ALP Testing Meeting,Middle SchoolLynn Hamblett, Supervisor

Katherine Williams, Consultant, Areas 1 & 2

Alison Coker, Consultant, Areas 3 & 4

Sarah Kessel, Consultant, Areas 5 & 6

Welcome

Logistics – bathrooms, subs, morning agenda and lunch time

Introductions: Share your name with your table mates as well as your favorite fall food.

Parking lot

Testing manual

This presentation will be posted on the ALP Blog

Security and Ethics

Page 3 in your manual

Please locate the handout titled, Student Assessment in Georgia

Read, signed, and returned to ALP Office by 11/11/11

Administration Requirements

Page 4 in your manual

Middle School Test Log found on Picasso

Procedures

The manual

Read p 6 & 7, then turn to your neighbor and share:

A procedure that is different from last year

Something you didn’t know beforeSomething you have a question about

Accommodations

Recommended Timeline

Recommended Timeline:Renzulli’s completed/reviewed 12/9Permission to Test distributed by 12/16Testing Window 1/10-1/24Data entered by 1/24Data submitted to ALP office by 2/1Test Log due to ALP office by 2/1

Mental Abilities

Use of age norms

Refer to p.11 in the manual for more information

Psych Referrals

Updated psych rule! Refer to page 12 in the manual.

If you have any questions about psych referrals after testing, please contact your consultant for assistance.

Example 1:

7th Grader –

CogAT - V 92 Q 95 NV 90 C 95

OLSAT 94

Reading 99 Math 99

Creativity 44

Motivation 60

Option A or B?Psych referral - Yes or No?

Example 2:

7th Grader -

CogAT - V 94 Q 90 NV 88 C 94

OLSAT 92

Reading 90

Creativity 68

Motivation 47

Option A or B?

Psych referral - Yes or No?

Example 3:

7th Grader-

CogAT V 95 Q 85 NV 75 C 80

OLSAT 90

Reading 99 Math 91

Creativity 90 Motivation 80

Option A or B?

Psych referral - Yes or No?

Example 4:

7th Grader –

CogAT – V 75 Q 85 NV 98 C 90

NNAT 94

Reading 99 Math 91

Creativity 90 Motivation 80

Option A or B?

Psych referral - Yes or No?

BREAK

Achievement

Refer to the manual p. 14

Use of grade norms

Retained students

Creativity and Motivation Refer in the manual to p. 15-17.

Training procedures and resources are found on Picasso.

TTCT administration (TTCT is last assessment) Torrance Scoring Worksheet must be included with each test

Use of TTCT log

CAIMI

Testing Scenarios

Refer to page 10 in the Manual

Modeled

Guided

Independent

Data Activity: Modeled

Kent:

V: 82 Reading: 90 Creativity: 74

Q: 93 Math: 99

NV: 89 Total: 90 Motivation: 76

C: 88

Eligible? ___________________________________________

Re-eval needed? ____________________________________

Tests Needed? ______________________________________

Data Activity: Modeled

Kara:

V: 88 Reading: 85 Creativity: 84

Q: 83 Math: 90

NV: 99 Total: 87 Motivation: 59

C: 90

NNAT: 96

Eligible? ___________________________________________

Re-eval needed? ____________________________________

Tests Needed? ______________________________________

Data Activity: Guided Groups

Kali:

V: 98 Reading: 95 Creativity: 90

Q: 93 Math: 90

NV: 87 Total: 97 Motivation: 78

C: 95

Eligible? ___________________________________________

Re-eval needed? ____________________________________

Tests Needed? ______________________________________

Data Activity: Guided Groups

Todd:

V: 88 Reading: 85 Creativity: 84

Q: 83 Math: 90

NV: 89 Total: 87 Motivation: 59

C: 87

Eligible? ___________________________________________

Re-eval needed? ____________________________________

Tests Needed? ______________________________________

Data Activity: Guided Groups

Kaitlyn:

V: 68 Reading: 96 Creativity: 94

Q: 83 Math: 92 TTCT: 28

NV: 52 Total: 97 Motivation: 90

C: 75 CAIMI: SS 92

Analyze:____________________________________

Data Activity: Independent Practice

Please complete the testing activity independently.

When called, join your Area group to discuss the responses. Areas 1 & 2: Led by Katherine Williams

Areas 3 & 4: Led by Lynn Hamblett

Areas 5 & 6: Led by Sarah Kessel

Questions? Time to check the Parking

Lot.

LUNCH TIME! See you at 12:45.

Testing Schedule

Subs = 2-3 days (forms faxed to L. Wood)Code of Ethics Guidelines for Student

Assessment must be signed and returned (BY 11/11/11) before subs will be approved by ALP

Review your data (test log and test inventory) from last year.

Plan a testing schedule aligned to number of students you predict will require testing (handout).

Test Pick-Up

1. Determine what consumable test needs you have based on your testing log from last year. Make a reasonable increase as needed.

# of Renzullis # of TTCTs # of CAIMIs # of OLSAT ans. docs # of NNAT ans. docs # of Permission to Test forms # of Continuation Criteria

2. Pick up your tests and forms.

Other Pertinent Issues

Afternoon Agenda:Entering data into the Portal

Logs

Test requests with the NEW GF 142

Flagged students

Accelerations

Anything else that is pertinent?

Academic Portal CSIS and On Track directions

Located on Picasso under Manuals

CSIS cheat sheet

Generating forms:

GF166

Send two signed copies home

Form with original teacher signature MUST be returned with parent signature; other copy stays with parent

Make copies of returned form: orignal to ALP office, copy in local school file, copy in permanent record

GF167

Send original signed copy to ALP office

Send signed copy home to parents

Keep signed copy on file

Logs for GF 166s and GF 167s are mandatoryEven if you only have one form

Even if you have NO forms

ALL LOGS

DUE TO ALP OFFICE

February 1, 2012

Logs

Test Requests

We have a new GF 142!

Flagged Students

Using psych referrals and scores in “off” years

If you received a psych that was flagged… now is the time to give the Renzulli Let’s look at this scenario:

Jamie is a 6th grader at Smith MS. Last year as a 5th grader she had a WISC component score of 98%, a math achievement score of 90%, a creativity rating scale score of 64%, and a motivation score of 72%. What can you do for her this year?

Accelerations

Why?

Process

Tests given

How this impacts Middle School

Closing

Questions???? Time to check the parking lot.

If you have never scored a CAIMI, please stay for an additional 30 minutes.

If you think you could benefit from some additional support, please let us know before you leave today.

Thanks for all you do! Also, thank you to those who brought snacks to share.

Accommodations: Standard vs. nonstandard

Acceptable Unacceptable Small group environment Frequent monitored breaks (same total

testing time) Marking answers in test booklet Reading the test by reader or assistive

technology (expect reading comprehension or vocabulary)

Repetition of directions (no paraphrasing)

Extended time