CLC Meeting Notes December 3.docx



DECEMBER 3, 2014 MEETING NOTESWorthington SchoolsCurriculum Liaison Council 2014-15 -19049938100-1904990In Attendance:Laura Grindle (Brookside), Sarah Hanka-Stoddard (Colonial Hills), Aimee Wellejus (Evening Street), Rebecca Billingslea (Granby), Kelly Comp (Slate Hill), Jaelith Taddeo (Sutter Park), Amy Featherstone (Wilson Hill), Kristen Peterka (Worthington Estates), Bethany Moore (Worthington Hills), Julie Petchal (Worthington Park), Karolyn MacLean (KMS), Ginger Maloney (McCord), Lisa Skidmore (Phoenix), Kathy Kosanovich (Worthingway), Chloe Kowal (Linworth), Traci Wilson (PTAC President), Jennifer Best (Board of Education), Trent Bowers, Jennifer Wene, Tricia Palko, Brian Geniusz, Tom Kaczmarek, Ben Rule, Kathy Riebel (WEC).December 3, 2014 AgendaWorthington Education Center Room 1126:30- 6:45Introductions and Welcome6:45 -7:15A Walk in the PARCC – what are our students expected to know and be able to do?7:15 – 7:45Science and Social Studies – Online Computer Based Assessments – a quick look; Science Day, February 21, 2015 at WKHS7:45 – 8:00Parent Resource Site8:00 – 8:30Your QuestionsIntroductions of All in AttendanceReview of the Role and Guiding Principles of the CLC (See Above) PARCC and OCBAThe majority of the meeting was spent on the new assessments, which are: PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers for Language Arts & Mathematics and OCBA - Ohio’s Computer Based Assessment for Science and SS. Click here to see the Powerpoint presentation.Ohio is among 22 states that are working as a consortium, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), to develop a common set of K-12 assessments in English and mathematics. The assessments are based on what it takes to become ready for college and careers. States will begin administering the tests during the 2014-2015 school year. The assessments are comprised of a PBA (performance based assessment) and an EOY (end of year assessment). Students will take the assessments on computers.To check for updates log onto the Ohio Department of Education Homepage or PARCC Homepage. Take a look at PARCC Item and Task Prototypes under The PARCC Assessment section. These prototypes are just the first of the items and tasks that PARCC will share over time. Together they will represent the full range of assessment tasks on the PARCC assessments that begin in 2014-2015.The Ohio science tests in computer format are administered for the first time in the spring 2015 (OCBA). These tests complement the computer format English language arts and mathematics tests. Additional information can be found on the Ohio Online Portal. The Portal is your gateway to all systems and resources for the spring 2015 Ohio science tests. It includes FAQs and resources for students and families, teachers/test administrators, test coordinators, and technology coordinators. Although the Portal is available to the public, several systems require users to log in using their account information. Please note the science practice tests are now available on the Portal.The Ohio Department of Education has released a set of test specification documents, including description of the assessment components and item types, assessment blueprints, and item specifications, to help educators and the general public better understand the design of the new Ohio developed state science tests in grades 5, 8 and high school Physical Science courses.For ELA/Literacy, Students will be asked to do in depth analytical and narrative writings. They will read more paired passages and be asked higher level thinking questions about the comparison. They will engage with analyzing videos and informational text on a research simulation task. Some points that were discussed, and questions asked after the presentation:In high school, students are no longer tested on the grade they are in but on the courses they are in.New assessments are meant to show that students are “college ready”, not just proficient.Key differences between the OAA and PARCC tests for Language Arts - tests are asking for evidence for the first time and to show it.Key differences for Math - interacting with the question rather than multiple choice.Amy Wellejus from Evening Street asked about drop in scoring with these new tests - Trent Bowers said Ohio has not set cut scores yet; Jennifer Wene said it isn’t necessarily a drop in scoring but rather a change in assessments.Laura Grindle of Brookside asking about practice tests - Tricia Palko said the online practice tests are not preparing for the assessments but rather are for ongoing learning; Tom Kaczmarek said the practice tests are part of the daily learning; Jennifer Wene said the state assessments should look much more like what our classrooms look like.Amy Featherstone asked about college and career ready.Laura Grindle asked if we get PBA scores back before EOY - No we won’t this year, but intention is that we will in the future - there will be a summative score of the 2 scores together.Ginger Maloney asked if MAP testing will still occur - Tricia Palko said it will continue.Laura Grindle asked about the rigor of the new assessments - discussion followed on the word rigor and what it means in the classroom.Laura Grindle asked about the EOY assessments and if it affects a student’s grade - Jennifer said no, it does not affect a student’s grade.Kelly Comp of Slate Hill asked if there are resources for parents to help with students and homework - Tom Kaczmarek suggested parents talk to the teacher, teachers have resources available and can work through it.Discussion on Khan Academy for help and other resources available online.Discussion on grades v. understanding.Ben Rule talked about accommodation for ELL students and students with IEP’s to answer Ginger Maloney’s question. English Language Learners (ELLs) will still take the annual OTELA test (four parts, Jan/Feb) in addition to the new assessments. On new assessments, ELLs will have access to similar accommodations as on the OAA/OGT tests. We will continue working diligently with our staff, our district testing coordinator, and ODE to comply with new (and still developing) protocols to be sure these accommodations are in place by the start of the testing windows. ELL staff will work closely with classroom teachers to best prepare our students for assessment in a new digital environment and to continue moving our students towards increasingly rigorous thinking, even with limited English skills.Jennifer Wene showed slides of Parent Resources. The Department of Academic Achievement and Professional Development has created a website through Google with information for everyone from teachers to parents; it is a work in progress with information on curriculum, instruction and assessment. This link is available at the district website or by clicking here. Jennifer Wene asked what types of resources would parents like to see? Some of the replies were Raz kids, Sum Dog, bits of data each month with the parent resource links, teachers do short videos instead of reading all this information on paper.Jennifer Wene said a one page newsletter would be sent out by every building to their communities regarding the new state assessments and timeline.Jennifer Wene suggested everyone get on Twitter and follow the Worthington Schools accounts to get the word out and to encourage their parents to do so too;Twitter accounts are Jennifer Wene, @jenniferwene; Worthington Schools, @wcsdistrict; Brian Geniusz, @bageniusz; Tom Kaczmarek, @tomkaz10Karolyn MacLean asked about who maintains the website? Trent said each building controls their own website and our Director of Communications Vicki Gnezda helps the buildings with their websites.Aimee Wellejus talked about alerts from the portal on homework, grades, etc and wouldn’t it be great to receive such notices for assessment scores.Discussion on making the assessment tab in IC available for parents to view.Brian Geniusz & Science DayPassed out sheets for judges and volunteers for Science Day on Feb. 21 at WKHS.December 15 is a steering committee meeting at 4:00 pm at the WEC.There will be 3 separate events on the same day, Science Fair, Invention Convention and Design Challenge.There is a registration process for each of the events on the website and it is critical that students register for planning purposes.Would love to have the WKHS PTA or any other PTA’s help with snacks and setup the morning of Science Day.Future Meetings, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pmFebruary 18, room 101A: Update on Science and Social Studies, Preparation for New State AssessmentsApril 8, room 101A: Agenda to be determined ................
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