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PARCC
Overview
Tonight’s Presentation
Brief History of Standards and Assessment
PARCC - Who, What, When, Where, and
How
Special Needs Students
Scores, Reports, and Graduation
Requirements
PARCC Parent Resources
Questions and Answers
History of Standards and
Assessment
History of Academic Standards
● Academic Standards
No standards/district created standards
to
1996 NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards
to
2010 Common Core (National) State Standards (CCSS)
● Common Core Standards
○ Aligned to college and career expectations
○ Internationally benchmarked
○ Higher-order skills
History of State Assessments
● Federal Regulations require states to assess students’
progress towards standards
● State regulations require districts to administer
standardized assessments
● District funding is contingent on at least 95% student
participation
Standards are not new.
Standardized assessments are not new.
3rd year of the PARCC
What is PARCC?Who, What, When, Where, How
What is PARCC?
Partnership for
Assessment of
Readiness for College
And Careers
What is PARCC?42 States and Washington D.C.
have adopted the Common Core Standards
In the 2016-17 school year, 11 partners are participating in the PARCC assessment system. These include seven fully-participating states (Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland,New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense schools, Massachusetts and Louisiana also are also participating at varying levels.
As was the case in the 2015-16 testing year, the PARCC assessments will be
shorter and the administration has been simplified. Testing has been streamlined
into a single window. The tests have been reduced by 90 minutes; unit times are
more uniform, and the number of test units will be reduced by two or three,
depending upon grade level.
The test is 90 minutes shorter — 60 minutes less for mathematics and 30 minutes
less for English language arts/literacy
Fewer test sessions — now only six or seven test sessions for students, compared
to eight or nine last year
One testing window, instead of two
•Test Dates – Single 30 Day Testing Window
• Fewer But Longer Unit Times
• More Uniform Unit Times
What’s New – Spring 2017
When & How Will It Be
Given?Months, Dates, Times, Sessions
For students
taking the
following:
Administration
Dates
Testing
Times
Unit Testing Time Requirement
for
graduation
Results
Available
6th Grade
Mathematics
March 28, 2017
March 29, 2017
March 30, 2017
8:15 am-
10:00 am
Unit 1: 80 minutes
Unit 2: 80 minutes
Unit 3: 80 minutes
N/A September
2017
5th Grade
Mathematics
March 28, 2017
March 29, 2017
March 30, 2017
March 31, 2017
10:15 am-
12:00 pm
Unit 1: 60 minutes
Unit 2: 60 minutes
Unit 3: 60 minutes
Unit 4: 60 minutes
N/A September
2017
6th Grade
English Language
Arts
April 3, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 5, 2017
8:10 am-
10:00 am
Unit 1: 110 minutes
Unit 2: 110 minutes
Unit 3: 90 minutes
N/A September
2017
5th Grade
English Language
Arts
April 3, 2017
April 4, 2017
April 5, 2017
10:15 am-
12:00 pm
Unit 1: 90 minutes
Unit 2: 90 minutes
Unit 3: 90 minutes
N/A September
2017
Intermediate Schedule
For students
taking the
following:
Administration
Dates
Testing
Times
Unit Testing Time Requirement
for
graduation
Results
Available
4th Grade
Mathematics
April 19, 2017
April 20, 2017
April 21, 2017
April 24, 2017
8:15 am-
10:00 am
Unit 1: 60 minutes
Unit 2: 60 minutes
Unit 3: 60 minutes
Unit 4: 60 minutes
N/A September
2017
3rd Grade
Mathematics
April 19, 2017
April 20, 2017
April 21, 2017
April 24, 2017
10:15 am-
12:00 pm
Unit 1: 60 minutes
Unit 2: 60 minutes
Unit 3: 60 minutes
Unit 4: 60 minutes
N/A September
2017
4th Grade
English Language
Arts
April 25, 2017
April 26, 2017
April 27, 2017
8:15 am-
10:00 am
Unit 1: 90 minutes
Unit 2: 75 minutes
Unit 3: 90 minutes
N/A September
2017
3rd Grade
English Language
Arts
April 25, 2017
April 26, 2017
April 27, 2017
10:15 am-
12:00 pm
Unit 1: 90 minutes
Unit 2: 90 minutes
Unit 3: 90 minutes
N/A September
2017
McKinley Schedule
Typical Student Test Experience
7 Testing Sessions
AM Sessions
Teachers permitted to help with students with technology questions
Teachers can clarify directions
Students can flag questions, review, and change answers
If necessary, computer will be “swapped out” if there is a problem
Students can read or draw if finished early
ScoringHow will PARCC be scored?
How will my child’s scores be used?
PARCC PERFORMANCE
LEVELS
Level 1: Not yet meeting grade-level expectations
Level 2: Partially meeting grade-level expectations
Level 3: Approaching grade-level expectations
Level 4: Meeting grade-level expectations
Level 5: Exceeding grade-level expectations
Purpose and Use of PARCC Data…
To assist teachers in supporting students
To inform parents and students on progress towards “on
track” college and career readiness
To inform schools and districts on curricula, instructional and
professional development needs
By NJ’s college and universities as one of the indicators of
a student’s readiness for entry-level, credit-bearing college
courses
May be used for high school graduation requirements
PARCC Results Will Not Be Used…
To impact student’s grades
To retain students
PARCC Preparation Standards based curriculum, instruction, and programs
Technology
Professional Development for Staff
Google Apps for Education
Skills Development
NJDOE Regional Trainings
District and School Based Leadership Teams
PARCC Sample Items, and Practice Tests in the classrooms
Mindset – “Do Your Best, But Don’t Stress!”
