PARCC

Overview

Tonight’s Presentation

Brief History of Standards and Assessment

PARCC - Who, What, When, Where, and

How

Special Needs Students

Scores, Reports, and Graduation

Requirements

PARCC Parent Resources

Questions and Answers

History of Standards and

Assessment

History of Academic Standards

● Academic Standards

No standards/district created standards

to

1996 NJ Core Curriculum Content Standards

to

2010 Common Core (National) State Standards (CCSS)

● Common Core Standards

○ Aligned to college and career expectations

○ Internationally benchmarked

○ Higher-order skills

History of State Assessments

● Federal Regulations require states to assess students’

progress towards standards

● State regulations require districts to administer

standardized assessments

● District funding is contingent on at least 95% student

participation

Standards are not new.

Standardized assessments are not new.

3rd year of the PARCC

What is PARCC?Who, What, When, Where, How

What is PARCC?

Partnership for

Assessment of

Readiness for College

And Careers

What is PARCC?42 States and Washington D.C.

have adopted the Common Core Standards

In the 2016-17 school year, 11 partners are participating in the PARCC assessment system. These include seven fully-participating states (Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland,New Jersey, New Mexico, and Rhode Island. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Education, Department of Defense schools, Massachusetts and Louisiana also are also participating at varying levels.

As was the case in the 2015-16 testing year, the PARCC assessments will be

shorter and the administration has been simplified. Testing has been streamlined

into a single window. The tests have been reduced by 90 minutes; unit times are

more uniform, and the number of test units will be reduced by two or three,

depending upon grade level.

The test is 90 minutes shorter — 60 minutes less for mathematics and 30 minutes

less for English language arts/literacy

Fewer test sessions — now only six or seven test sessions for students, compared

to eight or nine last year

One testing window, instead of two

•Test Dates – Single 30 Day Testing Window

• Fewer But Longer Unit Times

• More Uniform Unit Times

What’s New – Spring 2017

When & How Will It Be

Given?Months, Dates, Times, Sessions

For students

taking the

following:

Administration

Dates

Testing

Times

Unit Testing Time Requirement

for

graduation

Results

Available

6th Grade

Mathematics

March 28, 2017

March 29, 2017

March 30, 2017

8:15 am-

10:00 am

Unit 1: 80 minutes

Unit 2: 80 minutes

Unit 3: 80 minutes

N/A September

2017

5th Grade

Mathematics

March 28, 2017

March 29, 2017

March 30, 2017

March 31, 2017

10:15 am-

12:00 pm

Unit 1: 60 minutes

Unit 2: 60 minutes

Unit 3: 60 minutes

Unit 4: 60 minutes

N/A September

2017

6th Grade

English Language

Arts

April 3, 2017

April 4, 2017

April 5, 2017

8:10 am-

10:00 am

Unit 1: 110 minutes

Unit 2: 110 minutes

Unit 3: 90 minutes

N/A September

2017

5th Grade

English Language

Arts

April 3, 2017

April 4, 2017

April 5, 2017

10:15 am-

12:00 pm

Unit 1: 90 minutes

Unit 2: 90 minutes

Unit 3: 90 minutes

N/A September

2017

Intermediate Schedule

For students

taking the

following:

Administration

Dates

Testing

Times

Unit Testing Time Requirement

for

graduation

Results

Available

4th Grade

Mathematics

April 19, 2017

April 20, 2017

April 21, 2017

April 24, 2017

8:15 am-

10:00 am

Unit 1: 60 minutes

Unit 2: 60 minutes

Unit 3: 60 minutes

Unit 4: 60 minutes

N/A September

2017

3rd Grade

Mathematics

April 19, 2017

April 20, 2017

April 21, 2017

April 24, 2017

10:15 am-

12:00 pm

Unit 1: 60 minutes

Unit 2: 60 minutes

Unit 3: 60 minutes

Unit 4: 60 minutes

N/A September

2017

4th Grade

English Language

Arts

April 25, 2017

April 26, 2017

April 27, 2017

8:15 am-

10:00 am

Unit 1: 90 minutes

Unit 2: 75 minutes

Unit 3: 90 minutes

N/A September

2017

3rd Grade

English Language

Arts

April 25, 2017

April 26, 2017

April 27, 2017

10:15 am-

12:00 pm

Unit 1: 90 minutes

Unit 2: 90 minutes

Unit 3: 90 minutes

N/A September

2017

McKinley Schedule

Typical Student Test Experience

7 Testing Sessions

AM Sessions

Teachers permitted to help with students with technology questions

Teachers can clarify directions

Students can flag questions, review, and change answers

If necessary, computer will be “swapped out” if there is a problem

Students can read or draw if finished early

ScoringHow will PARCC be scored?

How will my child’s scores be used?

PARCC PERFORMANCE

LEVELS

Level 1: Not yet meeting grade-level expectations

Level 2: Partially meeting grade-level expectations

Level 3: Approaching grade-level expectations

Level 4: Meeting grade-level expectations

Level 5: Exceeding grade-level expectations

Purpose and Use of PARCC Data…

To assist teachers in supporting students

To inform parents and students on progress towards “on

track” college and career readiness

To inform schools and districts on curricula, instructional and

professional development needs

By NJ’s college and universities as one of the indicators of

a student’s readiness for entry-level, credit-bearing college

courses

May be used for high school graduation requirements

PARCC Results Will Not Be Used…

To impact student’s grades

To retain students

PARCC Preparation Standards based curriculum, instruction, and programs

Technology

Professional Development for Staff

Google Apps for Education

Skills Development

NJDOE Regional Trainings

District and School Based Leadership Teams

PARCC Sample Items, and Practice Tests in the classrooms

Mindset – “Do Your Best, But Don’t Stress!”

