Parent Empowerment Workshop October 22, 2014 Presented By: ELA Enrichment Teacher: Mrs. Fabbiol Bowen Math Instructional Lead Teacher: Mrs. Je-Nita Stafford Parent Involvement Professional: Dr. Lateasha White OUR NEW ASSESSMENT FOR 3RD8TH… Modified from a presentation by: Melissa Fincher, Ph.D. Deputy Superintendent, Assessment & Accountability, GaDOE HENRY COUNTY END OF GRADE ASSESSMENT DATES FOR 2014-2015 April th th 16 -28 SUBJECTS ASSESSED: LANGUAGE ARTS, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES Georgia Milestones Question Types • SELECTED-RESPONSE [AKA, MULTIPLE-CHOICE] •ALL CONTENT AREAS •EVIDENCE-BASED SELECTED RESPONSE IN ELA Constructed response is a genera • CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE term for assessment items that req •ELA AND MATHEMATICS the student to generate a respon opposed to selecting a response. • EXTENDED-RESPONSE Extended-response items require elaborate answers and explanati •ELA AND MATHEMATICS of reasoning. They allow for multip correct answers and/or varying • TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED methods of arriving at the correc Writing prompts and •TO BEGIN IN 2016-2017 answer. performance tasks are examples extended-response items. SAMPLE 3RD GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION SAMPLE 3RD GRADE LANGUAGE ARTS SELECTED-RESPONSE QUESTION SAMPLE 3RD GRADE MATH CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION SAMPLE 3RD GRADE MATH SELECTEDRESPONSE QUESTION What Assessment Will Demonstrate • LANGUAGE ARTS • READ AND COMPREHEND TEXTS OF VARYING COMPLEXITIES • USE INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES TO EFFECTIVELY SUMMARIZE KEY POINTS OR MAKE PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS • MATH • CAN UNDERSTAND AND USE IMPORTANT MATH IDEAS, INCLUDING NUMBER SENSE, ALGEBRAIC THINKING, GEOMETRY, AND DATA ANALYSIS • USE MATH FACTS AND REASONING SKILLS TO SOLVE REALWORLD PROBLEMS • MAKE MATHEMATICAL ARGUMENTS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY PERFORMANCE INDEX (CCRPI) POINTS AND WEIGHTING Achievement Score Indicators • CONTENT MASTERY • HOW WELL SCHOOL IS DOING WITH INSTRUCTION (40%) • POST ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL READINESS • AREAS PROVEN TO HELP PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE NEXT LEVEL (30%) • GRADUATION RATE/GRADUATION RATE PREDICTOR • SCHOOL’S 4-YEAR GRADUATION RATE (30%) School Accountability QUESTIONS??? Feel free to contact us: English Language Arts Teacher Fabbiol Bowen: Fabbiol.Bowen@henry.k12.ga.us Math Instructional Lead Teacher Je-Nita Stafford: Je-Nita.Stafford@henry.k12.ga.us Parent Involvement Liaison Lateasha White: Lateasha.White@henry.k12.ga.us