This document provides an overview of student assessment and academic performance reporting for a charter school board training. It discusses the goals of assessing whether students are learning and being prepared for college. Various national and state assessments are outlined, including what they measure and their testing cycles. The document also reviews how to analyze assessment data and evaluate whether students are meeting achievement and growth goals using tools like Elevate360. Potential changes to future assessments like the MEAP and ACT exams are also noted.

1. ACADEMIC OVERVIEW
LSSU BOARD TRAINING
JULIE HOPPER | JUNE 29, 2014

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Session Goals
How Do We Know If Students are Learning and
What Questions Should We Be Asking?
Discuss College Readiness and Elevate360
Discuss Nationally Norm Referenced Assessment
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4 Updates on MEAP, Explore, and Plan

3. You are responsible as a board to ensure that
students who attend your academy meet the
educational goals outlined in the contract between
LSSU and your academy.

4. • Keep in mind that contractual educational goals
should include both academic achievement and
academic growth goals.
• No matter where students starting point, state
law states that ALL students must show
improved achievement.
• Many students come in below grade level, in
order to catch up, they must “grow” each year.

5. Contractual Goals
-EXAMPLE-

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How Will Our Board Know Whether
Students Are Learning?
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Be Familiar with Educational Goals
Communicate with School Leader, EMO
Ask Questions
Place Academic Performance on Agenda at
Each Board Meeting
5 Understand Academic Reports

7. Current Assessments Testing Cycle
Grades
Assessed
Subjects
Assessed
Nationally Norm-Referenced
(MAP or Performance Series)
Fall, Winter, Spring
MAP- 2-10
PS- Math-2-9
Alg I,II, Geometry
Reading- 2-12
Math
Reading
Explore/Plan
(ACT prep)
Spring 8-10
Math
Reading
Science
English
MEAP
Traditionally October
TBD
3-9
Math
Reading
Writing (4, 7)
Science (5, 8)
Social Studies (6, 9)
MME
(Work Keys, ACT, Michigan
Assessment)
April 11
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

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How Does LSSU Evaluate Student Academic
Performance at Our Academy?
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Nationally Norm Referenced
Assessments compare students against
a national sample. (Performance Series,
Measure of Academic Progress)
Criterion referenced assessments
measure students against a set of
standards. (MEAP, ACT, Explore/Plan)

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-NOTE-
Mean Performance vs % Meeting Target
• Mean Performance is the average score (scale score
for Performance Series or RIT for MAP) of the students
taking an assessment whereas the % meeting the
target is the percentage of students who met a
particular target.

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-Question-
How can we know whether students are
reaching their achievement and growth goals
for nationally norm referenced assessments?
-Answer-
Elevate360

11. Elevate360 is a web-based
program that shows whether
a student’s education is
preparing him or her to be
academically ready for
college.
The program measures a
student’s academic growth
and achievement from 2nd
grade onward against targets
aligned to ACT’s definition of
college readiness.

12. Elevate360 also
measures a school’s
performance against a
national standard and
renders it graphically in a
form helpful in making
high-stakes decisions.
PURPOSE OF

13. Backwards Mapping &

14. What Is College Readiness?
College readiness means that students
entering college have at least a:
chance of earning a
B or better50%
OR
75% chance of earning a
C or better on entry level courses

15. ACT:
A Respected Standard for
Measuring College Readiness
Why is a “21” important?

16. Backwards Mapping
from the Act:
Beginning with the End In Mind
GRADE 12
SECOND GRADE

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College readiness is achieved with a minimum composite score of
21 on the ACT college entrance exam, which students take in 11th
grade. The maximum composite score on the ACT is a 36. Below are
the individual subject matter scores that must be achieved to earn a
composite score of 21.
NOTE: ACT recently updated its target scores for reading to 22 and
science to 23. Elevate360 will incorporate these changes.
ACT Scores
• Reading: 21
• Math: 22
• Science: 24
• English: 21

18. Success in College: It Matters
The PEW Research Center just
released a report titled “The Cost
of Not Going to College.” Using
current data from the Census
Bureau’s population survey, the
report shows that 25- to 32-year-
olds who go to college and earn a
four-year degree do much better
in both employment and wages
than those with some college or
no college.
Source: “College Educated Millennials Winning”
by Lou Glazer, February 20, 2014

