional

Development

Accessing the Foundations of Reading Survey Pamela Eisermann, Evaluation Systems Group of

Pearson, Inc.Slide 2

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Overview and State Overview and State ContextContextFoundations of Reading Test (FORT)

On May 7, 2008, the State Board of Education adopted the FORT as a requirement for anyone applying on and after July 1, 2009, for issuance of:

Elementary Education K-6 (#013) or Integrated early childhood/Special Education Nursery –K and

Elementary 1-3 (#113)

Effective September 1, 2013, the FORT or a comparable test, as adopted by the State Board of Education became a requirement for issuance of:

Comprehensive Special Education (#165) Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts (#102) Reading and Language Arts Consultant (#097)

Required for a first-time endorsement, a cross-endorsement, or reissuance of a lapsed certificate with one of these endorsements Slide 3

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Overview and State Overview and State ContextContextFoundations of Reading Survey: Public Act 13-245

The local or regional board of education that employs a certified individual who holds an initial, provisional or professional educator certificate with an early childhood nursery through grade three or an elementary endorsement in a position requiring such an endorsement in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, shall require each such certified individual to take a survey on reading instruction, developed by the Department of Education that is based on the reading instruction examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009, or a comparable reading instruction examination with minimum standards that are equivalent to the examination approved by the State Board of Education on April 1, 2009. The department shall design such survey in a manner that identifies the strengths and weaknesses of such certified individuals in reading instruction practices and knowledge on an individual, school and district level. Such survey shall be administered at no financial cost to such certified individual and in a manner that protects the anonymity of such certified individual. The results of such survey shall not be included as part of any summative ratings for performance evaluations, conducted pursuant to section 10-151b, as amended by this act, and not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200. Such results shall be used for the purpose of improving reading instruction by developing student learning objectives and teacher practice goals that will be included in the professional development conducted pursuant to section 10-148b, as amended by this act, for such certified individuals. Slide 4

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Foundations of Reading Survey

Who must take it?

Any teacher holding a certificate endorsed in one of the following areas and serving in a position requiring such an endorsement:

◦ Integrated ECE/Sped. Nursery –K and Elementary 1-3 (#113)

◦ Elementary education (#001, 002, 003, 004, 005, 008, 013, or 305)

◦ Bilingual elementary education (#009, 902)

Teaching in Grades Kindergarten, 1, 2 or 3

Overview and State Overview and State ContextContext

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Overview and State Overview and State ContextContextFoundations of Reading Survey

When?

Commences in the 2014-15 school year and biennially thereafter

Why/Purpose?Identify the strengths and weaknesses in reading instruction practices and knowledge

Improving reading instruction by developing student learning objectives and teacher practice goals that will be included in the professional development

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Overview and State Overview and State ContextContextFoundations of Reading Survey

Privacy?Protect the anonymity of survey participantResults shall not be included as part of any summative ratings for performance evaluationsResults will not impact certificationResults are not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act

Cost?No cost to the teacherCSDE has purchased authorization codes for teachers required to take the survey and will release the codes to the district Slide 7

Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Communication with Districts

Circular Letter to Superintendents disseminated June 4, 2014

Appointment of a District Coordinator / Liaison to the CSDE by June 13, 2014

Dedicated CSDE webpage where district liaisons will be able to access and/or download the following:

◦ All statewide communications regarding the survey◦ List of identified teachers required to take the survey based on

Certification and Staff File Data◦ Authorization codes associated with the individual teacher’s Educator

Identification Number (EIN) and ◦ District results from the survey administration windows

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Communication with Districts

CSDE to identify teachers required to complete the survey based on Certification and Staff File Data

District liaisons may download from the dedicated CSDE website the list of identified teachers required to take the survey District must review and ensure the accuracy of the teacher list including

◦ Assignment Data (Elementary, Kindergarten, Bilingual Elementary)◦ Grade Level Data (K, 1, 2 or 3)◦ Check current year staff file data to ensure accuracy of the teachers’

assignment or grade level, and make change in the ED163 Staff File on or before June 30. The Staff File is scheduled to close at the end of the day on June 30 and will not reopen until end of August with the new Educator Data System (EDS). Changes to next year’s assignment and grade level data, addition of new hires or returning teachers, will need to be made in August/September in the new EDS.