TechnologyWhat technology skills will my child need?

Technology Skills

Use technology to determine student understanding in

authentic ways

• Drag and drop

• Shade text

• Cut and paste

• Move items

• Use of math tools

• Online calculators (6-11)

• Graphing tools• Type written responses in ELA and Math

Accessibility &

AccommodationsWhat features are available for all students?

What features are available for SE/504/ELL students?

PARCC Comprehensive

Accessibility Policies

Features for All Students

Accessibility Features*

Identified in advance

Accommodations** * Available to all participating students**For students with disabilities, English learners, and English learners with disabilities

Small Group Testing

Time of Day

Separate or Alternate Location

Specified Area or Setting

Adaptive and Specialized Equipment or Furniture

Frequent Breaks

ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

for ALL Students

• Available to ALL students.

• Delivered on the computer testing platform.

• Identified and “turned on” prior to testing, via each

student’s Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile

(SR/PNP).

• Ensures each student receives appropriate features

without distraction of un-needed features.

• Once identified by SR/PNP, each student will decide

whether or not to use the feature.

• Tutorials for features, navigation, and tools are

available at https://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

for ALL Students Identified in Advance

Audio Amplification

Blank Paper (provided by TA)

Eliminate Answer Choices

Bookmark/Flag Items for Review

General Administration Directions Clarified (provided by TA)

General Administration Directions Read Aloud & Repeated as

Needed (provided by TA)

Highlight Tool

Headphones or Noise Buffers (not plugged in)

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES for ALL Students

Line Reader

Magnification/Enlargement Device

NotePad

Pop-up Glossary

Redirect Student to the Test (provided by TA)

Spell Check or External Spell Check Device

Writing Tools

Student Reads Assessment Aloud to Him/Herself

(requires one-on-one test session)

Accessibility Features for ALL Students

Accessibility Feature Computer-Based

Testing

Accommodated

Form

Answer Masking

(SR/PNP)

Embedded in

TestNav

No

Color Contrast

Background/Font Color

(SR/PNP)

Embedded in

TestNav

No

Text-to-Speech for

Mathematics (SR/PNP)

Embedded in

TestNav

Yes

Human Reader or

Human Signer for

Mathematics (SR/PNP)

TA Provided Yes - Plus TA

“Read Aloud Kit”

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES

for ALL Students Identified in Advance

• IEP or 504 team is responsible for making all accommodation decisions, which in

turn, are identified in the student’s Personal Needs Profile (PNP).

• Accommodations must be documented in an approved IEP or 504 plan prior to

the test administration.

• Students should have prior experience using the accommodation routinely during

classroom instruction and local assessments.

• Accommodated Tutorials are available at https://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/

ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities

IEP & 504 Plans

• Extended Time

• Screen Reader Version

• ASL Video Version

• Refreshable Braille Display w/ Screen Reader Version

• Text-to-Speech ELA/L

• Hard Copy Braille Version

• Large Print Paper Version

• Regular Print Paper Version

• Tactile Graphics

• Human Signer for Test Directions

ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities

Accommodation Computer

Based

Accommodated

Form

Text-to-Speech or Video of

a Human Interpreter for

ELA/L

Embedded in

TestNav

Yes

Closed-Captioning of

Multimedia Passages for

ELA/L

Embedded in

TestNav

Yes

Descriptive Video Embedded in

TestNav

Yes

Human Reader for ELA/L TA Provided Yes - Plus TA

“Read Aloud Kit”

ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities

Identified In Advance

ACCOMMODATIONS for Students with Disabilities

District Provided

• Assistive Technology

• Word Prediction External Device

• Braille Note-Taker

• Braille Writer

• Calculation Device & Mathematics Tools • Calculator on Non-Calculator Sections

Constructed Responses

• Human Scribe, Human Signer, & External Assistive

Technology Device for Speech-to-Text

Selected Responses

• Human Scribe, Human Signer, & External Assistive

Technology Device for Speech-to-Text

Sample Test ItemsElementary ELA and Math

PARCC Assesment - ELA

Item Types and Sample

Questions

1. Literary Analysis - This task will ask students to carefully consider

literature worthy of close study and compose an analytic essay.

2. Research Simulation - This task asks students to exercise the career-

and college- readiness skills of observation, deduction, and proper use

and evaluation of evidence across text types by analyzing an

informational topic presented through several articles or multimedia

stimuli.

3. Narrative Writing - This task asks students to write a story, detail a

scientific process, write a historical account of important figures, or to

describe an account of events, scenes or objects, for example.

PARCC Assessment Tasks

Three Focus Areas

GRADE3 ELA

Literary Analysis Task

GRADE4 ELAResearch Simulation Task

GRADE 5 ELA

Narrative Writing Task

PARCC Assessment

Mathematics Item Types

and

Sample Questions

Math Reference Sheets

Grade 3- Fluency

Grade 3 Math Example-Conceptual Understanding

Grade 4 Math- Modeling and Reasoning

Grade 5 Example-Modeling

Additional Information Resource Links:

Resource Link

PARCC Practice Tests http://parcc.pearson.com/practice-tests/

PARCC Blueprints/ Test Specifications

http://www.parcconline.org/assessment-system

NJDOE Assessment Page http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/

PARCC Sample Items http://parcc.pearson.com/sample-items/

PARCC Tutorials http://parcc.pearson.com/tutorial/

QUESTIONS?Thank you!

Education is a partnership and

we thank you for your

involvement!