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-Annual Reviews-

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Academic Data in Review
• MEAP/MME
– Current and trend data
– Comparison district data
• Explore, Plan, ACT
• Performance Series and NWEA’s MAP
– Achievement
– Growth
• Calculate Fall to Spring growth compared to targets

21. 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
ABC Academy 55 62 70 59 54 71
Comparison District 50 64 59 44 51 69
State 61.3 70 71.7 71.5 60.4 72.7
%Proficient
2012-2013 MEAP Reading
Michigan Educational Assessment
Program (MEAP)

22. MEAP Trend
22.7
41.2
37.1 34.7
28
20
0
10
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30
40
50
60
70
80
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
%Proficient
ABC Academy MATH
2011
2012
2013

23. • Pay attention to all subject area proficiency
levels, however, pay special attention to reading.
• In July 2012, the American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) filed a “right to read” lawsuit on behalf of
Highland Park students.
• State law state that students who do not score
satisfactorily on reading test in 4th and 7th grade,
shall be provided special assistance to being
skills to grade level within 12 months.

24. Performance Series or MAP
Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
College Readiness Target 2191 2380 2497 2615 2733 2800 2890
School 70% Gap Target 2085 2303 2397 2518 2651 2704 2809
Avg. Spring Score 2031 2220 2248 2464 2498 2609 2740
Avg. Fall Score 1837 2124 2162 2292 2458 2479 2621
1700
1900
2100
2300
2500
2700
2900
ScaledScore
Actual vs College Readiness Target- MATH

25. How Do I Read the Charts?
The Achievement
Target represents an
effect size of zero and
defines the minimum
level of attainment
needed to be
considered college
ready at the 50%
confidence level.
Marker Color Key
• Exceeded: Blue or Green
• Met: Yellow
• Did Not Meet: Red

26. School Summary

27. Grade-Level Trajectory

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How Much Growth Is Enough?
Public Act 277 passed in 2011 states that “the
educational goals shall include demonstrated improved
pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils.”
Elevate360 uses a growth-to-standard measure
to calculate whether students have achieved enough
academic growth.
A student’s fall score is subtracted from the target score
to determine appropriate growth targets. Students are
expected to close the gap by 70%.

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For Example
• Meet Johnny
• Johnny scored the following:
– Fall Assessment: 200
– Spring College Readiness Target: 300
• If Johnny scores a 200 in the Fall on his
assessment and the spring college
readiness target is 300, he needs to
close the gap by 70 points by spring to
have made enough growth to be on track
for college readiness.

30. Growth

31. EPAS Report
(Explore, Plan, and ACT)

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-NOTE-
• College Readiness Targets and
Elevate360 reports differ from Scantron’s
Performance Series or NWEA’s Measure of
Academic Progress reports.
• You are bound to meet educational goals
and targets outlined in your contract.

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-Looking Ahead-

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Changes for MEAP
• Smarter Balanced Assessment to potentially replace
the MEAP
MEAP Smarter Balanced
Aligned to GLCE’s/HSCE’s Aligned to Common Core
Administered in fall Administered in spring
Measures prior year
knowledge
Measures current year
knowledge
Paper/Pencil assessment Computer adaptive
Delayed results Immediate results

35. Changes for ACT
• After June of the 2013-2014 school year, ACT will no
longer offer Explore and Plan.
• Explore and Plan will become the Aspire Assessment
which is a summative test for grades 3-10.
• Options for 2014-2015; request extension to use
Explore/Plan for one more year, adopt the Aspire test, or
use NWEA or PS.

36. Thank You!
Julie Hopper
jhopper@nationalcharterschools.org
906-322-0822

37. Helpful Websites
• www.michigan.gov/mde
( “2014-2015 Michigan Statewide Transition Document”)
• www.smarterbalanced.org
• www.nwea.org
• www.edperformance.com
• http://www.lssu.edu/charter/
• http://nationalcharterschools.org/

38. Questions to Ask
• Are students who have been enrolled at the academy for
longer periods outperforming other students?
• How did students perform compared to districts of similar
student make up on the MEAP and nationally norm
referenced assessment?
• Specifically, what is the MEAP reading proficiency of 4th
and 7th graders?
• How many students met their growth target for
Performance Series or MAP?
• Are students meeting college readiness targets? How do
you know?