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Communication with Teachers

CSDE recommends using the circular letter or other district letter to notify teachers now (and not wait until the fall)

Teachers who took and passed the actual Foundations of Reading TEST will be exempt from the 2014-15 survey

Teachers who participated on the CSDE item review panel will be exempt

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Survey administration

Computer-delivered format via a Pearson website link

Two windows for survey completion during 2014-15 – (1) September 15 to November 14 and

(2) January 5 to February 6 (window may be expanded and/or another added)

To be completed on school/district site ◦ Recommend centralized school or district locations such as the

media centers or computer labs where the surveys may be taken

85 multiple choice items/180 minutes allotted including a 15 minute tutorial (one sitting only)

If a teacher cannot complete the survey, the survey will be “timed out” and may not be completed at a different time; district liaison will need to report problem to CSDE Slide 11

Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Survey Results

Results provided to the teacher immediately upon completion of the survey to the teacher’s survey account (created at the log-in stage) and may be printed directly from the account

Following survey administration window, the results will be posted to the dedicated CSDE website and district liaisons may download results data

District liaison and leadership will need to plan for analysis of survey results data in order to determine professional development needs

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Survey Results

Reported for each teacher based on the number and % of items correct in the following 3 Survey Subareas and 9 Objectives

1.Foundations of Reading Development a. Understand phonological and phonemic awareness.b. Understand concepts of print and the alphabetic principle.c. Understand the role of phonics in promoting reading development.d. Understand word analysis skills and strategies.

•Development of Reading Comprehension a. Understand vocabulary development.b. Understand how to apply reading comprehension skills and strategies to

imaginative/literary texts.c. Understand how to apply reading comprehension skills and strategies to

informational/expository texts.

a.Reading Assessment and Instruction a. Understand formal and informal methods for assessing reading development.b. Understand multiple approaches to reading instruction.

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Resources for Supporting Teachers Prior to Survey

Review the Survey Objectives http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_testobjectives.asp

Use the practice test for the Foundations of Reading Test http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_practicetest.asp

Review the Computer-based Testing Tutorial http://www.ct.nesinc.com/CT_CBTTutorial.asp

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Implementation of Survey Implementation of Survey 2014-152014-15Planning of Professional Development

CSDE to provide future guidance and resources for planning professional development related to K-3 Reading

District responsibility to analyze survey results to identify areas of reading instruction that data may indicate for professional development support

Consider including teachers not required to take the survey

◦ TESOL, Special Education, etc., Teachers who were exempt, Reading and Instructional Specialists

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Follow-Up with District Follow-Up with District LiaisonsLiaisonsCSDE will follow-up during the summer and in

August to prepare for the September administration of the survey

Questions about the reading survey may be sent to the following email address [email protected] address accessed on the dedicated webpage

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Questions?Questions?

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Accessing the Foundations Accessing the Foundations of Reading Surveyof Reading Survey

Pamela EisermannEvaluation Systems Group of Pearson, Inc.

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http://ctfor_survey.startpractice.com

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Create Your Account

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Create Your Account - 2

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Create Your Account - 3

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Accept Terms/Conditions

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Start the Survey

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Nondisclosure Agreement

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TutorialTutorial

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Detailed Report

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Questions?Questions?

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Technical questions: Technical questions: •Internet Testing Systems (ITS)Internet Testing Systems (ITS)•[email protected]@testsys.com

Survey participation and questions about results Survey participation and questions about results reporting:reporting:•Connecticut State Department of Education Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) [email protected](CSDE) [email protected]