Assessment Update 2012 ABEA Annual Conference July 24

Assessment Update 2012 ABEA Annual Conference July 24 -25 Hot Springs Convention Center Hot Springs, Arkansas

2012 -2013 Courses Tested Agricultural Sciences and Technology 491030 Agricultural Business (. 5 credit) 491060 Agricultural Marketing (. 5 credit) 491180 Animal Science (. 5 credit) 491200 Biological Animal Sciences (. 5 credit) 491210 Biological Plant Science (. 5 credit) 491230 Environmental Resources (. 5 credit) 491270 Greenhouse Management (. 5 credit) 491280 Introduction to Horticultural Science (. 5 credit) 491310 Managing our Natural Resources (. 5 credit) 491340 Plant Science (. 5 credit) 491390 Agricultural Mechanics (1 credit)

2012 -2013 Courses Tested Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications 493380 Fundamentals of Radio (1 credit) 493390 Intermediate Radio (1 credit) 493420 Fundamentals of Television (1 credit) 493430 Intermediate Television (1 credit) 559210 Dance Technique I (1 credit) 493500 Dance Technique II (1 credit) 493510 Dance Technique III (1 credit) 493600 Fundamentals of Graphic Communications (1 credit) 493610 Intermediate Graphic Communications (1 credit) 493640 Fundamentals of A/V Tech & Film (1 credit) 493650 Intermediate A/V Tech & Film (1 credit) 494150 Fundamentals of Advertising. & Graphic Design (1 credit) 494170 Intermediate Advertising & Graphic Design (1 credit) 494350 Fundamentals of Photography (1 credit) 494370 Intermediate Photography (1 credit)

2012 -2013 Courses Tested Business and Marketing Technology 492050 Banking and Finance Principles (. 5 credit) 492100 Computerized Accounting I (1 credit) 492110 Computerized Accounting II (1 credit) 492120 Computerized Business Applications(1 credit) 492140 Advanced Database (. 5 credit) 492150 Digital Communications I (1 credit) 492160 Digital Communications II (1 credit) 492170 Entrepreneurship I (. 5 credit) 492180 Entrepreneurship II (. 5 credit) 492240 Introduction to Finance (. 5 credit) 492320 Management (. 5 credit) 492330 Marketing (1 credit) 492350 Marketing Management (1 credit) 492360 Digital Communications III (1 credit) 492370 Digital Communications IV (1 credit) 492380 Office Management (1 credit) 492450 Advanced Spreadsheets (. 5 credit) 492490 ACE Approved Computer Applications I (. 5 credit) 492500 ACE Approved Computer Applications II (. 5 credit)

2012 -2013 Courses Tested Family and Consumer Sciences 493010 Child Care Guidance, Mgmt. , and Services (1 credit) 493020 Child Development (. 5 credit) 493080 Family and Consumer Sciences (1 credit) 493110 Food and Nutrition (. 5 credit) 493120 Food Production, Mgmt. , and Services (1 credit) 493190 Personal and Family Finance (. 5 credit) 493210 Parenting (. 5 credit) 493240 Orientation to Teaching I (1 credit) 493310 Consumer Services (1 credit) 493320 Customer Relations (. 5 credit) 494550 Cosmetology I (1 credit) 495560 Cosmetology II (2 credit)

2012 -2013 Courses Tested Skilled and Technical Sciences 494620 Introduction to Criminal Justice (1 credit) 494630 Law Enforcement I (1 credit) 495300 Human Anatomy & Physiology (1 credit) 495340 Introduction to Medical Professions (. 5 credit) Engineering Technology 494700 Drafting and Design (1 credit) 494710 Architectural CAD I (1 credit) 494740 Engineering CAD I (1 credit)

2012 -2013 Testing Calendar Registration and Testing Windows Traditional Scheduling Schools Fall Semester • Registration Window November 26 -30, 2012 • Testing Window December 5, 2012 -January 11, 2013 Spring Semester • Registration Window April 15 -April 19, 2013 • Testing Window April 22 -May 24, 2013

2012 -2013 Testing Calendar Registration and Testing Windows 4 X 4 Block Scheduling Schools 1 st Quarter 3 rd Quarter Registration Window September 24 -28, 2012 February 18 -22, 2013 Testing Window October 8 -26, 2012 February 25 March 15, 2013 2 nd Quarter 4 th Quarter Registration Window November 26 -30, 2012 April 15 -April 19, 2013 Testing Window December 5, 2012 April 22 -May 24, 2013 January 11, 2013

Changes for 2012 -2013 • Teachers no longer required to register students – Rosters will automatically populate from APSCN Student Management System data – Students dropped and added automatically – Will have ability to deactivate students that should not take assessment (EOC Portfolio Assessment or ELL Levels 1 and 2) No Wetest website Information will be distributed from ACE website. Go to http: //ace. arkansas. gov, click on Career and Technical Education tab, look for CTE EOC Assessment link on left (link is not active at this time)

Changes for 2012 -2013 • District Level Testing Coordinator – Training by PCG at each coop – Responsible for training all district CTE teachers on new testing system – First person to contact when experiencing problems • Will be able to test using Windows and MAC OS • New secure browser

