Proof of Concept Study June Atkinson State Superintendent Tammy Howard Director, Accountability Services NC Department of Public Instruction July 13, 2015.

Proof of Concept Study

June AtkinsonState Superintendent

Tammy HowardDirector, Accountability Services

NC Department of Public Instruction

July 13, 2015

Purposes

Valid and reliable measures of content standards.

Growth data for educator effectiveness reports.Assessments throughout the year that inform

and guide instruction and that predict performance on future assessments.

A stand-alone summative assessment at the end of the year that may be connected to the interim assessments.

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Research Questions

Determine the feasibility of implementing the concept across grades 3–8data analysis to affirm reliability input/feedback on the integration of the

assessments in instructionlogistical/operational (delivery mode, scoring)professional development requirementspossibility of different item types

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DesignConvene teacher groups to recommend test

specifications

Notify districts of schools selected for participation

Provide professional development to the selected schools

Administer the three through-grade assessments and then the modified end-of-grade

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Interim 1 Interim 2 Interim 3 End-of-Year (Covers Interims 1– 4)

Design

Design could be altered based on outcome of study May have overlapping content May predict performance throughout the year

TimelineYear Administration Grade Levels Purpose

2015–16 Proof of Concept(sample population)

Release RFP for High School

Grade 5: MathGrade 6: Reading

Determine feasibility of concept

Summer 2016: Decision-point of how to proceed

2016–17 Field Test(sample population) Or

Release RFP for assessment

Pilot High School

Grades 3–8: Math Grades 4–8: Reading

Test items for inclusion in operational test forms

2017–18 Pilot Operational Year(statewide)

High School Operational

Grades 3–8: Math Grades 4–8: Reading

Full Implementation

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Review of Current Interim Assessments

Several school districts currently administer vendor-developed interim assessments

Review coverage of content standards, reliabilities, validity, and compare performance to EOG performance

School systems will submit interim assessment data generated from commercially-developed assessments

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Selected Districts for Participation in Proof of Concept: Grade 5 Mathematics

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LEA/Charter Schools

Alamance-Burlington Schools Gaston County Schools New Hanover County Schools

Brunswick County Schools Guilford County Schools Northampton County Schools

Cabarrus Charter Academy Harnett County Schools Onslow County Schools

Catawba County Schools Henderson County Schools Orange County Schools

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Hoke County Schools Piedmont Community Charter School

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Johnston County Schools Randolph County Schools

Chatham County Schools Kannapolis City Schools Robeson County Schools

Community School of Davidson Martin County Schools Vance County Schools

Cumberland County Schools Millennium Charter Academy Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Duplin County Schools Mooresville City Schools Yadkin County Schools

Durham Public Schools Mount Airy City Schools Yancey County Schools

Edgecombe County Public School Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

Selected Districts for Participation in Proof of Concept: Grade 6 ELA/Reading

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LEA/Charter Schools

Beaufort County Schools Iredell-Statesville Schools

Brevard Academy Johnston County Schools

Brunswick County Schools Madison County Schools

Caldwell County Schools Paul R Brown Leadership Academy

Camden County Schools Pitt County Schools

Carteret County Public Schools Polk County Schools

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Robeson County Schools

Chatham County Schools Scotland County Schools

Davidson County Schools Southern Wake Academy

Duplin County Schools Summerfield Charter Academy

Granville County Schools Wake County Schools

Guilford County Schools Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Harnett County Schools Yadkin County Schools

Henderson Collegiate  

High School

Develop RFP for a college admissions assessment at grade 11 and grade-level assessments at grades 9 and 10

Based on RFP outcome, pilot in 2016–17 and fully implement in 2017–18Requires setting a proficiency standard

for accountability reports if used as federal measure

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Next Steps

Provide sampled school list to districts

Conduct webinar for district and school level staff

Provide test specifications for each interim (Superintendents’ Quarterly)

Provide professional development for teachers of selected schools

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