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JACK O’CONNELLState Superintendent of Public Instruction

California Department of Education © December 20071

The California Modified Assessment (CMA)

Deb Sigman, DirectorStandards and Assessment Division

Mary Hudler, DirectorSpecial Education Division

Pat McCabe, DirectorPolicy and Evaluation Division

December 20, 2007



Background

• Federal regulations for assessment based on modified achievement standards (April 2007)

• CDE developed CMA– Assessment of CA content standards– Based on modified achievement standards– For students with disabilities who have an

individualized education program (IEP) and meet SBE-approved participation criteria



Background (con’t)• CMA piloted in fall 2006, field tested in fall

2007, and will be operational in spring 2008– Grades 3-5 in ELA and math and grade 5 in science– Grades 6-8 ELA , grades 6-7 math, and grade 8

science will be field tested in fall 2008 and operational in spring 2009

• Participation criteria was adopted by the SBE in November 2007 and available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp

• Blueprints for grades 3-8 have been adopted by the SBE and are available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/cmastar.asp

• Performance levels not scheduled to be adopted until fall 2008



CMA Participation Criteria1. Previous Participation

– CST in a previous year and scored Below Basic or Far Below Basic

– CAPA (Levels 2–5) in two previous years and scored either Proficient or Advanced

2. Progress Based On Multiple Measures and Objective Evidence– The student will not receive a proficient score on the CST (even

with provision of accommodations) based on evidence from multiple, valid, and objective measures of student progress (or lack of progress)

3. Response To Appropriate Instruction– The student who is assessed with the CMA has access to the

curriculum, including instruction and materials for the grade in which the student is enrolled

– The student’s IEP includes grade-level California content standards-based goals and support in the classroom for a subject or subjects assessed by the CMA

– The student has received special education and related services to support access to and progress in the general curriculum in which the student is enrolled

– The IEP team has determined that the student will not achieve grade-level proficiency even with instructional intervention



CMA Participation Criteria (Cont.)

4. High School Diploma– Students who take CMA are not precluded from

attempting to complete requirements, as defined by the State, for a regular high school diploma

5. Parents Are Informed– Parents of the students selected to be assessed

with the CMA are informed that their child’s achievement will be measured based on modified achievement standards

Note: The student shall not be allowed to take both the CAPA and CMA. Students shall take either:– CAPA in all subject areas;– CST in all subject areas;– CMA in all subject areas; or– a combination of CST and CMA in the subject

areas being assessed.



CMA Participation Criteria (Cont.) Science

• Traditionally IEP goals address English-language arts, math, and prerequisite skills.

• Other content areas are usually addressed by related goals, supports and related services. – For example, science, might be addressed by having a

goal for vocabulary development that can support the student learning science vocabulary.

• Since the science assessments are not given prior to grade five, a student may fill the first participation criterion if the student:– has taken the California Standards Test (CST) in a

previous year, and – scored Below Basic or Far Below Basic in ELA or

mathematics, and– may have taken the CST with accommodations and/or

modifications.



California Modified Assessment (CMA)

Materials and Procedures



2008 CMA Test Materials

• Grade 3– Test Booklets (scannable)– Directions for Administration

• Grades 4 and 5– Test Booklet– CST/CMA Combined Answer Document– Directions for Administration



Grade 3 Test Combinations

What test is the student

taking?

Which test booklets will the student need?

CST Book CMA Book CAT/6 Book

ELA – CSTMath – CST ELA – CMAMath – CST ELA – CSTMath – CMA ELA – CMAMath – CMA





taking?

Which test materials will the student need?

CST Book CMA BookCST/CMA

Answer Document

ELA – CSTMath – CST ELA – CMAMath – CST ELA – CSTMath – CMA ELA – CMAMath – CMA





taking?

Which test materials will the student need?

CST Book CMA BookCST/CMA

Answer Document

ELA – CSTMath – CSTScience – CST

ELA – CMAMath – CMAScience – CMA

ELA or Math – CSTScience – CST orELA or Math – CMAScience – CMA



Grade 4 Test Booklets

CST CMA(Front Covers)



Grade 4 CST/CMA Answer Document

• Four-page scannable answer folder

• For CST and CMA responses

Front Page

Inside Pages

Back PageCST CMA




Front Page

4. CST Version #

7c. Assessed with CMA




Inside Pages

CST CMA CMA Version

#

CMA section has:

• Different subject icons from CST

• Alternate row shading for the response bubbles

• An area to indicate the CMA version number used



Back Page


CST and CMA

Columns

CST and CMA

ColumnsCST and

CMA Columns

16c. Special Education

Exit Date for CST only A3. Section

504 Plan bubble for CST only



2008 STAR Ordering, Pre-ID, and Supplemental

Orders• Ordering deadline – December 7

• Pre-ID documents deadline – 8 weeks prior to testing

• Pre-ID labels deadline – 5 weeks prior to testing

• Supplemental orders and late labels deadline – 7 calendar days prior to LAST day of testing



2008 Pre-Test and CAPA Train-the-Trainer

Workshops• 1/14: Sacramento

(videoconference - Santa Barbara and Del Norte)

• 1/15: Riverside

• 1/16: Webcast(Webcast host sites: Palmdale School District, Madera and Toulumne)

• 1/22: Santa Clara(videoconference - Trinity)

• 1/23: San Joaquin

• 1/24: Tehama

• 1/28: Mendocino

• 1/28: Los Angeles

• 1/30: Kern

• 1/31: Fresno

• 2/4: Alameda

• 2/5: San Diego

Morning session – Pre-Test

Afternoon session – CAPA

Aprenda at the January 28th workshop in the PM



California Modified Assessment and

Accountability(State and Federal)



Limits on Percent Proficient

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

Examples

CAPA

CMA

TOTAL

Third Example: CAPA exception granted to exceed 1%




in API



2007 Base API

• From the 2007 Base API calculation exclude the results of Students with Disabilities (SWD) equal to the number of CMA booklets that the school has requested for the 2008 testing

• February 15



• First remove scores of SWD that accessed the test with Modifications

• Then remove scores of SWD that scored Far Below Basic up to limit

• The best estimate of the number of students taking CMA

2007 Base API (cont.)



2008 Growth API

• Will not include the scores of students that took the CMA in 2008 Growth

– Performance levels not available

– API will be as comparable as possible between Base and Growth



2008 Base API

• Could be included in the API without adjustments

• Repeat the procedure for grades 6, 7, and 8 for 2008 Base




in AYP



2008 AYP

• Not necessary to include CMA in results (percentage proficient or above)

• However, count as participating in assessment

• In 2007, % of SWD tested >95% in both ELA and math

• Apply for Flexibility in workbook amendments- If fail solely because of SWD - Adjustment of 20% to percent proficient



Student Participation in Statewide Assessments: Guidelines for IEP Team

Decision-Making



Training of Trainers

• Information is available on the CDE Website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/cmaforiep.asp



Workshop Locations

• 2008 Regional Locations:January 30 - Yolo

February 6 - Redding

February 8 - San Bernardino

February 14 - Escondido

February 15 - National City

February 20 - Santa Clara

February 20 - Los Angeles Unified School District

February 21 - Los Angeles County

February 22 - Long Beach

February 27 - Fresno

February 28 - Bakersfield

March 11 – Ventura

Registration information is available on the CDE Website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/ac/cmaforiep.asp



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Documents

cma participation criteria

director standards

appropriate instruction

modified achievement

background cont cma

students iep

previous participation

science grades