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Iowa Alternate Assessment

Science(IAAS)Assessment Process

Webcast #8

Welcome to Iowa’s AYP Alternate Assessments for the 2014-2015 school year. This is the eight presentation in a series of eight that address Iowa’s AYP Alternate Assessments. In this presentation we will examine the IAAS assessment process.

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IAAS Assessment Process

• Roles & Responsibilities

• 5 Step Assessment Process

• Training

• Support for Assessment Implementation

• Timelines & Requirements

– Implementing the Assessment

The IAAS Assessment Process includes: Roles & Responsibilities 5 Step Assessment Process Training Support for Assessment Implementation Timelines & Requirements

Implementing the Assessment

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Roles & Responsibilities

In this section of the presentation we will examine the roles and responsibilities within the IAAS process.

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Role & Responsibilities

• IDOE

– Provide oversight and technical assistance

for the process of the Alternate Assessment

– Communication

– Compliance

– AYP

The role of the IDOE is to IDOE

Provide oversight and technical assistance for the process of the Alternate Assessment Communication Compliance AYP

Provide DLM State/District Information Points of Contact Information

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Roles and Responsibilities

• District IAAS Coordinator

– The key duties of the local Assessment

Coordinator are to oversee the test

process, provide support to staff and

teachers, and prompt staff and teachers of

pending deadlines

The key duties of the local District IAAS Coordinator is to oversee the test process, provide support to staff and teachers, and prompt staff and teachers of pending deadlines

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Teacher duties include

– Building student rosters/profiles into the

IAAS online system

– Enter student performance data within

required timelines

– Communicate performance results

– Update roster/student information as

students move in and out of the

assessment or their classroom

Teacher duties include Building student rosters/profiles into the IAAS online system Enter student performance data within required timelines Communicate performance results

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5 Step Assessment

Administration Process

In this section we will examine a 5 step process for IAAS administration.

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Step 1

• IDOE

– Sends Security Access Codes for new users to the

IAAS Online System to District IAA Coordinators

• District Assessment Coordinator

– Sends access code to new teachers registering for

an account in the IAAS online system

– Ensures building administrators have a registered

account in the IAAS Online system

In Step 1 IDOE

Sends Security Access Codes for new users to the IAAS Online System to District IAA Coordinators

District Assessment Coordinator Sends access code to new teachers registering for an account in the IAAS online system Ensures building administrators have a registered account in the IAAS Online system

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Step 2

• District Assessment Coordinator review

district/building IAAS Roster & IMS

– Ensure accurate student participation in

the Iowa Alternate Assessment

In step 2 District Assessment Coordinator review district/building IAAS Roster & IMS Ensure accurate student participation in the Iowa Alternate Assessment

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Step 3

• Teachers complete required IAAS

training

In step 3 Teachers complete required IAAS training

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Step 4

• Teachers

– Register for an account in the IAAS online

system (if a new user to the system)

– Build student roster

– Enter student profile activities

– Ongoing Student Data Verification

• Manually update student activities throughout

the year (add & remove students from

rosters/enter in student performance data)

In Step 4 Teachers Register for an account in the IAAS online system (if a new user to the system) Build student roster Enter student profile activities Ongoing Student Data Verification

Manually update student activities throughout the year (add & remove students from rosters/enter in student performance data)

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Step 5

• Teachers administer the assessment

– Plan, deliver, and adjust instruction

– Gather progress monitoring data on IAAS rating

scale items

– Enter student performance data into the IAAS

Online System for each reporting period

– All year, review data/reports and talk to parents

• Students participate in Assessment

– Classroom instructional materials

And in step 5 Teachers administer the assessment Plan, deliver, and adjust instruction Gather progress monitoring data on IAAS rating scale items Enter student performance data into the IAAS Online System for each reporting period All year, review data/reports and talk to parents

Students participate in Assessment Classroom instructional materials

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Training Support

Implementation and administration of the IAAS requires training for teachers.

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IAAS Training

• The Iowa Alternate Assessment

Science Online Teacher Training is

required by all teachers who administer

the Iowa Alternate Assessment Science

The Iowa Alternate Assessment Science Online Teacher Training is required by all teachers who administer the Iowa Alternate Assessment Science.

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IAAS Training

• This training is also open for

administrators and other school

personnel who support the educational

programming of student with significant

disabilities

This training is also open for administrators and other school personnel who support the educational programming of student with significant disabilities.

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IAAS Training

• The IAAS Training is hosted by

AEAPDONLINE

• http://training.aeapdonline.org

– Beginning of school year

The IAAS Training is hosted by AEAPDONLINE http://training.aeapdonline.org Training dates and guidelines will be available by start of school year

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Support for

Implementation

Tritek Group is sole provider for district support in implementing the DLM ELA and Math Assessment.

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Support Assessment Implementation

• IAA online tutorials

– Located on the IAA online homepage

• IAAS Help Desk

Support for implementation includes IAA online tutorials Located on the IAA online homepage

IAAS Help Desk

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Timelines &

Requirements

In this section we will examine Assessment Timelines & Requirements

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Timelines & Requirements

• Iowa’s Alternate Assessments Policy

– IAAS

• Will be posted on the DE IAA webpage

• https://www.educateiowa.gov/pk-12/special-

education/assessment-testing/iowa-alternate-

assessment-1-iaa

– Start of school year 2014

Iowa’s Alternate Assessments Policy IAAS

Required Timelines & Activities Summer 2014

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Contact Information

• Emily Thatcher-IAA Consultant

• Email: emily.thatcher@iowa.gov

• Phone: 515-281-3500

Please provide comments and questions regarding this webcast in the survey link. For additional information on Iowa’s Alternate Assessment policy, please contact Emily Thatcher.