Welcome to the Symposium

• Long Title: Accountability Update• Short Title: ACC• Course Number: 604• Presenter: Ken Barbour, NCDPI• Length: 45 minutes• This session should provide school staff an understanding of• how data are collected from the state and pushed out to other• systems. In addition, the session will include a discussion of

test• score issues and future developments.• M 9:30 - 10:15 AUD 3 M 3:00 - 3:45 AUD 1

Use Of Data To The State

• State and Federal Data Reports– School, District and State Level Reports

• READY Accountability Model• Annual Measurable Objectives• School Performance Grades• NC School Report Card• State Board of Education• Legislative Requests

– Title III AMAO Report– Other Reports and Data Requests

Importance of the Data and Reporting

• Must have Accurate Data for Federal and State Reporting– Use Student-Level Data

• More Accurate Data = Easier Reporting– Apply Data Quality Control Procedures– Use Auditing Processes

Accountability Services

• Apply Business Rules– Masking Rules (<5 or less >95) – Calculating Proficiency Targets (140 day rule)– Calculating Participation Targets (95%)– At least 30 students are needed for subgroup

reporting

Accountability Services

• Data Submissions– NC School Report Card– CEDARS– Schoolnet– EVAAS– PowerSchool– Researchers– External Vendors

Accommodations

• LEP, 504 and Transitory accommodations are collected with Third parties systems like PCG, ESL Enovation's and PowerSchool entry screens.

• Cecas manages all EC accommodations regardless of third party. EC Third party information is transferred to CECAS

Accommodations

Upload ACCOM_DATA_###.TXT third-party file to secure

shell.

LEAs who track non-IEP accommodations (i.e. LEP, S504, TID plan types) in systems other than CECAS and PowerSchool must submit an ACCOM_DATA_###.TXT file monthly to testing coordinator. Accountability IT system merges them into a master file.

Accommodations

A new ACCOM###.TXT file and 2015-CUR-ACCOM report will be generated automatically to reflect any changes or updates received from PowerSchool, CECAS, and non-IEP third-party files. PowerSchool and CECAS is received daily, however, third-party IEP data received from CECAS may only be updated according to a weekly schedule.

Accommodations

• Master EC files from Cecas are provided to the online testing system to assist with providing the appropriate accommodation for the individual student.

• The third party LEP, 504 and transitory plans are also provided to the online testing system.

Entering Test Scores and Reason Codes• See new Document• Notice on test dropdown that Reading is

retired and replaced with Language Arts. Not sure if scores were moved to new title.

• Accountability continues to load test scores.

New Foreign Language Test2015-2016 Course Code Course Title Proficiency Needed for GLE11045X0 French IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11055X0 French V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11065X0 French VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11075X0 French VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11085X0 French VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11112Y6 French DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11112Y7 French DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11112Y8 French DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11245X0 Chinese IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11255X0 Chinese V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11265X0 Chinese VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11275X0 Chinese VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11285X0 Chinese VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11312Y6 Chinese DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11312Y7 Chinese DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11312Y8 Chinese DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11445X0 Spanish IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11455X0 Spanish V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11465X0 Spanish VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11475X0 Spanish VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

New Foreign Language Tests

11475X0 Spanish VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11485X0 Spanish VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11512Y6 Spanish DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11512Y7 Spanish DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11512Y8 Spanish DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11645X0 German IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency11655X0 German V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11665X0 German VI Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11675X0 German VII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11685X0 German VIII Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11712Y6 German DLI Literacy (6th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11712Y7 German DLI Literacy (7th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11712Y8 German DLI Literacy (8th grade) GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11845X0 Japanese IV Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

11855X0 Japanese V Honors GLE-Intermediate Low minimum proficiency

New Scores

• The proficiency level conversions we discussed could be this:•  • Intermediate Low:  Proficiency Level (PL)  "1"•  • Intermediate Mid: PL " 2"•  • Intermediate High : PL  "3"•  • Advanced Low:  PL "4"•  • Advanced Mid:  PL "5"

Other issues

• SAT is not loaded by Accountability and entered locally

• State provided ACT is loaded by Accountability• Work Keys is not loaded• AP is entered locally only• LEA Testing Coordinators use Accountability

data system for historical reports.• EDS and FREE Reduced Lunch (secure)

Questions

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