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2015
Grade 3
Reading Student Portfolio
Screencast Training on How
to Administer the Portfolio Assessment
January 2015
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/InfoForTestChair.asp
Purpose/Focus of Session
• Administration of the portfolio
• Submitting recommendations for promotion based on
portfolio performance
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Student Assessment and Educational Testing
A Portfolio As
an Assessment Tool
• Data collected over multiple points during a period of
time
• Systematic and organized collection of “evidence” that
is analyzed and evaluated based on a set of predetermined standards
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Program Guide pg. 1
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Florida Statute 1008.25
Public School Student Progression
• Provides for no social promotion
• Students must score at a Level 2 or higher on the Grade 3
English language arts Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)
• Grade 3 students who score at Level 1 may be exempt for
“good cause”
• A student may demonstrate reading skills equal to or above a
level 2 performance through the Grade 3 Reading Student
Portfolio
Program Guide pg. 1
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Schedule of Activities
Date
Week of
February 2
Activity
Receive shipments of portfolio from Pride Enterprises via Fed Ex
Principals will be sent secure grade 3 Portfolio answer keys via school mail.
View the screencast training.
February 6
Complete the online Screencast Verification Form by this date.
Teachers must sign the Grade 3 Portfolio Test Security Agreement Form after
training.
February 9
May 2
Teachers schedule to administer portfolios to all grade 3 students within the 2nd
semester.
Late May
Receive 2015 Grade 3 FSA scores.
Complete documentation for students being recommended for promotion.
Deliver completed forms to Regional Center or appropriate office for approval
within 2 days of receiving FSA results.
June 3
Pick up packets and notify teachers and parents/guardians of the decision to
promote or retain students.
June 5
Update Integrated Student Information System (ISIS) to reflect approved
promotions.
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Participation in Portfolio
• All grade 3 students must complete a portfolio
• Accommodations may be provided for students with
disabilities, Section 504 students, and English language
learners.
• Only students who may be exempted are students with
disabilities whose IEPs indicates they are not
participating in the FCAT and are taking an alternative
assessment
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Remember:
Reading passages cannot be read to any
students as an accommodation!
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Materials
• Program Guide, including examples of forms
• May be downloaded at
http://oada.dadeschools.net/TestChairInfo/InfoForTestChair.asp
• One copy should be made available for every grade 3 teacher
• 2015 Portfolio: Reading passages and questions
• One stapled set will be provided for every grade 3 student
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Materials (Cont.)
• Answer Keys
• One copy should be made for every grade 3 teacher.
• Must be distributed during the school administration training
session
• Ensure that answer keys remain secure.
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Maintaining Test Security
• Personnel involved with any aspect of the Grade 3 Portfolio
must sign the Grade 3 Reading Portfolio Security Form
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Educational Testing
• Appendix G of the program guide.
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Sixteen passages & questions
No additional passages provided
Meets criteria established in the FLDOE
English Language Arts Grade 3 Florida Standards
Item format: multiple choice
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2015 Portfolio
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Program Guide pgs. 2, 15-16
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Administration of the 2015 Portfolio
Assessment
• Administer during the second semester as required by the
Florida Department of Education
• Recommend one to two passage with corresponding
questions be administered each week
• Administer during Language Arts block
Program Guide pgs. 3, 6-7
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Administration of 2015 Portfolio
Assessment (Cont.)
• Passages and questions must be “cold reads”
• MUST be administered as a classroom assessment activity,
not as homework
• Begin to administer portfolio as soon as order of passages
has been determined
• Debriefing of each passage and accompanying questions
may take place only AFTER a passage is administered
Program Guide pgs. 6-7
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Ways Students Can Respond to Questions
• Teacher should decide how a student should respond: in
writing or verbally
• Responding verbally is an accommodation available to ANY
student, although most respond in writing
• All responses must be INDEPENDENT, regardless of the
method of response
• If a verbal response is given, the teacher must transcribe the
student’s response, and initial next to each transcribed
response
Program Guide pg. 8
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Scoring the Portfolio
Multiple-choice questions
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Scored by the teacher using the answer keys provided
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Each correct response represents one demonstration of
mastery for the applicable standard.
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A second reader must independently read and score the
portfolios of any student recommended for promotion.
Program Guide pgs. 9 – 10, Appendix G
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Recording Evidence of
Student Mastery
• Keep track of standards mastered
• Refer to Score Summary Sheet for items measuring each standard
• Mark student answer sheets with the number of demonstrations of
mastery for each standard
• Use Score Summary Sheet or similar chart to track standards mastered
for all students
• Students must demonstrate mastery of 3 items or more for each of
the standards listed in order to be considered for promotion.
• Score Summary Sheet
• Must be completed for all students recommended for promotion
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Score Summary Sheet
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Appendix D
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Score Summary Sheet Cont…
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Use of Portfolio Materials
• Use ONLY with grade 3 students.
• Use as an assessment tool to guide student instruction.
• Because this is a secure assessment, portfolio passages and
questions CANNOT be sent home.
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Documentation of
Recommendation for Promotion
Form
Completed
By
Outcome
Student
Portfolio
Student
3 demonstrations for each
of the
standards
Score Summary Sheet
(Form #6721)
Teacher &
Second Reader
Form retained in
cumulative folder
Grade 3 Promotion
Recommendation Form
(Form #6547)
Teacher
&
Principal
Packet submitted to region
for approval;
Form retained in
cumulative folder
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Program Guide pg. 11, Appendix E & F
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Maintenance of Portfolio Materials
Store student portfolio as follows:
Promoted via Portfolio:
3 years
Retained Students:
1 year
All Other Students:
90 days
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Program Guide pg. 12
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Informing Parents and Teachers of Final
Decision
• Principals should inform parents/guardians after the
decision by Regional Center
• Method of informing parents is at the discretion of the
principal
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Special Considerations
• Students who were absent on the day a passage was
administered
• Students who enter M-DCPS after administration begins
• Students who transfer schools within MDCPS
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Program Guide pgs. 12 - 13
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Who To Contact
Issue
Contact Office
Phone Number
Additional copies of student portfolios
Test Distribution Center
305-995-3743
Administration of the assessment portfolio
Student Assessment
305-995-7520
Security issues
Student Assessment
305-995-7520
Alignment with instruction or questions on
Good Cause promotions
Curriculum
305-995-1949
Accommodations for English Language
Learners
Bilingual Education and
World Languages
305-995-2428
Accommodations for students with disabilities
Division of Exceptional
Student Education
305-995-2122
Completing recommendation for promotion
forms submitting packets to Regional Centers
Student Assessment
305-995-7520
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Appendix H
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