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Exit Standards

that Empower & Equip More

ESTEEM

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Presentation FacilitatorSarah McManus

Section Chief

Testing Policy and Operation

Iris Garner

Education Consultant

Testing Policy and Operation

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Panelists Jennifer Beck jwbeck@burke.k12.nc.us Instructional Coach

East Burke High School

David Edwards david.edwards@ncvps.org Chief Marketing OfficerVirtual Public Schools

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Panelists Cynthia Magee cmagee@southwestrac.comSouthwest RegionalRegional Accountability Coordinator

David McGeedmcgee@burke.k12.nc.usDirector of StudentBurke County School

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Panelists Iris Garnerigarner@dpi.state.nc.usResearch ConsultantNC Department of Public Schools

Sarah McManus smcmanus@dpi.state.nc.usChief , Testing Policy and OperationsNC Department of Public Schools

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Policy Overview

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State Board of Education Policy HSP-N-000 Students entering the ninth grade for the first time in the 2006-2007 school year, in career preparation, college technical preparation, and college/university preparation course of study

Shall meet the following standards for proficiency:

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Score at Achievement Level III (with 1 standard error of measurement) or above

on 5

End-of-Course Tests: • English I• Algebra I• U.S. History• Biology• Civics and Economics

State Board of Education Policy

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State Board of Education Policy• Students should also complete the following standards:

• Successfully complete a graduation project• Pass the North Carolina Online Test of

Computer Skills or its alternate assessment

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When can you retest? If a student does not pass the EOC test

but passes the course

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/Accountability/

parents/highschool

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Retesting Opportunities Maximum of two retest opportunities Second retest opportunity must be preceded by

focused intervention/remediation Student must be given a retest no later that three

weeks from the receipt of test results Parent/guardian may request that their child be

excused from the retest. Parent/guardian and child must accept participation in focused intervention.

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Remediation/InterventionIntervention involves extended instructional opportunities designed to improve students’ performance: • Alternative models• Special homework• Smaller classes• Tutorial sessions• Extended day• Saturday school

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After the Second Retest… Update documentation (e.g., portfolio of

the student’s performance in the EOC course)

Documentation (e.g., a portfolio) is reviewed by a review committee to determine if the exit standard for that course has been met

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Review Committee

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Who should be on the review committee? Teachers Principals Central office staff members (EC) teacher (if applicable) (LEP) teacher (if applicable)

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Initial Steps for Review Process Notify parents of the date, time, and location of the

review committee meeting Parent/guardian of any student being presented for a

review has the right to be a non-voting participant and has the right to speak on behalf of their child

If parents are non-English speaking, efforts must be made to provide the information in the language they speak

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Documentation for Review Teachers provide documentation of the student’s performance for the review process. Documentation may include:

• student work samples• test data • information supplied by parents• information that is included in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for students with disabilities

• other information that verifies that a student is proficient

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Documentation for Review Documentation of the entire review

process should be kept on file at the student’s home school.

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Review Process HSP-N-000 (4-6)The review committee reviews documentation and makes one of the following recommendations Student retakes the course Student is provided additional remediation Based on the documentation, the student has met the requirements for the exit standard associated with the course

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/accountability/policyoperations/hses0505.pdf

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Principal’s Role in the Review Process

HSP-N-000 (6)

The principal reviews the recommendation from the committee and makes the final decision regarding the student meeting the exit standard for the course.

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Transfer StudentsWhen a student transfers into a North Carolina public high school from out-of-state or from a private school, principals review the student’s transcript and may award credit for work completed

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Resources

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Resources Tracking the High School Exit Standards Process

(SIMS) and NCWISE Documents Frequently Asked Questions Exit Standards Brochure Review Committee Folder Exit Standards Web page

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Resources

NCWISE Training Guides documentshttp://www.ncwise.org/default.htm

-NC WISE Technical Library -NCWISE Guides

NCWISE Presentation http://www.ncwise.org/eSIScategories.html

- Testing Section

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Panel Discussion

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Thank You We appreciate your attendance and

continued support with the North Carolina Testing Program.