TechnologyWhat technology skills will my child need?
Technology Skills
Use technology to determine student understanding in
authentic ways
• Drag and drop
• Shade text
• Cut and paste
• Move items
• Use of math tools
• Online calculators (6-11)
• Graphing tools• Type written responses in ELA and Math
Accessibility &
AccommodationsWhat features are available for all students?
What features are available for SE/504/ELL students?
PARCC Comprehensive
Accessibility Policies
Features for All Students
Accessibility Features*
Identified in advance
Accommodations** * Available to all participating students**For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities
Small Group Testing
Time of Day
Separate or Alternate Location
Specified Area or Setting
Adaptive and Specialized Equipment or Furniture
Frequent Breaks
ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
for ALL Students
• Available to ALL students.
• Delivered on the computer testing platform.
• Identified and “turned on” prior to testing, via each
student’s Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile
(SR/PNP).
• Ensures each student receives appropriate features
without distraction of un-needed features.
• Once identified by SR/PNP, each student will decide
whether or not to use the feature.
• Tutorials for features, navigation, and tools are
available at https://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES
for ALL Students Identified in Advance
Audio Amplification
Blank Paper (provided by TA)
Eliminate Answer Choices
Bookmark/Flag Items for Review
General Administration Directions Clarified (provided by TA)
General Administration Directions Read Aloud & Repeated as
Needed (provided by TA)
Highlight Tool
Headphones or Noise Buffers (not plugged in)
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES for ALL Students
Line Reader
Magnification/Enlargement Device
NotePad
Pop-up Glossary
Redirect Student to the Test (provided by TA)
Spell Check or External Spell Check Device
Writing Tools
Student Reads Assessment Aloud to Him/Herself
(requires one-on-one test session)
Accessibility Features for ALL Students
Accessibility Feature Computer-Based
Testing
Accommodated
Form
Answer Masking
(SR/PNP)
Embedded in
TestNav
No
Color Contrast
Background/Font Color
(SR/PNP)
Embedded in
TestNav
No
Text-to-Speech for
Mathematics (SR/PNP)
Embedded in
TestNav
Yes
Human Reader or
Human Signer for
Mathematics (SR/PNP)
TA Provided Yes - Plus TA
“Read Aloud Kit”
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES
for ALL Students Identified in Advance
• IEP or 504 team is responsible for making all accommodation decisions, which in
turn, are identified in the student’s Personal Needs Profile (PNP).
• Accommodations must be documented in an approved IEP or 504 plan prior to
the test administration.
• Students should have prior experience using the accommodation routinely during
classroom instruction and local assessments.
• Accommodated Tutorials are available at https://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/
ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities
IEP & 504 Plans
• Extended Time
• Screen Reader Version
• ASL Video Version
• Refreshable Braille Display w/ Screen Reader Version
• Text-to-Speech ELA/L
• Hard Copy Braille Version
• Large Print Paper Version
• Regular Print Paper Version
• Tactile Graphics
• Human Signer for Test Directions
ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities
Accommodation Computer
Based
Accommodated
Form
Text-to-Speech or Video of
a Human Interpreter for
ELA/L
Embedded in
TestNav
Yes
Closed-Captioning of
Multimedia Passages for
ELA/L
Embedded in
TestNav
Yes
Descriptive Video Embedded in
TestNav
Yes
Human Reader for ELA/L TA Provided Yes - Plus TA
“Read Aloud Kit”
ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities
Identified In Advance
ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities
District Provided
• Assistive Technology
• Word Prediction External Device
• Braille Note-Taker
• Braille Writer
• Calculation Device & Mathematics Tools • Calculator on Non-Calculator Sections
Constructed Responses
• Human Scribe, Human Signer, & External Assistive
Technology Device for Speech-to-Text
Selected Responses
• Human Scribe, Human Signer, & External Assistive
Technology Device for Speech-to-Text
Sample Test ItemsElementary ELA and Math
PARCC Assesment - ELA
Item Types and Sample
Questions
1. Literary Analysis - This task will ask students to carefully consider
literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay.
2. Research Simulation - This task asks students to exercise the career-
and college- readiness skills of observation, deduction, and proper use
and evaluation of evidence across text types by analyzing an
informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia
stimuli.
3. Narrative Writing - This task asks students to write a story, detail a
scientific process, write a historical account of important figures, or to
describe an account of events, scenes or objects, for example.
PARCC Assessment Tasks
Three Focus Areas
GRADE3 ELA
Literary Analysis Task
GRADE4 ELAResearch Simulation Task
GRADE 5 ELA
Narrative Writing Task
PARCC Assessment
Mathematics Item Types
and
Sample Questions
Math Reference Sheets
Grade 3- Fluency
Grade 3 Math Example-Conceptual Understanding
Grade 4 Math- Modeling and Reasoning
Grade 5 Example-Modeling
Additional Information Resource Links:
Resource Link
PARCC Practice Tests http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/
PARCC Blueprints/ Test Specifications
http://www.parcconline.org/assessment-system
NJDOE Assessment Page http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/
PARCC Sample Items http://parcc.pearson.com/sample-items/
PARCC Tutorials http://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/
QUESTIONS?Thank you!
Education is a partnership and
we thank you for your
involvement!
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