WINTER 2014-2015 FLORIDA STANDARDS ASSESSMENT (FSA ...

WINTER 2014-2015 FLORIDA STANDARDS ASSESSMENT (FSA)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) WRITING COMPONENT FIELD TEST (FT) INFORMATION PACKET

Student Assessment and Educational Testing Assessment, Research, and Data Analysis Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES 2014-2015 FSA ELA WRITING COMPONENT FIELD TEST Selected Elementary Schools, K-8 Centers, Middle Schools, Senior High Schools and Alternative Education Centers

GRADES 4 ? 11 Students, Selected Schools

November 19-25, 2014

December 1-19, 2014 and/or

January 5 - February 13, 2015

Delivery of Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT Planning Sheets to selected schools.

Test administration of the Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT Computer-based Test (CBT) to all eligible students in Grades 8 ? 11 in selected schools.

January 26-30, 2015

Delivery of the 2014-2015 Winter FSA ELA Writing FT student test documents for Grades 4-7 in selected schools.

January 28, 2015

Test chairperson may open and prepare shrink-wrapped packages of Grades 4-7 FSA ELA Writing FT documents.

February 2-13, 2015

Test administration of the Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT Paper-based Test (PBT) to all eligible students in Grades 4 ? 7 in selected schools.

February 11 or 12, 2015* Hand-deliver to Test Distribution Center (TDC), 13135 SW 26 St, Miami, Fl. 33175, before 3:00 p.m.:

Grades 4-7*: Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT "To Be Scored" and "Not To Be Scored" materials.

February 17, 2015

Hand-deliver to TDC before 3:00 p.m.:

Grades 4-11: Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT District Assessment Coordinator (DAC) Only Box.

*To Be Scored and Not To Be Scored boxes for Grades 4-7 can be hand-delivered to TDC earlier than these dates, once testing is completed.

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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE WINTER 2014-2015 FLORIDA STANDARDS ASSESSMENT (FSA) ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) WRITING FIELD TEST (FT)

FOR SELECTED SCHOOLS

NOTE: THIS MATERIAL DOES NOT COVER EVERY ASPECT OF THE WINTER 2014-2015 FSA ELA WRITING FIELD TEST. IT HIGHLIGHTS PROCEDURES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TEST ADMINISTRATION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SCHOOL ASSESSMENT COORDINATORS (TEST CHAIRPERSONS) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING THE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES SPECIFIED WINTER 2014-2015 FSA ELA WRITING FIELD TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL AVAILABLE ONLINE AT .

Your school has been selected by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) to participate in the Winter 2014-2015 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) English/Language Arts (ELA) Writing Field Test (FT). The FSA ELA Writing FT is a supplemental administration designed to gather data on writing prompts that may be used in future census assessments. Note that you are required to conduct the field test with students in all grades enrolled at your school. Sample letters to notify parents/guardians in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole can be accessed at .

Because this administration is a field test, no results will be provided. However, it provides a good opportunity for students to practice for the Spring 2015 FSA ELA Writing census assessment, since students will become familiar with the assessment in a simulated testing environment. Students in Grades 8-11 will gain experience responding to the writing prompt on the computer using the Test Delivery System (TDS) platform; and for students in Grades 4-7 responding on the writing documents used with the paper-based format.

Administration Date

Students in Grades 4-7 will take a paper-based test, while students in Grades 8-11 will take a computer-based test (CBT). The Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT should be administered to students in Grades 8-11 on December 1 - 19, 2014 and/or January 5-February 13, 2015; and for students in Grades 4-7 on February 2-13, 2015. Two different prompts must be administered to each student on two different days. The FSA ELA Writing FT is administered in two 90-minute test sessions over two days; however, students who have not completed testing at the end of 90 minutes may have an additional 30 minutes to complete the test session.

All paper-based testing is to take place starting on day 1 of the applicable testing window and completed within the least amount of days within the testing window, no make-up administration is required.

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Students To Be Tested The Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT should be administered to all students in Grades 4-11, at selected schools, including Standard Curriculum, Exceptional Student Education (ESE), and English Language Learners (ELL). Please be advised that ESE and ELL students may be entitled to test accommodations. However, no regular print (for students in Grades 8-11), large print, One-Item-Per-Page (OIPP), or Braille documents will be available for the field test; therefore, students who need these accommodations are not to participate in this administration. Available accommodations for ESE, Section 504 plan, and ELL students are listed in Appendix A of the Winter 20142015 FSA ELA Writing Field Test Administration Manual (TAM) is available online at .

Materials Delivery and Return Planning sheets will be delivered for Grades 4-11 to selected schools on Wednesday, November 19 through Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The FSA ELA Writing FT PBT materials for Grades 4-7 will be delivered to selected schools on January 26-30, 2015. The Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing Field TAM only available online at . Upon completion of test administration in Grades 4-7, the To Be Scored and Not To Be Scored boxes must be hand delivered to TDC by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday or Thursday, February 11 or 12, 2015. In addition, the District Coordinator Only Box must be hand delivered to TDC by 3:00 p.m. no later than Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Please note that Attachment A provides information on materials handling and security procedures.

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ATTACHMENT A

MATERIALS HANDLING PROCEDURES

FSA ELA Writing FT planning sheets will be delivered to all selected schools on November 19-25, 2014.

FSA ELA Writing FT test documents for Grades 4-7 will be delivered to selected schools during the week of January 26-30, 2015.

Student PreID labels and rosters will be provided for students in Grades 4-7 for the Winter 2014-2015 FSA ELA Writing FT. Student data was collected as of Friday, November 14, 2014. Therefore, new students enrolled at your school after the abovementioned date in Grades 4-7 for PBT will not have a student PreID label and Grades 8-11 for CBT will not be included in Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE).

Schools are only required to test students that were included in the PreID file. o However, schools may enter new Grades 4-11 students manually in TIDE if they want to include these students. o If schools opt to enter new students manually into TIDE for Grades 4-7, then student PreID labels must be printed on the blank PreID labels provided and affixed to the test documents before the students take the paper-based test.

Pre-ID labels are sorted alphabetically by homeroom and student last name. Students in Grades 4-7 must print their name, district name, and school name on

the front of the writing document. Secure shrink-wrapped writing packages may not be opened earlier than

Wednesday, January 28, 2015. It is possible that you will not receive a sufficient quantity of writing planning

sheets or test and answer books for every student in the targeted grade levels. o Only the number of students that can be provided with two planning sheets (one sheet per prompt) for Grades 4-11 and test and answer books for Grades 4-7 should be tested. You are NOT required to order additional test documents.

Refer to the Friendly Reminder from TDC, provided as Attachment D, to return "To Be Scored" and "Not To Be Scored" test materials and the DAC Only Box.

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