Changes for 2012 -2013 • Student Information – Teachers will have access to student data • Demographic information • Test history – Academic and CTE • Reports – Teachers will be able to print a variety of detailed reports at end of testing period – No waiting to receive testing data from coop CTE coordinator • CTE Student Competency Testing listserv – All information regarding testing distributed through this listserv – To become a member, follow the link http: //list. state. ar. us/mailman/listinfo/cte-sct

Q&A If you have questions or need assistance with testing, you can email the following: lesia. edwards@arkansas. gov karen. chisholm@arkansas. gov assessment@arkansas. gov You can also contact us by phone (but we prefer email) Lesia Karen 501 -683 -6254501 -682 -1042

PCG Ed. Plan IMS Introduction Presented at the ACTE Conference Hot Springs, Arkansas July 24, 2012 www. pcgeducation. com

Agenda CTE EOC Online Testing Vendor • Meet the new vendor Public Consulting Group, Inc. • Changes to the process • Changes in information access System Overview • Student information available to teachers • Access to reports 14

PCG Education provides financial, operational, technology, and academic support services to school districts, state departments, and foundations across the world. • • Serve clients in the United States, Canada, Poland, European Union, New Zealand, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Worldwide Offices in the United States, Montreal, Canada and Lodz, Poland 15

Interesting Facts • Number of PCG Education Clients: 4, 000 • US Districts: 8 of the largest 10 • US Districts: 42 of the largest 100 • Partners: Pearson, Specialist Schools & Academies Trust (SSAT) I the UK, University of Twente in the Netherlands, Modern Didactics Center in Lithuania, Institute for Information Management in Germany • Data Warehouse: 5 M students supported • Medicaid: $2. 75 B collected for clients • Special Education Technology: 1. 4 M students supported – 20% of US Market • Special Education Technology: 14 M IEP’s created from 350, 000 users 16

PCG Education Clients Districts States International Chicago Public Schools State of Tennessee Calgary Board of Education School District of Philadelphia State of New Jersey Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (CN) State of Michigan Saskatchewan Rivers School District (CN) State of Indiana Central Okanagan SD 23 (CN) State of Arizona Świętochłowice City (Urząd Miasta Świętochłowice), Poland Miami-Dade Public Schools Broward County (FL) Schools Clark County Schools (NV) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Memphis Public Schools State of Georgia State of Illinois Gymnasium no. 3 in Swietochlowice (Zespół Szkół i Pracy Pozaszkolnej w Świętochłowicach), Poland State of Washington State of Kansas Atlanta Public Schools Primary school and Gymnasium no. 1 in Grotniki (Zespół Szkolno-Gimnazjalny w Grotnikach), Poland State of Massachusetts District of Columbia Public Schools Zgierz Commune (Urząd Gminy Zgierz), Poland State of Arkansas European Commission’s Comenius Program 17

Approach to Solving Client Problems Combining the Right Mix of People, Process, Knowledge & Technology Client Focus Education Consulting Proven Results Technology Management Consulting 18

What makes PCG Education DIFFERENT? Managing and leading change is essential for ensuring successful integration of solutions. At an organizational level, change management means defining and implementing strategic and purposeful plans to deal with changes in the organizational environment and to gain from those opportunities. PCG Education provides a lasting partnership with districts by providing extensive support and services creating a solid foundation for success. 19

Ed. Plan. TM Student Success Planning 20

Single Point of Access Reporting & Data Management Assessment Management Curriculum Management Dashboards, one-click reports, & comprehensive reporting of all assessment, programmatic, demographic, & administrative data Manage district, campus, & teacher assessments. Online, OMR, plain paper scanning, clicker, or teacher entry delivery options. Ultimate item bank flexibility Schedule, deliver, & manage standard-based content; custom templates & lesson planning; links to local, state, & Common Core standards Graduation Planning Program Tracking Student & Parent Portal Helps meet the requirements of the America Diploma Initiative. Customized development & monitoring graduation goals, tracks, & plans Early Warning System Alerts educators & gives them the ability to promptly react to student distress signals, redirect potential dropouts, & monitor interventions & programs Reporting & management of special program information; access to instructional modifications in response to intervention Secure student & parent access to assignments, grades, attendance, assessments, & instructional resources Educator Effectiveness Gradebook Management Capture, track, and manage observational, evaluation and appraisal data; comprehensive reporting by employee, campus, and district Flexible grade reporting; traditional, project based, standards based, & learning/rubric based grading 21

Our Arkansas Experience Arkansas Target Test Project • The system that provides the item banking, test construction, test delivery and reporting for the Arkansas Target Test interim assessment project. Wilbur Mills EOC Interim Assessment Project • The system that provides the item banking, test construction, test delivery and reporting for the Wilbur Mills Coop interim assessment project for Arkansas online CTE EOC assessments. 22

Changes in WETEST APSCN Interface • Roster verification instead of registration • Access to student demographic and program information Assessment Data • Immediate access to EOC results for student, class, campus, region and district • Access to national and state test data 23

Public Consulting Group, Inc. 401 Church St. Suite 2420, Nashville, Tennessee 37219 (615) 983 -5300, www. publicconsultinggroup. com 24